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NBS Governor says deficit spending should end quicker

An end to deficit spending should come sooner, said Slovak central bank (NBS) governor Ivan Šramko after Wednesday's, September 30, government session, the TASR newswire reported.

1. oct 2009

Kia Motors suspends operations for two days

The Kia Motors assembly plant in Teplička nad Váhom will suspend its assembly operations for two days this week on October 1 and 2 while production of engines will continue normally in a non-stop regime, TASR was told by Kia Motors Slovakia spokesman Dušan Dvořák on September 30.

1. oct 2009

Lufthansa computer system paralyses flights across Europe

Problems with the computer system of German airline company Lufthansa paralyzed civil aviation in Europe. The problems mainly affected Austrian Airlines which became a part of Lufthansa in September. The system collapsed on Wednesday, September 30, at 04:00 and both airline companies then began to dispatch passengers manually. The worst situations were in Vienna, Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin, the TASR newswire reported.

1. oct 2009

EU states accept Šefčovič's nomination as EC Commissioner

EU member states on Wednesday, September 30, accepted the nomination of the Slovak Ambassador to the EU Maroš Šefčovič for the post of the Slovak EU Commissioner, the TASR newswire wrote. He replaces Ján Figeľ who submitted his resignation after he was elected as chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH).

1. oct 2009

Parental assistance will increase next year to €256 per month

The state contribution paid to parents who opt to stay home to take care of a child or children and fulfill all criteria for state assistance provided during parental leave should go up from the current €164.22 to €256 per month per child younger than two years as of 2010. This stems from an amendment to the Parental Contribution Act prepared by the Labour Ministry, which received the go-ahead from the Slovak cabinet on September 30, according to the SITA newswire.

1. oct 2009

Slovak cabinet approves changes to Act on Residency of Foreigners

When Slovakia administratively expels a foreigner from Slovakia, the Interior Ministry will be obliged to provide a written explanation of the matter in a language that the foreigner is presumed to understand. This stems from a draft amendment to the Act on Residency of Foreigners, which the Slovak cabinet approved with proposals for changes on Wednesday, September 30, the SITA newswire wrote.

1. oct 2009

Slovakia's gross foreign debt grew by $1.8 billion in June

Slovakia's gross foreign debt continued growing in June according to preliminary data released by the National Bank of Slovakia which reported an increase of over $1.8 billion to a level of $63.429 billion, the SITA newswire wrote.

1. oct 2009

State assistance for Slovak mortgage debtors may start in 2010

The first debtors unable to repay their mortgages as a result of the economic crisis could make use of a newly introduced state assistance scheme beginning next year. The proposal for implementation of the state assistance scheme was approved by the Slovak cabinet at its session on September 30 which also stipulated that the Finance Ministry should finish the wording of the necessary legislative drafts by October 9, 2009, the SITA newswire wrote.

1. oct 2009

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