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Gasparovic: New Future Is Waiting for Poland, It\'s Important Nation

Krakow, April 18 (TASR) - The plane crash that took the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria Kaczynska as well as many important Polish civilian and military officals means the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Poland, Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic told TASR on Sunday night after attending the funeral. "A new future awaits for the… read more

Ryanair Won’t Fly from BTS until Wednesday as Airspace Remains Closed

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) – Irish low-cost airline Ryanair, which operates most flights from M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava (BTS), won’t fly until Wednesday (April 21) at 1 p.m., company spokesperson Henrike Schmidt told media on Sunday. This will affect flights to and from the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, northern France and Germany. Slovakia has had… read more

Opposition Agrees on Reducing Levies and More Flexible Labour Code

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) – A unified collection of tax and levies, as well as reduction of the overall tax and levy burden, would not only support employment in Slovakia but also strengthen Slovakia’s competitiveness, ethnic-Hungarian SMK vice-chair Klara Sarkozy has told TASR. "By the end of the electoral term, we want to manage to reduce the overall levy burden… read more

Gasparovic and Fico Attending Funeral of Polish Presidental Couple

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic and Prime Minister Robert Fico on Sunday left for the Polish city of Krakow to attend thr funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria Kaczynska and 94 senior Polish officials killed in an airplane crash in Russia on Saturday April 10, TASR learnt on Sunday. "The President left for Krakow by… read more

Slovakia Mourns Victims of Polish Plane Crash, Flags Flying at Half-mast

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Slovakia is holding a state of mourning on Sunday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and flags are flying at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the plane crash on Saturday, April 10 that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his spouse Maria and another 94 representatives of Poland's government, army and clergy. All nation-wide television channels… read more

Analyst: Unemployment Developing Better than Previously Expected

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The number of unemployed people in Slovakia, after the seasonal adjustment, started to fall at the beginning of 2010, reaching about 13 percent (350,000 people). Thus, the current development in the sphere of unemployment in Slovakia is slightly more optimistic comparing to the primary estimates at the beginning of the crisis, UniCredit Bank… read more

Slovakia\'s Airspace Remains Closed over Ash from Icelandic Volcano

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - Slovakia's airspace remains closed until futher notice due to a volcanic ash cloud drifting across Europe from Iceland, spokesman for the Transport, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry Stanislav Jurikovic told TASR on Saturday. According to spokesperson for M. R. Stefanik airport in Bratislava Dana Madunicka, a total of 55 flights have… read more

SDKU-DS Launches Election Campaign Based on Four Pillars

Kosice, April 17 (TASR) - Opposition SDKU-DS party officially started its election campaign in Kosice on Friday night, TASR has learnt. "We'll go through the whole of Slovakia during the next two months. We want the election campaign to be about topics, solutions and problems that people really care about," said SDKU-DS election leader Iveta Radicova, adding that the… read more

KDH and SDKU-DS Seek More Credible Slovakia, SMK Better Functioning EU

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - Opposition parties Christian Democrats (KDH) and SDKU-DS touting their manifestos for the June 12 election on Friday stressed the importance of restoring Slovakia's image as a respectable partner, saying it can be achieved via a foreign policy based on nation-state interests and their promotion. KDH chairman Jan Figel thinks that Slovakia's… read more

In Bratislava More than 4,000 People Afflicted by Closure of Airspace

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - A total of 15 flights from Bratislava and 14 flights to the Slovak capital were cancelled due to Slovakia's airspace closure on Friday, afflicting more than 4,000 passengers, TASR learnt on the same day. The airspace was closed due to the cloud of ash from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull spreading across Europe. Even though… read more

Most-Hid to Organise Trips for Slovak Youths to Southern Slovakia

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - Ethnic-Hungarian Most-Hid party wants to bring children from Orava (Zilina region) for a visit to southern Slovakia (where ethnic-Hungarians live) to show them the reality of Slovak-Hungarian relations, Most-Hid Chairman Bela Bugar said at a press conference in Bratislava on Friday. The party intends to organise the trips utilising the Fund… read more

Gasparovic to Attend Funeral Notwithstanding Closure of Airspace

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic will attend Polish President Lech Kaczynski's funeral in Krakow notwithstanding the closure of Slovakia's airspace that has been in place since Friday at 3 p.m., TASR was told by President's spokesman Marek Trubac on Friday. If necessary, Gasparovic will travel for the funeral by car, said Trubac. "For… read more

Miklos: Fico Lies When Saying Rightists Would Stop Motorways Building

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico is scaremongering and lying when he claims that construction of motorways in Slovakia would be endangered if a rightist government took power after the vote on June 12, SDKU-DS vice-chair Ivan Miklos said on Friday in reaction to Fico's statements earlier in the day. "And he is doing so only because he doesn't have… read more

Average Annual Inflation at Record Low in March on 0.3 Percent

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - Inflation measured by the EU-harmonised methodology reached 0.8 percent y-o-y in March 2010, accelerating from the 0.4-percent level the previous month, the Slovak Statistics Office reported on Friday. In March, Slovaks had to pay more for healthcare and education, as well as for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. Conversely, prices… read more

Fico: Rightist Government May Stop Construction of Motorways

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - Construction of large-scale infrastructure in Slovakia may be endangered after June 12, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on Friday. "The threat that the accelerated construction of motorways will be stopped is real. We don't know today what will happen after the (general) election (June 12)," Fico said after an extraordinary Government's session.… read more