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RUZ: State Will Collect Lower Tax Revenues Due to Crisis
Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - According to secretary of the Republican Union of Employers (RUZ) Martin Hostak, Slovakia will collect lower tax revenues in 2009 than assumed, he told TASR following the tripartite (labour, government and business) session in Bratislava on Monday. "The prognoses of the economists also point to this. It's a natural consequence of the global… read more
Marcincin: SMEs Neglected in Slovakia
Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - The potential of small and medium-sized enterprises is currently being neglected in Slovakia, Christian Democrats (KDH) vice-chair for economy Anton Marcincin told TASR on the sidelines of a KDH-organised seminar entitled 'Recovery of Economic Growth' on Monday. According to former central bank (NBS) vice-governor Martin Barto, moderator of… read more
Fair-Play Alliance Launches Chase After Politicians on Facebook
Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - Less than two weeks ahead of the general election (June 12), the Fair-Play Alliance said Monday that it wants to have as many politicians as possible take part in its 'Politikaopen' project involving their property and possible areas where conflicts of interest may emerge. Zuzana Wienk of the Alliance also announced that the NGO has launched… read more
Sulik: SaS Isn\'t Party for One Electoral Term, We Want to Join ELDR
Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - Non-parliamentary party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) doesn't want to be a party for just one electoral term, but a standard political force and a member of the European Liberal-Democratic and Reform Party (ELDR), said SaS chairman Richard Sulik at a press conference on Monday. "Our efforts for ELDR membership have a long-term character and… read more
Kiesel Recalled as SARIO Chief, Heads for Diplomatic Mission
Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek on Monday recalled Juraj Kiesel from the post of general director of the Slovak Trade and Investment Development Agency (SARIO), with President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia Robert Simoncic put in charge of the agency as of June 1, Vahram Chuguryan of the ministry's communications department said… read more
President Signs Citizenship Amendment Into Law
Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - President Ivan Gasparovic on Monday signed an amendment to the State Citizenship Act that was approved by the Slovak Parliament last week, Margita Ivanickova of the press department of the President's Office told TASR on Monday. The amendment was passed in response to Hungary's approval of a piece of legislation whereby conditions for acquiring… read more
Figel: Many Sick Incidents in Parliament Over Past Four Years
Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - Many "sick incidents" took place in Parliament over the past four years, Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) chairman Jan Figel said at a press conference on Monday, levelling criticism at the ruling Coalition over its behaviour in the House. According to Figel, the Coalition has become "drunk with power". KDH parliamentary caucus chairman… read more
New Highway Section Linking Bratislava and Zilina Opened
Povazska Bystrica, May 31 (TASR) - As much as 70 percent of the traffic on the I/61 road through Povazka Bystrica (Trencin region) will be diverted as of Monday to the newly opened Sverepec-Vrtizer section of the D1 motorway (Trencin and Zilina region). An almost ten-kilometre-long section with a flyover above Povazska Bystrica was ceremonially opened on Sunday evening… read more
Number of Unemployed in Bratislava Region Almost Doubled in 2009
Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - The total number of job seekers in Bratislava region grew by 7,433 year-on-year to 15,853 to December 31, 2009, according to the Slovak Statistics Office. The region's share of overall unemployment in Slovakia stood at 4.2 percent. Around 46.3 percent of the jobless were women. The overall unemployment rate in the region stood at 4.36… read more
Figel: Czech Election Results Can Encourage Slovakia as Well
Bratislava, May 29 (TASR) - Head of Christian Democrats (KDH) Jan Figel views the results of the Czech parliamentary election published on Saturday as an encouragement for Slovakia as well, reads a statement provided for TASR by KDH spokesman Martin Krajcovic on the same day. Figel congratulated Czech rightist parties to the overall victory in the parliamentary election.… read more
Around 12 OSCE Experts to Monitor Slovakia\'s General Election
Bratislava, May 29 (TASR) - Approximately 12 experts of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will monitor Slovakia's general election due on June 12, chairperson of the Central Election Commission (UVK) Tatiana Janeckova told TASR on Saturday. She cautioned that this won't involve monitoring in its usual sense, as not everything concerning the… read more
Coalition Parties Support EU Enlargement Process
Bratislava, May 29 (TASR) - All Coalition parties agree with further EU enlargement, their representatives have told TASR. Slovak National Party (SNS) caucus leader Rafael Rafaj especially points to the preparedness of Croatia and Serbia. "I think they fulfil the criterion of 'Europeanness'. These are Slavic states, which would support the element of Slavic civilisation… read more
UNAS: Q-Free and Sky-Toll at Loggerheads Over Road-toll System
Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - Q-Free and Sky-Toll, who are supplying and operating Slovakia's road toll-collection system, are at loggerheads, accusing each another of causing frequent breakdowns in the system, the Slovak Union of Hauliers (UNAS) said on Friday. Supplier Q-Free and operator Sky-Toll are currently in talks to reduce the scope and value of the contract at… read more
Modern Railway Station in Teplicka nad Vahom Will Speed Up Transport
Teplicka nad Vahom, May 28 (TASR) - A special new railway station covering an area of 80 hectares was opened by Transport Minister Lubomir Vazny in Teplicka nad Vahom near Zilina on Friday. According to Vazny, the area of Zilina is a natural junction for both road and railway transport, so the station makes sense. "There's an industrial park in Zilina, while another is… read more
Dozens of People Vote in Czech Election at Czech Embassy in Bratislava
Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) - Dozens of people on Friday visited the polling station at the Czech embassy in Bratislava to cast their votes in the Czech parliamentary elections. Several people were already waiting outside the embassy at 2 p.m. when special polling station No. 31 opened its doors. A total of 418 voters in Slovakia were registered on the list of eligible… read more
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