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Quotas contract published - minus the fig
THE NEWLY-APPOINTED Environment Minister, Viliam Turský, has published the text of the contract through which Slovakia sold its excess emissions quotas to Interblue Group, a company registered in the US, but it shows neither the amount of quotas sold nor the price at which they were purchased.
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IF YOU you are a fan of political correctness, stop reading right here. And leave Slovakia right now. Few other languages have such a rich repertoire of swear-words as Slovak, and the fruity-sounding “peach-ah”, describing the feminine genitalia, is as vulgar as they get.
Quote of the Week
"Ján Slota is an exemplary primitive on the Slovak political scene."
Opposition plans demonstrations against abolition of Special Court
Representatives of the opposition parties want to submit a proposal for a constitutional law to re-establish the Special Court, which was ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court on May 20, the chairman of the Christian Democrat (KDH) party, Pavol Hrusovsky, said at a press conference on May 21, the TASR newswire wrote.
Opposition MP Freso says Interblue contract resembles 'garage sale'
The contract on the sale of the carbon-dioxide emission quotas between the Environment Ministry and Interblue Group resembles a ‘garage sale’ – and it isn't a one-time sale, opposition SDKU MP Pavol Freso said on May 21, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Prime Minister Fico says Environment Minister did what was asked
Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday May 21 that by releasing the contract on the surplus carbon-dioxide emission quotas Environment Minister Viliam Tursky did what he was asked to do, the TASR newswire reported.
Slovak social insurer says it will need state funds
The budget of state-insurer Socialna Poistovna (SP), like the current state budget is completely unrealistic and will need to be revised and the insurer’s resources will need to be supplemented later in the year by state assets, said the general director of SP, Dusan Munko, at a press conference on May 21, according to the TASR newswire.
Reaction to the verdict on the Special Court
The parliamentary opposition said on May 21 it wants to discuss with Prime Minister Fico a constitutional law on establishment of the Special Court and also intends to organise protest rallies next Wednesday in Bratislava and Košice against the dissolution of the court.
New Slovak Environment Minister Turský publishes emission quotas contract, minus the details
An MPs’ inquiry into the sale of carbon-dioxide emissions quotas at the Environment Ministry, which was initiated but then cut short by the opposition earlier this month, will be resumed, new Environment Minister Viliam Turský (a nominee of the Slovak National Party (SNS)) said on Wednesday, May 20.
Special Court to continue working until verdict is published in the Code of Laws
The Special Court will continue its activity as before, and will continue to try scheduled cases until yesterday’s verdict by the Constitutional Court – which ruled its establishment unconstitutional – is published in the Code of Laws, the spokesperson of the Special Court Katarína Kudjáková has said.
Prime Minister Robert Fico wants to maintain Slovakia’s Special Court
Prime Minister Robert Fico, speaking at a news conference on May 21, suggested that there is a possibility that the constitution could be amended to allow the Special Court, outlawed by a Constitutional Court ruling on May 20, to continue operating.
Slovak cabinet launches building insulation programme
The Slovak government launched a building insulation programme on May 20 for which it has designated €71 million garnered from the sale of carbon-dioxide emission quotas in 2008, the TASR newswire wrote.
Slovak Construction Minister Štefanov survives second no-confidence vote
Construction and Regional Development Minister Igor Štefanov (Slovak National Party/SNS) will retain his post after the opposition's no-confidence motion in him in Parliament on Wednesday, May 20, was unsuccessful, the TASR newswire wrote.
Slovakia drops three spots in World Competitiveness ranking
Slovakia dropped from 30th to 33rd place in the most recent World Competitiveness Yearbook 2009 which was published by the International Institute for Management Development on May 20, the TASR newswire wrote.
Prime Minister Fico says proposal on origin of property is ineffective
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico claimed at a government session on May 20 that Justice Minister Štefan Harabin filed an ineffective proposal about measures against illegally gained property. The PM made this statement to the TASR newswire when leaving a meeting of the Association of Towns and Villages of Slovakia (ZMOS). On May 20 the government interrupted its discussion about the proposal, as Harabin said he was leaving for a trip abroad. According to Fico, the motion has too few suppressive measures.
BREAKING NEWS: Slovakia’s Special Court ruled ‘unconstitutional’
Slovakia’s Special Court was not established in accordance with the country’s constitution, the Constitutional Court ruled on May 20.
Slovak Justice Minister Štefan Harabin to run for Supreme Court President
Slovak Justice Minister Štefan Harabin has confirmed he will run for the post of Supreme Court president. He was speaking shortly before the start of a cabinet meeting on May 20.
Media market in Slovakia may contract by 20 percent this year
The Slovak media market could decline in value by 20 percent this year, according to a newly published analysis
Former Slovak labour minister accuses government of misusing Sociálna Poisťovňa
Ľudovít Kaník, a former labour minister, has claimed that Slovakia’s social security provider Sociálna Poisťovňa (SP) is being misused for political purposes, in order to drive as many people as possible out of the second, private, pension pillar.
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