Archive of articles - November 2007, page 2

Speaker of parliament survives non-confidence vote

Health care trade unions protest in front of parliament

Smer-SD walks out of session

2006 Security Report: Slovaks more secure

e-Toll: Sanef-led consortium appeals exclusion from tender

Crown firms despite coalition crisis

Slovakia can still draw 48 percent of EU funds

Fico expects revenge from HZDS

Health Ministry not concerned about arbitration threats

Mečiar secures HZDS party leadership

Johnson Controls opens business centre

Energy-efficient buildings get an A

STARTING in January, building owners who want to rent or sell their building will need an energy performance certificate to confirm its energy efficiency.An energy performance certificate tells you how energy efficient a home is, on a scale of A to G. The most efficient homes - which should have the lowest fuel bills - get a rating of A.

Science and technology park gets closer

Cross-country highway tender rolling ahead

AFTER plenty of discussion, the largest tender in the history of Slovakia is now rolling forward.The Transportation Ministry released the public-private partnership (PPP) tender for the first package of highway sections on the European Union Official Journal's public procurement website on November 17, inviting companies and consortiums to submit their bids by January 8.

USA: AWU Graduate Fellowships

ASSOCIATED Western Universities (AWU) awards Graduate Fellowships to qualified Master's and doctoral degree candidates in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. These fellowships let students conduct their thesis or dissertation research, explore research and technology career options, or gain practical training at a sponsoring facility.

Jobless rate hits record low in October

THE REGISTERED jobless rate in Slovakia shrank by 0.38 percentage points over October, reaching 7.92 percent at the end of the month. That was a drop of 1.35 percentage points from October 2006, according to the National Labour, Social Affairs and Family Office.

Kazakh journalist arrested for protest

A KAZAKH journalist is looking for answers after she was arrested and allegedly beaten by police for protesting during her president's visit to Bratislava.

Minister next to go?

PRIME Minister Robert Fico added more fuel to the fire of the ruling coalition crisis when he called on Agriculture Minister Miroslav Jureňa, a nominee of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia party (HZDS), to step down for what he called an indisputable political responsibility for the land transfer scandal.

High electricity prices here to stay

RECENT changes to the electricity market are changing Slovakia from an electricity producer to an electricity importer. They have also given Slovaks little hope of paying less for electricity in the near future.