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Slovak president signs controversial Strategic Enterprises Act
President Ivan Gašparovič signed the controversial Strategic Enterprises Act on November 26, as he concluded that measures outlined in the legislation aim to mitigate the impact of the global crisis, the TASR newswire wrote.
HZDS seems unwilling to support Smer in narrowing Slovak MPs’ immunity
A proposal of the ruling Smer party to curb immunity of members of parliament has not yet gained support of one of the party's partners in the ruling coalition, the Movement for Democratic Slovakia (HZDS), the SITA newswire wrote.
Police are investigating murder of doctor in Bratislava
Police are investigating the murder of a 42-year-old paediatrician (only described by police as Zuzana V.) who was shot in the head by an unknown assailant in Bratislava on November 23, the TASR newswire reported.
Slovakia’s Environment Ministry wants new partner for emissions sales
Slovakia’s Environment Ministry announced it would do everything in its power to find a new business partner for further sales of the country’s excess emissions quotas of greenhouse gases, the SITA newswire reported.
Complaint filed with Constitutional Court over election fraud in Košice
The Košice regional office of the Slovak Democratic Christian Union (SDKÚ) filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on November 25 alleging that election fraud took place during the elections to the regional governments in the Košice II election district on November 14, the TASR newswire reported.
Government session held in Poprad presents tourism proposals
Slovak Economy Minister Ľubomír Jahnátek thinks the government session in Poprad on November 25 will be significant for future tourism in Slovakia. The ministers passed a proposal on arranging Tatra National Park (TANAP) into zones, proposed a new law on tourism and a so-called satellite account, which is a method of collecting information concerning tourism, the TASR newswire reported. The mayor of Poprad, Anton Danko, expressed satisfaction that the process of the new law on tourism was launched in Poprad. “I really think the negotiations were very successful for our city and for the people living in it,” said Danko.
Man with A(H1N1) flu virus dies in Prievidza hospital
A 32-year-old man with A(H1N1) flu virus died in Prievidza hospital in Trenčín region on November 24, Slovakia's chief hygienist Ivan Rovný told the TASR newswire the following day, adding that the man's health was already compromised by a kidney disorder and the problems were compounded by pneumonia and breathing disorders. According to the head of the epidemiological department of the national Public Health Office (UVZ), Ján Mikaš, the novel flu virus may have considerably contributed to the death.
Slovak and Hungarian European MPs debate Slovakia’s Language Act
The European Commission will carry out a detailed analysis of the Slovak Language Act to assess its operation in the field, the Commissioner for Multilingualism, Leonard Orban, told the European Parliament during a debate on the use of ethnic minority languages across the European Union, the TASR newswire reported.
Chair of Conservative Democrats proposes lengthy jail terms for vote-buying
Independent MP and chairman of the Conservative Democrats (KDS), Vladimír Palko, submitted an amendment to the Criminal Act to parliament on November 25, in which he proposes to punish vote-buying by up to five years in jail, he told the TASR newswire that day.
Dean’s daughter got second dodgy degree
The student at the centre of a recent controversy over unearned degrees at Trenčín University is reported to have obtained a second degree – this one from the Technological University in Košice – by fraudulent means.
Sherpa Apa introduces Czech Book of Records in Bratislava
Sherpa Apa, who has conquered Mount Everest nineteen times, more than any other climber, ‘blessed’ a new Czech Book of Records at the Magic Himalaya exhibition in Bratislava on November 24.
European Anti-Fraud Office looking into Slovak bulletin-board tender
The Construction Ministry's controversial bulletin-board tender, which was supposed to have been co-financed by the European Union, may require even more funds from Slovak state coffers. The Hospodárske Noviny financial daily reported on Wednesday, November 25, that not only will Slovakia get no contribution from Brussels towards the consulting, legal and information services procured by the Construction Ministry, but that Slovakia might get a fine because of the way the contract was tendered.
Slovak Police won’t apologise to accused Franciscan friars
The Slovak Police Corps has rejected statements that it made mistakes in its investigation of alleged child abuse by three Franciscan monks.
Žilina unions protest attempt to amend Labour Code
The regional unit of metalworkers union KOVO staged a protest in Žilina on Tuesday, November 24, against attempts by the parliamentary opposition parties to amend the Labour Code, and to voice support for legislation on collective bargaining.
MPs to discuss uranium mining at December session
The Slovak Parliament will consider a petition opposed to uranium mining at its December session, the parliamentary committee for agriculture and the environment decided on November 24. The petition, signed by more than 113,000 Slovak citizens and 41 local authorities from areas between Nové Mesto nad Váhom (Trenčín Region) and Zemplín (Košice Region), was submitted in September by environmental organisations Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, and civil associations Sozna and Brečtan.
Slovak PM Fico wins damages in case against newspaper
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has won another court case against Plus Jeden Deň, a tabloid daily published by the 7 Plus company. The newspaper will have to pay the prime minister €33,140 following the ruling by the Bratislava Regional Court on Tuesday, November 24.
Slovak Minister Medveď to send Green Investment Scheme report to Interblue Group
Slovak Environment Minister Jozef Medved will send a report on creating a Green Investment Scheme (GIS) including the government's insulation programme to American company Interblue Group, Jana Kaplanová from the ministry told the TASR on Tuesday, November 24.
Slovakia’s European Commissioner talks about future portfolio
The portfolio that Slovakia will hold in the next EU Commission should reflect the headway that Slovakia has attained over the past five years, Slovakia's current EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, who is in charge of education, training, culture and youth, said following his meeting with Prime Minister Robert Fico on November 23, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Petition circulates for Trenčín University management to resign
A November 23 appeal by a lecturer in the Faculty of Mechatronics of the Alexander Dubček Trenčín University (TnUAD), Peter Ponický, for the university s rector, Miroslav Mečár, to resign along with other top managers, has been followed by a petition that was launched on November 24 morning at the faculty. The faculty’s dean, Dušan Maga, said the petition has been circulated at other faculties and anyone can support it – students, employees, and even people outside the university if they feel like doing so.
Number of Slovaks receiving unemployment benefits falls further in October
The number of persons eligible for unemployment benefits dropped in October for the second straight month. Sociálna Poisťovňa, Slovakia’s social security provider, paid out unemployment assistance to over 56,300 people in October, which is a drop of 5,400 against the previous month, the SITA newswire wrote.
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