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Lajcak to Attend V4 Meeting in Budapest on Tuesday

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR-) - Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak is to take part in a meeting of Visegrad Four member countries (Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland) in Budapest on Tuesday, ministry spokesman Peter Stano told TASR on Monday. The ministers will discuss opportunities for co-operation, including by developing the V4's contacts with other… read more

Acknowledged Claims of SkyEurope\'s Creditors Reaches €123 million

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) - Creditors of bankrupt Slovakia-based SkyEurope Airlines met for their first meeting in Bratislava on Monday. Of the total of 3,400 creditors, around 70 registered themselves at the meeting. The total amount of acknowledged financial claims has reached €123 million, with unacknowledged claims totalling €57 million. The property that remained… read more

Fico: Judges Have Damaged Their Image With Salary Lawsuits

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) - The judges that filed lawsuits claiming financial compensation for alleged discrimination in salaries compared to judges of the erstwhile Special Court have damaged their image, said Prime Minister Robert Fico after carrying out an inspection at the Justice Ministry on Monday. "It's a pity," said Fico, adding that the judges' actions haven't… read more

Fico:Biggest Challenge for Slovak Judiciary Is to Eliminate Court Delays -UPDATE

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) - Delays in court cases are the most serious problem in the Slovak judicial system, which is partly demonstrated by the number of complaints sent by Slovaks to the Slovak Supreme Court and the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on Monday after carrying out a personal inspection at the Justice Ministry.… read more

V4 Tourism Agencies Going to India to Promote Trips to Central Europe

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) - The national tourism agencies of the Visegrad Four countries (V4 - Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland) will put on their first promotion shows in five Indian towns between April 12-17, TASR has been told by the Slovak Tourism Agency (SACR). The presentations in each of the five cities concerned - Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore… read more

FinMin Opposed to SMK\'s Idea of Compensating Non-banking Clients

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) - The Finance Ministry is opposed to a proposal drawn up by ethnic-Hungarian SMK party MPs on enacting a law concerning the partial compensation of clients of non-banking financial institutions that went bust in 2002, TASR learnt on Monday. The ministry will issue the same recommendation to the Government should the Cabinet discuss such a proposal.… read more

KDS Announces It Won\'t Run in General Election

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) - The extra-parliamentary Conservative Democrats of Slovakia (KDS) won't run in the general election due in June, KDS spokesperson Maria Majdova told TASR on Monday. "We've decided not to seek voters' support in the election in June, primarily because of the party's financial situation," said party leader Vladimir Palko. According to… read more

PSA Peugeot-Citroen Is Biggest Producer of Cars in Slovakia

Trnava, March 1 (TASR) - PSA Peugeot-Citroen Slovakia produced 203,732 new cars in 2009, increasing its production by almost 10 percent year-on-year and thereby becoming the biggest car-producer in Slovakia, company spokesman Peter Svec told TASR on Monday. More than 112,000 Peugeot 207s and more than 91,000 Citroen C3 Picassos were sold last year. According to… read more

Slovakia and Moscow to Co-operate in Nanotechnology Sector

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) - A ninth session of the mixed commission for economic, scientific and technological co-operation was held between the Slovak Economy Ministry and the City of Moscow in Bratislava on February 25 and 26, the ministry told TASR on Monday. The experts focused mainly on the areas of science and technology, including co-operation in the area of nanotechnology,… read more

Budget Fell Into Deficit of €780 million in February

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) - The state budget fell into a deficit of €780 million in February, after recording a surplus of €23 million in January, the Finance Ministry announced on Monday. In February 2009, the budget posted a deficit of €185 million. Budget revenues were up by 3.5 percent year-on-year at €1.461 billion in February 2010, or 11.7 percent… read more

Slovaks in Earthquake-hit Chile Are Unscathed

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) - The Slovaks who were reported to be in Chile when a massive earthquake struck the country on Saturday are all safe and well, Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Peter Stano told TASR on Sunday. "We managed to contact the Slovak honorary consul in Chile's capital Santiago de Chile, as well as two Slovak tourists," said Stano.… read more

Analysts: Radicova\'s Victory in SDKU Primaries Brings Change

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) - Iveta Radicova's victory in the SDKU-DS party primaries in which she claimed top spot on the party's slate for the parliamentary elections in June is an expression of a certain amount of will to change things on the part of SDKU members, political analyst Juraj Marusiak told TASR on Sunday. "SDKU-DS members made it clear that they are… read more

Radicova: I Won\'t Comment on or Explain SDKU Financing Scandal

(TV Markiza, February 28, 'Na telo') SDKU-DS vice-chair and the new No. 1 on the party's parliamentary election slate Iveta Radicova, speaking on TV Markiza's politics show 'Na Telo' on Sunday, said that she won't comment on or provide explanations for the scandal concerning the party's financing, adding that this issue is being dealt with by the Prosecutor-General and… read more

Radicova Defeats Miklos in SDKU Election Leader Contest

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) - Iveta Radicova has won the SDKU-DS party primaries and the top spot on the party's slate for the parliamentary elections in June, SDKU representatives announced at a press briefing on Sunday. Radicova received 2,669 votes, with Miklos on 1,666. "I won't lie - there were predictions that I would fare slightly better than Ivan Miklos.… read more

All 21 Employees of SES Tlmace in Chile Okay After Quake

Tlmace, February 27 (TASR) - All 21 employees of the Slovak Energy Engineering Works (SES) Tlmace (Nitra region) that were in Chile during the massive earthquake on Saturday morning are in good health, TASR was told by SES marketing director Gabriel Sirotnak on Saturday evening. "The company succeeded in establishing a direct connection with the employees in the city… read more