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SaS submits criminal complaint over Grandwood stimuli
The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has filed a criminal complaint over the investment stimuli granted to Košice-based company Grandwood. The members of the party claim that the investor submitted incorrect and incomplete information about its previous activities, as well as incorrect references and inaccurate information about its main suppliers, the SITA newswire reported on May 3.
EC predicts 1-percent growth of Slovak economy
Slovakia’s economy could rise by 1 percent this year, according to the spring prognosis of the European Commission. According to the actual numbers, the EC decreased its February prediction by 0.1 percentage points. In 2014 the rate of economic growth should stand at 2.8 percent, down by 0.1 percentage points compared to February, the SITA newswire reported on May 3.
Police find abducted Italian national in Slovakia
Slovak police located an Italian national who was allegedly abducted by four men and taken to Slovakia. Two of the men are currently facing 25 years to life imprisonment, while the other two up to 12 years in prison, the TASR newswire reported.
More tax returns than last year
SLOVAK tax offices have already scanned all the tax returns submitted by Slovak tax payers for the 2012 income tax period, the Financial Administration reported on April 30.
Institutions and associations in the insurance sector
-Ministry of Finance, www.finance.gov.sk -Slovak Insurance Association (SLASPO), www.slaspo.sk-Slovak Insurers’ Bureau (SKP), www.skp.sk-Slovak Association of Insurance Mediators (SASP), www.sasp.sk-Association of Financial Agents and Advisers (AFISP), www.afisp.sk
Man buried car to make claim
IN A FAILED attempt at insurance fraud, a 31-year old man buried his BMW X5 in a garden and reported it stolen. His plan, driven by his inability to repay his loans, was to make a claim with the insurance company and dismantle the car to sell it for parts. However, his plan failed and he now faces fraud charges, the SITA newswire wrote in early April.
Slovak National Gallery plans to continue overhaul
THE SLOVAK National Gallery had a busy and productive year in 2012. Despite of closing down its permanent exhibitions in one of its main buildings – the Water Barracks / Vodné kasárne – and offering fewer shows in the other main structure, the Esterházy palace, the gallery recorded a larger profit than in the previous year.
Exercise: Fraud on the rise, say insurers
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Opposition divided over NKÚ
THE OPPOSITION remains divided over choosing a candidate for the chair of the Supreme Audit Office (NKÚ).
EC criticises Slovakia for old-age benefits
EVERY senior living in Slovakia whose pension does not exceed 60 percent of the average monthly wage is entitled to a special old-age benefit, according to a law passed in 2006. Yet pensioners who move to another state of the European Union or the European Economic Area lose their eligibility for the benefit, the so-called Christmas allowance, regardless of how many years they have worked in Slovakia. Because of such practices the European Commission has referred Slovakia to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), saying that it is breaching “its obligations under EU law on social security coordination”.
Quote of the week
“I do not have a guilty conscience concerning this.”
Blood and guts in ancient drama
FACED with the dilemma of what to do with a bus full of theatre theoreticians, reviewers, journalists, artists and dramatic advisers, touring Europe in search of great drama and due to visit Bratislava, the Slovak National Theatre (SND) decided to push the boat out and stage a work of classical Greek theatre, the tragedy Oresteia, with English subtitles.
Slovaks celebrate forests primeval
THIS YEAR Slovakia is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the creation of two of the country’s best known primeval forest reserves. The jubilee will be noted over the course of the year with many events including Forestry Days, the Environfilm movie festival and World Environment Day.
Health-care sector debt rises
HEALTH CARE remains one of the most problematic sectors in the national economy. The sector’s debt has risen year-on-year by €62.8 million to €213.3 million, the SITA newswire reported, quoting a document about health-care sector debt, which the cabinet acknowledged on April 30.
Insurers report higher corporate interest
FIRE, flood or IT failure may bring down, or at least cause significant problems to, an otherwise financially healthy company. Thus insurance companies believe that even the current economic crisis should not be a reason for entrepreneurs to leave their business uninsured. Insurance companies in Slovakia report increased interest in insurance of assets, but say liability insurance is growing too.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
Gender equality rules force insurance changes
WHILE MANY agree that gender equality is a laudable goal, particularly in the workplace, many insurance companies believe that, when calculating the prices of their policies and benefits payouts, not taking gender into consideration goes against basic insurance maths and undermines the underlying principles of the sector. Nevertheless, insurers in Slovakia have bowed to pressure from Brussels, and have re-designed their insurance products to be unisex. Some of them even used this opportunity to make their products more attractive.
Over 7% of cars have no insurance
MORE than 183,000 motor vehicles are not covered by liability car insurance, which is compulsory in Slovakia. The Slovak Insurers’ Bureau (SKP) registered at the end of 2012 a total of 2.355 million insured vehicles; however the total number of motor vehicles in Slovakia based on the statistics of the Interior Ministry is 2.538 million. Thus the number of uninsured vehicles accounted for 7.2 percent of all registered vehicles. In the previous year 171,000 vehicles were without liability insurance, the SITA newswire wrote.
Slovak capital hosts world wine contest
SLOVAKIA is not particularly well known abroad for its wine production, but this is mainly because most of it is consumed locally. Quality has been improving in recent years, and Slovak wines achieved remarkable results at the Viniales Internationales Paris 2013 competition: with nine gold and 38 silver medals, they outperformed even those of France. In mid May Slovakia has an exceptional chance to further improve its image as a wine-producing country when its capital city, Bratislava, hosts the 20th Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB) 2013, one of the world’s most prestigious international wine competitions.
Memories of 'Golden Boca'
DEEP IN the forests of the Low Tatras lies the municipality of Nižná Boca. Today, it is best known as the starting point for hiking tours into the Nízke Tatry / Low Tatras national park, but in the past it was famous for an entirely different activity.
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