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Coalition Intends to See Out Its Term Without Quarrels

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) - Representatives of the coalition parties (Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party/SNS and LS-HZDS) announced after the Coalition Council session on Tuesday that they don't intend to confuse people with political disputes after their Coalition Agreement expires at the end of 2009. "You'd love to see a quarrel in the Coalition and the same drama… read more

Gasparovic Due to Visit Serbia on Wednesday

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic will leave for an official two-day visit to Serbia on Wednesday, accompanied by Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek and a group of Slovak businessmen. Gasparovic and his wife Silvia will start their visit by meeting Serbian President Boris Tadic and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic. Gasparovic will… read more

Meciar Denies Any Link to Dubious Sale of Land in High Tatras

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) - I'm not co-operating with any private companies and there is no such thing as a company linked to my person, said LS-HZDS chairman Vladimir Meciar after a session of the Coalition Council on Tuesday. Meciar was speaking in reaction to an article published in Tuesday's issue of SME daily, according to which land restituents received land… read more

Meciar: HZDS Won\'t Support Pruning of MPs\' Immunity

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR-SLOVAKIA) - The proposal designed to significantly prune MPs' immunity submitted to Parliament by Smer-SD MP Renata Zmajkovicova isn't supported by all the coalition partners, and LS-HZDS MPs won't vote for this proposal, said HZDS chair Vladimir Meciar after the Coalition Council session on Tuesday. "We'll advise our parliamentary caucus… read more

Budget Deficit Grew to €1.576 billion in November

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) - The state-budget deficit increased by €39 million to reach €1.576 billion in November, according to data released by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday. In November 2008, the state was able to post a surplus of €318 million. Meanwhile, the ministry was originally counting on a deficit of €1.009 billion for the whole of 2009, but the… read more

Sanofi Pasteur to Supply Slovakia With Million Vaccines Against A(H1N1)

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) - French pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur will supply Slovakia with one million vaccines against A(H1N1) flu, with each dose costing €7.6, TASR was told by State Material Reserves Administration (SSHR) director Lubomir Urban on Tuesday. The company signed a contract to this effect with SSHR on Monday. Urban said that the first… read more

Median Sk. Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election on 41.5 percent

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) - If a general election had been held around October, the winner would have been the main coalition party Smer-SD with 41.5 percent of the votes, according to a poll carried out by Median Sk. The poll, which was carried out between September 28 and November 8 on a sample of 1,621 respondents, showed that the main opposition party SDKU-DS… read more

Korcok: Lisbon Treaty Makes EU Members Work on Common Objectives

Bratislava/Brussels, December 1 (TASR) - With the Lisbon Treaty coming into force on December 1, the European Union is gaining the opportunity to devote itself to issues via which it can specifically explain the importance of the EU to its citizens, said Slovak ambassador to the EU Ivan Korcok on Tuesday. Eight years of attempts to reform the EU have cost a great deal… read more

Fico and Slota Absent From Coalition Council Due to Illness

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) - Tuesday's Coalition Council session will not be attended by the leaders of two strongest coalition parties - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Slovak National Party (SNS) chair Jan Slota - due to health reasons. Smer-SD spokesperson Katarina Klizanova-Rysova told TASR that the premier is ill, is undergoing treatment, and has been… read more

Production at PSA Peugeot Citroen to Pause for Holidays

Trnava, December 1 (TASR) - Production at PSA Peugeot-Citroen's plant in Trnava will be put on hold as of December 23, with the factory resuming work on January 4, 2010, said company spokesman Peter Svec on Tuesday. During this time, the company will carry out regular maintenance of technical equipment. According to Svec, even if PSA Peugeot-Citroen registered… read more

Slovak-Serbian Trade Decreases due to Crisis

Zilina, November 30 (TASR) - A conference called Serbia - Your Investment, Business and Co-operation Partner in Zilina on Monday offered possibilities of investment in Serbia and Slovakia, it was announced on the same day. The conference was organised by the Zilina Regional Chamber (ZRK), Slovak Trade and Industry Chamber (SOPK) and Vojvodina Economic Chamber and Kikinda… read more

Buses to Pay Road Toll, Lowered by Half

Bratislava, November 30 (TASR) - Fee payments for the new system of the electronic road toll to be launched in January in Slovakia will be paid by buses as well, reports Transport, Post and Telecommunications Ministry at its webpage on Monday. The decision on this matter has been awaited for several weeks. The ministry's spokesperson Stanislav Jurkovic told TASR… read more

Flights to British Islands Re-established from Eastern Slovakia

Poprad, November 30 (TASR) - Inhabitants of the Zemplin area (Kosice region), who lost the opportunity to board regular flights from Kosice to British Islands following the bankruptcy of SkyEurope Airlines, will be able to fly to destinations such as London, Manchester and Dublin again, director of the Poprad-Tatry Airport Ivana Herkelova told TASR on Monday. Until September,… read more

Industry to Have Scope for Development in Trnava Industrial Park

Trnava, November 30 (TASR) - The foundation stone of the Town Industrial and Technology Park (MPaTP) in Trnava was tapped into place on Monday by Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek, Trnava mayor Stefan Bosnak, Trnava VUC (Higher Territorial Unit) governor Tibor Mikus and SARIO general director Juraj Kiesel. The park is a pilot project to attract investment in the fields… read more

Foreign Affairs Ministry: Treaty of Lisbon to Make EU More Efficient

Bratislava, November 30 (TASR) - The Foreign Affairs Ministry welcomes the fact that the Treaty of Lisbon will come into effect as of December 1, and will modernise the functioning of the EU to meet existing needs and requirements, ministry spokesman Peter Stano told TASR on Monday. "Hence, the EU should become a true global player, able to react to all challenges on… read more