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“I was asleep the whole night.”
Days of Forget-Me-Not brings in almost three million
IN 2007, the League for Mental Health (Liga za duševné zdravie) collected almost three million crowns during the fund-raising Days of Forget-Me-Not, Oľga Valentová from the League informed the SITA newswire on January 17. Last year, the national fund-raising was organised by the LDZ for the fourth time, thus picking up the threads of its effort aimed at "diminishing the social seclusion of people with mental problems," as the press release reads. Part of the campaign was the exhibition of works by artists with mental illnesses called Views from Within, discussions with experts in various regions of Slovakia, a media campaign, and a gala evening, when the Slovak LDZ Awards were granted for contribution to mental health. All who contributed financially got a plastic flower - a forget-me-not.
Russian Magnezit Group takes over Slovmag
THE LEADING Russian manufacturer of refractory materials, Magnezit Group, has acquired the Lubeník-based company Slovmag. Slovmag is the second-biggest producer of magnesite refractory materials in Slovakia.
NGOs raise the alarm
EVEN THOUGH non-governmental organisations were satisfied with the current law on associations, dating from the beginning of the 1990s, the Interior Ministry has prepared a new bill on associations that hardly anybody is happy with.
Robbery suspect on the run
THE POLICE are continuing their search for alleged bank robber Roman Červenka, who fled from a hospital in Bratislava, the SITA newswire wrote. The accused might be armed. Spokesman of the Police Presidium Martin Korch told the SITA newswire that the police are also searching via the Schengen Information System, which enables them to detain him in another member country.
Latest Harry Potter book in Slovak
SLOVAKIA is again under the spell of Harry Potter. The most anticipated book of the year, the Slovak version of the book of adventures of the adolescent wizard, was officially released onto the Slovak market on January 17, the Hospodárske Noviny daily wrote.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to Visit Slovakia
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will arrive for his first visit to Slovakia on Sunday, January 27. His predecessor, Kofi Annan, visited Slovakia nine years ago.
Tesco stores SR to open 60th outlet this week
The joint-stock company Tesco Stores SR will have sixty outlets in Slovakia by the end of this week. The firm opened a supermarket in Kráľovský Chlmec on January 24, while a Tesco hypermarket will open its doors to the public in Púchov on Saturday.
NBS Governor says Slovak banks are immune to financial crisis
The Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) Ivan Šramko perceives the global financial crisis as serious, but posing no risk to Slovak banks. In his words, the crisis in the United States was caused by low standards in mortgage lending, which eventually led to an increased number of people unable to repay their debts. Banks in Europe, including Slovakia, have no problems with clients' solvency, the NBS governor said at Thursday's press conference of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Slovak becomes UNTSO Commander in Golan Heights mission
Slovakia is taking over command in the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) mission in the Golan Heights.
Fewer people in Slovakia received unemployment benefits in 2007
The average number of people in Slovakia last year with unemployment benefits was 22,000, as data of the social security provider Sociálna Poisťovňa shows. In 2006, there were nearly 27,000 recipients of unemployment benefits.
Čaplovič: New anti-discrimination amendment will meet obligations
Deputy Premier for a Knowledge-based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Dušan Čaplovič said on January 23 that a proposal for an anti-discrimination amendment will meet Slovakia's obligations in the sphere of gender equality. Čaplovič was speaking at a meeting of the parliamentary committee for human rights, nationalities and the status of women. The obligations in question stem from EU regulations pertaining to the equal treatment of men and women in regard to their access to products and services.
Kaliňák: No influence regarding dissolution of Nomos Regionalizmus
Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák on January 23 denied any influence from the Slovak National Party (SNS) in the case of dissolving civic association Nomos Regionalizmus, founded by Slovak-Hungarian entrepreneur János Bósza from the southern Slovak town of Komárno.
EU: Members have to increase use of renewable energy sources
Slovakia will have to increase the share of energy from renewable sources from its current 6.7 percent to 14 percent by 2020. That's the word from the European Commission in Brussels on January 23 in a statement related to the fight against climate change and safeguarding energy security in the European Union. Regarding CO2 emissions, which don't fall under the so-called emissions trade scheme (ETS), Slovakia can produce 13 percent more emissions. This ensues from the series of proposals presented on Wednesday by the European Commission.
Maďarič won't draw withdraw Press Act despite criticism from OECD
Culture Minister Marek Maďarič won't retract the proposed new Press Act even though Foreign Affairs Minister Ján Kubiš obtained a request to do so from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), it was announced on January 23.
Europe dislikes our new Press Act
On the same day, the economic daily Hospodárske noviny reports that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) warned on January 22 that Slovakia's draft press bill will significantly limit freedom of press. Simultaneously, OSCE asked the Slovak Parliament to turn down the controversial bill. OSCE representative for freedom of media Miklós Haraszti wrote Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Ján Kubiš that the bill contains sections that might significantly reduce independence of editorial desks, which would contradict Slovakia's international obligations to protect the freedom of media. SITA
Eurostat: New industrial orders in Slovakia up 12.2 pct in November
The year-on-year growth rate of new industrial orders in Slovakia decelerated from 19.9 percent in October to 12.2 percent in November. Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, reported that Slovakia had the eighth highest growth in new industrial orders among the nineteen EU countries that provided data to Eurostat. In a month-on-month comparison, industrial orders in the Slovak industry decreased 3 percent in November following a 3.4-percent growth in October.
Second round of talks on Lebanon's restoration begins in Bratislava
The second round of talks between Lebanese and Slovak entrepreneurs aimed at resolving the current political crisis in Lebanon is being held at the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO); it was reported on January 22. This week's session in Bratislava represents the first workshop of a project called the Restoration of Lebanon. The first round of talks took place in autumn 2007. The current session is due to finish on Wednesday, January 23.
Premium dodgers might go to prison
Social-insurance provider Sociálna Poisťovňa intends to collect money from its debtors at any price in the following two years, writes the Pravda daily on January 23. Since it wants to also use the Penal Code, Sociálna Poisťovňa's biggest debtors might be imprisoned for 12 years. However, one of the biggest debtors, some state hospitals, will avoid this punishment again, since the state cannot criminally prosecute itself. Contrary to state organizations, private firms probably will not evade the penalty.
Hort: Fico threatened me at parliamentary debate
According to the SDKÚ-DS caucus chairman Milan Hort, Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened him on the sidelines of a parliamentary debate devoted to a no-confidence vote in the PM on January 21. Hort was speaking to reporters at a news conference held by the opposition parties after the premier survived the vote by a wide margin on Tuesday, January 22.
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