Fico for Trump’s duties met with automakers
5. May 2025 at 18:06
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Cutures endanger up to 15,000 jobs.
Robert Fico (Direction) met with representatives of the automotive industry on Monday. Unlike his last week’s meeting « with foreign investors ready to support the construction of a new nuclear source in Jaslovské Bohunice », the media received photothermine and further information about what the visit to the government office came up with.
In a statement he sent to the media, Fico states that the dominant topic was the impact of 25 % US cars imported to the US from Europe. According to him, they significantly threaten employment in Slovakia.
According to the index findings to the Government Office, representatives of Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover also came, ie two Slovak automakers, which duties President Donald Trump they touch the most. The Bratislava Volkswagen is exported to the US 16 percent of its production, the Jaguar Land Rover Nitra even 23 percent.
Fico also indicated what form of assistance car manufacturers could expect from the government. In principle, he confirmed information from the older statements of the sector representatives.
In the article you can read:
- How many people can lose work in Slovakia for Trump’s duties,
- As the state could help car manufacturers,
- Whether a car specialty from the first Fico government will return.
In danger of up to 15,000 jobs
The planned meeting with Fico was mentioned in mid -April by President ZAP Alexander Matušek during a discussion at the European Commission Representation in Slovakia.
« At Tripartite, we discussed with the government that automakers will not renounce jobs themselves that can be released when they do not produce as a result of new duties, » he quoted it EURACTIV portal.
The fact that sitting at the Government Office was about jobs was confirmed on Monday in austere comments in front of the media by the Executive Vice President ZAP Pavol Premiak.
« Clas could have a negative impact on the worst scenario on approximately ten thousand employees of the automotive sector in Slovakia, » he said. However, whether the car manufacturers will restrict production and start dismissing in response to duties, they did not know.
President of the Association of Industrial Unions and Transport Alexei Beljayev recently estimatedthat Trump’s duties will cause a loss of 20,000 cars from the total volume of Slovak exports, which is 96,000 cars per year.
« If these duties persist, nine to 15,000 jobs could be at risk directly in the automotive industry, » he said.
Automakers in Slovakia employ tens of thousands of people directly, together with subcontractors they give work to more than 170,000 people.
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