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Car production in 2007 breaks records
Car plants in Slovakia produced 571,071 vehicles last year, which represents a year-on-year increase of over 300,000 cars, Jozef Uhrík, president of Slovakia's Automotive Industry Association (ZAP), told the TASR newswire on April 8. “We achieved record-high production in the three car plants that operate in Slovakia,” said Uhrík. As a result, Slovakia has become the world's leading producer of cars per capita, an indicator that stands at 105.7 cars per thousand inhabitants.
MP: Publishers don't want ownership structure made public
Dušan Jarjabek, an MP for the governing Smer-SD party, said during a discussion in the Slovak Parliament on Tuesday, April 8, that the reason why the new Press Code was being obstructed was a clause ordering publishers to make their ownership structures public once a year. In Jarjabek's opinion, this will make ownership relations more transparent, the TASR newswire wrote. Current legislation doesn't require anything similar.
Acceleration in industrial production growth surprising, but good, say analysts
Analysts were surprised by an acceleration in the increase (11.5 percent) of industrial production in February, but interpreted it as a positive development. It suggests that export-oriented industrial sectors are still doing well in Slovakia. Growth in February was faster by three percentage points than in January, while it was also faster (by 0.7 percent) than the average increase in the last quarter of 2007, VÚB Bank analyst Martin Lenko told the TASR newswire.
Fresh is best, say shoppers
When buying food, some 85 percent of Slovaks are looking for freshness and quality; the second most-important factor (just under 80 percent), especially among the non-urban population, is price, according to the 'Shopping Monitor 2007' survey published by GfK Slovakia on April 8.
Smer threatens opposition with referendum on Lisbon Treaty
On April 8, the Sme daily wrote that the governing Smer and SNS parties have allegedly delivered an ultimatum to the opposition.
Seats empty for MP immunity vote
A bill that would repeal immunity for members of parliament has stalled after attempts to hold a vote were repeatedly thwarted by low attendance, the SITA newswire wrote.
Culture Minister scolds media and defends Press Code
Culture Minister Marek Maďarič recently took the floor of parliament to berate publishers for opposing the governing coalition’s draft Press Code.
Opposition submits revisions to Press Code
On behalf of the opposition, Slovak Hungarian Coalition (SMK) MP Agnes Biró submitted revisions to the Press Code that is currently in its second reading in parliament, the SITA newswire wrote.
Bryndza sheep cheese to acquire European trademark
Slovakia's quest to acquire another protected geographical designation in Brussels for a food product looks set to become a reality, as no other European Union country has objected to its request for a European trademark for its bryndza sheep's cheese, the European Commissioner for Agriculture's Office said on April 7.
Coneco Fair pulls in over 200,000 visitors
The 29th annual Coneco fair at Bratislava’s Incheba exhibition hall between April 1-5 was visited by 208,147 people, it was announced on April 7.
Sme writes about Labour Code
On April 7, the Sme daily wrote about the revised Labour Code that came into effect as of the second quarter of 2007 and that has failed to deliver on one of its stated goals: to reduce the number of employees that have been forced to obtain a trading license and work officially as a self-employed person.
Slovakia’s deal with Enel
According to a front-page article in the Hospodárske Noviny daily on April 7, the final price for the majority stake in Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) that was sold to Italian company Enel for Sk31.4 billion (€970 million) in 2006 will be decided by negotiations.
Slovak medical team begins work at Kabul international airport
A seven-member Slovak medical team officially began work at the KAIA airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Prosecution of tycoon and prominent lawyer stopped
An extortion case involving influential business tycoon Ladislav R. and prominent lawyer Ernest V. has come to an end.
Conference started on cross-border cooperation with Hungary
Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Dušan Čaplovič has said that the main aim in relations between Slovaks and Hungarians must be that the two nations behave positively to each other.
No change in fuel prices as of April 1
The average retail price of 95-octane petrol was Sk39.35 per litre as of April 1 of this year, according to data of the Slovak Statistics Office.
SDKÚ caucus loses a member
The MPs’ club of the opposition SDKÚ-DS party is weaker as of April 7.
When immune absentees run the country
SOME say it is a mission. Others would respond that it’s a job, just like many others. Either way, being a member of parliament brings benefits that very few other jobs offer, but also carries responsibilities that not all the deputies who have taken the oath seem able to uphold.
Fancy riding the beer express?
INSTEAD OF taking the R Váh from Bratislava to Košice, train passengers have been travelling on the Quelle as of April 2.
SkyEurope ends flights between Bratislava and Prague
SKYEUROPE stopped operating regular flights between Bratislava and Prague as of March 25.
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