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Some 2000 Unionists Converge on Kosice to Protest Against Austerity Package

Kosice, October 1 (TASR) - Some two thousand trade unionists from across eastern Slovakia converged Friday on Kosice to stage a protest march and rally aimed against the measures planned to be taken by Iveta Radicova's government in social area. "The package of measures being prepared by the Government will directly impact on people. According to our calculations, it… read more

Initiative for Open Judiciary Criticises Legal Proceedings against Wienk

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - The judicial initiative 'For Open Judiciary' on Friday expressed its view that the Supreme Court's legal proceedings aimed against Fair-Play Alliance director Zuzana Wienk for suspicion of libel is inappropriate and undignified. "We think that the courts, which should guarantee basic human rights and freedoms, should be reserved when it… read more

Truant MPs to Be Penalised for Absences in September

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - Due to their absence from Parliament in September, Slovak MP Katarina Cibulkova (SDKU-DS) will lose her monthly salary and MP Stanislav Kubanek (Smer-SD) will lose half of his salary, Parliamentary Chairman Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity party) announced on Friday. Sulik also ordered SaS MPs Lubos Majer and Jozef Viskupic to pay expenses… read more

Budget Deficit Deepened to Over €3 billion in September

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - The state-budget deficit rose from €2.822 billion in August to €3.110 billion in September, the Finance Ministry announced on Friday. The deficit was more than double the one recorded a year ago, as it stood at €1.360 billion in September 2009. A total deficit of €3.476 billion is projected for the whole of 2010, with the… read more

Volkswagen Slovakia Opens New Training Centre

Bratislava, September 30 (TASR) - Volkswagen Slovakia officially opened a new training centre for employees at its Bratislava facility in Devinska Nova Ves on Thursday, TASR learned from Volkswagen Slovakia spokesman Vladimir Machalik on the same day. At the centre occupying 1,200 square metres, employees will engage in two-week trainings focused not only on current production… read more

EC Sends Reasoned Opinion to Slovakia Over Road-Toll System Tender

Brussels, September 30 (TASR) - The European Commission on Tuesday sent a reasoned opinion – the second stage of the infringement procedure - to Slovakia for breaching the rules of the European legislative by discrimination of candidates and failure to announce a Europe-wide tender for the electronic road-toll system operator. "The Commission is concerned that Slovakia… read more

ADDS: Interventions into Third Pillar Won\'t Help State Budget

Bratislava, September 30 (TASR) - The Government's proposed amendment to the Social Insurance Act will not have a positive effect on the state budget, said representatives of the Association of the Supplementary Pension-fund Management Companies (ADDS) on Thursday. According to the proposal, the contributions sent by employees and employers to the supplementary pension-fund… read more

Poll: 69 Percent of Slovaks Bothered by Unhelpful Shop Assistants

Bratislava, September 30 (TASR) - When it comes to shopping, Slovak customers view unhelpful personnel as the biggest bete noire, according to the GfK Loyalty Report Slovakia - a poll carried out on a sample of 810 people in September and published on Thursday. Unhelpfulness, unpreparedness or unkind shop assistants and sales staff were stated by 69 percent of interviewees… read more

FinMin Submits Budget Proposal, Deficit Should Reach €3.8 billion

Bratislava, September 30 (TASR) - Overall revenues should reach €13.092 billion next year while expenses are estimated at €16.916 billion, representing a deficit of €3.823 billion, according to the definite state budget proposal for 2011 presented by the Finance Ministry on Thursday. The Government is expected to deal with the proposal at its upcoming session on… read more

Bones Found in Bronze Age Settlement Large as New York in Bratislava Region

Budmerice, September 29 (TASR) - Archaeologists have uncovered more remnants of a settlement dating back to the Bronze Age near Budmerice village (Bratislava region) – with a well-preserved human skeleton and two thigh bones being added to the artefacts, local archaeologists reported on Wednesday. The site was discovered in the 1950s during agricultural works, and has… read more

Nicholsonova: We\'ll Demand All Money From Social Enterprises Back

Bratislava, September 29 (TASR) - The running of the social enterprises breached the rules of state aid and the rules of public procurement. This is why the Labour Ministry wants to demand all the money allocated to the social enterprises back, said Labour Ministry State Secretary Lucia Nicholsonova (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) on Wednesday. "Virtually all contracts with… read more

Slovakia to Withdraw Its Forces from Kosovo by End of This Year

Bratislava, September 29 (TASR) - Slovakia will withdraw its soldiers from the KFOR peacekeeping mission in Kosovo by the end of 2010, the Slovak Government decided at its session on Wednesday. However, even after withdrawing its Armed Forces, Slovakia will continue to fulfil the tasks of the international crisis management team in the Western Balkan region. Currently,… read more

Galko: Slovakia Reinforces Contingent in Afghanistan

Bratislava, September 29 (TASR) - Slovakia this year will increase the number of its soldiers in the ISAF operation in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Lubomir Galko announced on Wednesday. Currently 300 Slovak servicemen are deployed in Afghanistan; the exact number by which the Slovak contingent should be increased is still unknown, however. According to the defence… read more

Slovak Labour Unionists Taking Part in Brussels Protest

Bratislava, September 28 (TASR) - Representatives of the Trade Union Confederation (KOZ) has left for Brussels to take part in the European demonstration against cuts in national budgets set for Wednesday. According to the trade unionists from across Europe, all these cuts are at the expense of employees and citizens of individual EU countries. A 52-member KOZ delegation… read more

Barnier: Slovakia Has 2 Months to Avert Lawsuit Concerning Road-Toll System

Bratislava, September 28 (TASR) - Slovakia will have two months to reverse out of a court date with the European Commission, TASR has learnt on Tuesday. Meanwhile, EU Commissaries will file their reservations towards the contentious road-toll tender to Slovakia within a few days and Slovakia will have two months to respond. "The Commission has stated that the rules of… read more