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Brussels criticises Slovak Telekom and its parent company
The European Commission has announced that it has sent objections to Slovak Telekom, as well as its parent company Deutsche Telekom AG, pertaining to their actions towards several wholesale broadband markets in Slovakia, the TASR newswire reported.
Dispute over funding for Slovak cultural centre in Hungary close to resolution
A dispute surrounding the funding of the so-called Slovak House in the Hungarian village of Mlynky (Pilisszentkereszt in Hungarian) might soon be resolved, with the deputy state secretary of Hungary’s Public Administration and Justice Ministry, Csaba Latorcsai, expected to sign a treaty on funding the ethnic-Slovak institution later this week, the TASR newswire reported.
Gašparovič responds to the cancellation of Yalta summit
President Ivan Gašparovič hopes that Ukraine will be able to resolve issues that have led to the cancellation of a summit of presidents of central and eastern European countries that was to have taken place in the Black Sea port of Yalta on May 11-12, presidential spokesperson Marek Trubač said, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Sme reports that Kaliňák intends to appoint Gašpar as police chief
Tibor Gašpar, who was recently appointed head of the police force’s Office for the Fight against Corruption, will probably replace Jaroslav Spišiak as national police president, the Sme daily has reported. Originally, the post seemed likely to be filled by former police vice-president Stanislav Jankovič, despite allegations that he had been involved in the cover-up of a speeding offence involving businessman Ján Božík.
Bojnice: Where the spirits return to life
Every year in May the dark history of Bojnice Castle comes back to life. During the rest of the year, Bojnice is a charming fairytale castle, and is Slovakia’s most visited tourist attraction, but annually it becomes the venue for an International Festival of Ghosts and Spirits, with a specific theme. In previous years, the castle has experienced vampires, witches and the like. In 2011, a former occupant Anna Rosina Listiusová, also known as “The witch from Šintava”, returned inviting back all of the ghosts who had ever been to Bojnice before.
Six useful Tips for restaurants in Slovakia
1. When ordering drinks, remember that Slovaks count beginning with the thumb (1), then the thumb and index finger (2), and so on. If you raise your index finger to signify one beer, you may end up with a confused waiter bringing two.
Slovakia is preparing to issue more bonds in foreign markets
Following successful bond sales in the Czech Republic and Switzerland, Slovakia is preparing another foreign bond issue targeted at US buyers, the SITA newswire reported.
Another judge’s wage discrimination lawsuit is dismissed
A discrimination lawsuit filed by retired judge Jozef Soročina was dismissed by the Bratislava I District Court but the judge’s attorney, Juraj Kus, stated that the case would be appealed, the SITA newswire wrote.
Bratislava Stock Exchange releases figures on trading volumes and capitalisation
The traded volume on the Bratislava Stock Exchange in April reached €901 billion in 1,052 transactions, with over 660 million securities traded, the SITA newswire reported.
Sme reports that Labour Minister Richter’s diploma was not signed by the dean
The diploma conferring the bachelor’s title on current Labour Minister Ján Richter was not signed by then-dean Pavel Kandráč of the Faculty of Law of the University of Matej Bel (UMB) in Banská Bystrica, the Sme daily reported on May 7.
PM Fico says Slovakia does not expect special treatment from the EU
Slovakia will not expect or require any moderation in the EU rules in terms of consolidating its public finances said Prime Minister Robert Fico in parliament during a session held on May 4.
Top representatives of V4 countries meet in the High Tatras
A wide range of issues were discussed at a summit of top leaders of the Visegrad Group (V4) of countries, consisting of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, that was held May 5-6 in the mountains of the High Tatras, the TASR newswire reported.
Mayor of Martin named to UN expert group to fight public sector corruption
Andrej Hrnčiar, the mayor of Martin (located in Žilina Region) and an MP from Most-Híd party, has been named to a United Nations group of experts who will be tasked with drawing up proposals for combating corruption in public administration, the TASR newswire reported.
Occupy GP protests launched
A PROTEST in front of the General Prosecutor’s Office in Bratislava, entitled Occupy GP, was launched on the morning of May 1 and is planned to last for the entire month, the TASR newswire reported.Activists say that since the fall of the totalitarian regime in 1989 the prosecutor’s office has done nothing to convict people in various scandals that have caused the state huge losses.
Ministry finds way to pay nurses
THE GOVERNMENT has found a temporary solution to the problem of how to deliver pay rises granted to health-care workers last year. During a congress of nurses and midwives held in Poprad on April 27, Health Minister Zuzana Zvolenská promised to resolve the current dispute by allocating €50 million from the state reserve.
Payroll outsourcing catches on in Slovakia
THE OUTSOURCING of payroll functions is not an unknown concept in Slovakia as companies of various sizes in different economic sectors are using this approach to save money and improve their payroll processing. The Slovak market still offers many opportunities for firms that handle payroll services. But an expert in the field notes that a company must be very careful when selecting a payroll processing firm and should carefully determine whether this option will be effective.
Gašparovič will not boycott Yalta
PRESIDENT Ivan Gašparovič will travel to Ukraine for a summit of central and eastern European countries being held in Yalta despite the fact that several of his counterparts have already announced they will boycott the meeting over the jailing and alleged mistreatment of Ukraine’s former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko.
Private investors welcomed
TRANSPORT Minister Ján Počiatek stated that he will consider the possibility of allowing strategic investors to own some part of Cargo, the state-run rail freight carrier, as well as state-owned M. R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava, the TASR newswire reported. The first government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, in which Počiatek served as finance minister, ditched a plan to privatise the airport in 2006.
Slovakia as a prime site for outsourcing firms
SLOVAKIA is becoming more and more popular as a site from which to provide outsourcing services, especially in the areas of IT, facility management and business processing outsourcing, often known as BPO. The country’s relatively inexpensive labour force, with its high number of university graduates, their good language skills and its cultural proximity to countries in western Europe, leads experts in the field to believe the prospects are good for more outsourcing services to be based here.
American turtles love Slovakia
TURTLES of the red-eared slider species (Trachemys scripta elegans) have been found living around Lake Baňa near Michalovce, east of Košice, even though this species is originally from the Americas. It seems that living in the area is quite conducive for the turtles and they are even able to spend winter in the wild there.
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