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Finnish institutions in Slovakia
Embassy of Finland
Slovaks leave strife-torn Egypt
SLOVAK travel agency Kartágo Tours, which specialises in holiday trips to Egypt, cancelled two planned excursions and will relocate all Slovak tourists from Egypt by February 5, the SITA newswire reported. The move came following days of increasingly violent civil unrest centred on the the capital, Cairo.
Orbán visits Slovakia
IF SLOVAKIA and Hungary were to define their mutual relationship in Facebook terms, nothing would suit better than the “it’s complicated” category. Despite that, elected officials from the two countries have been visiting each other often in recent months and on January 28 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made the first official visit to Slovakia in 12 years.
Old Bridge reopens for cyclists and walkers
The president of Bratislava Region, Pavol Frešo, welcomed the reopening of Bratislava’s Old Bridge on January 7 for pedestrians and cyclists. The Old Bridge connects the historic centre of Bratislava with the large residential area of Petržalka across the Danube River. Frešo told the TASR newswire that he is pleased that the bridge has been reopened at least for pedestrians and bikers, adding that the bridge is important from a historical point of view. “This construction, more than one hundred years old, has been connecting the right and the left banks of the Danube River and thus it helped to create Bratislava. Today, that situation has returned and I am very pleased with the reopening and the bridge being made available at least partially to the public,” Frešo stated.
Ladislav Tichý becomes interim general prosecutor
Deputy general prosecutor Ladislav Tichý became acting head of the General Prosecutor's Office as of Thursday, February 3.
Supreme Court confirms sentences for heroin traffickers
One of the most important drugs-related cases in Slovak history ended after eleven years with prison sentences for the three men involved.
One-third of Košice's public transport drivers go on strike
Roughly a third of drivers working for the Košice Public Transport Company (DPMK) took part in a strike on Thursday, February 3, to express opposition to proposed changes to the Labour Code, the TASR newswire reported DPMK board chairman Igor Jutka as saying.
Forty-five people brought to Slovakia from Egypt by government aircraft
A total of 34 Slovaks, eight Czechs, one Hungarian and two Portuguese, all of whom had been living and working in Egypt, were brought to Slovakia by an aircraft specially arranged by the Slovak government on Thursday, February 3, the TASR newswire reported. The evacuation was organised following several days of violent anti-government protests affecting cities in Egypt.
AmCham: Job Fair 2011 to offer new job opportunities
New opportunities to find jobs will be up for grabs at the upcoming Job Fair 2011 that is being organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia (AmCham), to take place in Košice on February 24, the TASR newswire wrote on February 2.
Trade unions to halt public transport in Košice
Trade unions are planning to hold a strike in Košice on Thursday, February 3, between 14:30 and 15:00 to express their disapproval of projected changes to the Labour Code that they claim will translate into worse conditions for both employees and unions, head of the KOVO trade union Emil Machyňa told the TASR newswire on Wednesday.
Coalition’s Igor Matovič will support Smer’s Citizenship Bill, not the coalition draft
Parliamentary deputy Igor Matovič of the four-member Ordinary People faction (part of the SaS caucus) has said he will vote for an amendment to the State Citizenship Act submitted to parliament by opposition Smer MPs. His defection and those of his three fellow faction members would deprive the coalition of its majority in parliament.
Slovakia sends special flight to bring citizens back from Egypt
Due to the current civil unrest in Egypt, the Slovak government has organised a special aircraft to bring home Slovaks who have been living or working in Egypt for a long time, Foreign Affairs Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda told the TASR newswire on February 2. Dzurinda noted that there are around 100 such Slovak citizens in Egypt. The plane left Bratislava on Thursday, February 3, bound for Cairo and Hurghada, Slovak newswires reported.
Harabin: Supreme Court justices to have monthly salaries cut by €325
Supreme Court President Štefan Harabin has been obliged to issue new salary instructions whereby all judges at the court will have their monthly salaries cut by €325 as of January, court spokesman Michal Jurči told the TASR newswire on Wednesday, February 2.
Slovak Parliament overrules president’s veto of Language Act amendment
The Slovak Parliament on Wednesday, February 2, overrode President Ivan Gašparovič’s veto and approved a previously passed amendment to the State Language Act, the TASR newswire reported.
Radičová to head Slovak delegation at EU energy summit
Prime Minister Iveta Radičová will head the Slovak delegation to an EU summit devoted to energy and innovation due to take place in Brussels on Friday, February 4, the government agreed at its session on Wednesday, February 2.
SNS ejects Belousovová, urges her to vacate parliamentary seat
The former first vice-chair of the Slovak National Party (SNS) Anna Belousovová was expelled from the party on Wednesday, February 2, with all 14 members of the SNS presidium backing the move, vice-chairs Andrej Danko, Ján Ikrenyi and Rafael Rafaj told the TASR newswire. “The presidium also called on Anna Belousovová to give up her MP’s seat,” said Danko.
Extraordinary session to select general prosecutor nixed
An extraordinary parliamentary session proposed by the opposition Smer party in order to select the next general prosecutor will not take place after parliament rejected the idea during a session on Wednesday, February 2.
Residential real estates prices fell nearly 4 pct last year
Prices for residential real estate in Slovakia declined last year by an average of 3.9 percent. The average price per square metre of residential real estate reached €1,291 in 2010, the SITA newswire wrote on February 2.
Slovakia among ‘moderate innovators’ on Innovation Union Scoreboard
Slovakia has been categorised as a ‘moderate innovator’ on the Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS), a chart assessing the innovation performance of 28 European states in 2010.
PSA Peugeot-Citroen plant in Trnava extends shifts to meet demand
Trnava-based carmaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen Slovakia is extending its afternoon shifts by one hour in February, and will probably do so in March too, in order to respond to increasing demand, company spokesman Peter Švec told the TASR newswire on Tuesday, February 1.
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