Tag "Szlovákia"
Slowing inflation, but still expensive food in Slovakia
Date: 2024-10-18 11:24:46
In Slovakia, inflation moderated to 2.6 percent by September, but food prices remained high, and the population had to face significant expenses when buying food. According to the data of...
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Kaufland Slovakia emphasizes local ranges
Date: 2024-10-15 09:38:04
Kaufland shows its support for domestic Slovak producers. Industry reports show a general decrease in the share of national products on the shelves of large retail chains. Legislators repeatedly discuss...
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Significant tax changes are coming in Slovakia: VAT increase and cuts to reduce the budget deficit
Date: 2024-09-23 11:23:31
The Slovak government presented its new consolidation package, which fundamentally changes the country’s tax system. Contrary to Prime Minister Robert Fico’s previous promise, the basic value-added tax (VAT) rate will...
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Shopping tourism on the Slovak border: is it worth skipping?
Date: 2024-09-16 12:07:16
In the northern counties, an increasingly common question is whether it is worth going shopping in Slovakia. Favorable prices, lower VAT and sales attract many Hungarian customers to Nagymegyer, Révkomárom...
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Valeo Foods To Acquire Confectionery Firm I.D.C. Holding
Date: 2024-09-10 09:47:42
Valeo Foods Group has agreed to acquire I.D.C. Holding, a producer of wafers, biscuits, chocolates and other confectionery items in Central and Eastern Europe. The deal, subject to closing conditions...
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The anti-shoplifting law has led to lynchings in Slovakia
Date: 2024-08-30 10:39:39
Slovak Justice Minister Boris Susko has strongly denied opposition claims that shoplifting has increased in Slovakia since the Fico government reformed the penal code. According to the law, which came...
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Kaufland in Slovakia targets Hungarian customers
Date: 2024-06-10 11:10:05
Kaufland’s Slovakian stores are actively luring Hungarian customers by offering attention-grabbing prices – warns the Pénzcentrum. The website of the Slovak branch of the German discount chain advertises the products...
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Action focuses on Central & Eastern Europe
Date: 2024-05-23 09:06:50
Action plans to increase the pace of expansion. Poland is one of the most important investment countries for the non-food discounter. Despite fierce competition in the segment, the retailer achieved...
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Tesco faces uncertain future in Central Europe
Date: 2024-04-22 09:19:32
Tesco’s business in Central Europe faces significant challenges. In its home market the British market leader can successfully defend market share as well as increase profits, thanks to its loyalty...
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In Slovakia, the annual inflation was 10.5 percent last year
Date: 2024-01-15 11:47:23
In Slovakia, the annual average inflation was 10.5 percent in 2023, with food prices rising most significantly, by an average of 17.5 percent, according to the data of the Slovak...
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Biedronka Hits 3,500 Store Mark In Poland
Date: 2023-12-01 09:53:01
Polish retailer Biedronka has unveiled its 3,500th outlet, with the landmark store opening in Skórzewo near Poznań. The group, which is owned by Portugal’s Jerónimo Martins, said that the store...
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Slovakia extends the ban on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products indefinitely
Date: 2023-11-29 10:15:28
Slovakia will extend the ban on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine for an indefinite period of time and extend it to several products – the government in Bratislava...
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The September deadline for the cereal import ban is unacceptable
Date: 2023-07-19 11:00:06
A deadline of September 15 regarding the EU import ban on Ukrainian cereals is unacceptable for the EU countries neighboring Ukraine – Minister of Agriculture István Nagy emphasized on Wednesday...
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Another test confirmed the content of pesticides harmful to health in the Ukrainian grain examined in Slovakia
Date: 2023-05-02 09:00:42
The third test – this time carried out in Denmark – also confirmed that the Ukrainian grain tested in Slovakia two weeks ago contains a plant protection product banned in...
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Slovakia temporarily stops imports of Ukrainian grain
Date: 2023-04-17 09:00:25
Slovakia will temporarily stop the import of grain and some other products from Ukraine, the press department of the Slovak government office told the Bratislava office of MTI on Monday....
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400 food items received price caps in Slovakia
Date: 2023-03-21 11:10:57
Retailers are putting a price cap on more than 400 food items on the shelves of the eight largest chain stores in Slovakia in order to moderate inflation. The introduction...
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The price of pork in the neighborhood can skyrocket
Date: 2023-03-10 11:08:31
The price of pork in Slovakia is spectacularly high, and another price increase is expected in April. “Pork meat can become more expensive by 15-18 percent only in March, with...
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A severe bread shortage is expected in Slovakia
Date: 2023-01-26 11:01:12
Rising energy prices present unprecedented challenges to Slovak municipalities. On the evening of January 30, public lights will be switched off in Slovakia to protest that the government has not...
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This is what is cheaper at the Lidl in Párkán, and what is more worth buying here
Date: 2022-11-17 13:24:55
Many Hungarians visit the Lidl in Párkány regularly to shop, a 45,000 dollar purchase at home can easily turn into a 32,000 dollar purchase with a detour in Slovakia. Of...
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Food prices are also rising the most in Slovakia
Date: 2022-11-14 10:37:07
Inflation reached another peak in Slovakia, rising to 14.9 percent in October from 14.2 percent in September. This means that the rate of inflation in our northern neighbor has not...
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Less and less beer is sold in Slovakia
Date: 2022-08-17 08:36:49
Last year, beer consumption per capita in Slovakia was 120, the lowest in the last 30 years. Beer consumption has declined due to the epidemic – points out Bumm.sk, based...
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Slovakia has the third lowest purchasing power as a share of GDP in the EU
Date: 2022-06-23 11:19:07
The ma7.sk portal, points out that the purchasing power of the Slovak population and its level compared to the EU average has decreased significantly, having fallen by six places in...
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Inflation has accelerated in Slovakia
Date: 2022-06-17 11:15:07
Inflation in Slovakia accelerated further in May, the Slovak public service news agency TASR said on Friday, citing data from the Statistical Office (SÚSR). The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices...
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In Slovakia, hotel services are already available with a negative test
Date: 2022-02-16 10:22:52
In Slovakia, not only those vaccinated and those who have contracted the virus, but also those with a negative virus test will be able to use hotel services from Wednesday,...
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Inflation in Slovakia is at its peak for nearly two decades
Date: 2021-12-15 11:07:42
In Slovakia, consumer prices rose by 5.6 percent year-on-year in November, the last time the country had such high inflation in 2004, according to data released by the Slovak Statistical...
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Kaufland Slovakia to supply primary schools with fresh fruits
Date: 2021-11-08 17:49:05
Kaufland Slovakia will supply primary schools with fresh fruits and vegetables as part of its Fresh Headers project. The project will see the retailer distribute up to 2,900 kilograms of...
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In Slovakia, restaurants can receive guests depending on their vaccination
Date: 2021-08-16 10:25:49
Operators in Slovakia will have to choose between three opening hours from Monday and, depending on pandemiological data, thery will only be able to operate at full capacity if they...
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Slovakia is Hungary’s third most important trading partner
Date: 2021-07-05 11:02:25
Slovakia has now become Hungary’s third most important trading partner, and despite the crisis, the two countries’ trade turnover remained close to 10 billion euros, the foreign and foreign affairs...
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In Slovakia, vaccination certificates will not be required in restaurants for the time being
Date: 2021-07-02 10:10:38
The second largest party in the Slovak governing coalition vetoed the much-criticized draft amendment to the Public Health Act, which would have required the presentation of a number of shops...
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Slovakia will ease restrictions
Date: 2021-04-14 11:06:33
Restrictions on the spread of the coronavirus in Slovakia from Monday will be eased, shops may be opened under certain conditions and church services may be visited, according to a...
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