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Chudovský likely to be appointed to lead the SND
The Slovak National Theatre (SND) will likely be led by opera singer Marián Chudovský, the Sme daily wrote in its June 14 issue. The opera singer, who has previously led the opera section and the whole SND, is expected to return to the top post after having won the second round of a public competition but he must still be confirmed for the post by Culture Minister Marek Maďarič.
RTVS’s Zemková to go to court over her proposed recall
Miloslava Zemková, the head of Slovakia’s joint public-service TV and radio, RTVS, will file a lawsuit over the action to recall her submitted by Dušan Jarjabek, an MP for Smer party and a member of the parliamentary committee for culture and media, the Sme daily reported.
Rapšík to return to SEPS after receiving large severance package in 2010
Miroslav Rapšík will apparently return to lead the Slovenská elektrifikačná a prenosová sústava (Slovak Electrification and Transmission System, SEPS) after having won a competition involving 44 applicants, the Sme daily reported.
Slovak opposition parties seek to delay ratification of the ESM treaty
Slovak parliamentary opposition parties want to postpone a parliamentary vote on ratification of the European Stability Mechanism Treaty establishing the EU's permanent rescue funding program. This issue is already on the agenda of the upcoming session of parliament that begins on June 19, the SITA newswire wrote.
Hvala
LYING on a deserted beach in Omiš, skipping through the pages of a pocket guide to Croatia, two questions come to mind.
Golden parachutes rain down on KDH
AFTER severance payments of €100,000 and €90,000 were given to two executives leaving TEKO, the Košice-based state-owned central heating plant, after they had held their posts for just a matter of weeks in 2011, the government of Iveta Radičová denounced these so-called golden parachutes and promised to narrow the opportunity for bosses at state-run companies to leave with piles of cash.
Cabinet appoints plenipotentiary for ethnic minorities
Former Most-Híd MP László Nagy will serve as the government plenipotentiary for ethnic minorities, with effect from Thursday, June 14. The cabinet approved his appointment at its regular session on Wednesday. June 13. The nomination of the new plenipotentiary is based on an agreement with Most-Híd, an opposition party. In the past, the sphere of minority rights fell under the authority of a deputy prime minister, but the current government decided to abolish the post and to establish the position of plenipotentiary instead.
Defence minister backs completion of troubled MOKYS project
It would be highly uneconomical to put a stop to the armed forces' mobile communications system – or MOKYS – project, Defence Minister Martin Glváč said on Tuesday, June 12. Glváč also voiced confidence that, when it is finally completed, MOKYS will function well.
Inflation fell again in May
The pace of growth of consumer prices in Slovakia is continuing to fall. Inflation in May reached 3.4 percent year-on-year, compared to 3.6 percent in April. Over the first five months of 2012, consumer prices in Slovakia rose by 3.7 percent year-on-year. The month-on-month growth of prices slowed to 0.1 percent in May. In April prices increased by 0.3 percent month-on-month, the Slovak Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, June 13, as quoted by the SITA newswire.
Analysis: Slovak jobs have moved from agriculture to services over past 10 years
The Slovak labour market changed considerably over the ten years to 2010, employing more people with a university education and witnessing a significant shift in employment from production to services, reads an analysis published by consulting and research company Trexima Bratislava.
Fico sees no reason to delay ESM ratification
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico believes there is no fundamental reason to justify Slovakia delaying its ratification of the permanent European Stability Mechanism (ESM) bailout fund, he said during a press conference held after a meeting with the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy. Moreover, he stressed that the issue would be discussed at the next session of parliament, to be held later in June, the SITA newswire reported.
Parliament’s media committee proposes dismissal of RTVS boss
The general director of the public-service broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), Miloslava Zemková, is likely to be dismissed from her post after the chair of parliament’s media committee, Smer MP Dušan Jarjabek, tabled a proposal to that effect, the TASR newswire reported on June 12.
Oil leaks into Danube River in Bratislava
Around 17,000 litres of an oily substance, probably crude oil, leaked into the Danube River from a tugboat anchored at the Malé Pálenisko transhipment terminal at Bratislava’s Winter Port on Tuesday, June 12. Early reports stated that the substance leaked from a damaged pumping tube, the TASR newswire reported.
NBS predicts GDP growth of 2.5 percent this year
Slovakia’s economy will grow more quickly than was predicted in March, according to the central bank. Gross domestic product (GDP) should increase by 2.5 percent in 2012, while in 2013 it will grow by 3.1 percent, according to the revised prognosis of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS). In 2014 the economy should grow by 4.3 percent, the SITA newswire reported.
Orava’s mighty castle tells its tales
Orava Castle has all the expected trappings of such a place: a long history, a fire that destroyed most of it, a ghost, a tomb containing the remains of a famous personality, and several intriguing stories that exist somewhere on the border between historical truth and legend.
Liptov: The warm heart of Slovakia
In numerous tourist guides and brochures, Liptov is described as the heart of Slovakia, not only because of its location, but also because of the warmth of the region’s people. Locals often say that Liptov folk speak the “cleanest” Slovak and although they sometimes have only a vague idea what that exactly means, they know that in 1843 Ľudovít Štúr, the father of the Slovak language, described the central-Slovak dialect as its essence.
More big bonuses and severance pay expected for former executives of state firms
After media reported about the large severance package for Pavol Kravec, the departing head of Slovakia’s passenger railway company, the Sme daily wrote that Pavol Ďuriník, the former head of Cargo, the state-owned railway freight company, might also receive nearly €100,000 in bonuses and severance pay, according to Transport Ministry spokesman Martin Kóňa.
PM Fico discusses economic issues with van Rompuy in Bratislava
Prime Minister Robert Fico will take the opportunity of the visit by European Council President Herman van Rompuy to Bratislava on June 12 to present Slovakia's stances on the growth agenda of the European Union and developments in the eurozone, the SITA newswire reported.
Analyst says Slovakia's collateral for Spain may exceed €1 billion
The planned eurozone loan to Spain and the related collateral may be a burden on Slovakia's GDP of 1.06 percent or 1.22 percent, depending on whether Spain also provides collateral on the loan it gets, an analyst told the TASR newswire on June 11. The loan to Spain from its eurozone partner nations could be as much as €100 billion. "We assume that funds in the upper region of the preliminarily approved aid will be provided to Spain, which means €80-100 billion," said Poštová Banka analyst Dana Špacírová. She explained that Spanish banks need €50-60 billion for their recapitalisation, as estimated by Fitch Ratings, while the proposal also counts on providing a safety buffer for the future. Slovakia's collateral is estimated to be about €1-1.2 billion, according to the analyst. "I don't believe that this aid has the potential to resolve [Spain's] problems. I see Spain's main problem consisting in its inability to grow without increasing its debt," Kamil Boros, an analyst with X-Trade Brokers, told TASR.
Prosecutor seeks another international arrest warrant for Karol Mello
Slovakia’s special prosecutor is asking for another European and international arrest warrant for Karol Mello, the alleged mafia boss who is accused of organising a double murder in the village of Most pri Bratislave in 2004, the Pravda daily reported.
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