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Doors to US starting to open
On February 26, the Hospodárske Noviny economic daily reported that Slovakia is already negotiating the terms for the abolition of visas to the USA.
Opposition leaders meet
Only a few days after four MPs left the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), representatives of three opposition parties met on February 25 to debate their next steps.
INEKO attributes economic growth to reforms of 2002-2006
Independent economic analysts in Slovakia are convinced that the reforms carried out in 2002-2006 are the driving force of the country's current record economic growth.
Fico meets with mayor and activists about waste storage site
Mayor of Pezinok Oliver Solga and a civic initiative protesting a proposed new waste storage site in the town said that they were full of optimism after meeting Prime Minister Robert Fico on February 25, the TASR newswire wrote.
Survey: one in three motorists drives less because of fuel prices
A January survey by the GfK company shows that 35 percent of car owners drive less due to higher fuel prices. This information pertains equally to male and female drivers, while in particular people over fifty and residents of the Prešov Region limited driving to curb expenses, the SITA newswire wrote.
Taiwanese LCD-screen maker AU Optronics may invest in Slovakia
A new LCD-screen manufacturer may land its investment in Slovakia.
Justice Ministry to cut bonuses to Special Court judges
One version of an interdepartmental review conducted by the Justice Ministry calls for the special function surcharges that judges on the Special Court and Supreme Court receive to be cut from more than Sk115,000 a month to less than a tenth of that amount, the SITA newswire wrote.
PM: Government will leave pensions untouched
The government is not planning any more changes to the second (capitalisation) pillar of pension system, PM Robert Fico said on the Slovak Radio (SRo) on February 23 as quoted by the SITA newswire.
VsŽP director general resigns
Anton Kováčik, director general of the state-run Všeobecná Zdravotná Poisťovňa (VsŽP) health insurer, has stepped down due to personal reasons, VsŽP speaker Petra Balážová told the SITA newswire on February 22.
Kofola buys Vinea
Soft drink producer and distributor Kofola, based in Rajecká Lesná, has bought the rights to the popular soft drink Vinea from wine producer Vitis Pezinok.
Something smells rotten in the Pezinok waste dump
WHAT started out in Pezinok as a local environmental concern has ended up a thorn in the side of the ruling Smer party.
FINLAND: Foreign Correspondents' Programme 2008
Newly graduated journalists and finishing students are invited to apply for scholarships to participate in the Foreign Correspondents' Programme taking place in Finland between August 1 and August 31, 2008.
Four KDH members quit
FOUR members of the opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) left the party on February 21 due to what they called the KDH's deviation from Christian Democratic ideals.
Talented children get grants
TWENTY-ONE young Slovak artists and scientists will receive grants totalling Sk2 million within the Talent of New Europe project.
Learning German still important in Europe
GERMAN LANGUAGE experts and teachers from across Europe met at the University of Economics (EUBA) in Bratislava for a conference focused on the importance of the German language.
Economic boom, democratic decline
ALTHOUGH the Slovak economy continues to grow by leaps and bounds, the quality of democracy in Slovakia has decreased during the reign of the current ruling coalition - Smer, the Slovak National Party (SNS) and the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS).
Watchdog has its eyes on auditors
FINANCIAL scandals involving international giants such as Enron or Worldcom convinced the European Union of the need for independent audit oversight bodies that could prevent such developments in member countries.
Unemployment rate exceeds 8 percent
THE REGISTERED unemployment rate in Slovakia swelled by 0.07 percentage points to 8.06 percent in January month-on-month. Unemployment increased for the second consecutive month, the National Labour, Social Affairs and Family Office announced on February 18, the ČTK newswire reported.
Scratching each other untilthe opposition bleeds
THE WORST thing that opposition parties can do is resort to petty infighting at a time when the political arena hungers for a vocal and united opposition. Yet the members of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) are scratching each other until they bleed.
Slovaks divided on Kosovo
SLOVAKIA's politicians are divided on Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia on February 17.
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