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Flood situation in Trebišov is improving
Only the Bodrog River is rising in Trebišov district in Košice region, as the Latorica River is returning to more normal water levels and the Ondava River has stabilised, the TASR newswire was told by the head of Trebišov District Office, Robert Puci, on May 20. He said the weather forecasts are favourable, with no further heavy rain expected. "Waterflows are steadily stabilising and dropping. As soon as the water level of the Bodrog goes down, it will in turn bring down the Ondava's level. Then we'll be able to run the water off from the Trnávka River and also from the flooded area between Ondava and Trnávka embankments – and finally, from the flooded fields," he stated.
KDH files criminal complaint regarding Smer funding sources
Ján Figeľ, the chairman of the opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and his deputy and former justice minister Daniel Lipšic, filed a criminal complaint on May 20 with the prosecutor general over allegations of non-transparent funding of the leading ruling coalition party Smer, the SITA newswire reported.
Slovnaft group cuts operating loss in first quarter of 2010
The Slovnaft group reported a first quarter operating loss of €3.1 million, which is a year-on-year improvement of €10.4 million, according to company spokesman Anton Molnár who attributed the better results to a gradual positive development in the external environment, the SITA newswire wrote.
First PPP package awaits okay from the European Commission
Meeting the newly-set deadline for financial closure of the first public-private partnership (PPP) package depends on the results of final negotiations with the Directorate General for Regional Policy of the European Commission, the SITA newswire reported. The PPP is to be used to construct and operate five sections of the D1 highway between Martin and Prešov.
Slovakia’s municipal elections announced for November 27, 2010
Municipal elections in Slovakia will take place on Saturday, November 27, 2010, according to the Speaker of the Slovak Parliament, Pavol Paška, who announced the date of the elections at a congress of the Slovak Association of Towns and Villages (ZMOS) on May 19, the Sme daily reported.
European People’s Party demurs on dual citizenship roundtable until after Slovakia’s election
A round table on the contentious Hungarian Law on Dual Citizenship involving Slovakia and Hungary will not take place before the end of May, the TASR newswire wrote. Representatives of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) asked on May 18 for such a round table to be convened this month at the European People's Party (EPP) headquarters in Brussels. However, following the talks held between EPP Chairman Wilfried Martens and leader of Hungarian Fidesz party Viktor Orbán, the meeting has been postponed to late June – after the Slovak June 12 parliamentary election.
Prosecutor will investigate allegations against Smer only if a criminal action is filed
Prosecutor-General Dobroslav Trnka said on May 19 that his office will not act on new allegations made by a former senior member of Smer, Bohumil Hanzel, in an interview with the Sme daily about the sponsorship relations within the party unless Hanzel files a criminal complaint concerning the matter, the TASR newswire wrote. Hanzel’s claims concern sponsorship methods in which he was engaged while serving as a co-founder of Smer.
Exhibition at Bratislava Castle is opened by the head of Germany’s Bundestag
The Speaker of Slovak Parliament, Pavol Paška, and Norbert Lammert, his German counterpart opened a multimedia exhibition at Bratislava Castle named “The Wall Is Gone – The Velvet Revolution and the Ending of Separation”, on the evening of May 18, the TASR newswire reported.
Anti-dump protesters from Pezinok again gather at Slovakia’s government office
Accompanied by loud drumming on metal barrels, citizens from the town of Pezinok dressed in protective suits and wearing gas masks protested again in front of Slovakia’s government office in Bratislava on May 19 against continued use of a controversial waste dump built in this historical town in western Slovakia, the TASR newswire reported.
Fico: Slovakia will take all possible diplomatic steps on dual citizenship
It's time to stop smiling, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday, May 18, after a session of the State Security Council summoned in reaction to an amendment to Hungary’s law on dual citizenship proposed on Monday which would allow Slovak citizens to claim Hungarian citizenship.
Slovak parliamentary committee to ask Smer to correct its 2009 accounting
The chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Finance, Budget and Currency, Jozef Burian, will write to his own Smer party to correct an apparent shortcomings in its accounting for last year. "I received an e-mail about this yesterday at 11.25pm and I am going to write to them and give them a notice as I do in cases involving other parties," Burian told the SITA newswire on May 19.
Solar power industry protests reduced electricity price
Representatives of companies that are building solar power plants in Slovakia protested on Wednesday, May 19, against a new decree by the Office for Regulation of Network Industries (ÚRSO) according to which the guaranteed purchase price of electrical energy generated by these sources will be decreased. "The proposed reduction is in clear contradiction with the law on support to renewable energy sources, which allows a year-on-year reduction of purchase price of energy from renewable sources by a maximum of ten percent," wrote companies active in the solar power industry in a statement, as quoted by the SITA newswire.
Croatian president visits Slovakia
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic visits Slovakia today, May 19, at the start of a two-day official trip, the TASR reported.
Co-founder of Smer claims party signed deals with sponsors ahead of 2002 elections
ONE OF the co-founders of PM Robert Fico's Smer is claiming the party signed secret deals with off-the-books sponsors ahead of 2002 parliamentary elections guaranteeing them state posts and other benefits in return for multi-million crown gifts.
Constitutional Court rules in favour of university fees
The charging of fees to university students who exceed the standard number of years that studies should last, or who enrol at a second university, is in accordance with the Slovak Constitution, the Constitutional Court ruled on May 18.
Trebišov evacuation threat lifted
The evacuation of people living in Trebišov (Košice Region) because of flooding won't now be necessary, as water flowing through a gap in a dam on the Ondava River (only a few kilometres from the town) is not moving toward the town, the TASR newswire reported on May 18.
Slovak investigators meet Swiss counterparts over Interblue case
Slovak investigators met their Swiss counterparts on Tuesday, May 18, to brief each other about new findings in the probe into the sale of Slovak surplus greenhouse gas emission quotas. Slovakia is investigating the case as a fraud that deprived the state of tens of millions of euros, while Switzerland is looking into allegations of money-laundering.
Financial close for 1st PPP highway package delayed again
Completing the financial deal to build selected stretches of the D1 motorway within the first package of public-private partnership (PPP) projects has been put off again – this time until May 31 – following an earlier postponement from April 30 to May 18, the TASR newswire reported on Tuesday, May 18.
Slovak ice-hockey players finish World Championships in 12th place
Slovakia lost 1:2 to host team Germany at the World Ice Hockey Championships on Tuesday, May 18, thus ending their participation in the competition without achieving a quarter-final place.
Number of unemployment benefit recipients in Slovakia ticks down in April
Beneficiaries eligible for unemployment benefits in Slovakia dropped slightly in April on a monthly basis. The country’s social security provider, Sociálna Poisťovňa, paid unemployment assistance to 48,400 people in the fourth month of 2010, which was a decrease of 300 persons from the previous month, the SITA newswire wrote.
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