Archive of articles - April 2006, page 14

Around Slovakia

OECD: Slovak taxes low, payroll taxes remain high

ALTHOUGH Slovakia has relatively low income taxes, the state still claims a relatively high share of the wealth generated in the form of payroll taxes to the social insurer Sociálna poisťovňa and health insurance companies, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Slovakia's investor love affair continues

ANALYSTS frequently warn that in the years to come it will be increasingly difficult for the countries of Central Europe to attract foreign investors as cheaper labour and new opportunities open up to the East. For now, however, investors remain fond of Slovakia, especially German entrepreneurs, who say they are likely to remain in the country for many more years.

Iraqi NGOs study Slovak democracy

YOU MIGHT not know it from the mood of the Slovak electorate, but the country's young democracy contains some important lessons for countries starting out towards democratic revival.

Highway construction to double in 2006

Ski Update: Crazy April lives up to its reputation

THE SITUATION on the weather front is changing rapidly, as anyone who lives near a river can tell you. The snow is melting fast and the temperature is rising. Despite the significant rise in temperature last week, however, it still looks like many centres will be open for Easter skiing. An inflow of cold air from the northwest will help matters, and confirm April's reputation as a "crazy" month for weather.

Reader feedback: Good or bad for Slovakia?

State to "humanize" custody

Health care becomes election issue

Reader feedback: Euro would be a disaster

Floods torture Slovakia

TGV also to Slovakia

NBS: No cause for worry on euro introduction

PM meets medical staff in stormy atmosphere

ON MARCH 28, Slovak Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda discussed the problems of the Slovak health care sector with medical staff at Bratislava's Ružinov Hospital, where, just a few weeks ago, he himself was treated after breaking his leg.

Highway construction prices fixed

A HIGHWAY'S total cost should be known before its construction begins, according to a regulation by the Ministry of Transport that went into effect at the beginning of this year.

IRI extends helping hand to Iraq

AFTER decades of living under the repressive regime of Saddam Hussein, Iraqis now face the challenge of building a functioning democracy. The Slovak branch of the International Republican Institute (IRI), based in Washington, DC, is one of an array of international groups that works with Iraqis to define their future with active participation from their side.

Slovakia gets more but shorter visits

Carat Slovakia to promote quality mark

Minister dumped over spending sins

THE GOVERNMENT of Mikuláš Dzurinda has decided to fire another minister just a few months ahead of general elections set for June 17.On March 30 the parties that remain in Dzurinda's minority government agreed to dismiss Culture Minister František Tóth, a former member of the New Citizen's Alliance (ANO), for spending public money on what the government agreed was political campaigning for his tiny Nádej party.