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Prešov city council approves sale of land to Honeywell
The Prešov city council approved the sale of land to U.S.-based Honeywell Turbo, an investor planning to build an assembly plant in the local Záborské industrial park, on May 25, the TASR newswire reported. All 30 city councillors voted in favour.
Two Slovak soldiers accidentally shoot themselves in Afghanistan
Two Slovak soldiers deployed in Afghanistan apparently accidentally shot themselves, the Joj TV channel reported.
General Prosecutor says Valko murder investigation making progress
The investigation into the murder of prominent Slovak lawyer Ernest Valko is making progress, the head of the Special Department of the General Prosecutor's Office, Peter Šufliarsky, told the TASR newswire on May 24. "We now know how it is likely to have happened," Šufliarsky said. A special prosecutor has been assigned to the case.
Gašparovič to attend summit in Poland despite presence of Kosovo’s president
Slovakia's President Ivan Gašparovič is set to attend a presidential summit on central and eastern Europe in Warsaw on Friday, May 27, even though the event will also be attended by Kosovo's President Atifete Jahjaga. Slovakia does not officially recognise the former Serbian province, the TASR newswire reported. US President Barack Obama is also expected to attend the summit. Gašparovič's attendance at the event was confirmed on Tuesday by his spokesman Marek Trubač who added that the Polish hosts have accepted Slovakia's proposals for adjusting the protocol. The Polish organisers invited Kosovo's top representative, thereby creating a "diplomatic and legal obstacle" to the Slovak president's attendance, according to Trubač.
Ruling coalition prepares compromise on Minority Language law
After series of unofficial discussions, the Slovak ruling coalition is hopeful that it has come up with a compromise that will enable it to pass the Act on Minority Languages, the Sme daily wrote on May 25. On the evening of most of the MPs from the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) who had already supported the draft bill of Igor Matovič from the Ordinary People faction of the Freedom and Solidarity party were able to reach an agreement with the Most-Híd party.
Bear in Lučenec attacks a dog
A bear seen roaming around a residential area in Lučenec in Banská Bystrica region over the past weekend has become aggressive, entering the garden of a house in the nearby village of Veľká nad Ipľom before tearing apart and eating a dog, village mayor Gabriel Rácz told the TASR newswire on May 24. "There's an elderly lady living in the house where the bear attacked and ate the dog. Fortunately, the bear didn't threaten any of our people," said Rácz, who has warned locals about the animal via radio, calling on everyone to keep their pets indoors and not go outside after dark.
Sulík comments on status of SNS caucus in parliament
Speaker of Parliament Richard Sulík said on Tuesday, May 24, that the Slovak National Party (SNS) caucus in the Slovak parliament will be maintained until he decides otherwise, the TASR newswire reported. Sulík was commenting on the current situation of the SNS caucus, which was reduced to seven members as MPs Anna Belousovová and Rudolf Pučík left the caucus. According to the Parliamentary Rules of Procedure, at least eight MPs are needed to form a caucus.
NBS posts loss of over half a billion euros for 2010
Slovakia's central bank (NBS) posted a loss of more than €515 million last year, according to audited financial statements that parliament examined on Tuesday, May 24 the TASR newswire wrote. The loss is higher than in 2009, when NBS reported that it was just over €70 million in the red. NBS engages in many of the same financial and market transactions as it did pre-2009 and the adoption of the euro, but now does so as part of the Euro-system in coordination with the European Central Bank and other central banks.
Court and prosecutor made procedural errors leading to Mello's release
Both the Bratislava I District Court and a prosecutor from the Special Department at the General Prosecutor's Office made procedural errors that resulted in the release of murder suspect Karol Mello, Peter Šufliarsky, the head of the Special Department, said at a press conference on Tuesday, May 24 the TASR newswire reported. Mello, accused of a double murder of a boy and woman in the village of Most (Bratislava Region) in 2004, was released from custody by Bratislava Regional Court last week due to processing errors committed by the district court.
Police stage raids and arrest eight people suspected of serious crimes
The police Bureau Against Organised Crime in the early hours of May 24 carried out a series of raids in Bratislava and arrested eight people suspected of being involved in various violent and economic crimes, Police Corps spokesperson Andrea Dobiašová told the TASR newswire later.
Edinburgh – Bratislava flight cancelled due to Icelandic volcano
Because of concerns over volcanic ash from the Icelandic volcano Grímsvötn, a scheduled flight from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Bratislava due to arrive at 10:45 in the morning on May 24, was cancelled. The return flight to Edinburgh scheduled to leave at 11:10 was also cancelled, the SITA newswire reported.
One in three Slovak company owners are women
One third of company owners in Slovakia are women, said Margita Barošová from the Labour and Family Research Institute in reporting statistics concerning company ownership in Slovakia and the EU on May 23, the TASR newswire wrote.
PM Radičová says bureaucracy is to blame for poor drawdown of EU funds
The reason for the poor state of affairs in Slovakia drawing available EU funds is poor priority-setting, excessive bureaucracy and complexity in the paperwork, Prime Minister Iveta Radičová said after a meeting with Johannes Hahn, the EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, in Bratislava on May 23, the TASR newswire wrote, adding that another factor is Brussels's refusal to pay for certain projects that allegedly included unjustified costs.
Slovakia’s Economy Ministry denies discussing sale of its shares in Slovak Telekom
The Economy Ministry has not held talks with anyone about selling its 34-percent stake in Slovak Telekom (ST), Economy Ministry spokesperson Daniela Piršelová told the TASR newswire on May 23.
MPs Belousovová and Pučík depart from the SNS caucus to form new party
The former vice-chair of the Slovak National Party (SNS), Anna Belousovová, left the party’s parliamentary caucus on May 23, the TASR newswire wrote.
Poprad judge sentenced to probation for illegal possession of a rifle and drugs
A Žilina District Court has sentenced Poprad Judge Miroslav Radačovský to one-year probation for illegal possession of a firearm and illicit production and possession of psychotropic substances. Radačovský can file an appeal against the verdict and the prosecution has already announced it would demand a stricter sentence, the SITA newswire reported.
Head of Slovakia’s League Against Cancer receives WHO prize
During the 64th general assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the president of the Slovak League Against Cancer, Eva Siracka, received the Sasakawa Health Prize. She is the first European to receive the award, the SITA newswire reported.
DNA tests confirm the identity of the alleged cannibal’s likely victims
DNA tests have confirmed that two female corpses found by the police in forests near the eastern Slovakian town of Kysak on May 17 were those of Lucia Uchnárová from Snina and Elena Gudjáková from Oravské Veselé; both women had been missing since 2010, the SITA newswire reported.
Slovakia to provide temporary shelter for Afghan refugees from Iran
Slovakia will become a new temporary home for 46 Afghan refugees from Iran who arrived in the country on May 23, based on a December 2010 agreement between the Slovak government, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the SITA newswire reported.
Construction firm comments on hockey arena reconstruction work
Ingsteel company reconstructed the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava in less than two years for €73.1 million, excluding VAT, and proceeded in accordance with the approved architectural design, the company head, Anton Bezák, told a press conference on May 20, the TASR newswire wrote. The stadium hosted the recent Ice Hockey World Championships.
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