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Slovak Telekom to be repaid €47.8 million by state
According to a Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, August 23, telecom operator Slovak Telekom will be paid back the €47.8 million that it was charged for an extension of its GSM mobile phone network licence by the Telecommunications Office, the Sme daily reported.
SaS proposes same-sex registered partnerships
The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on Thursday, August 23, submitted to parliament a bill that includes a proposal to legalise same-sex registered partnerships from next year. In addition, the proposed bill concerning the rights of non-heterosexual people contains 23 other amending measures. It is due to be discussed in parliament at its September session, the TASR newswire wrote.
Malinová case re-opened by prosecutor
THE INVESTIGATION of the case of Hedviga Malinová (who has since married and is now called Žáková), which has been making headlines for the past six years, still appears to be far from over. At the beginning of June the Office of the General Prosecutor asked for an expert examination of Malinová’s mental condition to be conducted at an outpatient clinic. The aim was to check the findings of Malinová’s doctors, László Sárközy and Jozef Hašto, who claimed that she was traumatised by the attack and suffered from depression.
Government to re-enact law on relationship between food producers and retail chains
Special legislation to regulate relationships between food producers and retail chains will be reintroduced, most probably as of January 1, the government decided at an away-from-home session in Nové Sady (Nitra Region) on Wednesday, August 22. A similar law introduced by Robert Fico's first government (2006-10) was scrapped by the 2010-12 centre-right government.
Kia launches mass production of new family car at Slovak plant
Korean carmaker Kia has started mass production of the second generation of its cee'd Sportswagon model at its plant in Teplička nad Váhom. The model should be one of Kia’s key products and support production growth this year. Its previous version made up more than a fifth of total production at Kia’s Slovak facility.
Slovakia will continue to contribute to UN Cyprus mission
Slovak peacekeepers will not leave Cyprus any time soon, after the Slovak cabinet on Wednesday, August 22 approved a directive for the Slovak delegation at the UN General Assembly instructing it to pledge Slovakia’s continued contribution to the UNFICYP peacekeeping mission.
Radičová leads presidential opinion poll
A recent poll by the Focus agency suggests that former prime minister Iveta Radičová could win the next presidential election, due in 2014, the Plus Jeden Deň (PJD) daily reported. However, Radičová has said several times she will not run for the post. Radičová lost to Ivan Gašparovič in the run-off for the 2009 presidential election, when she won 44.47 percent of the vote. In the Focus poll Radičová was backed by 32.7 percent of respondent, outscoring current Prime Minister Robert Fico, who received 28.4 percent.
Government approves changes to Labour Code
The government in its session in Nové Sady (in the Nitra region) on Wednesday, August 22, approved changes to the Labour Code that are designed to strengthen the protection of employees.
Csatáry remains under house arrest, court decided
The court in Budapest has not, in fact, released László Csatáry from house arrest, despite reports to the contrary, and has prolonged his detention until November 18, the daily Sme wrote in its Thursday, August 23, issue. The Hungarian newswire MTI misinformed on Wednesday that the Nazi war criminal who in 1944 organised the deportation of Jews to concentration camps had been set free.
One man killed and another injured in blast at distillery in Leopoldov
A blast at the Slovenské liehovary, a liquor distillery in Leopoldov (in the Trnava region) belonging to a company called Meroco, on Wednesday, August 22, killed a 40-year-old man and another man suffered serious burns, cas.sk news website reported.
Government to give farmers millions to compensate for bad harvest
The government decided at its session in Nové Sady (in the Nitra region) on Wednesday, August 22, to support Slovakia's agricultural sector by providing an additional €70 million to help farmers cope with the consequences of this year's poor harvest.
Pussy Riot
MOST Slovaks have no idea what “pussy” means or how “riot” is pronounced. Yet the combination has become rather popular in recent days. Concerns for freedom of speech, a dislike for autocrats, and simple human compassion are some of the reasons why the story of the Russian punk band has universal appeal. But in Slovakia the case also resonates with unique local experience.
Belize frees Mello
KAROL Mello, Slovakia’s most wanted fugitive, no longer stands accused of violating Belize’s immigration laws: this is only the most recent, somewhat bizarre, turn in the saga to have him extradited to his home country on multiple charges of murder. The affair has put Belize, its legal system, and the Caribbean island of San Pedro, where Mello has been living for several months, firmly on Slovak radar screens.
Court to decide on detention of Slovak woman involved in fatal car accident in Hungary
Hungarian police will propose to the country’s prosecutor’ office that a woman from Košice who was involved in a fatal car accident on Hungary’s M3 highway on Tuesday, August 21, remain in custody, the TASR newswire reported, citing Hungarian newswire MTI. Three people died in a fire resulting from the accident, in which their car and the Slovak woman’s reportedly collided; a fourth person managed to crawl out of the wreckage but suffered serious burns. The Slovak woman suffered only minor injuries.
Prosecutor drops charges against notary involved in Gorilla case
The General Prosecutor’s Office has dropped charges against a female notary identified only as D. N. who had been accused by the team investigating the so-called Gorilla file of abuse of power by a public official. The prosecutor dropped the charge on August 14 citing a motion filed by the notary herself, the SITA newswire wrote.
Heatwave claims one life in southern Slovakia
Recent high temperatures have claimed another life. On Tuesday, August 21, 134 heat-related emergency callouts were recorded, with one case turning out to be fatal.
Ex-ministers charged over Tatras logging
Two former environment ministers, László Miklós of the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) and Jaroslav Izák of the Slovak National Party (SNS), have been charged with the crime of posing a threat to the environment. Police in Poprad laid the charges based on a motion filed by the prosecutor, who accuses them of not allowing the logging of wood in the Kôprová and Tichá valleys in the High Tatras, the Sme daily reported on August 22.
Slovakia commemorates 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion
Forty-four years ago the armies of five countries associated in the Warsaw Pact, i.e. the Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria, invaded their supposed ally Czechoslovakia in a Moscow-directed move to end the reform process known as the Prague Spring. This year, several state officials of Slovakia attended a ceremony held in honour of the victims of the invasion, the TASR newswire wrote.
Siemens reportedly planning major job losses
Germany’s biggest employer, Siemens, which also employs thousands of people in Slovakia, is planning to dismiss thousands of its employees, according to the German daily Börsen Zeitung. The main reason behind the plan is a fall in orders, which have dropped by about two-fifths, the Sme daily reported on August 22.
Csatáry set free after Hungarian court ends home detention
The Buda Municipal Court has chosen not to prolong the home detention of László Csatáry, an alleged Nazi war criminal who is believed to be responsible for sending up to 16,000 Jews from Košice to concentration camps during the Second World War, the Hungarian newswire MTI reported.
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