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Bill's commie roots evoke passions
MiklÓs Haraszti gave a spirited performance at a Culture Ministry press conference on February 7. He threw everything but the kitchen sink at Slovakia's draft press law - not just logic, but also ridicule, sarcasm, and even a bad joke. But none of it made any impression on the humorless man sitting beside him, Deputy Culture Minister Ivan Sečík.
Quote of the Week:
"A member of parliament has the right to a position in which they can do certain things without being held legally responsible for them."
AmCham welcomes new US ambassador to Slovakia
ON JANUARY 16, the US Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic (AmCham) officially welcomed Vincent Obsitnik, the new US ambassador to Slovakia.
Slovak cabinet meets in Brezno
THE CABINET of Robert Fico travelled to the central Slovak town of Brezno on February 13 to hold its regular weekly session. The cabinet travels to various towns of the country to get information about their situation first hand.
Chihuahua owner compensated for dead dog
AN INSURANCE company has paid out Sk24,000 to a woman who lost her chihuahua after it ran under a car when it was scared by a labrador.
Survey
ONE year before the arrival of the European single currency, citizens of Slovakia are mostly afraid of the possible hike in prices. The fear of price increases pushed the fear of unemployment to second place in the latest Eurobarometer for the first time since the spring of 2005. In autumn 2007, when the latest Eurobarometer was conducted, Slovak consumers faced the biggest price hike since 2001. On the contrary, the number of jobless people is gradually decreasing, the Pravda daily wrote.
Press law a "collection of restrictions"
OSCE press freedom representative Miklós Haraszti delivered several remarks on the draft Slovak press act at a press conference on February 7 following talks with Culture Ministry officials. The following is a collection of excerpts from his address to the media.
U.S. Embassy: Slovakia should meet visa-free regime criteria
Slovakia is expected to have met the criteria to be considered for a visa-free regime with the United States of America when new data on the number of rejected visa applications is released on September 30, 2008, U.S. embassy officials said on Thursday, February 14.
Slovak economy put on big spurt of 14.1% in final quarter of 2007
Slovakia's gross domestic product grew by a record 14.1 percent year-on-year in the final quarter of 2007, according to a preliminary estimate published on February 14 by the Statistics Office, which expects growth of 10.3 percent for the whole of 2007. The stats office said that this particularly high GDP growth was driven mainly by an anticipated increase in VAT and excise taxes on cigarettes, which prompted people to stock up on Sk8.7 billion (€266-million) worth of this commodity in Q4 of 2007. Stripped of this tax effect, GDP is thought to have grown by a real 9.7 percent in the final quarter of the year and by 9.2 percent for all of 2007.
EC representatives interested in Slovakia's internal market problems
General Director of the European Commission for internal market and services Jorgen Holmquist's fact-finding mission to Slovakia on February 14 looked into the current situation of the country's internal market, head of EC Representation Office in Slovakia Andrea Elscheková-Matisová told SLOVAKIA.
Eurostat: Slovakia's Q4 GDP growth highest in the EU
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the European Union increased 2.6 percent year-on-year in the last quarter of 2007, according to the first estimate of the European Union's Statistical Office (Eurostat)
Parliament expands anti-discriminatory legislation
The Slovak Parliament on February 14 approved an amendment to the anti-discrimination law that significantly widens the basis on which discrimination is prohibited.
Court orders Lebanese father to return children to Slovakia
The Trenčín District Court issued a preliminary injunction within a couple of hours of receiving a petition from Daniela Hammoud for obtaining custody of her nine-year-old daughter Fatima and four-year-old son Husein.
Bank employees are main payers of "millionaire tax"
The so-called "millionaire tax" that Slovakia's leftist government introduced last year will primarily impact people working in the banking and telecommunications sectors.
Slovak police seize possible record cocaine stash
Slovak police on February 13 reported that they have seized several hundreds of kilos of cocaine worth several billion Slovak crowns.
Kubiš discusses visa-free regime in Washington
A meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte in Washington was the first item on the agenda of Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Ján Kubiš's visit to the United States, which began on February 12.
PM postpones official visit due to health reasons
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico asked Luxembourg to postpone his official one-day visit to the country planned for February 14 due to health reasons, his spokesperson said on February 13.
Discussion on Smer-SD membership in PES
The Party of European Socialists (PES) will hold a session on February 14 in which it will re-assess Smer-SD's membership in the group, the TASR newswire reported.
Real estate prices up 24 pct. on average in 2007
Last year, the average price per square metre of real estate in Slovakia rose to Sk37,306. That is a 24-percent increased compared with 2006, when the average square metre cost Sk30,114.
Slovak Prime Minister to visit Luxembourg
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will visit the Grand Duchy of
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