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Craft startups receive aid

The main objective of the project is to strengthen business models and business stability of craftspeople and artists.
The first Slovak business incubator focused on supporting the craftspeople started in... |
| Bratislava, 08.02.2017 |
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Prague City Tourism promoting “undiscovered” Prague cafes and cool new neighbourhoods

Every year Prague City Tourism highlights selected attractions aimed at drawing more visitors to the Czech capital. This year the accent is on “slow tourism” promoting the city’s cafes, restaurants and the... |
| Prag, 07.02.2017 |
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Czech govt. is supporting education of well-off through “free” universities

US political scientist and sociologist Michael Smith, who first came to Prague in 1996, is based at CERGE-EI, the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Smith’s research gives him broad-ranging... |
| Prag, 06.02.2017 |
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Kiska discusses current situation in Ukraine with Poroshenko

The president repeated that Slovakia has not forgotten about Ukraine.
Slovak President Andrej Kiska has spoken by phone with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the current situation in the... |
| Kyjev, 04.02.2017 |
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Malta Summit

Migration and life after Brexit will dominate discussions as EU leaders meet in the Maltese capital of Valletta on Friday.
“It is not often EU leaders get to meet up away from the doom and gloom of... |
| Valletta, 03.02.2017 |
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Military technology will be moved through Slovakia

The movements will take place between February 7 and 12.
Military technology will be moved through Slovakia in February, the Defence Ministry informed.
The movements of Slovak and foreign armies and... |
| Bratisava, 02.02.2017 |
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NBS predicts an accelerating rise in employment

In an updated prognosis, the central bank expects no changes for GDP growth, but improves the forecast for labour market.
The National Bank of Slovakia (NBS), the country’s central bank, has changed its... |
| Bratislava, 01.02.2017 |
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State health insurer terminates contracts with specialists to cut costs

VšZP faces estimated loss of €200-210 million
The state-owned health insurer Všeobecná Zdravotná Poisťovňa (VšZP) is about to terminate contracts with around 120 doctor’s surgeries and several treatment... |
| Bratislava, 31.01.2017 |
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Czech dairy farmers seek to take greater control over their fates

Czech dairy farmers have little reason to be cheerful. Latest European Union figures show they are being paid the lowest prices for their raw product across the 28 EU member countries. The average Czech price... |
| Prag, 30.01.2017 |
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Slovakia needs to prepare for Brexit homecomers

With approximately 75,000 Slovaks living and working in the UK the question arises: will the "hard Brexit" send some of them home?
"Brexit must mean control over the number of people who come to Britain from... |
| Bratislava, 27.01.2017 |
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