Politics & Society

Cabinet agrees to EC's Danube Strategy News in short Locked

SLOVAKIA has great expectations for the Danube Strategy which, with the help of the European Union, is designed to support the comprehensive and sustainable development of the broad Danube region. The SITA newswire reported that the Slovak cabinet approved the country’s assent to this strategy on March 3. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Peacekeepers and rescuers awarded News in short Locked

MIROSLAV Lajčák and Péter Balázs, the Slovak and Hungarian Ministers of Foreign Affairs, presented Good Neighbourhood and Understanding awards to two groups: Slovak mountain rescuers from the High Tatras; and a joint Slovak-Hungarian peacekeeping unit serving in Cyprus, the SITA newswire reported. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Officials sacked over prisoner escapes News in short Locked

JUSTICE Minister Viera Petríková took further action in the wake of the escape by a prisoner from the Palace of Justice on February 26 – she dismissed the chief executive of the open section of the Institute for the Execution of Custody in Bratislava on March 1 but she did not reveal his name, the TASR newswire wrote. This follows the immediate dismissal of the director of the Institute, Jozef Mikula, on February 26. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Hockey team returns without a medal News in short Locked

THE SLOVAK national ice hockey team disappointed the Olympic-medal hopes that were sky-high across the nation after the team’s victory over Sweden in the tournament’s quarter-finals. Most Slovaks spent the early morning hours of February 27 and 28 in front of their TV screens following the ice hockey matches in Canada. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

A story of unanswered questions Locked

MORE than three decades have passed since 20-year-old Ľudmila Cervanová, a medical student, disappeared somewhere between the terminal of bus number 39 and the entrance hall to her student dormitory in Bratislava. 8 Mar 2010 Michaela Stanková The Slovak Spectator

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Land Fund manager on trial for fraud Banská Bystrica court to rule on whether state official bilked public in restitution scam Locked

VALUABLE undeveloped land beneath the High Tatras mountains handed out to companies with ties to the ruling coalition. Dozens of hectares sold for a song to a firm that helped a senior coalition figure, Vladimír Mečiar, explain where he got the money to pay for his estate. The Slovak Land Fund (SPF) has been at the centre of some of the gravest scandals involving the handling of public property during the Fico government. 8 Mar 2010 Tom Nicholson The Slovak Spectator

Radičová to lead SDKÚ in elections Locked

THE PARTY primary election held by the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) in the run up to this year’s parliamentary elections has put Iveta Radičová, the 2009 opposition presidential candidate, at the top of the SDKÚ’s ballot. 8 Mar 2010 Michaela Stanková The Slovak Spectator

Interblue deal is dead, or is it? Locked

ONE of the most controversial deals signed by the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico is now dead – so heralded Environment Minister Jozef Medveď on March 3 after ending extended bouts of silence in response to media inquiries about how he planned to handle the dubious contract with US-based Interblue Group, which bought Slovakia’s excess emissions quotas in 2008 and also locked Slovakia into a disadvantageous position for future sales. 8 Mar 2010 Beata Balogová The Slovak Spectator

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

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Patriot Act - Slovak style SLOVAKS will hear their national anthem, see their national flag and read the preamble to their Constitution much more often than they did before now because on April 1, if President Ivan Gašparovič approves, a new Patriotism Act will come into effect. The law was passed by parliament at its early March session – an action that gave rise to a wave of disagreement across society as witnessed in the media world, in blogs and via online social networks. 5 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Constitutional amendment rejected News in short THE CONSTITUTIONAL and judicial committee of parliament did not adopt a proposal to amend Slovakia’s Constitution in accord with the draft bill on the origin of property as proposed by Prime Minister Robert Fico. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Donations to Haiti reach almost €2m News in short ALMOST €2 million has already been raised in Slovakia to help and support Haiti, which was hit by a damaging earthquake on January 12. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Slovak VIPs aghast at judges’ conduct News in short SEVERAL Slovak VIPs have expressed their disgust over the conduct of the judges who filed wage discrimination complaints against the state. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Slovak biathlete wins Olympic bronze News in short SLOVAK biathletes have enjoyed great success at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver thanks to Pavol Hurajt winning a bronze medal in the men's biathlon mass start race on February 21. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Poll shows drop in living standards ONE THIRD of all Slovaks claim their living standards have worsened over the past four years while one in five Slovaks have seen an improvement, according to a survey carried out by the Polis Slovakia polling agency, the TASR newswire reported. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

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