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Miklos: Slovakia Could Have Lost €200 Million In OPIS Projects

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - The Finance Ministry has put a stop to all approved projects of the operational programme 'Information Society' (OPIS) that could be stopped and carried out analyses to identify items which will be classified by the national certification authority or by the European Commission as unauthorised. "Unauthorised expenditures would have to be… read more

Radicova: Slovakia Supports Banks Paying Special Fees, Not More Taxes

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - Slovakia assumes that the European Union's plans to introduce special fees to be paid by financial institutions represent a justified means in the Union's attempt to survive the pressure of costs that need to be used on tackling the negative impacts wrought by the economic crisis. That's why Slovakia generally supports the idea of planting… read more

No Bomb Found at Bratislava\'s Airport

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - Police pyrotechnics haven't found any bomb at the Bratislava's Airport of Milan Rastislav Stefanik on Thursday. The police examination was closed at 2.45 p.m., Bratislava police spokesman Frantisek Peczar confirmed to TASR. "An investigator has launched investigation into the bomb scare," said Peczar. Police arrived Thursday… read more

Police Searching Bratislava Airport for Bomb

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - Police arrived Thursday afternoon at Bratislava's M.R. Stefanik airport in search of a bomb that was reported via an anonymous e-mail. An unknown perpetrator is demanding money, allegedly one million euros to defuse the situation. "Upon arriving on the site, police evacuated the airport and are currently carrying out a pyrotechnic… read more

Bratislava Airport Evacuated After Threatening Message

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - Bratislava's M.R. Stefanik Airport (BTS) was evacuated on Thursday afternoon after it received an anonymous threatening message with as yet undisclosed content, BTS spokesperson Dana Madunicka told TASR later on the day. "The operation of the airport was put on hold temporarily, passengers were evacuated and are currently at a safe distance… read more

Ambassador: Slovak Public Will Have Chance to See Norwegian Royals

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - The Norwegian royal couple has never been to Slovakia, but this will change on October 25-28, when they will visit Bratislava and other parts of the country, TASR has been told by Norwegian Ambassador Trine Skymoen, who also revealed some more details about the event. "We're very happy that it was indeed possible for Slovakia to host them… read more

FOCUS Poll: Smer Would Have Won October Election With 40% Support

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - Had a parliamentary election been held in October 2010, the main opposition Smer-SD party would have recorded a landslide victory with 40 percent of the vote, according to a FOCUS agency poll out on Thursday. The survey, which was conducted between October 5-11 on a representative sample of 1,033 respondents, showed that the leading coalition… read more

Galko: Israel Has Interest in and Potential for Military Trade with Slovakia

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) - Israel has great potential to engage in trade with Slovakia, Defence Minister Lubomir Galko (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) said at a press conference after returning from his visit to the Middle East country on Wednesday. "Israel has enormous potential in terms of military-technology cooperation," said Galko. "It's no secret that Israel… read more

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak to Visit Slovakia

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak is coming to visit Slovakia in the next few days, the Slovak Defence Ministry press department told TASR on Wednesday. Barak's official visit to Slovakia will take place only several days after his Slovak counterpart Lubomir Galko visited Israel. In Tel Aviv, the two ministers discussed the options for… read more

Cabinet Earmarks Extra Subsidy for Villages and Regions

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) - The state will provide villages and Higher Territorial Units (VUCs) with an additional subsidy - €52.7 million - designed to offset losses in incomes from taxes, according to a decision made by the Government on Wednesday. Of this sum, 39.5 million will flow to villages, with VUCs receiving the remainder. The shortfall in income-tax… read more

Cabinet Okays Ban on Applying Collective Agreements to Whole Sector

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) - An amendment to the Collective Negotiations Act prohibiting the practice of making 'higher-level' collective agreements binding for all companies in the given sectors without their consent was approved at a government session on Wednesday, TASR learnt on the same day. The proposal was drawn up by a group of coalition MPs, namely Stanislav… read more

Clinton: Slovakia is Crucial for Integration Processes in Western Balkans

Washington/Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) - Slovakia is crucial in the integration process of the Western Balkans and the country's eastern neighbours into Euro-Atlantic structures and is a very good example of the benefits that come with broader integration into the European Community, said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a meeting with her Slovak counterpart Mikulas… read more

Dzurinda: Slovakia\'s Goal is Respect in Ties Between Serbia and Kosovo

Washington, October 20 (TASR) - Slovakia's objective doesn't lie in recognising Kosovo's independence but in contributing to developing relations between Belgrade and Pristina in a manner that will ensure mutual respect and long-term sustainability, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Mikulas Dzurinda said when meeting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on Tuesday.… read more

Analyst: Eastern Slovakia Holds Greatest Potential for Investors

Kosice, October 19 (TASR) - Kosice, Presov and eastern Slovakia as a whole has the best conditions for investors within the whole EU and Eurozone region, Volksbank Slovensko chief analyst Vladimir Vano said at the Kosice Invest 2010 conference on Tuesday. "Within the market of 90 million people in the eastern EU, Slovakia offers a unique mix of stability, Eurozone membership… read more

Zuzana Tapakova Becomes General Director of TV Markiza

Bratislava, October 19 (TASR) - Private TV Markiza has a new general director as of Tuesday - Zuzana Tapakova. The council of TV Markiza representatives voted her in, tasking her with managing other CME Group (US) products TV Doma, Nova Sport (based in Prague) and Czechoslovak MTV, TASR was told by TV Markiza's spokesperson Olga Dubravska. Tapakova has been working for… read more