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Slovak MP seeks answers about violence against human rights protesters
Members of the governing coalition have thwarted an initiative by opposition deputy Vladimír Palko from the Christian-Democratic Party who demanded that Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák explain on Tuesday, June 23, at the ongoing plenary session of Slovak parliament why, in addition to Slovak police, members of Chinese security forces intervened against Slovak human rights demonstrators outside of the Presidential Palace on June 18, the SITA newswire reported.
Justice Minister Štefan Harabin elected president of Slovakia’s Supreme Court
Justice Minister Štefan Harabin has become the next president of Slovakia’s Supreme Court as well as head of the country’s Judicial Council after 15 members of the 17-member Judicial Council elected the nominee of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia Party (HZDS) to the post on June 22.
SkyEurope Airline files for bankruptcy protection
Slovakia's low-cost air carrier, SkyEurope Airlines, has filed for bankruptcy protection from its creditors as the company stated in a Monday morning, June 22, press release that the Bratislava I District Court has granted its petition, the SITA newswire reported.
Quotas were sold cheaply
WEEKS after the controversial contract on emissions quotas sale was published without any details about sale price or amount, the Environment Ministry decided to publish its full text without giving any reason why it was now doing so. During the intervening period, inwhich the public had access only to the abridged version of the contract, the opposition parties and media provided various calculations and data from Slovakia’s neighbours to show that Slovakia’s sold its quotas for less than a fair price.
Restaurant recommendations for eastern Slovakia
EVERY year when spring comes, John and I become excited at the idea of exploring another hiking area of Slovakia. Last year we left Ottawa, Canada in mid-June and spent nearly three weeks exploring eastern parts of the country.
Stanley Cup again in Slovakia
THE PITTSBURGH Penguins have won the Stanley Cup, one of the most precious trophies in ice hockey, for the third time in its history on June 13, in a decisive seventh game against the Detroit Redwings.Miroslav Šatan, who played in the colours of the Penguins, is the fifth Slovak ice hockey player on a team capturing the Stanley Cup, the SITA newswire reported.
Antimonopoly Office fines three banks
SLOVAKIA's Antimonopoly Office (PMÚ) has imposed fines totalling €10,191,800 on three Slovak banks – Slovenská Sporiteľňa, ČSOB and VÚB – the TASR newswire reported.
Stredoslovenská energetika, a.s. as a part of the big EDF family
The success-story of EDF bringing know-how to join experience and tradition of SSE in Slovakia.The French company Electricite de France (EDF) has been a strategic partner of Stredoslovenská Energetika (SSE) for seven years. During the privatization of the electricity market of Slovakia, EDF International acquired a 49%-share of SSE and set a foundation stone with this for a successful and reliable partnership on the Slovak energy market. The alliance of SSE´s experience of 85 years as electricity supplier in Slovakia and the knowledge of EDF as one of the biggest international electricity companies in the world, counts for the future too, where it foresees security for an excellent and customer-oriented cooperation.
French companies in Slovakia
Automotive Group SK, www.automotivegroup.skAXA, www.axa-sk.comBC Torsion, www.dirickx.skBongrain, www.bongrain-slovensko.skCalyon, www.calyon.skCapgemini, www.sk.capgemini.comCesty Nitra, www.cestynitra.skCoface Slovakia, www.coface.skDalkia, www.dalkia.skDanone, www.danone.skDuslo, www.duslo.skEurovia Cesty, www.eurovia.skFaurecia Automotive, www.faurecia.comGEFCO, www.gefco.skInžinierske Stavby, www.inzinierske-stavby.skMazars, www.mazars.comMatador, www.matador.skOrange Slovensko, www.orange.skPSA Peugeot Citroën, www.slovakia.psa-peugeot-citroen.comSanofi-aventis Pharma Slovakia, www.sanofi-aventis.skServier, www.servier.skStredoslovenská Energetika (SSE), www.sse.skSynergie, www.synergie.sk
France: general facts
Political system: republicCapital: ParisTotal area: 550,000 square kilometresPopulation: 62 millionOfficial language: FrenchCurrency: euroNumber of French citizens living in Slovakia: about 1,100Source: The French Embassy
Men charged with Tupý murder are set free
A DISTRICT court in Bratislava on June 16 ruled that the defendants in the case of the murder of student Daniel Tupý are innocent. Richard H., who was charged with the murder, and another four men charged with causing harm to the victim were found not guilty after a trial which – according to the prosecutor – ended due to a lack of evidence, the SITA newswire reported.
Sokoľany holds bull-roast celebration
RESIDENTS of Sokoľany, a suburban area of Košice, celebrated a historical legal victory by roasting of a young bull, consumption of four kinds of goulash and other celebratory festivities into the wee hours of the night.
Institutions of France in Slovakia
The French Embassy to SlovakiaAmbassador: Henry Cunywww.france.sk
500,000th car from PSA Peugeot Citroën
THE 500,000th car rolled off the assembly line at French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroën’s Slovak plant in Trnava on June 5, the SITA newswire wrote.
A love of telling tales
“Lord sturgeon amidst motley fish, one or several of them are going to satisfy his hunger, feeding him by their unhappy end of life.” This is not an abstract from a book of fiction. Instead, it is the title of a painting (in the picture) by Robert Combas. Works by this prominent contemporary French painter are on show in the Danubiana gallery, located on an artificial peninsula linked to the Čunovo dam on the Danube River, through to the end of August.
The chasm widens
POLITICIANS and businesses often criticise the media for what they call its tendency to paint the prospects of countries afflicted by the economic downturn in much darker shades than the facts justify, all the while applying stirring adjectives like “dramatic”, “steep” or “massive” to the fall of economies worldwide. But the latest prediction for Slovakia’s economic performance, released by the Finance Ministry itself, is sufficiently bleak that it requires no further embellishment.
Managers get down on their knees
ON JUNE 13, a rather unfamiliar sight was witnessed by people passing the Lepší Svet centre in Bratislava. General directors and senior managers of well-known companies and institutions, important businesspeople as well as ambassadors, some with garden instruments in hand, some kneeling, were working hard to make the surroundings of the centre a little nicer.
ECHR: Slovakia owes Lawyer Partners
THE EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has delivered a written judgment in the case of Lawyer Partners, A.S. v. Slovakia on June 16. The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of the right of access to a court established in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the refusal by the domestic courts to register actions submitted by the applicant company in electronic form.
Bringing money & know-how to Slovakia
Stable conditions in a transparent, competitive market and a clear regulatory framework are some of the basic conditions that companies need to do business in Slovakia. While foreign-based companies generally evaluate Slovakia’s business environment in a positive light, for example pointing to the country’s tax system, they say there is still room for improvement.
France in business
Investments, as of December 31, 2008- The inflow of foreign direct investment from France totalled €524.3 million and accounted for 2 percent of total foreign direct investment in Slovakia.Source: SARIO
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