Archive of articles - March 2007, page 2

65 years after the first Jewish deportation

The Government will earmark Sk100 million for solar energy

Health insurers reject minister's proposal

Košice taken to task over prohibition

THE EASTERN Slovak city of Košice tried to clean up its streets and squares last May by completely forbidding the public consumption of alcohol, but now they will have to tone down the regulation out of respect for 'personal rights and freedom'.

Victory Gate

THOUGH IT may not look like it, the city depicted in this reproduction of a mid-19th century painting is Bratislava.

Slovnaft posts net profit of Sk6.4 billion in 2006

Cervanová accused refused parole

ONE OF the men convicted in the 1976 murder of Ľudmila Cervanová will stay in jail, after the District Court in Trnava ruled it couldn't approve his parole request on March 20.

Are they normal?

March 17 must have been a black day for the Christian Democrats in the Lamač suburb of Bratislava. The man they had recruited and then fought so hard to retain on the sports and education committee, Juraj Ondrejčák a.k.a. Piťo, resigned after reports circulated in the press that he was the boss of a Bratislava Mafia group.

What is the ERM II?

The European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) II is the EU's system of exchange rates. Countries have to stay in the ERM II for at least two years before adopting the euro.

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Legally appointed judges also at Constitutional Court?

Selections of legally appointed judges have been conducted electronically for several years now at all general courts of law. In practice, the way it works is that a computer program that cannot be tampered with generates the name of a judge to whom a specific case is assigned. This means of assigning cases creates legal certainty on the one hand, and eliminates any room for doubt regarding such choices on the other.

Trade associations and unionists protest

Slovakia gets second virtual bank from Poland

SLOVAK BANK clients are getting just as internet savvy as their western neighbours. Tatra Banka, Slovakia's oldest bank, reported that 75 percent of its transactions are now being done online, while internet service clients pay four times less for a transaction than high street bank clients (Sk3 instead of Sk12). Online transactions are cheaper at most Slovak banks.

Police still silent on Rehák blackmail case

Slovak police have kept silent for many months now about the investigation into the blackmail allegedly committed by famous Slovak businessman Ladislav Rehák and influential lawyer and former president of the Czechoslovak Constitutional Court, Ernest Valko.

Who takes care of your money?

ANYONE who wants to work as financial consultant abroad has to undergo three years of training and pass exams in order to get an official certificate. People who want to go into financial consulting in Slovakia - and possibly make a lot of money in this profitable business - do not have to walk such a demanding path.demand on the market.

Minister: State should bribe to secure arms deals

ECONOMY Minister Ľubomír Jahnátek shook Slovakia's political establishment this week by proposing that state arms firms compete with private dealers by using "dirty money" to secure contracts abroad.

Are Slovak firms reliable?

WHILE one of the country's major consulting firms claims that Slovak firms were much less disciplined last year when it came to paying their bills, a major business alliance says they're doing just as well as they did in the past.

Culture shorts

Minister explains regional office shutdown