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Dzurinda: Ukraine Should Be Mentioned More Often at European Table

Vysne Nemecke, August 27 (TASR) - Voices speaking on behalf of Ukraine at the European roundtable should be heard more often, said Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Mikulas Dzurinda at a briefing in Vysne Nemecke (Kosice region) after returning from a visit to Uzhgorod, Ukraine earlier on Friday. According to Dzurinda, his visit to the Ukrainian border town fulfilled its… read more

Simon: Repair Work on Dams in Eastern Slovakia Going Well

Kosice, August 27 (TASR) - Works connected with the repairs of breached dams in eastern Slovakia continue at a "good pace", Slovak Agriculture, Environment and Regional Development Minister Zsolt Simon said on Friday. "As long as the weather permits us to work for two weeks continuously we should be able to repair the dams and restore them to their former state. This… read more

Radicova and Cabinet Complete Transportation Link to Industrial Zone

Kechnec, August 27 (TASR) - After 15 years of preparation, a ceremony involving the laying of the foundation stone in the industrial zone in Kechnec on Friday, the construction of the R4 highway from Kosice to Milhost (on the Hungarian border) was launched. The 14-kilometre stretch will cost €77.7 million (without VAT) and will enable the connection on the motorway… read more

TASR Rationalises Its Staff, Brings New Products

Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) - The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) is continuing to make its activities more efficient and effective, which includes a 20-percent reduction in its staff as of December 31, TASR general director Jaroslav Reznik said on Friday. The employment of 19 employees will be terminated with compensations set to be paid out, while the contracts… read more

Slovak Army Aims to Send 15-strong Training Team to Afghanistan

Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) - The Slovak Armed Forces aims to dispatch an operational training and liaison team under the Slovak flag to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan, Chief-of-General-Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces Lubomir Bulik told a press conference on Friday. Speaking after meeting Adjutant General, Maj. Gen of Indiana… read more

Supreme Court Files Another Criminal Complaint Against Miklos

Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) - The Supreme Court on Friday filed a second criminal complaint against Finance Minister Ivan Miklos over what the court claims is Miklos's "false accusation" against its chairman Stefan Harabin, the court's press department told TASR later in the day. The submission was made at the Prosecutor-General's Office. It comes in response to a criminal… read more

Parliament\'s Contracts from 2007 Now Also Available Online

Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) - The Office of Parliament on Friday made public contracts that were signed on behalf of the House in 2007, Anna Lenicka of the Office told TASR later in the day. The move follows up on the gradual publication of contracts dated 2008 to 2010. Parliamentary Chairman Richard Sulik decided to make them accessible as part of efforts to… read more

Galko Says Soldiers Deserve Greater Public Support

Bratislava, August 26 (TASR) - Defence Minister Lubomir Galko on Thursday argued in favour of Slovakia's military, the credibility of which has suffered over scandals involving financial and operational mismanagement within the defence sector in the last four years, saying that the Armed Forces deserve greater public support. To blame for the scandals, he says, is the… read more

Spisiak Pledges to Clean Sered of Crime

Sered, August 26 (TASR) - Police Corps President Jaroslav Spisiak promised the people of Sered (Trnava region) that the situation in the town, which has been plagued by an ever-increasing crime rate, will improve soon, TASR learnt on Thursday. Speaking to attendees of an extraordinary session of the town's administration, Spisiak said that he feels as if he had found… read more

Ministry Confirms Slovakia\'s Chances of Receiving IBM Investment

Bratislava, August 26 (TASR) - Slovakia features among the candidates for a major new investment by IBM corporation, Economy Ministry spokesperson Daniela Pirselova told TASR on Thursday following a meeting between Economy Minister Juraj Miskov and representatives of IBM Slovensko in Bratislava earlier in the day. A total of five Central European countries have been… read more

Bratislava City Hall Embraces Ministry Decision on R7 highway Stretch

Bratislava, August 26 (TASR) - The City of Bratislava embraces the decision made by the Transport, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry earlier in the day to go back to the originally planned route for the R7 highway between Bratislava and the nearby village of Dunajska Luzna, City Hall's spokesperson Beatrice Szaboova told TASR on Thursday. The 7-kilometre stretch is… read more

Electricity Consumption Rose by 4 percent Y-o-Y in January-April 2010

Bratislava, August 26 (TASR) - The improvement in Slovakia's economy that began to set in this year has also had an influence on electricity consumption, according to an Economy Ministry report released on Thursday. "In the first four months of this year, consumption of electricity in Slovakia rose by 4 percent compared to the same period of 2009. Based on these changes,… read more

A Fourth of Slovak Households Live on Debt or Off Savings

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) - A Slovak Statistics Office survey released Wednesday reveals that 42 percent of the country's households save regularly, around 34 percent of consumers makes ends meet financially and 23 percent take on debt or live off their savings. Asking consumers whether they will manage to save some money in the near future, Consumer Barometer has… read more

Sulik: Thank You, Mr.Fico, for Running Campaign for Referendum

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) - "I would like to thank Smer-SD Chairman and former prime minister Robert Fico for promoting the referendum, and I hope this will help to attract more voters," said Parliamentary Chairman Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) on Wednesday in response to Fico's criticism of Sulik's actions connected to the referendum. "We have nominated… read more

Fico: Smer to Try to Dismiss Sulik from Parliamentary Chairman\'s Post

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) - Slovak Parliamentary Chairman Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) will face a no-confidence vote in parliament, Smer-SD Chairman and former prime minister Robert Fico said at a press conference in Bratislava on Wednesday. Fico said the reason for this actions is mostly the approach of Sulik's party towards the referendum (planned… read more