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Radicova Commemorates Veterans Day in U.S.A.

Washington/Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) - During her ongoing visit to the United States of America, Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova honoured American war veterans commemorated on Veterans Day, November 11, by laying a wreath at the Iwo Jima Memorial near Washington D.C. One of the flag-raisers portrayed in the statue on the memorial was Sergeant Michael Strank,… read more

Ambassador Kountourides Wants to Draw More Cypriot Companies to Slovakia

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) - Cyprus is the tenth most important investor in Slovakia, but there is still a lot of scope for improvements, the new and, at the same time, the first resident Cypriot ambassador to Slovakia Marios Kountourides told TASR on Wednesday. "I hope that I will act as a catalyst to promote investments in both directions," said Kountourides.… read more

Cypriot Ambassador Kountourides Fell in Love With Slovakia on the First Sight

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) - I've only been in Slovakia for a short time, but I've already fallen in love with it, Cyprus's first Ambassador to Slovakia Marios Kountourides told TASR on Wednesday - the day on which Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias is due to come to Slovakia and one day before the ceremonial opening of the new embassy in Bratislava. "I feel extremely… read more

Businessmen Call on Government to Promote Cuts in EU Budget

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) - The Association of Slovak Entrepreneurs (ZPS) disagrees with the proposal to increase the expenditure side of the EU's budget for 2011 by 5.9 percent as passed by MEPs with a majority (546 for, 88 against) earlier this week, says the ZRS's statement given to TASR on Wednesday. Also, ZPS is disappointed to learn that 12 out of 13 Slovak… read more

Finance Ministry Launches PPP Projects in Slovak Regions

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) - The Finance Ministry is launching public private partnership (PPP) projects in Slovakia's regions, Jana Kolesarova from the Finance Ministry said at a Slovak PPP Forum conference on Wednesday. "We've received six projects so far, three are active," said Kolesarova, head of the ministry's department for partner projects. All three… read more

Prosecutor-General\'s Office to Investigate Valko\'s Murder

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) - Files relating to the murder on Monday of prominent lawyer Ernest Valko were submitted to the Prosecutor-General's Office on Wednesday morning, TASR was told by the Office's spokesperson Jana Tokolyova. The file was submitted by the district prosecutor's office whose territory includes the village of Limbach near Bratislava, where Valko… read more

Employment in Industry Rose in September After Two Years of Falling

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) - The employment rate in Slovak industry resumed year-on-year growth in September following almost two years of decline, the Statistics Office announced on Wednesday. The industry-employment figure, which began to drop on annual terms in November 2008, rose by 0.5 percent to 482,387 employees in September. Meanwhile, the number of… read more

Spain Wants to Co-Operate With Slovakia on Disposal of Unexploded Ordnance

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) - During his Tuesday's meeting with Defence Minister Lubomir Galko, Spanish Ambassador to Slovakia Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin conveyed the Spain's interest in co-operation with Slovak experts on disposal of unexploded ordnance. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) centres have been already set up in the two countries. Both participants… read more

Prime Minister Radicova Meets With American Investors in New York

New York, November 9 (TASR) - Slovakia as a country attractive for foreign investments was the topic of negotiations between Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova and U.S.American entrepreneurs in New York on Tuesday. Almost 20 representatives of American entrepreneur and financial circles - for example Morgan Stanley, Honeywell, Elderson Technology Partners, Credit Suisse… read more

IVO and M.E.S.A. 10 Offer Condolences to Valko\'s Relatives

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) - The Institute for Public Affairs (IVO) on Tuesday offered its sincere condolences to the relatives of lawyer Ernest Valko, who was murdered on Monday. "We're shocked by the murder of our long-term administration board member and colleague Ernest Valko. We can't even believe this. He was a good friend and, as a prominent constitutional lawyer,… read more

Spisiak: Office for Fight Against Organised Crime Put on Valko Case

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) - An investigation into the murder of lawyer Ernest Valko has been launched by the Police Presidium's Office for the Fight Against Organised Crime, Police Corps President Jaroslav Spisiak said at a press conference on Tuesday. Interior Minister Daniel Lipsic asked the public and media to understand that no information that could thwart the… read more

Miklos: Healthy Public Finances Are Key for Slovakia\'s Competitiveness

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) - Healthy public finances are an important factor in Slovakia's future development and the level of its competitiveness, Finance Minister Ivan Miklos said on Tuesday, adding that competitiveness will be the key criterion for the country's growth at a time when the strength of certain other countries will flag. "With lower global growth it… read more

Tax Incomes Down by Almost One Tenth From Expectations

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) - The state collected 9.9 percent less money in taxes than originally planned in the first ten months of this year, according to data provided by the Tax Directorate on Tuesday. The amount of tax collected between January-October 2010 reached €6.47 billion, but €710.83 million more than this was anticipated. Incomes from penalties… read more

Prominent Lawyer Ernest Valko Shot Dead

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) - A well-known Slovak advocate Ernest Valko was killed on Monday night and found shot in his house in Limbach near Bratislava early on Tuesday, TASR had it confirmed by Interior Ministry spokesman Gabor Grendel, without providing any further details as yet. Valko had a reputation of a prominent lawyer. Over the past few months he was advocating… read more

U.S. Steel Kosice Gets National Award for Quality

Bratislava, November 8 (TASR) - U.S. Steel Kosice became the winner of the 11th year of the National Quality Award on Monday. Representatives of the company, as well as other awarded, received the prize from the hands of President Ivan Gasparovic and Standardisation, Meteorology and Testing Institute Chairman Jozef Mihok. The National Quality Award is the most… read more