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Venice Commission to Pronounce on Language Law Next Month

Bratislava, September 12 (TASR) - The European Commission for Democracy Through Law, better known as the Venice Commission, is due to meet on October 15 and 16 in Slovakia to pronounce on the State Language Act and its implementation rules, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced. Slovakia asked the Commission for its legal stance back in September of last year when… read more

Radicova Says Sorry to Austria Over Completion of Two Mochovce Blocks

Vienna, September 12 (TASR-correspondent) - During her working trip to Vienna on Sunday, Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova apologised to her Austrian counterpart Werner Faymann for the previous Slovak government's unilateral decision in May concerning the completion of blocks 3 and 4 at the nuclear power plant in Mochovce (Nitra region). Radicova said that she did… read more

Radicova to Visit Austria to Discuss Relations and Cross-border Activities

Bratislava, September 11 (TASR) - Prime Minister Iveta Radicova is scheduled to leave for a one-day working visit to Austria on Sunday. The first female premier in Slovakia's history will hold several meetings in Vienna, including those with her Austrian counterpart Werner Faymann and Austrian head of state Heinz Fischer. Radicova's talks with Austrian officials will… read more

Central Europe\'s TOP 500 Companies Features 29 Slovak Businesses

Bratislava, September 11 (TASR) - There are 29 Slovak businesses with last year's combined sales of €32 billion, which are included in the group of 500 largest firms in Central Europe, reveals the CE Top 500 rankings recently released by Deloitte company. Owing to their economic results the list includes more Slovak firms than in 2008, but none of them were able to… read more

Slovak Tourism to Set Out on Presentation Road Show in Russia

Bratislava, September 11 (TASR) - Slovak Agency for Tourism (SACR) will soon launch a presentation road show in Russian cities, including Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and Samara. The string of presentations in Russia's important industrial cities is scheduled for September 16-18, with all Visegrad Four (V4) countries - the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland - taking… read more

Slovak Red Cross Actively Joining \'World First Aid Day\'

Bratislava, September 11 (TASR) - The second Saturday of September is marked every year by the World First Aid Day, especially celebrated by two global humanitarian organisations - the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. This year's leitmotif of the day is 'First Aid For All', and all 38 Slovak units associated under the Slovak Red Cross are joining the global event with… read more

Slovak Diplomacy: Serbian Integration into EU Guarantees Stability of the Region

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) - The most important message coming out of the UN Resolution on Kosovo concerns the agreement made between the EU and Serbia on the text of the Resolution and what it means, the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Friday in reaction to the Resolution being passed. "This agreement symbolises the clear will of Serbia to become part of… read more

Prime Minister Radicova Praises German Firms Expansion in Regions

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) - Prime Minister Iveta Radicova praised the expansion of German firms into the regions beset with high unemployment in an address to the First German Slovak Economic Dialogue, which was organised to mark the 5th anniversary of Slovak-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. "I highly value the new working culture in the regions, plus the… read more

Slovakia Exports €3.8 billion in July and Enjoying Surplus So Far in 2010

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) - Slovak exports in July showed annual growth of 22.8 percent, to a total value of €3.8 billion, while imports were up 27.1 percent year-on-year to €3.9 billion, according to foreign trade data released by the Statistics Office on Friday. July's trade balance showed a deficit of €93.8 million. Seven-month sales figures abroad… read more

Vote on Curbing MPs\' and Judges\' Immunity Postponed, Session Over

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) - Parliament's voting on curbing MPs' and judges' immunity from prosecution has been put back until October, as Coalition MPs at a session on Friday backed a proposal to this effect brought forward by MPs Julius Brocka (Christian Democrats/KDH) and Peter Osusky (Most-Hid), TASR has learnt. "We're to blame for preventing Opposition MPs from… read more

V4 Diplomats to Meet at GLOBSEC Conference and Hold Advance Meeting

Bratislava, September 9 (TASR) - On September 14 in Bratislava, Slovakia will host the international security conference GLOBSEC 2010 with new foreign ministers from Visegrad Four countries in attendance, officials said. Dating from 2005, the annual Central European event GLOBSEC will be addressed by Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, his counterparts… read more

Changes to State Langauge Bill Already Causing Inter-party Rifts

Bratislava, September 9 (TASR) - The planned amendment to the State Language Act has not even reached the stage of interministerial debate but is already causing a rift within the ruling coalition, Culture Minister Daniel Krajcer (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) said after a meeting with coalition caucuses on Thursday. MPs and coalition partners are now in talks over whether… read more

UPN Made Available More than 20,000 Pages of Old Documents Last Year

Bratislava, September 9 (TASR) - The National Memory Institute (UPN) last year made available 20,481 pages of documents from the years 1939-89 (covering the eras of the wartime fascist state and the Communist regime) left by former state security forces, reads the UPN's annual report for 2009 approved by Parliament on Thursday. The documents were made available to 242… read more

MPs Observe One Minute of Silence to Respect Holocaust Victims

Bratislava, September 9 (TASR) - The parliamentary session continued on Thursday after a minute of silence was observed by lawmakers to pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. The show of respect was held to mark the Day of the Victims of the Holocaust and of Racial Violence and the 69th anniversary of the adoption of the so-called Jewish Code. read more

Richard Sulik Survives No-Confidence Vote in Parliament

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) - Parliamentary Chairman Richard Sulik (SaS) remains in his post after surviving a no-confidence vote on Wednesday. The secret vote featured only 64 MPs voting against Sulik staying on, while at least 76 MPs (a simple majority of 150 MPs) is required for a no-confidence motion to succeed. The no-confidence motion was initiated by opposition… read more