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Bollová becomes first official presidential candidate
Former Communist Party member Dagmar Bollová on January 20 became the first official candidate for the 2009 presidential election in Slovakia by submitting her petition sheets to Parliamentary Chairman Pavol Paška.
Over 10,000 jobs lost in Slovakia since October 1
Slovakia's Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (ÚPSVAR) has recorded as many as 98 mass lay-off announcements since October 1, 2008, representing the loss of 10,187 jobs, UPSVAR director Jan Sihelsky said on Tuesday, January 20.
Statistics Office: Prices rose by 0.5 percent following euro adoption
The prices of the most-frequently purchased goods and services in Slovakia rose by 0.5 percent in the first ten days after the country’s adoption of the euro on January 1, according to data from the Statistics Office released on January 20.
Units of Nováky power plant resume after fire
Electricity producer Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) will resume operation of two units of the Nováky thermal power plant (ENO) that was halted on January 12 due to a fire on the coal supply conveyor belts. SE reconnected the first ENO unit to the grid on the evening of January 19 and the second is ready for full operation and will be connected when required by the electricity transmission network (SEPS), SE spokesman Juraj Kopøiva told the SITA newswire.
ŽOS Zvolen wins railway car upgrade tender
The state-run railway passenger company, Železnicna Spoloènost Slovensko (ŽSSK Slovensko), will pay €12.74 million to upgrade its diesel and passenger cars for 12 trains, reported the SITA newswire. Železnièné Opravovne a Strojár(ŽOS)of Zvolen won this two-year contract in a public tender as the single bidder. The contract was signed on January 15, according to information published in the EU official journal.
Jahnátek says gas supplies restored to Slovakia
Gas supplies from Russia to Slovakia through Ukraine have been restored, Economy Minister Lubomír Jahnátek told a press conferencee after a session of the government’s crisis committee, reported the TASR newswire.
Slovak GDP growth could slow due to gas crisis
Slovak GDP growth could decrease by 1 to 1.5 percent due to the halt in supplies of Russian gas, Slovak Finance Minister Ján Počiatek told journalists in Brussels today. ČTK
Kubiš tells Austria that nuclear start up less likely
Slovakia's Foreign Affairs Minister Ján Kubiš notified his Austrian counterpart, Michael Spindelegger, on January 19 that Slovakia had secured sufficient gas supplies from the Yamal pipeline via the Czech Republic and that this has made restarting of the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant unnecessary, at least for the time being, the TASR newswire wrote. Due to the expected resumption of gas supplies from Russia via Ukraine this week, restarting the nuclear reactor is becoming less and less probable, Kubiš said to TASR, adding that Slovakia is still prepared to restart the reactor if it is necessary to do so. According to Kubiš's spokesman Jan Skoda, Spindelegger welcomed the news and praised Slovakia's neighbourly attitude towards Austria vis-a-vis the nuclear power plant.
Jahnátek: Industrial production restarts smoothly
Industrial companies that were able to consume natural gas without any restrictions beginning January 19 have restarted production without problems, Economy Minister Ľubomír Jahnátek told TASR newswire on the same day, following a crisis management session at the ministry.
SNS rejects Čaplovič's plan for broader education bill
The governing-coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) views as dangerous Deputy Premier Dušan Čaplovič's idea to set up a group that would draw up a new amendment involving many more issues than the much-discussed geographical names in minority textbooks if MPs don't overrule President Ivan Gašparovič's veto of the previous textbook bill, the TASR newswire wrote.
RWE Transgas: Reverse gas flow to continue
The Czech company RWE Transgas that started supplying gas to Slovakia in a so-called reverse flow regimen via the Bratstvo (Brotherhood) gas pipeline on Sunday, January 18, wants to continue supplying it in the coming days as well, it announced on January 19 to the TASR newswire.
So far, no Russian gas coming to Europe through Ukraine
There is still no Russian gas flowing to Europe through Ukraine, even though both countries agreed on the price for this commodity on January 18, a European Commission spokesman, Johannes Laitenberger, announced on January 19. The Russian and Ukrainian negotiators should formally sign the contract on gas supplies on January 19, but the EU is still not 100 percent sure that the gas will start coming or that this situation will not be repeated.
Acute respiratory illness up 68 % in Nitra region
The number of acute respiratory illnesses in the Nitra region rose by 68 percent compared to last week. The Regional Office of Public Healthcare (RÚVZ) in Nitra has registered more than 8,300 persons as ill with 1,374 of those people with the flu and related illnesses, an increase of 74 percent since last week.
Radičová is not the candidate of entire opposition, Palko says
Vladimir Palko, the head of the Conservative Democrats of Slovakia (KDS), said a distorted picture is emerging about the upcoming presidential race that it is a fight between just two potential candidates, the SITA newswire wrote. One of them, incumbent Ivan Gašparovič, is supposed to be the candidate of the governing coalition while Iveta Radičová is generally deemed the candidate of the opposition.
Outgoing US ambassador praises cooperation with Fico government
US Ambassador to Slovakia Vincent Obsitnik gave his last news conference on Monday, January 19. Obsitnik is leaving after thirteen months in office, as he is a political nominee of President George Bush who spends his last day in the White House today as well, the SITA newswire wrote. The outgoing ambassador, whose roots are in eastern Slovakia, refused to speculate on who will replace him.
Is the gas crisis resolved? Russia and Ukraine say yes
IT SEEMS that the pulse of Slovakia’s economy will return to its normal beat: on January 19 the country was fed natural gas supplies from the Czech Republic while Russia and Ukraine promised to also end their dispute over gas and start meeting their contractual obligations with European countries.
Twinning project stirs still waters
DRUG ADDICTION is among the topics which never leave the political agenda but seldom make it to the highlights programme.
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Hail the ‘tanburica'
WHAT a fine, unusual Advent concert took place on December 13 in Stupava’s main church at 17:00, sharp! Offered by the town’s Cultural Centre in the presence of its director, Pavel Slezák, and the mayor, Ľubomír Žiak, it featured the musical ensemble Tamburizza Ivan Vukovic from Parndorf, Austria. Composed of twenty virtuosos playing a traditional Croatian stringed instrument called a ‘tanburica’, somewhat akin to a lute, the ensemble performed under the lead of maestro Johann Maszl, a true man of music who sings while conducting and who also plays when needed.
Advertisers discover the internet
ADVERTISERS have been using the internet more and more to promote their products or services. To respond to this development, TNS SK, a market research company, has extended its activities in media monitoring. As of September 1, 2008, its media intelligence department added the internet to television, radio, print, cinemas and outdoor and in-store media when monitoring advertising, TNS SK announced in a press release.
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