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Government earmarks extra millions for construction of D1 highway
The Slovak Government on October 21 earmarked an additional €11.56 million from the state budget to complete the financing of the D1 motorway.
Ministry: criticism of Language Act is ‘disinformation’
Calls for international pressure to be put on Slovakia in connection with its Language Act have been described by the Slovak Foreign Ministry as a continuation of a "misleading, disinformation and slanderous campaign".
Fico discusses NATO policies with Rasmussen
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico meets NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Government Office this morning (Thursday, October 22).
Bratislava turns into NATO’s temporary capital
BRATISLAVA is – for just a couple of days – one of the most important and best-protected cities in the world. As NATO defence ministers gather in the Slovak capital for one of their regular informal meetings, security has been ratcheted up to unprecedented levels.
Security conference to be connected to universities
Central European universities have become exclusive partners of the most significant security conference in Slovakia, due to take place in Bratislava during a 22-23 October NATO defence ministers’s meeting.
Slovak ruling coalition partners agree to support proposed 2010 budget
All three members of the ruling coalition have agreed to support the draft state budget for next year, according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Cabinet approves ‘Informatisation of Society’ strategy for 2009-2013
A document entitled ‘Strategy of Informatisation of Society in the period 2009 to 2013’, which Slovakia's cabinet approved at its regular Wednesday session on October 21, stipulates as its main priorities construction of broadband internet access and information security, development of electronic public administration, electronic health and a focus on digital literacy and electronic education.
Farmers complain of 'most troubling situation since 1993'
Chairmen of regional agricultural and food chambers meeting on Tuesday, October 20, drew the attention of the Slovak government and parliament to the fact that the Slovak farming sector is facing its most complicated situation since the establishment of the Slovak Republic in 1993.
Slovak documentary wins Golden Hugo at Chicago Film Festival
A documentary film by Slovak director Peter Kerekeš entitled 'Cooking History' has won the main award - the Golden Hugo - at the 45th Chicago International Film Festival, in the documentary category.
Kaník: Government deprived second-pillar savers of €2.71 billion in H109
Savers in the second (so-called “capitalisation”) pension savings pillar lost €2.71 billion in the first six months of this year due to the Pension Act amendment, representatives of the Civic Association of Savers said on October 20.
IPI decries drop in Slovakia's press freedom ranking
Slovakia dropped from seventh place last year to 44th place this year in an international ranking of press freedom compiled annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Minister: Slovak gas reservoir plan abandoned
The state has abandoned an idea that emerged in the wake of the gas crisis in January, to construct its own gas reservoir with a capacity of 1 billion cubic metres of gas, Economy Minister Ľubomír Jahnátek said in Bratislava on October 20.
Doctors warn health care situation could boil over
According to the President of the Slovak Union of Doctors-Specialists, Andrej Jančo, deadly peace has spread over the Slovak health-care system saying that a survey among doctors-specialists has found that under the lid, problems are beginning to boil, the SITA newswire reported.
PM Fico says Slovakia will block Czech Lisbon Treaty opt-out
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed on October 19 that he would insist on the same guarantees of the indisputability of the 1945 Beneš Decrees as the Czech Republic would get at the European Council meeting at the end of the month. Otherwise, he will not back the Lisbon Treaty, the SITA newswire wrote.
Slovak Conservative Institute receives a Templeton Freedom Award 2009
The Atlas Economic Research Foundation has published the results of its international award called Templeton Freedom Awards. One of laureates of this prestigious prize for 2009 is the Slovak Conservative Institute of M. R. Štefánik, the SITA newswire wrote
Slovakia’s unemployment rate grows again in September
The rate of registered unemployment in Slovakia increased by 0.4 percentage points on a monthly basis as of the end of September to 12.45 percent, as reported by the Central Office of Labour, Social affairs and Family, SITA wrote.
NATO ministerial meeting to start on October 21 in Bratislava
The Assistant Secretary of Defence from the US, Alexander Vershbow, who will speak at the NATO ministerial meeting in Bratislava on October 21-23 and a conference called “New Challenges - Better Capabilities” (NCBC) is expected to address changes in the approach of the US to the anti-missile shield defence systems in central Europe, the TASR newswire reported.
Opposition parties seek again to oust Environment Minister Štefanov
The Minister of Construction and Regional Development, Igor Štefanov, will again face an attempt to dismiss him in parliament over the so-called bulletin-board tender, said Christian-Democratic Movement, KDH, chairman Ján Figeľ on October 19, following a meeting with representatives of the major opposition party SDKÚ (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union), the TASR newswire wrote. The same tender prodded the opposition into attempting an identical move in May 2009, shortly after Štefanov was appointed minister.
Slovak official questions efficacy of Bratislava-Schwechat oil pipeline
Interconnection of crude oil pipelines between Austria and Slovakia will not strengthen Slovakia's energy security, Karel Hirman from the Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency told the TASR newswire on October 19.
September poll: neither SMK nor Most-Hid goes to Slovak parliament
If the elections for parliament had taken place in September, neither of the two ethnic-Hungarian parties – SMK and Most-Híd – would have reached the threshold to make it to parliament, according to the latest MEDIAN SK poll conducted among a representative sample of 1,142 Slovak citizens between August 31 and September 27, the TASR newswire reported.
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