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Money for Political Parties to be Used For Infrastructure Repairs

Presov, June 7 (TASR) - The Slovak Government will draw up a new legislative proposal to help secure financial resources for alleviating damages that the public infrastructure suffered from this year's floods, Slovak Premier Robert Fico said on Monday in Presov after holding talks with Presov and Kosice regional governors. Fico said that this will be done via the amendments… read more

Tomanova Allocates €672,780 for 1,105 People Hit by Floods

Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) - According to information published by the Labour Ministry on Monday, so far 1,105 people affected by the floods in May and June will receive a total of €672,780 from Labour Minister Viera Tomanova's humanitarian fund. The money will be distributed with the help of 18 labour, social affairs and the family centres (UPSVaR) and 92 local authority… read more

Focus Poll: Fico Most Trusted Politician on 26.2 percent

Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) - According to a recent survey carried out by the Focus agency on May 5-11 on 1,055 respondents, Prime Minister and Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico remains the most trustworthy politician in Slovakia on 26.2-percent support. Opposition SDKU-DS election leader Iveta Radicova came second on 15.8 percent, followed by Interior Minister Robert Kalinak… read more

Young Artists Protest Against Creator of New Svatopluk Statue

Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) - A group of young artists with red banners resembling those from communist times protested against Jan Kulich, the creator of the new Svatopluk statue, at the unveiling ceremony on Sunday evening also attended by the country's three top constitutional officials - President Ivan Gasparovic, Parliamentary Chairman Pavol Paska and Prime Minister Robert… read more

PSA Peugeot-Citroen Back to Normal After Flood-linked Restrictions

Trnava, June 7 (TASR) - Car-maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen in Trnava said on Monday that it has resumed normal operations following restrictions forced on it late last week by a halt in the delivery of components. Supplies were disrupted due to the flooding of the industrial park in Nitra region that houses the supplier. The flood was caused by the overflowing Zitava River.… read more

Petrovic: Slovakia Has Managed to Cut Energy Demand

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) - A few years ago, Slovakia had very high energy demand in comparison to EU-member states, but the ratio has improved, general director of the Economy Ministry's energy section Jan Petrovic told TASR on Sunday. "Over the past few years it has been possible to lower energy demand, even if it is currently still quite high, which is due to the structure… read more

Floods: Situation Stabilised, Water Falling, Regions Counting Damage

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) - The stabilised flood situation, with water-levels falling in all streams in Slovakia since Saturday night, is being used by Slovak Water Management Company (SVP) employees to clear up the damage. According to Lubos Krno, spokesman of SVP in Banska Stiavnica, the work mainly involves blocking holes in dams and strengthening them, bolstering… read more

Gasparovic Calls on People to Take Part in General Election Next Week

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) - President Ivan Gasparovic on Sunday via the media called for people in Slovakia to take part in the general election next Saturday. "It's necessary to come to the polls and select the candidates in whom you will place your trust and with whom you will communicate throughout the electoral term as to whether they have been keeping their promises,"… read more

Roma in Eastern Slovakia Attack Mayor Distributing Food After Floods

Jurske, June 6 (TASR) - While food was being distributed on Saturday to Roma in the flood-hit village of Jurske (Presov region), a 29-year-old Roma male without any evident reason attacked mayor Gustav Misalko (who is also a Roma and a LS-HZDS member), Presov Regional Police Directorate spokesperson Magdalena Fecova told TASR on Sunday. The offender was arrested by the… read more

Warm Water Supplies Cut Off in Kosice; 10,000 People Without Electricity

Kosice, June 5 (TASR) - Warm water supplies in Kosice were cut off on Saturday, with 10,000 families also left without electricity, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek told journalists on Saturday. "I want to ask the public to be patient; we're doing everything possible to restore the supplies as soon as possible," said Jahnatek. The minister informed that a 110-kilovolt… read more

Danube River Culminating at 833 centimetres in Bratislava

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) - The Danube River in Bratislava's neighbourhood of Devin reached its highest point at over 800 centimetres on Saturday and the river was culminating, TASR was told by Peter Minarik from Bratislava's branch of Slovak Water Management Company on Saturday. A mobile barrier that was erected under the Devin castle will definitely remain in place… read more

Radicova: Economic Growth Only on Paper, Specific Moves Necessary

(SRo, June 5, Sobotne dialogy) Slovakia's economic growth of 4.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2010 as reported by the Statistics Office earlier this week has proven to be only on paper and not in real lives of people, opposition SDKU-DS election leader Iveta Radicova said on Slovak Radio weekly political discussion programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday… read more

Labour Ministry: Flood-stricken Families to Get €800 from Crisis Fund

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) - Families affected by the recent floods should obtain a financial help amounting to €800 per family from the crisis fund of the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry, the ministry's head Viera Tomanova said after an extraordinary government session on Saturday. "(The financial help) is meant for those families, which have to secure… read more

Flood: Situation in Kosice under Control, Nizna Mysla Still Not Out Of Worst

Kosice, June 5 (TASR) – The situation in Kosice area has not changed for the worse overnight, despite dramatic forecasts, Slovak Water-management Company (SVP) official Dusan Mydla told TASR on Saturday morning. "The flood wave moves to lower areas, Hornad is currently culminating in Kosice, and the riverbed is full. There can be a problem until the water drops. We… read more

Floods: Parts of Kosice Evacuated, Hornad River Rising

Kosice, June 5 (TASR) - Police corps have launched evacuation of Dzungla district and a hypermarket Tesco in Kosice, TASR was told by director of Kosice Fire and Rescue Brigade (HaZZ) Jozef Fedorcak on Friday night. The reason of the evacuation is the rising level of the Hornad River and the fear of possible spilling out of its banks. Next to Dzungla, Kosice district… read more