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Education minister appoints new rector at Trenčín University

Education Minister Ján Mikolaj appointed Ivan Kneppo as the new rector of the Alexander Dubček University in Trenčín (TnUAD) on February 1 and he will take up his post on March 1, 2010, the TASR newswire wrote.

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UNAS is not considering an end to the truckers’ strike

The Slovak Union of Motor Carriers – UNAS – that organised a strike beginning February 1 to force the government to change the rules of the electronic toll collection system and its fees and to postpone its launch, is not considering stopping the strike, the chairman of the organisation committee of UNAS, Jaroslav Polaček, told the SITA newswire.

2. feb 2010

Slovakia’s parliamentary elections set for June 12

The seventh parliamentary elections in Slovakia since 1989 will be held on Saturday, June 12, announced the country’s Speaker of Parliament, Pavol Paška, on February 1, the SITA newswire reported. Paška said he had already sent the announcement for publication in the Collection of Laws.

2. feb 2010

Truckers strike but traffic in Bratislava is running smoothly

Traffic on the I/66 entry road into Banská Bystrica, which has been partially blocked by some 50 trucks in a strike action, is being directed by police officers. Truckers who have joined the strike announced by the Union of Slovak Road Transporters (UNAS) have stationed their vehicles on both sides of the road, leaving only one lane free for other vehicles. Although traffic is being directed by the police, a traffic jam several kilometres long has been created, with delays exceeding half an hour, the TASR newswire reported. In addition, the eastern route into Ružomberok was blocked by some 50 trucks standing on both sides of the road, with the police directing traffic. But traffic in the eastern part of Bratislava was running smoothly on Monday, TASR wrote, with little sign of a protest announced by road carriers on Rožňavská Street. UNAS announced last Wednesday that truckers would go on strike as of February 1, while calling for a reduction in the road-toll network, the suspension of toll collection until the end of June, and the removal of other shortcomings in the system. TASR

2. feb 2010

Ryanair announces new air routes from Bratislava

A leading European budget airline company, Ryanair, announced on Monday, February 1, that it intends to add several new European flight destinations from Bratislava airport by the middle of this year, the TASR newswire wrote. Ryanair marketing manager Henrike Schmidt said that beginning April 1 the carrier will introduce daily flights to London and on May 4 it will add flights to Palma de Mallorca in Spain (on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and to Bari in Italy (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday).

2. feb 2010

Conservative Democrats’ head also will not run in general election

Vladimír Palko, the chairman of a non-parliamentary party, the Conservative Democrats of Slovakia (KDS), who initiated a split from the Christian Democrats (KDH) in 2008, will not run in the general election in 2010, KDS spokesperson Maria Majdová told the TASR newswire on Monday, February 1.

2. feb 2010

Dzurinda will not run in general election but remains SDKÚ head

Mikuláš Dzurinda, the chairman of the opposition Slovak Democratic and Christian Union party (SDKÚ), announced on Monday, February 1, that he will not be on the party’s slate in the upcoming general election, the TASR newswire wrote. He did not specify who will head the party's candidate list as this will be decided by the party’s primary election due later in February. “I'm going for this move largely because I want the election campaign to focus on people, party programmes and (Prime Minister) Robert Fico’s and his government's assuming their responsibilities,” said Dzurinda, a former two-time prime minister. He added that his decision was also aimed at uniting the opposition parties and enhancing grounds for their cooperation.

2. feb 2010

Slovakia’s Christian Democratic party names its slate for parliamentary elections

In line with expectations, Ján Figeľ will be the leader on the Christian Democratic Movement’s (KDH) slate for this year's general election, the party's national assembly decided on Saturday, January 30, as reported by TASR.

1. feb 2010

UNAS’s truckers to protest again on Bratislava’s Rožňavská Street

Protesting truckers planned to return to one of Bratislava's busiest traffic arteries - Rožňavská Street - on Monday, February 1, Jaroslav Polaček from the Union of Slovak Road Carriers (UNAS) told a briefing on Sunday, January 31, as reported by the SITA newswire.

1. feb 2010

Slovak paramedics return from their mission in Haiti

The mission of Slovak paramedics and doctors in earthquake-stricken Haiti has been fully accomplished, said Ján Culka, leader of the Gabčíkovo Central Emergency Service, to the TASR newswire shortly after its 18 members returned home on Sunday from that country. According to Culka, Slovakia - though a small country - provided a bigger assistance team to Haiti than some other larger countries which sent aid to the Caribbean island. Culka noted that the Slovak team, among other things, brought to Haiti the logistical support needed to build field hospitals. “We also assisted in the search and rescue operations to see if there was anyone alive under ruins,” he said. Regarding the security situation in Haiti, Culka said he personally ignores such things as politics and security when on a mission.

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