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OTS: Survey: European Drivers Don\'t Know Enough About Tires and Road Safety

Major Survey Suggests European Drivers Don't Know Enough About Tires and Road Safety BRUSSELS, November 5, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- While drivers across Europe think that tires are very important to road safety, many of them don't know the importance of picking the right tires for the right conditions, or of undertaking basic checks and maintenance, according to a major new… read more

Parliament Discussing Merger of Public Radio and Television Outlets

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) - Opposition Smer-SD MP Jan Podmanicky assumes that Culture Minister Daniel Krajcer (SaS) has violated the law when submitting a bill on Slovak Radio (SRo) and Slovak Television (STV) merging into a brand new public broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTS) via a fast-tracked procedure in Parliament. "There are no reasons to have it… read more

Radicova: I\'m Spokesperson for Rule of Law That\'s Corruption-Free

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) - "I'm a spokesperson for the rule of law that's clientelism- and corruption-free," Prime Minister Iveta Radicova (SDKU-DS) said in response to a question posed by Smer-SD MP Branislav Ondrus during the Question Hour in Parliament on Thursday. In his question, the Smer-SD MP accused Radicova of taking the position of a spokesperson for two… read more

Parliament Approves Unfreezing of MPs\' Salaries

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) - MPs' salaries should be reduced by two times the public finance deficit in percentage terms. Before this, however, MPs' salaries must be unfrozen, according to a bill approved by Parliament in first reading on Thursday. The bill, submitted by Parliamentary Chairman Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS), includes a proposal to reduce… read more

Interior Ministry Disbands Special Team Investigating Tupy\'s Murder

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) - Interior Ministry as of November 1 disbanded the special team that investigated the murder of student Daniel Tupy, which occurred in Bratislava five years ago, Aktualne.sk website reported on Thursday. The police haven't scrapped the case, however. "The investigation continues, but now at the Bureau for Combating Organised Crime, under… read more

UPN Launches Electronic Library on Its Website

Bratislava, November 3 (TASR) - The National Memory Institute (UPN) launched the UPN Electronic Library project on its internet website www.upn.gov.sk on Wednesday, TASR learned from UPN spokesman Jan Palffy. Thus, as one of the first institutions in Slovakia to do so, UPN is publishing materials in the PDF digital format that have been sold-out and hence unavailable.… read more

Slovakia to Deploy Elite Paratroopers in Afghanistan for the First Time

Bratislava, November 3 (TASR) - For the first time in history, Slovakia will deploy the Fifth Regiment from Zilina to the ISAF military operation in Afghanistan. "This regiment will contribute to the training of Afghan security forces," said Defence Minister Lubomir Galko after the Government's session on Wednesday. Aside from providing security for the Coalition forces… read more

Slovakia\'s Loaf-shaped Sheep\'s Cheese Receives EU\'s TSG Label

Brussels, November 3 (TASR) - Slovakia's traditional loaf-shaped sheep's cheese from the sheepfold (Ovci hrudkovy syr - salasnicky) is to be included among the EU's so-called "traditional specialities guaranteed" (TSG), according to a decision made by the European Commission on Wednesday. The inclusion of the product on the TSG list won't prevent Slovakia-based firms… read more

Government Okays Merger of STV and SRo

Bratislava, November 3 (TASR) - The Government on Wednesday approved the proposed Slovak Radio and Television Act, which is aimed at merging Slovak Television (STV) and Slovak Radio (SRo) into a single public service institution as of January 1. Also okayed was a proposal to deal with the bill via a fast-tracked procedure in Parliament, with the Government pointing to… read more

Slovakia and Germany Are Likely to Co-Operate in Military Education

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) - Slovakia and Germany will probably co-operate in the field of education of their military officers, Defence Minister Lubomir Galko and German ambassador to Slovakia Axel Hartmann made a preliminary agreement on Tuesday. Galko appreciated the offer of Germany to be involved in language education and military expert training. "Thirty soldiers… read more

Coalition Without Agreement on Joint Candidate for Prosecutor General

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) - The four governing parties (SDKU-DS, Freedom and Solidarity/SaS, the Christian Democrats/KDH and Most-Hid) didn't reach an agreement on a joint candidate for prosecutor general, Premier Iveta Radicova (SDKU-DS) announced after the Coalition Council session on Tuesday. The trio of SaS, KDH and Most-Hid will therefore most probably give its… read more

Nagy: Emissions Scandal Could Be Handed Over to Criminal Justice

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) - Newly-appointed Environment Minister Jozsef Nagy (Most-Hid) wants to decide by the end of the year how to resolve the scandal linked to the sale of Slovakia's carbon-dioxide emission quotas by the former ministry leadership. "This is a very complex problem and our legal department is analysing our options at the moment," Nagy told journalists… read more

Jozsef Nagy Becomes New Environment Minister

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) - President Ivan Gasparovic on Tuesday morning appointed Jozsef Nagy as a new boss of the re-emerged Environment Ministry. Nagy received the decree of appointment in Presidential Palace. The Environment Ministry ceased to exist as a stand-alone authority as of July 1, when its agenda merged with that under the Agriculture Ministry. Four months… read more

First World War Dead Remembered at Bratislava\'s Military Cemetery

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) - A moment of silence was observed on Monday in memory of the 331 soldiers and prisoners of war of nine ethnic groups who died in the First World War and were buried at the military cemetery in the Bratislava borough of Petrzalka near the Slovak-Austrian border, TASR learnt on the same day. The soldiers laid to rest at the cemetery fought… read more

Slovakia to Boost Contingent in Afghanistan to 348 Troops

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) - Slovakia's contingent within the ISAF operation in Afghanistan is to be boosted from the current number of 314 servicemen to 348, according to a proposal to this effect drafted by the Defence Ministry. The proposal is to be discussed at a Government session in the near future. A total of 299 Slovak troops are serving in the mission at the… read more