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Most-Hid: No Co-operation With Smer-SD
Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) - The Most-Hid Party Republican Council on December 7 concluded that in view of the present circumstances, co-operation with the Smer-SD party isn't an option for the party, which can team up only with "democratic opposition forces", said the party's leader Bela Bugar at a press conference on Wednesday. He added that some or other scandal… read more
Crisis Hasn\'t Stopped Internet Trading
Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) - The popularity of convenient purchases via the internet is rising in Slovakia as well. Statistics from the Slovak Association for Electronic Trade (SAEC) confirm that not even the crisis has halted the growth in this form of trading, TASR was told by SAEC executive director Jozef Dvorsky. "Even at a time when Slovak households are saving… read more
Employment Fell Y-o-Y in October in All Sectors But Communications
Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) - The sector of information and communications activities was the only area in which employment grew year-on-year in October, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday. Employment in information and communications activities rose by 1.5 percent y-o-y. Conversely, the number of employees continued to fall y-o-y in wholesale - 26.7 percent,… read more
Parliament Declines to Re-Valorise Non-Taxable Portion of Tax Base
Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) - The Parliament rejected on Tuesday a proposal to re-valorise the non-taxable portion of the tax base, as submitted by the Opposition SDKU-DS party. "Hence, by declining the proposal, the Government has confirmed its intent to raise taxes," said author of the proposal Ivan Stefanec (SDKU-DS). At its previous session, the Parliament passed… read more
Lajcak Labels Ministerial Discussion on Turkey\'s EU Bid as Complicated
Brussels, December 8 (TASR) - The discussion that was held by EU countries' foreign affairs ministers regarding Turkey's bid to join the bloc was complicated, partly due to the fact that some countries pushed for a more strict attitude towards Ankara, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said in Brussels on the same day. The ministers decided that, by the end… read more
Discussion Regarding Future NBS Governor Still Pending
Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) - The Government discussions vis-a-vis the filling of the Slovak central bank NBS Governor post and the posts of the Slovak Land Fund (SPF) top representatives are currently underway, TASR learned from Premier Robert Fico's spokesperson Silvia Glendova on Tuesday. No agreement has been reached yet. "Discussions are still pending," said Glendova,… read more
Inspection at Land Management Fund Turns Up Conflicting Findings
Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) - Lawmakers from the Parliamentary Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Nature Conservation were looking into the books of the Land Management Fund (SPF) on Tuesday to verify the claims about the irregular transfer of land in the past during restitution procedures. Miroslav Jurena of the ruling coalition's LS-HZDS said he had found… read more
New Chinese-Slovak Company to Create 300 Jobs In Slovakia
Nove Mesto nad Vahom, December 8 (TASR) - A new Chinese-Slovak joint enterprise formed by Universal Media Corporation (UMC), based in Nove Mesto nad Vahom (Trencin region), will create more than 300 jobs, TASR has learned from UMC executive Aslan Khabliev on Tuesday. "We plan to hire 152 new people by December 15 and another 150-200 employees by the middle of June 2010,"… read more
Lajcak: Gas Supplies and Election Crucial for Europe\'s View of Ukraine
Brussels, December 8 (TASR) - A gas crisis like that of early 2009 isn't expected to be repeated this coming winter, as Ukraine has settled the issue of payments for gas supplies for several months ahead, Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Poroshenko said following a meeting with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav Lajcak in Brussels on Tuesday. Lajcak noted that ensuring… read more
Decision on Seagle Air\'s Licence to Be Made Within 10 Days
Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) - Whether the airline company Seagle Air will indeed lose its licence is likely to be known next week, TASR learnt on Tuesday. "We're launching proceedings on withholding the licence for operating air transport," Transport Ministry spokesman Stanislav Jurikovic told TASR. Slovakia's Aviation Office found out that the company is currently… read more
Newly-elected VUC Governors Meet with Fico
Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) - The third higher territorial unit (VUC) elections have shown how difficult it is to make the public aware of what the local governments do and their importance in running things in a democratic state, Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a meeting with the newly-elected VUC governors on Tuesday. "We can't be content especially with the low… read more
SDKU-DS Proposes Bill to Give Teeth to Cruelty to Animals Legislation
Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) - Lawmakers for the opposition party SDKU-DS defended on Monday their legislative proposal tightening penalties in the Criminal Code for animal cruelty, which should be voted on during the ongoing parliamentary session. The measure proposes replacing the financial penalties and suspended sentences for animal cruelty with three-five-year… read more
Immunity Restriction Didn\'t Have Clear Support
Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) - The legislative proposal for the restriction of MPs' immunity didn't have clear support from either Coalition or Opposition parties, TASR was told by committee chair Renata Zmajkovicova (Smer-SD), who withdrew her proposal from Parliament on Tuesday. She said that amendments involving the constitution are difficult to promote towards the… read more
Survey: Half of Slovaks Think Euro Cushioned Effects of Crisis
Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) - Some 53 percent of Slovaks questioned think adoption of the euro cushioned the effects of the global economic crisis, according to a Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia survey carried out in co-operation with the Institute of Public Affairs (IVO) and Focus agency in October. Even though 57 percent of respondents feel prices… read more
Smer-SD Becomes Full Member of Party of European Socialists
Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) - Slovakia's largest governing party Smer-SD has become a full member of the Party of European Socialists (PES) faction in the European Parliament, after the Socialists voted overwhelmingly to this effect on Monday, a spokeswoman for Smer-SD Katarina Klizanova-Rysova announced on Tuesday. PES, temporarily cancelled the provisional membership… read more
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