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Lajcak Meets Georgian Counterpart in Tbilisi to Discuss Co-operation

Tbilisi, March 17 (TASR) - Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak was assured by his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze in Tbilisi on Tuesday that support will be provided for Slovak businessmen who come to do business in Georgia, ministry spokesman Peter Stano told TASR on Wednesday. The two ministers focused especially on economic co-operation between their… read more

Economists Say PPPs May Sink Slovakia Further Into Debt

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - The financial burden brought on by public-private partnership (PPP) projects may seriously affect Slovakia's long-term indebtedness, economists from the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) have warned in their Slovakia 2030 prognostication. They say this may be a result of the fact that contracts closed via PPP normally span longer periods.… read more

Slovakia to Revise Its National Action Plan of Roma Population Inclusion

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – Slovakia will revise is national action plan within the programme called 'The Decade of Roma Population Inclusion 2005-2015', it was reported on Tuesday. The planned revision of this international initiative, in which 13 European countries participate, was discussed in Bratislava by each country's representatives, NGOs and civic organisations.… read more

Advertising Expert Offers Paul\'s Kapurkova as a Merry Political Party

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - Advertising and marketing expert Igor Brossman introduced the new Paul's Kapurkova (one drink for the road), Merry Political Party on Tuesday in anticipation of June's general election. "In this election, Paul's Kapurkova party represents the last choice for all desperate and disenchanted voters," said Brossman. The party boasts one single… read more

European Commission Sends First Results of Social Enterprises\' Audit

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - The European Commission has sent the first results of its December's audit of social enterprises to the Labour, Social Affairs and Family Ministry on Tuesday, though the findings are not being made public at this time. The audit inspected the efficiency of the eurofunds' drawing vis-a-vis a number of projects under Employment and Social… read more

SDKU-DS: SAV Strategy Offers No Concrete Resolutions

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - The strategy of Slovakia's development to 2030, drawn up by Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) for the Slovak Government, contains no surprising or new resolutions, Opposition SDKU-DS election leader Iveta Radicova said at a press conference on Tuesday. "This strategic document is formulated in vague terms, into which too many resolutions can… read more

IT Fitness Test Shows That Average Slovak Is an \"IT Apprentice\"

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - IT skills of more than 55.000 Slovaks have been tested this year within the so-called IT Fitness Test, the results of which have shown that the average Slovak is as IT skilled as an "apprentice". However, Education Minister Jan Mikolaj said he was satisfied with both the project and the results. Organisers of the test programme said on Tuesday… read more

Lajcak Visits Azerbaijan to Discuss Opportunities for Mutual Business

Baku, March 16 (TASR) - Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak on Tuesday wrapped up his visit to Azerbaijan, the first stop on this week's tour of the countries in the Southern Caucasus. Lajcak then left for Georgia, TASR was told by his spokesman Peter Stano the same day. In the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, Lajcak met his local counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov.… read more

Reznik: Past Year Was One of Most Successful in TASR History

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - The past year can be considered as one of the most successful in the history of the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR), TASR General Director Jaroslav Reznik said at a session of the parliamentary Media Committee on Tuesday. Reznik pointed to new products, growth in clients and a balanced economy. "On one hand, this was an era of… read more

SDKU Wants to Introduce \"New Political Culture\"

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - The strongest opposition party SDKU-DS is planning to enter the June 12 general election campaign with an agenda of introducing what they call "a new political culture", the party's election leader Iveta Radicova told journalists on Tuesday. In the campaign, SDKU-DS wants to focus on three areas that they have highlighted as the most important… read more

NBS in 2009 Posted Profit of More than €70 million

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - Slovakia's central bank NBS last year posted a profit of €70.588 million, according to the audited final accounts that were approved by the NBS board on Tuesday. The year before, the central bank recorded a loss of €1.227 billion. The bank board therefore decided that the 2009 profit will be used to cover unsettled losses from past years.… read more

Greenpeace Takes Mochovce Complaints to Aarhus Committee

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - Greenpeace and other NGOs said on Tuesday that they would later in the day argue their case against Slovakia regarding the Completion of the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant (Nitra region) before the United Nations Convention Compliance Aarhus Committee in Geneva. Greenpeace spokesperson Lucia Szabova further told TASR that the NGOs accuse Slovakia… read more

Jahnatek: Slovakia Could Co-operate With Slovenia in Energy Sector

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - According to Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek, who is currently accompanying Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic on his visit to Slovenia, Slovakia could engage in excellent co-operation with Slovenia mainly in the spheres of infrastructure, tunnels and motorway development, as well as in the energy sector. According to Jahnatek, the two countries… read more

Slovak Academy of Sciences Presents Slovakia\'s Development Strategy

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - The Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) on Tuesday launched for public discussion a 'Strategy for the Development of the Slovak Nation to 2030', which has been drawn up by the science and research group over the past four years. SAV Economic Institute chief Milan Sikula told reporters that SAV expects to receive comments on the strategy, which… read more

Constitutional Court to Examine Act on Non-profit Making Organisations

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) - The Constitutional Court is to examine the Act on Non-profit Making Organisations (NMOs), effective as of February 1, 2010, based on a complaint filed by opposition MPs, Independent MP and Most-Hid party member Gabor Gal told TASR on Tuesday. According to Gal, the complaint has been signed by 43 MPs from the opposition SDKU-DS, the Christian… read more