How will Joe Biden influence the global economy?
Report on the new US administration by AmCham Slovakia and AmCham Czech Republic
Terra Carta: Prince Charles asks companies to join ‘Earth charter’
Prince Charles wants companies to join what he is calling “Terra Carta” – or Earth charter. The Prince of Wales is urging firms to back a more sustainable future and do more to protect the planet, as he marks 50 years of environmental campaigning. Terra Carta will harness the “irreplaceable power of nature”, the prince…
Jaguar Land Rover supporting the fight against Covid-19 in Nitra
8 January 2021 Press conference with PM Igor Matovic, Russell Leslie, Executive Director JLR & Miroslava Remenarova Corporate Affairs Manager JLR and Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia. Watch the press conference (watch from 12:55min)
The Future of UK-EU Trade Relations
Catch up on yesterday’s webinar The Future of UK-EU Trade Relations On the 30 December 2020 at the end of the EU Transition Period, the UK and EU signed a crucial Trade and Cooperation Agreement. This interactive and engaging webinar will explore what has been agreed, to what extent have the UK’s negotiating objectives been…
CORONAVIRUS: CURRENT INFORMATION AND SAFETY MEASURES
The Slovak government has imposed restrictions on public life to counter the spread of COVID-19. There are nationwide restrictions on movement outside the home. A nationwide curfew with stricter lockdown measures is in place for a 20 hour period each day from 5am to 1am the following day between 1 January and 24 January. Exemptions…
Partial lockdown starts on Saturday
The Slovak Government announced at a press conference a further lockdown from 5am on Saturday 19 December until at least 10 January. Main headlines: All shops will close except necessary ones (grocery stores, pharmacies, petrol stations, post offices, pet food shops and those delivering goods bought online) People from max 2 households are permitted to…
British Ambassador’s new plug-in hybrid Range Rover
You can soon see the British Ambassador’s new plug-in hybrid Range Rover on the roads in Slovakia. As the car is a hybrid it can operate in fully electric mode on shorter trips with zero emissions leaving the exhaust pipe A beautiful example of #Great British built engineering that is also good for our. This…
Behind the Scenes with Russell Leslie, Executive Director, Jaguar Land Rover Slovakia
10th December 2020 Jaguar Land Rover opened its state-of-the-art €1.4bn (£1bn) manufacturing facility in Nitra in October 2018. The new 300,000m² facility stands at the forefront of aluminium manufacturing and engineering expertise in Slovakia, with an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles a year. Plant in Nitra is building Land Rover Defender and Land Rover Discovery models.…
Want to live and work in the UK?
The rules for EU citizens are changing from 1 January 2021. Check the new requirements and apply for a visa online before you travel. Read more information here
UK sets ambitious new climate target ahead of UN Summit
A new plan aims for at least 68% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade, compared to 1990 levels. The Prime Minister has today (Friday 4 December) announced a new ambitious target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Read the full article…