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Seven-year lawsuit between Mikloš and Fico adjourned again
A long-running defamation lawsuit between Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) deputy chairman Ivan Mikloš and Prime Minister Robert Fico, leader of the Smer party, was adjourned once more at the Bratislava I District Court on Wednesday, June 16, the SITA newswire wrote.
Dell's Michael Smyth becomes new AmCham president
Michael Smyth has become the new president of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Slovakia, the SITA newswire wrote on June 17. He replaces Robert Šimončič, who resigned from the post after accepting an offer to serve as the director general of the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO).
Vote 2010: KDH says Vatican agreements will be part of government manifesto
Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) chairman Ján Figeľ said after meeting President Ivan Gašparovič on Wednesday, June 16, that he believes adoption of two partial agreements linked to the Fundamental Treaty with the Holy See will be part of the next government manifesto.
Spending on advertising in Slovakia dropped by 35% in 2009
Spending on advertising in Slovakia totalled €1.1 billion in 2009, according to an analysis by the TNS SK agency reported by the SITA newswire. In comparison with 2008, when advertising spending amounted to €1.7 billion, the figure for 2009 represented a drop of 35.3 percent.
Harmonised inflation rate unchanged in May at 0.7%
Inflation in Slovakia measured by EU methodology stood at 0.7 percent year-on-year in May, the same figure as in April, the Slovak Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, June 16. Over the last 12 months, inflation has averaged 0.3 percent, the TASR newswire wrote.
Vote 2010: SNS says it would back a Smer-KDH government
The Slovak National Party (SNS) would have no problem backing a two-party governing coalition composed of Smer and the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), SNS chair Ján Slota told the TASR newswire after a meeting with President Ivan Gašparovič on June 16.
Vote 2010: Fico continues formal efforts to form new Slovak government
Prime Minister and Smer party leader Robert Fico will attempt to use the time remaining until June 23 to form a new government, Fico’s spokesperson Silvia Glendová told the TASR newswire on Wednesday, June 16.
Slovakia requests arrest of Baki Sadiki, and his extradition from Kosovo
The Slovak Justice Ministry filed an extradition request on June 17 seeking the arrest and extradition of alleged Albanian drug mafia boss Baki Sadiki, who is believed to be in Kosovo, the TASR newswire reported, citing Justice Ministry spokesman Michal Jurči. Sadiki is being sought by Interpol.
Slovak foreign minister opens new embassy in Montenegro
Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák opened a new Slovak Embassy in Podgorica, capital of Montenegro, on Tuesday, June 15, ministry spokesman Peter Stano announced, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Slovakia's World Cup games being shown on outdoor screen in Bratislava
Slovak football fans had the opportunity to watch Slovakia’s first football World Cup game, played yesterday in South Africa against New Zealand, on a large screen in front of the Eurovea retail and leisure centre, City of Bratislava spokesperson Eva Chudinová told the TASR newswire.
Central bank: Slovak economy will grow by 3.7 percent in 2010
Slovakia’s central bank, the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS), has expressed increased optimism about the country’s prospects for economic recovery this year. In its medium-term prognosis presented on Tuesday, June 15, the NBS predicted growth of 3.7 percent in 2009, up from the 3.2 percent forecast three months ago. According to the NBS, the economy should strengthen thanks to improvements in foreign demand.
New chairman of Specialised Criminal Court appointed
The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok has a new chairman: Oldřich Kozlík, who has been appointed following a competitive selection process. Kozlík had previously been serving as the court’s acting chairman; he took up the post permanently on June 11, Justice Ministry spokesman Michal Jurči said, according to the SITA newswire.
Vote 2010: Slovak bookmaker loses on general election bets
Slovaks gambled hundreds of thousands of euros on the results of the general election that took place on Saturday, and did rather well, the TASR newswire reported on Tuesday, June 15. Punters bet around €330,000 with bookmaker Niké, while more than €100,000 was staked with rival Fortuna.
Judicial Council approves secondment of justice minister and deputy
The Judicial Council passed a proposal submitted by Supreme Court Chairman Štefan Harabin on June 15 to temporarily assign Justice Minister Viera Petríková and Justice Ministry State Secretary Daniel Hudák to the Supreme Court, Judicial Council spokesman and member Juraj Sopoliga announced, the TASR newswire reported.
Vote 2010: Fico invites centre-right parties to negotiate, they decline
Smer party chairman Robert Fico officially invited representatives of the centre-right parties – the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and Most-Híd – for negotiations about forming a future government, the TASR newswire reported Fico spokesperson Silvia Glendová as saying on June 15.
Vote 2010: Leaders of centre-right parties sign joint declaration
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) election leader Iveta Radičová, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chairman Richard Sulík, Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) chairman Ján Figeľ and leader of Most-Híd Béla Bugár on Tuesday, June 15, signed a declaration on political co-operation that should result in them forming a new government in the days ahead, the TASR newswire reported.
Mečiar’s end was a matter of time
GIVING the chair in Slovakia’s future parliament to the leader of Most-Híd, a party running candidates of both Slovak and Hungarian ethnicity, would send a strong signal to ethnic Hungarians living in Slovakia, said Tim Haughton, a political analyst from the University of Birmingham in England in an interview for The Slovak Spectator which took place in one of Bratislava’s cafés a day after the official election results were published. He believes Slovakia’s centre-right parties can form a coalition that can stick together but that they will have to work hard for such cohesion. Haughton came to Slovakia a week before the June 12 election after visiting the Czech Republic where he witnessed the election victory of the rightist parties there and he saw a similar election result unfold in Slovakia just a couple of weeks later.
World Cup 2010: Slovakia's first match ends in a tie
SLOVAK team's World Cup premiere against New Zealand ended in a tie, 1:1. Slovakia's Róbert Vittek scored first in the 50th minute of the match and Slovaks rejoiced until almost the end of the match. Winston Reid of New Zealand scored 30 seconds before the end of the match. Slovakia and New Zealand thus get one point each.
SaS chairman speaks about its new MPs from the Ordinary People civic association
Four members of the civic movement Ordinary People elected to parliament by preferential votes from the bottom of the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) slate will not threaten the fulfilment of key aspects of a new government which four centre-right parties hope to create, SaS leader Richard Sulík told the SITA newswire.
Slovak Foreign Minister Lajčák holds talks with Moldovan representatives
Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák stressed the need for Moldova to continue in reforms during talks held with the country's representatives on June 14, the SITA newswire reported. Moldova Prime Minister Vlad Filat and Foreign Affairs Minister Iurie Leanca held talks with foreign ministers of several European Union member states on the occasion of the EU ministerial meeting in Luxembourg.
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