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Tickets for Slovakia’s World Cup qualifier sell out in 4 minutes
Tickets for the Slovak football team's upcoming 2010 World Cup qualifier against Slovenia were sold out just four minutes after the online sale system was launched on the www.marstravel.sk website at 17:00 on September 24, the TASR newswire learned.
Slovak customs officers find smuggled Ukrainian cigarettes
Following the resumption of the freight train inspection scanning device at the railway border crossing with Ukraine in Maťovce two weeks ago, Slovak customs officers have found smuggled cigarettes on one of the trains. They now scan the trains beginning from the fourth car and subsequently made a thorough examination of one of the freight cars. Under a load of iron ore they found 600 cartons of cigarettes with Ukrainian revenue stamps packed in black plastic bags.
Commercial DVB-T broadcasting to start at the end of 2009
Commercial digital terrestrial television broadcasting (DVB-T) in Slovakia will begin at the end of this year. The spokesman for the Slovak Telecommunications Office, Roman Vavro, told the SITA newswire that “according to valid and effective licenses for transmission of television program service in the DVB-T standard, which the Telecommunications Office issued to the company Towercom, the holder of the licenses is obliged to launch commercial services of the first multiplex network on December 31, 2009 and at that time signal must cover 79.7 percent of the population.”
ÚPN publishes managers’ names of Slovakia’s secret service, the ŠtB
On September 24, Slovakia’s National Memory Institute (ÚPN) published on its webpage, www.upn.gov.sk, the names of 235 internal employees of the main administration of the former communist secret service, the ŠtB, the SITA newswire wrote.
Parliamentary inquiry into Datalan IT contract rebuffed
The Parliamentary committee for education did not approve an opposition request for a deputy inquiry into the purchase of IT equipment for schools across Slovakia from the company Datalan, the SITA newswire reported.
Slovak police seize heroin worth at least €1.35 million
Eight kilograms of heroin worth €1.35 million, cleverly hidden in car roof, was seized by the Slovakia’s National Anti-Drug Unit at a petrol station in the Petržalka district of Bratislava, the SITA newswire reported.
Government postpones deadline for D1 motorway funding
The Slovak government agreed to put back by four months a mid-October deadline for its private partner in the joint D1 motorway project to secure its part of the funding. This move on Wednesday, September 22, came at the request of Transport Minister Ľubomír Vážny, who told the TASR newswire that the global financial crisis and liquidity problems were the reasons.
Foreign Minister Lajčák keeps busy schedule in New York
The fight against extremism, racism, chauvinism and neo-Nazism is very important for the Slovak government, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák said at a meeting with representatives of Jewish organisations in New York on Wednesday, September 23, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting, the TASR newswire reported. He also informed them about Slovakia's activities regarding the spreading of truth about the holocaust and care for Holocaust Memorials in Slovakia. Lajčák told TASR that Slovakia is especially concerned about the import of extremism from abroad, as Slovakia has had this experience several times in recent months. He also noted that Slovakia will soon commemorate the 20th anniversary of the democratic changes in the country. In this respect he said that Slovakia presents a success story and that it wants to show that it's a reliable, trustworthy and responsible partner. He asked representatives of the American Jewish Congress, the World Jewish Congress and the B'nai B'rith organisation to spread information about this success story in the U.S.
Slovak government appoints Šefčovič as EC Commissioner
Slovakia's Ambassador to the European Union Maroš Šefčovič will take up the post of European Commissioner for education, training and culture, the Slovak government decided on Wednesday, September 23, the TASR newswire wrote.
Ryanair and Danube Wings announce new flight routes
Low-cost air carrier Ryanair will launch a Bratislava-Paris route in November, Ryanair marketing manager Henrike Schmidt announced at a press conference on September 22, the TASR newswire reported.
Members of armed forces celebrate their day
The Slovak Armed Forces celebrated Armed Forces Day on Tuesday, September 22, by organising events in various Slovak towns and cities, including sports, concerts and competitions. Soldiers on this occasion traditionally organise displays of dog-training, weaponry and equipment, along with a parade by an honour guard.
Incumbent Nitra Region governor has support of three parties
The joint candidate of Smer, the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ-DS) and the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) for the post of Nitra Regional governor is running as an independent candidate, the incumbent office holder, Milan Belica, announced on September 22, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Transport Research Institute wins ministry contract
The Transport Research Institute based in Žilina will develop solutions to regional studies and projects supporting the implementation of intelligent transport systems in Slovakia for the Transport Ministry, the SITA newswire wrote.
Slovakia will support visa duty on Canadian diplomats
Slovakia will support the EU's introduction of a visa duty for Canadian diplomats if bilateral talks between the EU and Canada aren't successful and the EU agrees on collective measures, Slovak Ambassador to the EU Maroš Ševčovič told the TASR newswire on September 21.
SDKÚ requests cancellation of emissions contract with Interblue Group
The Slovak Democratic and Christina Union (SDKÚ-DS) chairman, Mikuláš Dzurinda, along with his party colleagues Pavol Frešo and Lucia Žitňanská, filed a complaint with the Prosecutor-General's Office on September 21 aimed at the complete cancellation of the agreement between the Slovak Environment Ministry and the Interblue Group on the sale of Slovakia's surplus carbon-dioxide emission quotas, the TASR newswire reported. “There was certain damage and losses on Slovakia's part in the sale of emissions (quotas), and there's a threat that certain others will follow. As we've discovered, the state institution concerned - the ministry - isn't using all legal options available, so we've decided to do so as Slovak MPs,” said Dzurinda.
Eurobarometer survey finds Slovaks feel pessimistic about economy
Europe's economy is, according to a majority (61 percent) of Slovaks, in bad shape, and up to 79 percent say that Slovakia's economy is in even worse shape, according to a Eurobarometer survey carried out June 13-30 among a sample of 1,065 respondents that was released on September 21 in Bratislava, the TASR newswire wrote.
Pezinok activists ask that dump be banned
The civic initiative Waste Dumps Do Not Belong in Towns has asked the Bratislava Environment Inspection (IŽP) to open a new decision-making process concerning the Pezinok waste dump and to not allow its future operation, the TASR newswire wrote.
Eurobarometer poll: Slovaks trust EU institutions more than domestic ones
Slovaks trust European institutions more than they do domestic institutions with the Slovak Parliament being trusted by 37 percent while the European Parliament (EP) is trusted by two-thirds of Slovaks, according to a Eurobarometer poll released September 21 in Bratislava, the TASR newswire reported.
Slovak Commissioner Ján Figeľ resigns from his EU post
Slovakia's EU Commissioner Ján Figeľ, responsible for education, culture and professional training, submitted his resignation on September 21 to EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, the TASR newswire was told by Figeľ.
Slovak and Serbian PMs open Economic Forum in Bratislava
The prime ministers of Slovakia and Serbia, Robert Fico and Mirko Cvetkovic opened the Slovak-Serbian Economic Forum in Bratislava on September 21 with representatives of more than 100 Slovak and Serbian companies taking part in the event, the TASR newswire wrote.
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