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Fico to dismiss Štefanov

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Feature Photo Prime Minister Robert Fico asked Igor Štefanov to resign from his post as the country’s construction minister after the results of an audit of the ministry’s improper bulletin-board tender were announced. After Štefanov refused to step down, Fico said he would submit a proposal for his recall to Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič. 10 Mar 2010 More Feature Photos
Another ministerial head rolls; SNS fumes THE MINISTERIAL career of Igor Štefanov was troubled from the very start. His appointment to the top post at the Construction Ministry was accompanied by criticism from opposition parties and political ethics watchdogs. The opposition on several occasions launched fruitless attempts to have the Slovak National Party (SNS) nominee sacked. But just when it seemed that Štefanov, who replaced SNS-nominated predecessor Marian Janušek less than a year ago, would survive in office to the end of the present parliamentary term, he was sacked on March 11 – forced out, like Janušek, for his role in the mega-scandal surrounding the so-called bulletin-board tender. 12 Mar 2010 Beata Balogová The Slovak Spectator More from Politics & Society
Daily Pravda changes hands PRAVDA, Slovakia's oldest daily newspaper is no longer in the hands of the long-established media group, Daily Mail & General Trust, which bought a 99.94 percent share of Perex, the publishing house of Pravda in 2006. Now, four years later Pravda has changed hands again, being bought by Florena, a company managed by clients of the J&T financial group. The announcement about the sale of Pravda was published in early March 2010 on Pravda’s website with very little information about whose hands will actually control the daily. 8 Mar 2010 Beata Balogová The Slovak Spectator More from Politics & Society
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More people are shopping online Crisis pushed shoppers to seek better prices on the internet THE POPULARITY of online shopping keeps increasing in Slovakia. And while the overall sales value of online purchases did not change much last year due to the economic crisis, less spending money inspired many more people to search for better prices on the internet to the detriment of brick-and-mortar shops. 8 Mar 2010 Jana Liptáková The Slovak Spectator More from IT
Horehronie Slovak word of the week (VIDEO INCLUDED) “WHEN the sun goes down in Horehronie, I feel like singing, dying, and living.” 8 Mar 2010 Lukáš Fila The Slovak Spectator More from Opinion
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Happy birthday, SND! The National Theatre celebrates 90 years of existence THE EMERGENCE of the first common state of Czechs and Slovaks after World War I created space for Slovaks to develop their national identity through culture. The atmosphere was just right for the Slovak National Theatre to be created. It was exactly 90 years ago. 8 Mar 2010 Michaela Stanková The Slovak Spectator More from Culture & Society
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Countrywide Events Music, Theatre, Exhibition... Western SLOVAKIA 8 Mar 2010 Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator More from Culture & Society
Winter lingers, at least in the mountains SKI WINDOW THE FIRST month of spring has arrived but it seems that winter is not yet ready to leave. Temperatures in the mountains have dipped well below zero and it even snows on and off. Unfortunately, this is not the heavy snowfall that would dramatically change skiing conditions in our mountains. Unpredictable weather – so typical for the passage from winter to spring – is expected this week. Night temperatures may sink to minus ten degrees and the day temps will oscillate between minus 6 and minus 2 degrees at an altitude of 1,000 metres. 8 Mar 2010 By Roman Millan, www.lanovky.sk The Slovak Spectator More from Culture & Society
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Looking ahead with caution and a clear-headed view Businesses must assess their weaknesses and react flexibly with new approaches Despite the logical instinct to look towards the future with optimism as the contours of an economic recovery appear on the horizon, Martin Krekáč advises to keep caution combined with a clear-headed view, especially when it comes to developments in the labour market. Krekáč is the president of the Slovak Business Alliance and has his fingers tightly on the pulse of the business environment. 22 Feb 2010 Beata Balogová The Slovak Spectator More from Career and HR
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MP Rafael Rafaj from SNS reacting to Prime Minister Robert Fico's statement that the Environment Ministry is 'cursed'.