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Transport Ministry to spend Sk391 mln. on PPP consulting
The Transport Ministry will spend Sk391.3 million without VAT on consulting services for highway and dual carriageway PPP (public private partnership) construction projects.
Excluded highway tender applicants can still turn to ÚVO
The Transport Ministry has already answered the three applicants who appealed the ministry's decision to exclude them from the first tender for the construction and operation of the five D1 highway stretches between Martin and Prešov, ministry spokesman Marián Janošík confirmed to the SITA newswire on February 13.
Parliament moves Construction Law revision to second reading
On February 12, parliament voted to move a draft amendment on the Construction Law submitted by SMER-SD MPs Renáta Zmajkovičová and Marián Kovacocy to a second reading.
Committee refuses to censure Csáky
The Slovak National Party (SNS) was unsuccessful in its complaint to the Parliamentary Mandate and Immunity Committee against the opposition Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) Chairman Pál Csáky.
Broadband Internet penetration in Slovakia at 17.24 percent
Broadband Internet penetration in the Slovak Republic reached 17.24 percent as of January 1, 2008, according to data reported by the Telecommunications Office to the European Commission (EC).
Parliament rejects some revisions to land law
Parliament opened its parliamentary session on February 12 with a draft amendment to the law on land arrangements, which was submitted by SDKÚ-DS MPs Pavol Frešo and Lucia Žitňanská. The MPs say it is in response to the lack of transparency that has existed at the Slovak Land Fund (SPF) for a long time.
Parliament throws out bill that curbs MP immunity
The proposal to partially curb MP immunity from prosecution, submitted by Speaker of Parliament Pavol Paška for the ruling Smer-SD, has to be rewritten.
Contract for electronic toll system could be awarded in April
The contract with the future operator of an electronic toll system for vehicles weighing of over 3.5 tonnes in Slovakia could be signed in
Second attempt to sell Slovak Airlines assets fails
A second attempt to sell off the assets of bankrupt airline company Slovenské Aerolínie (SA) sparked absolutely no interest from investors, the company's official receiver, Vladimír Neuschl, wrote in the Commercial Bulletin.
Almost 7,000 new cars registered in Slovakia in January
In January, 6 862 new passenger cars and small commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes were registered in Slovakia, up 43.76 percent from the same period last year, Marta Nováková of the Automotive Industry Association (ZAP) informed the SITA newswire.
UPC to bid on tender for fourth mobile operator
UPC Broadband Slovakia (UPC) is considering participating in the tender for a fourth mobile operator in Slovakia. The Telecommunications Office will most likely publish the tender by the end of March.
Prosecutor opens doors to churches
THE GENERAL Prosecutor has contested the rules for registration of new churches in Slovakia, the Hospodárske Noviny daily wrote. It claims that the one-year old legislation is unconstitutional and discriminatory. Deputy General Prosecutor Ladislav Tichý particularly doubts the requirement that a church acquire 20,000 signatures from members to become registered.
Choňkovce could have its own bio-gas power plant
THE AGRICULTURAL cooperative Choňkovce in eastern Slovakia wants to construct its own bio-gas power plant worth Sk75 million. The cooperative has a complete design and documents for the construction, however, financing the venture is still in doubt. It wants to obtain one part of the money from Euro-funds, the cooperative chairman Ján Petro told the ČTK newswire.
Nitra filled with pigeons
THE WESTERN Slovak town of Nitra became the capital of racing pigeons on February 2 and 3, when its Agrokomplex hosted the first Central European Exhibition of Racing Pigeons.
Situation has improved,but development needed
FROM Bratislava to Paris, the United States to Afghanistan, Mária Chmelová's efforts to better understand drug addicts and fight against drugs have taken her across the globe.
Forgive and forget?
ROBERT Fico hopes that time is slowly healing the schism separating his ruling party Smer from the Party of European Socialists (PES). Smer was denied membership in the European party after its political marriage to the Slovak National Party (SNS), whose leader Ján Slota is known for his controversial statements on Hungarians, Roma, homosexuals and other minorities.
Slovak banks earn Sk17.2 billion in 2007
BANKS operating in Slovakia closed 2007 with a taxed profit of Sk17.173 billion (€510 million), which is down 3.4 percent from 2006. The National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) announced the preliminary results on February 1, the SITA newswire wrote.
New rules for setting minimum wage in Slovakia
AS OF February 1, the minimum wage in Slovakia is being set according to new rules introduced by new legislation, the SITA newswire wrote.
Leaving the east behind
IRENA Ščuroková and her husband Fedor have always crossed the Slovak-Ukrainian border once or twice a month to buy cheap cigarettes and alcohol, as well as candy for their grandchildren. They live in the small Slovak village of Ubľa, and used to walk to Velkyj Bereznyj in Ukraine.
Euro window
PEOPLE who want information about the European single currency and its planned arrival in Slovakia can call the free info line: 0800/103-104. The line was launched during the euro introduction information campaign in January. The info line is run out of the Euro Info Centre at the Slovak Cabinet Office, along with the information web site: www.euromena.sk. The National Bank of Slovakia trained six call centre operators to provide information about the adoption of the currency planned for January 1, 2009. Free calls can be made from the landline network T-Com as well as mobile operators T-Mobile, Orange and O2.
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