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Canadian recipes: Pork tenderloin with maple syrup and mustard
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Canadian recipes: Maple syrup pie
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Milan Čič, Slovakia’s first post-communist prime minster, dies
Milan Čič, who served as Slovakia’s first prime minster after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, has died. He was 80, and had been in hospital since the end of October, the SITA newswire reported.
Detva-based engineering firm to make 180 of its staff redundant
Approximately 180 regular employees will be fired by engineering company PPS Group Detva, based in Banská Bystrica Region, by the end of the year due to a rapid drop in demand from one of the company's key clients, the TASR newswire reported on Thursday, November 9.
Kia Motors Slovakia sets new production record
Kia Motors Slovakia in Teplička nad Váhom (near Žilina) made more than 30,000 cars in October, setting a new record for monthly production, Kia Motors Slovakia spokesman Dušan Dvořák said on Thursday, November 9, as quoted by the TASR newswire.
SDKÚ’s Kaník withdraws proposal to tax cashless transactions
The new programme of the opposition Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) party will not, after all, contain a proposal by caucus leader Ľudovít Kaník to introduce a 0.1-percent tax on every cashless transaction, the TASR newswire reported on Thursday, November 9.
EC: Slovakia needs to invest more into research in car industry
The European Commission has submitted the CARS 2020 Action Plan with a view to reinforcing the competitiveness and sustainability of the automotive industry, said Katarina Jastrzembska of the EU Commission General Directorate for Enterprise and Industry at a briefing on Thursday, November 9.
Slovakia to open embassy in Moldova next year
Slovakia will open an embassy in Chisinau, Moldova, in the first half of 2013, the TASR newswire reported, citing comments made at a press conference given by Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák and his Moldovan counterpart Iurie Leanca in Bratislava on Thursday, November 8.
Ex-spy chief awaits ex-president's apology
SLOVAKIA’s first president, Michal Kováč, must pay damages to the former head of the country’s intelligence agency, Ivan Lexa, the Constitutional Court ruled on October 30, 2012. Slovak courts have been dealing with the case for over 16 years and Kováč, now 82 years old, suggested after the recent ruling that he is ready to take it to an international court.
Mitt Obama
WHILE the Czech Republic is often described as the 17th German Bundesland, you’d think Slovakia was the 51st US state. At least judging by local politicians’ readiness to endorse a presidential candidate.
Poll: Smer retains strong public support
The governing Smer party still enjoys public support, as the party would have received nearly half of all the votes had a general election been held at the turn of September and October, according to a poll whose results were unveiled by Median agency on Wednesday, November 7.
Hungary’s lawsuit against Slovakia over Tokaj inscription fails
The European Court of Justice on Thursday, November 8, announced that it turned down Hungary’s lawsuit against inscription of the Tokaj wine region for Slovakia in the E Bacchus database, stating that the inscription cannot be contested. Hungary had initiated the lawsuit based on the protection which this trademark enjoyed since before the database was launched.
EU Commission: Slovakia to be eurozone runner-up for 2013 GDP growth
Even though the short-term outlook for the EU economy remains fragile, 2013 should see a gradual return to GDP growth before further strengthening expected in 2014, according to a European Commission autumn prognosis for GDP growth in the EU between 2012-14 unveiled on the Commission's web site on Wednesday, November 7.
Insurer: Damage related to bridge collapse reaches €2 million
The extent of the damage caused by the collapse of a motorway bridge under construction in eastern Slovakia last week has reached €2 million, head of marketing department of insurer Kooperativa Erika Barkolová told the TASR newswire on Wednesday, November 7.
Stanislav Sipko becomes government proxy for a knowledge-based society
Stanislav Sipko will become the new government proxy for a knowledge-based society on Thursday, November 8, the government decided at its session on Wednesday, November 7.
Slovakia likely to sell emissions quotas to Spain
Slovakia currently has 27 million tonnes of AAU (Assigned Amount Units or 'carbon credits') carbon-dioxide emission quotas for sale, with the country holding talks with Spain and Austria, the TASR newswire learnt from Environment Minister Peter Žiga on Wednesday, November 7.
Retail sales in Slovakia continued to fall in September
The decline in retail sales in Slovakia deepened further in September. The Slovak Statistics Office (ŠÚ) reported that retail sales in September fell by 1.7 percent, compared to a 0.9-percent fall in August, the SITA newswire wrote.
More Slovak politicians comment on US election results
Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič declared on Wednesday, November 7, in response to the re-election of President Barack Obama to office in the 2012 US presidential election, that he “fully respects the results of the vote”.
Dubovcová seeks disciplinary proceedings against tardy judges
The Justice Ministry should draft and subsequently publish a list of overloaded courts and allocate material and personnel reinforcements to these courts in order to remedy the situation of court backlogs, ombudswoman Jana Dubovcová said at a press conference on Tuesday, November 6. Dubovcová also urged the ministry to draft a long-term concept for the judiciary's development and to inform the public about specific measures designed to speed up court cases.
Slovak politicians react to US presidential election outcome
The re-election of Barack Obama is positive in three ways, Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák said, as quoted by the TASR newswire. Firstly, his foreign policy style is viewed positively in Europe and Slovakia; secondly, US partners (including Slovakia) already know him and his team as well as the current agenda; and it is always beneficial to continue what has been started [in terms of the mutual relations between the two the countries], Lajčák concluded. He added, however, that looking at the current state of these two nations’ mutual relations, who sits in the White House is not of vital importance.
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