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Court reaches agreement with prosecution on five years for Denning
A District Court in Bratislava reached an agreement with the prosecution on October 8 on a five-year prison sentence for British citizen Christopher Denning.
Mikolaj: Disputed textbooks published in accordance with law
Education Minister Ján Mikolaj does not agree with the intention of ethnic-Hungarian party SMK to submit the disputed textbooks - meant for ethnic-Hungarian schools that do not contain the Hungarian place-names alongside the official Slovak names - to the European Parliament, he told the TASR newswire on October 8.
OKS asks Prosecutor General for legal opinion on Slota's statements
Ondrej Dostál, vice-chairman of the non-parliamentary Civic Conservative Party (OKS), filed a request on October 7 to the General Prosecutor's Office to investigate whether Slovak National Party (SNS) chairman Ján Slota's recent statements about Hungarians meet the standard needed to charge him with defamation of a nation, race or conviction.
Cars sales in Slovakia still growing
In September of this year, 7,098 new passenger cars and small commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tons were registered in Slovakia. This represents a steep year-on-year (y/y) growth of 23.98 percent.
Slovakia slips in World Economic Forum 2008-2009 report
Slovakia has come in 46th among the 134 countries evaluated in the World Economic Forum’s 2008-2009 Global Competitiveness Report, the SITA newswire wrote.
Cabinet approves plan for unlimited guarantee of bank deposits
The cabinet on October 8 approved a draft amendment to the law on the deposit guarantee scheme, which would extend the guarantee to all deposits in Slovak banks.
KDH MP blames education minister for bringing politics into textbook dispute
Former education minister and now opposition deputy Martin Fronc has blamed the current education minister, Ján Mikolaj for bringing politics into a dispute over geography textbooks used in schools for ethnic Hungarians living in Slovakia.
Poll: Gašparovič would have won election at end of September
Incumbent President Ivan Gašparovič would have won the presidential election with 54.3 percent of the vote if it had taken place at the end of September, according to a poll conducted by the MVK agency on a sample of 1,176 respondents published on October 7.
SMK to oppose SDKÚ proposal on balancing state budget
The opposition ethnic-Hungarian SMK party won't support the constitutional law on a balanced state budget proposed earlier this week by fellow opposition party, the SDKÚ, SMK spokesperson Eva Dunajská said on October 7.
EC orders Slovakia to re-open competition in hybrid post services
The European Commission (EC) ordered Slovakia on October 6 to re-open competition in hybrid postal services.
SMK proposes to amend Education Act due to textbooks dispute
The ethnic-Hungarian SMK party is proposing to amend the Education Act over a involving school textbooks that do not contain the Hungarian place names alongside the official Slovak names, SMK MPs József Berényi and László Szigeti announced on October 7.
President signs an amendment to the Law on Transfer of Assets
Before departing for a state visit to the United States on October 7, President Ivan Gašparovič signed into law an amendment on transfer of state assets to municipalities or counties.
Ružinov Council ends profitable rentals for political parties
The Local Council in Bratislava’s Ružinov district on October 7 ended the policy of offering low rents on office space to political parties.
EC initiates action against Slovakia for violation of public rights
Slovak NGOs informed media on October 7 that the European Commission has initiated action against Slovakia due to several violations of the public’s right to health and environmental protection.
Csáky: SMK to file suit against Slota
The ethnic Hungarian SMK party plans to sue SNS chairman Ján Slota for his “recent statements,” party leader Pál Csáky said on October 7.
Gašparovič to meet Bush during visit to U.S.
President Ivan Gašparovič and his wife are due to start their official visit to the U.S. on October 7, it was announced the day before.
Foreign Ministry denies knowledge of weapons export to N. Korea
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has denied knowledge of exporting weapons to North Korea, ministry spokesman Ján Škoda said on October 6 in Bratislava.
Fico: No change in retirement age during my tenure
While I'm the Prime Minister, there will be no change in the retirement sage, Robert Fico said in Bratislava on October 6.
Stats Office publishes book on elections in Slovakia 1920-2006
Elections to the legislative bodies from 1920-2006 in what is now known as Slovakia are presented in a publication released by the Slovak Statistics Office on October 6.
MVK Survey: Mečiar and Slota are the least trusted politicians
HZDS chairman Vladimír Mečiar and SNS chairman Ján Slota were deemd the least least trustworthy politicians in a recent survey conducted by the MVK agency.
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