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Komárno mayor explains reasons for date of statue unveiling
The preparatory committee for the unveiling ceremony of the statue of St. Stephen in Komárno in southern Slovakia accepts full responsibility for selecting August 21 as the date for organizing its event, which caused a wave of outrage among Slovak political leaders because of the planned unofficial visit of Hungarian President László Sólyom, the SITA newswire wrote.
Slovenská Pospolitosť will try to establish another political party
A new political party gathered around the far-right extremist organization Slovenská Pospolitosť will be named "Our Slovakia”,according to the web portal of that organisation, the SITA newswire wrote.
SkyEurope: No return to Vienna for at least several days
Low-cost airline SkyEurope, which was forced out of Vienna Schwechat airport over an outstanding debt last week, confirmed for TASR on Thursday, August 20, that it will not return to Austria for at least the next few days.
Ukraininan ambassador says scanner at border crossing is harmful
The Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovakia, Inna Ohnivets, told journalists in Bratislava on Thursday, August 20, that the amount of radiation produced by the X-ray scanning device at the railway border crossing Uzhgorod-Matovce is harmful, the TASR newswire wrote.
SkyEurope planes not yet flying from Vienna (update)
WHEN SkyEurope Airline moved all its flights to and from Vienna to the Bratislava airport after the Vienna airport refused servicing SkyEurope flights due to unpaid debts, the airline carrier said their planes might return to Vienna as soon as Thursday, August 20. But on that day nothing had changed and the spokesperson for the airline, Tomáš Kika, told the SITA newswire that no SkyEurope flights to or from Vienna were expected for the following ‘several days’.
Former PM Dzurinda says both Environment Ministry and Fico are responsible
Former Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda, from the SDKÚ party, considers that getting out of the scandalous sales contract for excess emissions quotas is the main issue and not the sacking of Environment Minister Viliam Turský, the SITA newswire reported.
Economy Minister says no third auto scrapping plan
Slovak Economy Minister Ľubomír Jahnátek said on Wednesday, August 19, that he currently does not see any sense in launching a third wave of automobile scrapping bonuses, the TASR newswire reported.
Slovakia's top officials say Hungarian president is not a welcome guest
Slovakia has for several weeks now been exposed to grave and unscrupulous attacks from Hungarian officials, including the Hungarian President, Laszlo Solyom, reads a statement released by Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič, Parliamentary Chairman Pavol Paška and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on August 19, the TASR newswire reported.
PM Fico locks out SNS from Environment Ministry
THE SCANDALOUS sale of Slovakia’s excess emissions quotas, accompanied by several other smaller, questionable deals that recently appeared in Slovak media, has led Prime Minister Robert Fico to take an unprecedented step – he has decided to ignore the agreement between the ruling coalition parties on ministry appointments. Fico will dismiss the sitting minister and he will not accept any further nominees put forth by the Slovak National Party (SNS) for the post in the Environment Ministry.
New plenipotentiary for Roma communities is appointed
THE CABINET has approved Ľudovít Galbavý, nominated by Deputy Prime Minister Dušan Čaplovič, as the newest government plenipotentiary for Slovakia’s Roma communities on August 19.
Slovakia’s Environment Minister to be sacked by PM Fico
Prime Minister Robert Fico told journalists on August 19 that he will submit a motion for the dismissal of Environment Minister Viliam Turský (a nominee of the Slovak National Party (SNS)) to President Ivan Gašparovič on August 20, the TASR was informed.
Slovakia’s new Plenipotentiary for Roma communities is named
The Office of Plenipotentiary for the Roma Communities has a new head after a vacancy of two months when the government delegated Ľudovít Galbavý to the post on the recommendation of Deputy Prime Minister Dušan Čaplovič on August 19, the TASR newswire reported.
Three opposition parties sign coalition agreement in Žilina Region
The regional leaders of three opposition parties: SDKU, the Christian Democrats (KDH) and the Civic Conservative Party (OKS) from Žilina Region signed an agreement on a coalition for the upcoming regional elections on August 19, the TASR newswire wrote. The agreement concerns the elections for both the head of the regional government and for members of the regional council. The coalition's joint candidate for the head of the region is KDH's Pavel Pavlásek, a lecturer at Źilina University. As for the council elections, KDH will nominate 30 people for the slate, SDKÚ will submit 20 candidates and OKS one. TASR
Cargo transport from Ukraine resumed yesterday at 18:25
Cargo transport between Slovakia and Ukraine resumed on Wednesday, August 19, at 18:25, Cargo Slovakia railways spokesperson Margareta Grecová told the TASR newswire. Ukrainian railways approved the resumption of trains moving across the border after Slovakia decided to switch off an x-ray scanning facility at Užhorod-Matovce. The state-run Ukrainian Railways stopped cargo transport via a unilateral decision at the crossing on August 17 at 7:00. The Ukrainians said the reason was that the scanner operated by Slovakia's Customs Administration allegedly poses a threat to the health of railway crew members.
More rot in the Environment Ministry?
LAST YEAR’S sale of emissions quotas, in which Slovakia sold its excess CO2 quotas for a discount price to a unknown, new company named Interblue Group, is among the biggest controversies swirling around the current government and months after the media and opposition political parties started criticising the deal, the end of the saga is far out of sight. With new information emerging about other questionable contracts signed by the Environment Ministry, even the Prime Minister, who has been reluctant to get involved in the Ministry’s ‘business’ in the past is “taking action”, according to his spokesperson.
U.S. Steel Košice asks for quick resolution of Ukrainian train stoppage
U.S. Steel Košice (USSK) finds the current situation in which Ukraine has halted railway cargo transport across the Matovce-Užhhorod border as unacceptable due to a scanning device which inspects the trains at the border, USSK spokesman, Ján Bača, told the SITA newswire on August 19.
Tibet’s Dalai Lama to visit Slovakia in September
On September 8, Tibet’s religious leader will return to Slovakia to receive an award from the Ján Langoš Foundation in Bratislava. Another recipient of this foundation’s prize will be the social scientist Fedor Gál. After Slovakia, the Dalai Lama will continue his tour to Prague to take part in a conference about peace, democracy, and human rights in Asia. The Dalai Lama is personal friend of former Czech president Václav Havel and has visited the Czech Republic several times, the Sme daily wrote.
Slovak unemployment rate breaks 12% threshold in July
The registered unemployment rate in Slovakia continued to grow in July, reaching a level 12.07 percent, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) said on August 18, as reported by TASR. Compared to last year, July’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percentage points higher and increased by 0.26 percentage points from June.
Employer organisations oppose increase in minimum wage
The Slovak Trade and Industry Chamber (SOPK) is against increasing the minimum wage during the economic crisis because it could lead to the closure of factories, SOPK chairman Peter Mihók said at a press conference in Košice on Tuesday, August 18, as reported by TASR.
Slovakia turns off train scanner; Ukraine to resume westward cargo transport
UKRAINE is to resume cargo transportation after 18:00 on August 19 after Slovakia agreed to turn off its x-ray scanning device at the Uzhhorod-Maťovce customs checkpoint, the use of which Slovakia’s eastern neighbour objected to by saying it caused unhealthy exposure of its railway employees to radiation. Ukraine halted its trains from moving across the border at 18:00 on August 18.
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