Archive of articles - November 2005, page 3

SARIO managed €139 million so far this year

Rusko files second complaint alleging MP corruption

PAVOL Rusko, the chairman of the opposition New Citizen's Alliance (ANO) party filed a second complaint on November 16 relating to alleged corruption in parliament.

ŽSR tender: third time lucky?

European Commission to monitor privatization

THE privatization of Slovakia's two largest airports has attracted both wanted and unwanted international attention. While Slovakia warmly welcomed the interest of strong players in the aviation market, the scrutiny of the European Commission suggests that the tender has the potential to become problematic.

Commission approves energy policy till 2030

DISCUSSIONS on a proposal for Slovak energy policy are coming to an end. The Energy Commission of the Parliamentary Committee for Economy, Privatization and Business recently approved a proposed energy proposal worked out by the Economy Ministry. The proposal now awaits the cabinet's approval.

Ambassadorial club

Ambassadors are often asked what they like or dislike about the countries in which they work. We travel a lot and meet a wide variety of people. So perhaps it is a fair question although it is not always easy to answer.

Battallions of faces repel voters

THE COROLLARY follows that the greater the volume of money flowing to local governments and higher territorial units, the greater their importance.

Finance Minister: Education lags behind

Nižňanský: VÚCs "do a lot of useful work"

VIKTOR Nižňanský, the cabinet's plenipotentiary for the decentralization of the state administration, considers the creation of the upper-tier territorial units (VÚCs) to be positive, despite the fact that they still need improving.

Tourism receives financial boost

Regional elections mobilize only 15 percent of the vote; run-offs planned next week

U.S. Steel invested $605 million since coming to Košice

Poll shows growth potential for Internet advertising in Slovakia

Slovak population decreasing

Antitrust office launches proceedings against Slovnaft

Third mobile operator coming

Moratorium on pre-election campaigning comes into force

Mobster's murder verdict confirmed

Finance Minister defends tax reform