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Slovak cabinet session postponed until Thursday due to Easter

In view of the Easter holidays, a cabinet session due to take place on Wednesday, April 27, has been postponed until Thursday, April 28, government spokesperson Ľubica Pilzová said on Tuesday, April 26, as quoted by the TASR newswire. In addition, a session of the government's Legislative Council has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday.

27. apr 2011

SBA: No reason for extra tax, as banks paid €267m in tax in 2010

Banks paid €266.90 million in direct and indirect taxes into Slovakia's state budget last year, the Slovak Banking Association (SBA) said on Tuesday, April 26. Of the total, €173.40 million was paid in the form of income tax, with indirect taxes, non-deductible tax and VAT accounting for the remainder.

27. apr 2011

Pharmacists blast Health Ministry over proposed Medicine Act

An amendment to the Medicine Act drafted by the Health Ministry has been tailored to bring more money into the coffers of large pharmacies at the expense of the health of patients, according to a statement released by the Slovak Pharmacy Chamber (SLeK) on Tuesday, April 26.

27. apr 2011

Ordinary People: We may leave coalition if tender isn't scrapped

If the Slovak Finance Ministry and Tax Directorate don't scrap the recently announced tender to find a new building for offices in Košice, the four MPs from the 'Ordinary People' faction headed by Igor Matovič (who currently sits as an independent) will no longer feel bound by the Coalition Agreement, Matovič told the TASR newswire on Tuesday, April 26.

27. apr 2011

OKS won't support payroll-tax reform in parliament

The Civic Conservative Party (OKS) will not support the government’s payroll-tax reform in a parliamentary vote because the measures will harm broad social groups in Slovakia, OKS party chairman Peter Zajac said at a press conference on Tuesday, April 26.

27. apr 2011

Tipos to appeal to Constitutional Court

State-run lottery company Tipos will file a constitutional appeal in the next few days in response to a ruling by the Supreme Court dated November 2010 whereby Tipos was ordered to pay Cyprus-based company Lemikon €14.122 million, the TASR newswire reported on Tuesday, April 26.

27. apr 2011

ICE HOCKEY: Hockey star Pavol Demitra victim of thieves at Široký's hotel

Pavol Demitra, one of Slovakia's top stars, became the victim of thieves at a freshly opened hotel constructed by Slovak Ice Hockey Association (SZĽH) president Juraj Široký, the Plus Jeden Deň daily reported on Tuesday, April 26.

27. apr 2011

ICE HOCKEY: Hockey graffiti appear at Trnavské Mýto underpass

Hundreds of graffiti appeared in the Trnavské Mýto underpass in Bratislava over the Easter weekend, the TASR newswire reported on Tuesday, April 26, citing spokesman for Bratislava City Ľubomír Andrássy. They are, however, authorised and relate to the upcoming Ice Hockey World Championship which begins on Friday, April 29.

27. apr 2011

Šibačka ritual highlights the last day of Easter weekend

Easter Monday is the last day of Easter holidays and in Slovakia this day is traditionally connected with the custom of wetting or soaking girls and women with water and 'whipping' them with a willow whip, the TASR newswire wrote.

26. apr 2011

ICE HOCKEY: Slovakia’s Handzuš available as LA Kings leave NHL playoffs

Since the Los Angeles Kings lost to the San Jose Sharks on April 25 in the 1st round of the National Hockey League playoffs, Slovak striker Michal Handzuš has now become available to join the Slovak national team for the Ice Hockey World Championship.

26. apr 2011

Nearly half of jobless Slovaks without work for more than 12 months

Nearly half of the unemployed Slovaks registered at job centres have not been able to find a new job for more than a year, according to the latest figures released by the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (ÚPSVaR), which reported that 48.03 percent, or 188,500 people out of 392,483 jobseekers registered at job centres in March had been jobless for more than a year, the TASR newswire wrote.

26. apr 2011

ICE HOCKEY: Šťastný and Rusnák criticise Bratislava’s ice stadium

The main venue of the Ice Hockey World Championship 2011 (IHWC) to be held in Slovakia between April 29 and May 15, the Ondrej Nepela Ice Stadium in Bratislava, has been at the core of debates and arguments since its reconstruction began last year, according to the TASR newswire.

26. apr 2011

Coalition Council to hold special session on General Prosecutor vote

The co-governing Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) has requested an extraordinary session of the Coalition Council to discuss a forthcoming parliamentary vote on a new General Prosecutor for Slovakia, party spokesman Matej Kováč told the TASR newswire on April 25. The session is to take place in KDH headquarters on April 26 at 17:00.

26. apr 2011

Fire attacks Staré Hory forest area again

Fire fighters continued to wrestle with a forest fire near the village of Staré Hory in Banská Bystrica Region that broke out again on April 21 even though earlier reports said that the fire had been extinguished, the TASR newswire wrote. "We haven't managed to put out the fire as yet. Around 1.5 to 2 hectares of forest are in flames," said Bibiana Bendíková, spokesperson for the Banská Bystrica Regional Fire Brigade Headquarters.

26. apr 2011