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Slovakia’s electronic toll collection devices to be compatible with new EU system
On-board units (OBU) which road transport operators will use in the Slovak electronic toll collection system will also work for the collection system in the planned European Electronic Toll Service. However, the full inter-operability of e-toll systems requires agreements to be concluded among individual EU states. SkyToll, which is to launch an e-toll system in Slovakia as of January 1, 2010, estimates that this process will take several years, the SITA newswire wrote.
Snow hits parts of Slovakia after sunny and warm days
Weather forecasts have been fulfilled and snow has covered some parts of Slovakia sending road maintenance workers in Poprad to clean it from roads for the first time this season. During the night, up to five centimetres of snow covered the mountain pass through Spišská Magura, the SITA newswire wrote.
Slovakia’s foreign trade downswing slows moderately in August
Slovakia reported a decline in both exports and imports in August of this year but the y-o-y drop in foreign trade slowed down modestly. The indicator remains in a cumulative surplus after the January-August period. Exports amounted to €3.151 billion in August, according to preliminary figures released by the Statistics Office of the Slovak Republic on October 12.
Slovakia’s education minister wants universities to limit student numbers
Education Minister Ján Mikolaj (SNS) believes that too many secondary school graduates in Slovakia are admitted to universities. According to him, it is important to focus on quality rather than quantity.
Slovakia's Statistics Office reports lowest level of inflation ever in September
Inflation measured according to national methodology dropped to its lowest-ever level of 0.6 percent year-on-year in September 2009, down from 1.3 percent in August, Slovakia's Statistics Office announced on October 12, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Lajčák hints at Slovak participation at EXPO 2012 in Korea
The Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák spoke with Korean EXPO Commissioner Joon-hee Lee about Slovakia's possible participation at EXPO 2012 in the South Korean city of Yeosu, TASR was told by ministry spokesman Peter Stano on October 12.
Justice Ministry challenges judiciary changes by SDKU
The Justice Ministry welcomes endeavours by Lucia Žitňanská of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union, SDKU “to remedy mistakes that were made in the judiciary up until 2006, but the solutions proposed fail to strengthen democracy in the judiciary and instead weaken the enforceability of the law and provide scope for ‘mistakes’ made by judges that sometimes result in releasing people charged with murder,” said ministry spokesman Michal Jurči on October 12, the TASR newswire reported.
Slota slams US politician’s concerns about Slovakia’s Language Act
A comment made by George Pataki, a leading representative of the U.S.Republican Party, indicating that the United States will be deeply concerned if Slovakia doesn't change its State Language Act, was mocked by Slovak National Party (SNS) chairman Ján Slota, commenting that he hoped that it was merely a personal opinion of Mr Pataki, otherwise it would make Slota laugh out loud, the TASR newswire reported on October 12.
New flights from Poprad Airport to begin October 25
Poprad-Tatry airport is to introduce routes to Warsaw and Brussels beginning October 25 and flights to Dublin, London and Manchester on December 1, TASR was told by airport director Ivana Herkelová on October 11. The airport currently offers connections to Bratislava, Bologna (Italy) and Basel (Switzerland).
World Cup qualifier: Slovakia loses to Slovenia 0-2
Slovakia’s national football team lost a crucial home qualifying match against Slovenia 0-2 on Saturday, October 10, failing to take advantage of what appeared to be its best chance for direct qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa next year.
Austrian economist predicts Slovak economic stagnation in 2010
The Slovak economy will stagnate in 2010 even if the economies of Slovakia’s biggest customers, such as Germany and the Czech Republic, recover, TASR was told by Zdenek Lukáš, an economist from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, on Sunday, October 11.
Police say no problems after Saturday’s football match
The police didn't record any problems following the World Cup qualifier between Slovakia and Slovenia at Bratislava's Tehelné Pole stadium on Saturday evening, TASR was told by Bratislava Police Directorate spokesman František Peczar on Sunday, October 11. On Saturday afternoon, Slovak police officers arrested ten Slovenian football fans who had smashed up a reception area in one of Bratislava's hotels, causing damage estimated at €3,300.
Logistics parks sprout in Trenčín
THREE new logistics complexes will soon be constructed near Trenčín. Following two previously reported projects to be built in the villages of Chocholná-Velčice and Trenčianske Stankovce, a third logistics park has been announced in the area close to the village of Opatovce. Kupred, a Trenčín-based company, plans to construct a logistics park which will operate on both sides of the D1 highway, Obchod magazine reported in mid September.
Nižňanský stops TV broadcast
THE GENERAL Director of public broadcaster Slovak Television, Štefan Nižňanský, banned the broadcast of an investigative report about a social company in Bardejov which is receiving subsidies from the Labour Ministry, the Sme daily reported.
Developing new drugs is now taking much longer
PHARMACY is as old as humankind itself. From the very beginning people tried to cure themselves with herbs, magic formulas or even using soil. The word ‘drug’ comes from the German word ‘getrocknet’, meaning dried in English, and originally denoted the dried parts of plants or animals that were used either directly as a remedy or indirectly in the preparation of a more complex medication. People in the past believed that the therapeutic effectiveness of a natural remedy rested in the similarity of the form or colour of the plant or animal to the organ being treated. Thus the shape of nuts suggested that they were useful in the treatment of brain ailments and spiders were used to treat ear pain because a curled-up, dead spider somehow resembled the inner ear.
Prosecutor sentenced for corruption
THE SPECIALISED Crime Court has sentenced Michal Valach, a former prosecutor from Lučenec, to 3 years in prison. Valach was found guilty of accepting a bribe of almost €10,000 for postponing the sentence of a man who caused a car accident with fatal consequences, the SITA newswire reported.
Slovaks welcome Irish ‘yes’
IRELAND has given a green light to the further process of European integration in the manner envisaged by the Lisbon Treaty, a document which euro-optimists believe will bring a better future to the whole continent and one which euro-pessimists fear as a tool for bringing the EU closer to a single super-state. Slovakia has welcomed the outcome of the Irish vote.
And then there were three
SLOVAKIA’S two state health insurers will merge into a state-owned mammoth and two of the present three private health insurers are to fuse into a private giant, cutting the number of health insurers operating on the Slovak market from five to three. The Slovak cabinet has already given the nod to the merger of Všeobecná Zdravotná Poisťovňa (VšZP) and Spoločná Zdravotná Poisťovňa (SZP), hoping to see the insurers save 9 percent of their operational costs.
Macedonia to get Slovak help to join EU
SLOVAKIA is ready to help Macedonia in its efforts to enter the European Union, Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák told Macedonia’s Vice-Premier for European Affairs, Vasko Naumovski, during his visit to Bratislava on September 5, the TASR newswire reported.
More than 1,640 volunteers help clean up the High Tatras
AFTER THE summer tourist season ended in the High Tatra mountains, on September 26, a large group of volunteers joined forces to collect rubbish in the area. The volunteers included tourists, locals, and employees of the State Forests of the Tatras National Park (ŠL TANAP-u).
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