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Slovak cabinet agrees to re-establish Environment Ministry
The Slovak cabinet on Wednesday, July 21, approved a proposal by Prime Minister Iveta Radičová to re-establish the Environment Ministry as an independent department. The ministry was cancelled and its functions transferred to other departments earlier this month as part of a reorganisation approved in January by the previous government.
Slovak Cabinet appoints new proxies
On Wednesday, July 21, the Slovak cabinet appointed Roland Sill to the post of government proxy for information society. He will take up the post immediately. His appointment was preceded by the recall of his predecessor, Pavol Tarina, based on a proposal by Prime Minister Iveta Radičová.
EU to give €88 million to Slovakia for new trains
The European Union has approved a grant of €88 million to the Slovak passenger railway company ŽSSK to purchase rolling stock, including wagons for inter-regional and commuter transportation. The money will be used through the European Regional Development Fund to modify the control systems of ten existing electric locomotives series and to buy 32 new train sets and two three-system locomotives.
Slovak defence minister cancels envoy’s despatch to Brussels
The Slovak Defence Ministry has cited flaws in the selection procedure for its decision to halt the despatch of an official to represent the ministry at the Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU in Brussels. The appointment was cancelled on July 19, at the direction of the new Slovak defence minister, Ľubomír Galko.
Slovakia formally assumes presidency of the Visegrad Group
Slovakia assumed the leadership of the Visegrad Group (V4) of central European countries at a meeting in Budapest on Tuesday, July 20. Slovakia, which last chaired the group in 2007, inherited the rotating presidency of the group from Hungary.
Local tourism chief hails proposed KHL hockey in Poprad
Staging Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) matches in Poprad (Prešov Region) during the upcoming season, as has been proposed, would boost tourism not only in the town itself but also in the entire High Tatras mountain region, High Tatras Tourism Association (ZCR) director Peter Chudý told the TASR newswire on Tuesday, July 20.
Activists launch campaign against Bratislava Castle Svätopluk statue
A recently unveiled statue of “king” Svätopluk, who ruled much of the area of what is now Slovakia in the 9th century, should be removed from the courtyard of Bratislava Castle, the UM! civil association said on Tuesday, July 20, the TASR newswire reported. UM! has launched a campaign to bring about the removal.
Belousovová could replace Slota as SNS leader
The Slovak National Party (SNS) could be led by its current vice-chair Anna Belousovová as of this autumn, with the new party chair due to be elected at the party congress in September, according to a news agency report
Slovakia’s Judicial Council in battle with new justice minister
Slovakia’s Judicial Council, which nominates judges for appointment by the president has accused Justice Minister Lucia Žitňanská of breaching the Judges Act by moving to put a halt to current selection procedures without its consent.
Justice Minister Žitňanská to change the way of selecting judges
Justice Minister Lucia Žitňanská from the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) plans to change the way in which judges are selected by introducing open competition, the TASR newswire learned from Eva Dukátová of the Justice Ministry press department on Monday, July 19. According to Dukátová, the first thing that the new minister plans to do is to abolish the selection process for judges' posts. By this decision, Žitňanská hopes to put a stop to previous ways in which judges' posts are assigned and create conditions in which the best candidates can succeed regardless of who the justice minister happens to be.
Slovak and Czech prime ministers meet in Bratislava
Slovakia's Prime Minister Iveta Radičová believes that relations between the Czech Republic and Slovakia are dominated by trust, friendship, and cooperation, she told the press after the meeting with her Czech counterpart, Petr Nečas, on July 19. The Czech Premier paid his first official foreign visit to Slovakia.
Slovakia’s National Highway Company changes highway construction plan
The National Highway Company (NDS) planned to begin construction work on seven more stretches of highways and dual carriageways in length of 43.7 kilometres by the end of this year but has had to change its plans, the SITA newswire wrote on July 19.
Radičová to meet Hungarian PM Orbán after V4 summit in Budapest
Evaluating the completed Hungarian presidency of the Visegrad Four grouping (Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland) and approving the new programme of the Slovak presidency (July 2010-June 2011) are be the main topics of a meeting of V4 prime ministers in Budapest on Tuesday, July 20, the Slovak Government Office press department told the TASR newswire on Monday. Slovakia will be represented at the summit by Prime Minister Iveta Radičová who will later hold bilateral talks with her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán. At the summit, Slovakia is set to report on its presidency priorities. In addition, the prime ministers will discuss activities planned to mark the 20th anniversary of the grouping next year.
Slovak Government cancels two proxy positions and a third proxy will be recalled
On Wednesday, July 21, the Slovak cabinet will cancel the positions of two government proxies, as Prime Minister Iveta Radičová (SDKÚ) announced last week, the SITA newswire reported.
IMF estimates Slovakia's public deficit at 7-8 percent for 2010
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that Slovakia’s public finance deficit will reach 7-8 percent of GDP this year. In order to reduce it gradually to 3 percent in 2013, the deficit will have to be cut by 2.5 percent of GDP next year, according to Mark de Broeck, the head of the IMF mission in Slovakia, the TASR newswire reported.
Interior Minister appoints Jaroslav Spišiak as new Police Corps chief
Interior Minister Daniel Lipšic appointed Jaroslav Spišiak as the new president of Slovakia’s Police Corps, the SITA newswire reported.
SDKÚ presidency approves Mitrík head Slovak Intelligence Service
Karol Mitrík, a former MP and current mayor of Spišská Nová Ves in Košice region has been selected as the candidate of the largest coalition party, SDKÚ, for the post of director of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS), the party presidency decided unanimously on July 19, the TASR newswire reported.
Ex-prisoners from Guantanamo get residence permits in Slovakia
Three former prisoners from the US detention facility in Guantanamo were given permission to permanently reside in the Slovak Republic. At the same time, they were moved to the integration centre of the Interior Ministry’s Migration Office in Zvolen where they will take part in six-month integration programme, the SITA newswire reported.
Survey finds more Slovaks are happy than unhappy with their jobs
About a third of Slovaks are unhappy with their current job or line of business, according to a survey released on Sunday, July 18, conducted by Infostat's Social Research Institute. But 43 percent of those questioned are content with their job, the TASR newswire wrote. A higher degree of satisfaction was observed among the self-employed and people with university education.
Analyst says that signing EFSF makes Slovakia’s deficit-cutting more difficult
As a result of the Slovak government's agreement to sign the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), the country’s budget deficit will almost certainly go up, Andrej Beňo, an analyst with the F.A. Hayek Foundation told the TASR newswire on July 16. “The politicians’ task now is to cut the deficit, so by approving this commitment the accomplishment of this goal will get significantly complicated,” said Beňo.
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