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Ill Man with A(H1N1) Flu Virus Dies in Prievidza Hospital

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) - A 32-year-old man with A(H1N1) flu virus died in Prievidza hospital (Trencin region) on Wednesday, informed Slovakia's chief hygienist Ivan Rovny on the same day, adding that the man's health was already compromised by a kidney disorder and the problems compounded by pneumonia and breathing disorders. According to head of the epidemiological… read more

Capital City Airport Handles More Than 1.5 Million in 10 Months

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) - Slovakia's largest airport in Bratislava handled 1,511,831 passengers in the first 10 months of 2009, representing a year-on-year decrease of 467,557, spokesperson Dana Madunicka said on Wednesday. However, the amount of airborne cargo originating from M.R. Stefanik Airport Bratislava rose during this period by 82 percent to 9,826 tonnes.… read more

Bratislava Christmas Markets 2009 to Open on Friday

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) - This year's Christmas Markets will start at Bratislava Main Square and Franciscans Square on Friday and will last for 27 days until December 23. Traditional Christmas products including a range of gastronomic specialities and gifts will be sold in 107 stalls. "The uniqueness of the Christmas Markets lies in the amazing atmosphere… read more

Slovak, Hungarian MEPS Slugging It Out over Language Law in Slovakia

Bratislava/Strasbourg, November 25 (TASR) - The European Commission will carry out a detailed analysis of the Slovak Language Law to assess its operation in the field, Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban told the European Parliament during a debate on the usage of languages of ethnic minorities across the European Union. Initiated by Slovak MEP Edit Bauer… read more

Bank Analysts Ever More Optimistic About Slovak Economy

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) - Analysts with commercial banks are ever more optimistic in their forecasts concerning the development of the Slovak economy, according to the latest macroeconomic predictions of selected commercial banks that were released by central bank NBS on Wednesday. The expected fall in the Slovak economy, the estimates for which had been getting… read more

Premier Fico Talks With Mayors About Towns and Roads Development

Brezno, November 24 (TASR) - Development of towns, road infrastructure and the use of European Union funds were topics dominating the meeting between Slovak Premier Robert Fico and representatives of Banska Bystrica local government held in Brezno on Tuesday. Fico said he concurred with mayors on the opinion that although the Upper-Hron area will not be directly connected… read more

Slovakia Intensifying Ties With Saint Christopher and Nevis

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) - Relations between Slovakia and the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis are intensifying, Slovak Foreign Ministry spokesman Peter Stano told TASR on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak met Premier of the Caribbean-island confederation Denzil Llewellyn Douglas on Tuesday. "We've established diplomatic ties quite late,… read more

Medved to Send Green Investment Scheme Report to Interblue Group

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) - Slovak Environment Minister Jozef Medved will send a report on creating a Green Investment Scheme (GIS) with the Government's insulation programme included to American company the Interblue Group, Jana Kaplanova from the ministry told TASR on Tuesday. This will be a step forward in meeting part of the contract between Slovakia and the… read more

Environment Minister Medved Meets Austrian Ambassador

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) - Slovak Environment Minister Jozef Medved on Tuesday met Austrian Ambassador to Slovakia Helmut Wessely, Jana Kaplanova from the ministry told TASR on the same day. Medved and Wessely discussed the linking-up of the Druzhba oil-pipeline network to the Austrian OMV refinery in Schwechat. Medved said that as far as the Schwechat pipeline… read more

MPs to Discuss Uranium Mining at December Session

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) - The Slovak Parliament will deal with a petition against uranium mining at its December session, the parliamentary committee for agriculture and the environment decided on Tuesday. The petition, signed by more than 113,000 Slovak citizens and 41 local authorities from areas between Nove Mesto nad Vahom (Trencin Region) and Zemplin (Kosice… read more

Fico: If Smer Loses in VUC Elections in Banska Bystrica It Will Be Unfair

Banska Bystrica, November 24 (TASR) - If Smer-SD's candidate for governor of Banska Bystrica Higher Territorial Unit (VUC) Vladimir Manka loses in the second round of the VUC elections on November 28, it will only be due to unfair practices, said Smer chairman and Prime Minister Robert Fico in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday. Fico said that due to its concerns over possible… read more

Economy Ministry: New Act on Tourism Is Expected to Boost Sector

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) - Entrepreneurs in the field of tourism believe that an act on tourism that is slated to be discussed by the Government at its session on Wednesday will help them overcome a crisis-spurred, 15-percent drop year-on-year in revenues over the first nine months of 2009, said head of the Economy Ministry's tourism section Gabriel Kuliffay on Tuesday.… read more

Mecar: Neither I Nor University Management Will Resign

Trencin, November 24 (TASR) - Neither I nor the top management of Alexander Dubcek University in Trencin intend to resign from our posts, the university's rector Miroslav Mecar told journalists on Monday. Mecar was speaking in reaction to a call from former education minister Peter Ponicky (April-October 2002) and lecturer at the Mechatronics School for him to resign… read more

Real-Estate Market Slovakia 2009 Conference Begins in Bratislava

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) - Questions about the current situation on the Slovak real-estate market with the focus on development and residential projects and trends in the prices of apartments and offices are dominating the Real-Estate Market Slovakia 2009 professional conference that began in Bratislava on Tuesday. Experts agreed that even though the prices of apartments… read more

Petition at Trencin University Urges Rector to Resign

Trencin, November 24 (TASR) - A petition has been launched at the School of Mechatronics of Alexander Dubcek University in Trencin on Tuesday calling on the rector of the university Miroslav Mecar to resign from his post along with the university's top management. According to dean of the university Dusan Maga, petitions have also been initiated at other schools, and… read more