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Food prices rise
SLOVAK shoppers, already hit by some of the highest food prices in central Europe, are set to see the cost of food continue to rise into 2013, according to the latest data.
Čierna osada
“ROMA. This, too, is their true story,” reads the slogan of an NGO campaign which uses the Facebook timelines of successful members of the minority, who started-out in slums or orphanages, and made it to the top.
Upper Nitra Mines rejects Greenpeace's complaints
The Upper Nitra Mines / Hornonitrianske bane in Prievidza (Trenčín Region) has made significant progress in introducing green schemes, such as carrying out energy audits, overhauling outdated boiler rooms, and introducing the use of underground thermal water for operating a fish farm, Upper Nitra Mines spokesperson Adriana Siváková told the TASR newswire on Tuesday, October 23.
Volkswagen considering producing hybrids in Bratislava
German carmaker Volkswagen is considering producing modern ecological plug-in hybrid cars in Bratislava, the Hospodárske noviny daily wrote in its Wednesday, October 24, issue.
MVK poll: Radičová would have won presidential elections in October
Had presidential elections taken place in early October, former prime minister Iveta Radičová would have won by 40.4 percent, ahead of current premier Robert Fico with 30 percent, according to the results of an MVK agency poll released on Tuesday, October 23.
Čaplovič: Vavro still FPT dean, Kneppo might be dismissed
Ján Vavro is still the dean of the Industrial Technology Faculty (FPT) in the town of Púchov - in Trenčín Region - despite his supposed dismissal by his superior, rector of Alexander Dubček University in Trenčín (TnUAD) Ivan Kneppo, Education Minister Dušan Čaplovič informed the TASR newswire on Tuesday, October 23.
Students will not pay for music at their school-leaving ball
Secondary school students will not have to pay a €15 fee to play music at their school-leaving balls following an announcement by Culture Minister Marek Maďarič. He rejected a proposal by the SOZA copyright protection organisation to charge the fee, the Sme daily reported.
President Gašparovič on state visit to Denmark
Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič and his wife Silvia are conducting the first-ever visit by a Slovak head of state to Denmark, at the invitation of Denmark’s Queen Margarethe II and her husband Prince Consort Henrik. The two-day visit will focus on providing a further boost to bilateral economic and trading ties, especially in green technologies, energy efficiency, water and waste treatment, the TASR newswire reported.
Four people from Police Academy in Bratislava charged
The Office for the Fight Against Corruption, part of the police force, has formally charged four employees of the Police Academy in Bratislava with criminal offences. Three people are accused of damaging the financial interests of the European Community, while the fourth suspect is charged with manipulating a public procurement process, the TASR newswire reported.
Slovakia halts sale of all liquor made by Drak Distillery
No spirits made by the Czech company Drak Distillery after January 1, 2012 can be sold in Slovak shops, according to the State Veterinary and Food Administration (ŠVPS), the SITA newswire reported.
Slovakia to buy back T-bills worth €150 million before maturity
Slovakia will buy back treasury bills before they mature, worth €150 million, the SITA newswire wrote. This is the result of an auction on October 22 to buy back treasury bills maturing on January 16 of next year.
Greenpeace protests against coal mining in Upper Nitra
Activists from Greenpeace on Monday, October 22, staged a protest against coal mining in Upper Nitra by flying a blimp directly over the area with a banner reading, “If you're reading this, you're breathing pollution from coal”. Greenpeace sought to draw attention to the Slovak government’s support of coal mining in the region with money from the sale of carbon-dioxide emission quotas. The environmentalists called on the government to redirect the money from the sale of emission quotas to projects that would directly help the locals in Upper Nitra instead of financially supporting industrial companies.
Foreign Affairs Ministry: Slovak diplomat is new head of OSCE in Montenegro
Slovak ambassador Ľubomír Kopaj has become the new head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in the republic of Montenegro.
Roma are reconstructing Revište Castle for minimum wage
Roma from the Žarnovica District (Banská Bystrica Region) have begun to work on reconstruction of the Revište Castle for minimum wage income on Monday, October 22.
Three kilometre long oil spill has contaminated the Danube River
Three kilometre long oil spill contaminates the Danube River
Unemployment rose slightly in September to 13.44 percent
The jobless rate in September stood at 13.44 percent, which represents a rise of 0.07 percentage points year-on-year, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre announced on Monday, October 22.
Doctors’ and nurses’ trade unions to cooperate, no strike mentioned
Trade unions of doctors and nurses signed an agreement of cooperation on Monday, October 22.
Kaliňák and Pollák unveil 14 measures to tackle Roma issue
Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák and Government Proxy for Roma Communities Peter Pollák of Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO) on Monday, Ocotber 22, unveiled 14 measures to tackle the Roma issue in the sphere of education.
Activists want to renovate the chapel over the village of Iliašovce
LOCAL civic association Sans Sounci has been trying to renovate a chapel over Iliašovce for several years. However, activists face disinterest, lack of money, and vandalism. The chapel and its whole complex, where the summer mansion of the Czáky family used to stand, lies in a place where locals like to make barbecues.
Czech Martin Petr won Chess Train tournament, Plachetka came third
A LESS traditional chess tournament took place between October 12 and 16: the second year of the Chess Train / Šachový vlak carried competitors from Prague (Czech Republic) through Dresden (Germany), Wroclaw (Poland), Piešťany (Slovakia), and Vienna (Austria), then back to Prague.
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- Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed
- News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest
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