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Harmonised inflation rate remains at historical low in February
The harmonised inflation rate remained at a historical low in February, the SITA newswire wrote. Consumer prices measured by the European Union’s Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) dropped 0.2 percent y-o-y in February which is the same decline as in January.
Slovakia’s exports in January increase nearly 16 percent to €3.14 billion
Slovakia’s foreign trade account in January posted a surplus of €31.4 million, the Slovak Statistics Office reported on March 12 as quoted by the TASR newswire. During January, total exports rose by 15.8 percent year-on-year to €3.14 billion and total imports increased by 3.8 percent to €3.1 billion. TASR
Paralympics flame is carried by a Košice citizen
Marek Zakuťanský from Košice carried the Paralympics flame before the official opening of the Paralympics, the Olympic Games for disabled persons in Vancouver, on March 12. He works for the Allianz insurance company and he won the trip to the Paralympics in a company contest for the best employee. Along with him, Jeanne Meyers of Chicago enjoyed the special moment. They were the only ones from among Allianz employees who got this chance. Apart from them, dozens of people, including athletes and locals, got the chance to carry the Paralympics flame.
Number of recipients of unemployment benefits increases in February
The number of beneficiaries eligible for unemployment benefits in Slovakia rose in February after going down for five consecutive months, the SITA newswire wrote. The social security provider, Sociálna Poisťovňa, paid unemployment assistance to nearly 48,100 people in the second month of this year, which is an increase of almost 2,800 people from the previous month. In a year-on-year comparison, however, the number of beneficiaries surged by 12,200, the social security provider reported. SITA
European inspectors audit Slovak Aviation Bureau
Inspectors from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) began an audit of the Slovak Aviation Bureau on March 15, the TASR newswire was told by Transport Ministry spokesman Stanislav Jurikovič. “Auditors will inspect the aviation staff licensing, the development and manufacturing of the airplanes as well as their maintenance and operation,” said the Aviation Bureau Director, Petr Brůna, in a written statement. “The audit wasn’t launched because of any shortcomings on the part of the Aviation Bureau.” A team of 15 EASA inspectors is carrying out the audit which is set to be completed by March 19, with the results to be known by June.
Slovakia's Roma party comments on US human rights reports and remarks by SNS
The Roma Initiative of Slovakia (RIS) party agrees with a report drawn up by the US State Department in which it claimed, among other things, that Slovakia continues to struggle when it comes to observing the human rights of its Roma minority, RIS chairman Alexander Patkoló told the TASR newswire on March 15.
Slovak Defence Minister Baška meets with governor of US state of Indiana
Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Baška and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels have agreed that a joint Slovak-American military unit will take part in training of the Afghan national army, the TASR newswire was told by Defence Ministry spokesman Vladimir Gemela on March 12. At their meeting held in Indianapolis the day before, the two politicians appreciated the long-term and continual development of relations between Indiana and Slovakia, based on co-operation between the Slovak Armed Forces and National Guard of Indiana.
New jobs may come to Slovakia from electric car factory of Indian investor
Slovakia might win six new foreign investors from the engineering and electrical engineering sectors, the Hospodárske Noviny economic daily wrote on Monday, March 15, with the main one being an Indian firm producing electric cars.
American journalist is supporting Roma children’s education in Slovakia
American Jarred Schecter is supporting three talented Roma pupils from Spišský Hrhov with monthly contributions of about €300 to their education, the Sme daily wrote on March 15. His aim is to get the two boys and one girl to university. However, he conditions his assistance on good results at their schools.
Anti-fascists protest against supporters of Slovak wartime state
Slovak civil groups staged a demonstration on Hodžovo Square in Bratislava on the afternoon of Sunday, March 14 protesting against marches and other events held on the same day to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Slovak wartime state, which was formed with the support of Nazi Germany in 1939, the TASR newswire wrote.
Summer School offered by the American University in Kosovo
The American University in Kosovo will host a Summer Program this coming summer. This program, open to graduate and undergraduate students, consists of two modules: Module A, focusing on Peace-Building and Development, will last from July 12 until August 6 and Module B, focusing on European Integration, will last from August 9 until August 27.
Pride about motherland cannot be conditioned by any law
The Slovak Spectator spoke to historian Milan Zemko about the history of Slovak patriotism and the ways how to raise patriotism among Slovaks today.
Positive deeds are the best tools for raising patriotism
The Slovak Spectator spoke to historian Roman Holec from the Slovak History deparment of the Comenius University's Faculty of Philosophy about the Patriotism Act and the ways patriotism has been interpreted throughout the history of the Slovak nation.
The Hurt Locker
Director: Kathryn BigelowStarring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty
Interblue reloaded
THE SOAP OPERA that is Interblue Group, and the saga of its purchase of Slovakia’s excess carbon dioxide emissions quotas, continues to run. In the story so far the obscure US-based firm which bought Slovakia’s quotas at a bargain-basement price in 2008 – and at the same time locked Slovakia into a disadvantageous option on future sales – late last year apparently morphed into a Swiss company. During discussions to determine whether the Swiss company really was the legal successor to its US-based predecessor its authorised representative resigned after suffering what she claims was a concussion during an encounter with a Slovak TV crew in January. Interblue’s subsequent silence led Slovakia’s Environment Ministry to announce that it considered the deal with Interblue Group dead. Now, less than a week after that announcement, a new owner has emerged from the murk to insist that the deal is alive and might even progress.
Fico advocates Roma boarding schools
BOARDING schools for Roma children are the only solution to the issue of the Roma minority, Prime Minister Robert Fico stated after an evaluation visit he paid to the office of Deputy Prime Minister for Minorities Dušan Čaplovič on March 8, the SITA newswire reported.
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Kawasakiho růže
THE LAST time a Slovak film won an Oscar was in 1965. Where Slovaks usually have a little more luck are the Czech Lion awards, since many Czech filmmakers cast Slovak actors.
Americans want to change tender rules
FIRMS from the United States want to fight against corruption in public tenders in Slovakia and the Czech Republic and the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic has announced that it plans to prepare an amendment to that country’s public procurement act, the Hospodárske Noviny daily reported.
Of camel drivers and satanists
“ARE WE some camel drivers or what?” asked Ján Slota, the head of the Slovak National Party (SNS), after Prime Minister Robert Fico asked the Slovak president to sever the political head of another SNS minister – after the country’s supreme auditing authority confirmed that the scandalous bulletin-board tender at this SNS-controlled ministry and its subsequent contract with firms said to be close to Slota was legally flawed. Why “camel drivers”? After a certain time, people exposed to Slota’s verbal utterances no longer seek any meaning behind the flock-of-words that spring from his vocal cords.
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