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Statistics Office: Industrial production up 2.6 percent y-o-y in May

The Industrial Production Index (IPP) was up 2.6 percent year-on-year in May 2013, the Slovak Statistics Office (ŠÚ) reported on Wednesday, July 10. This was largely due to the influence of increases in mining and quarrying by 7.6 percent and in industrial manufacturing by 2.8 percent.

11. jul 2013

Body of slain Slovak soldier returned home

The body of Slovak soldier Daniel Kavuliak, who was killed on Tuesday, July 9 during an attack at the Kandahar airfield in Afghanistan, was brought back to Slovakia on Wednesday evening.

11. jul 2013

Government approves FM Kažimír's package of amended laws

In the absence of Prime Minister Robert Fico, the government on Wednesday, July 10 approved a package of draft amendments to eight laws, which, according to the Finance Ministry, should reduce the administrative burden on businesses and help combat tax fraud.

11. jul 2013

Kandahár

RARELY have there been so many reasons to think about the country’s security policy. This week’s killing of a soldier in Kandahar, the recent murder of two mountain climbers by the Pakistani Taliban, and the arrest of a group of paragliders in Iran for alleged espionage prove that both terrorists and totalitarian regimes pose a threat to Slovak citizens.

Lukáš Fila 11. jul 2013

Slovak soldier killed in Afghanistan

TERRORISM is less of an abstract expression for most Slovaks after seeing images of the coffin containing the bodily remains of Sergeant-Major Daniel Kavuliak, the first death of a Slovak army member under the ISAF operation in Afghanistan.

Beata Balogová 11. jul 2013

Slovakia's foreign trade surplus still rising

Slovakia's foreign trade recorded a surplus of €664.1 million in May, the Slovak Statistics Office (ŠÚ) reported on Tuesday, July 9.

10. jul 2013

Hospodárske Noviny: Second pillar will not be accessible to everyone

The Labour Ministry has been preparing a change to the rules for private pensions within the second pension pillar, excluding thousands of citizens from this form of saving.

10. jul 2013

Government holds final session Wednesday before summer break

The final regular session of the Slovak government before the summer break took place on Wednesday, July 10. The next session is planned for August 14, the TASR newswire wrote.

10. jul 2013

Fico heads to Afghanistan to retrieve body of slain Slovak soldier

A ceremony took place at the Kandahar airport on Wednesday, July 10 for the Slovak soldier who was killed in a shooting spree the previous day. On the same day, a special government plane will bring his remains back to his homeland, the SITA newswire wrote.

10. jul 2013

TIS: Every fifth household offers at least one bribe per year

Every fifth household in Slovakia confessed to having offered bribes to public institutions at least once per year, with the most illegal payments occurring in the health-care sector, public offices and the police. This number is the third highest in the European Union, in which only one tenth of respondents admitted to paying bribes, according to the results of the 2013 Global Corruption Barometer published by the Transparency International (TI), carried out among 100,000 respondents from 107 countries.

10. jul 2013

Culture Ministry wants to attract foreign filmmakers to Slovakia

While foreign filmmakers often choose the capitals of neighbouring countries to shoot their films, they often avoid Bratislava. The Slovak Culture Ministry wants to change this practice through the amendment to the Act on the Audiovisual Fund, focusing on attracting more filmmakers to produce their work in Slovakia, the TASR newswire reported on July 9.

10. jul 2013

Government to seek strategic partner for state-run Trenčín companies

The government will start looking for a strategic partner for state-run repair companies Vojenský Opravárenský Podnik Trenčín and Letecké Opravovne Trenčín, with legal consultancy costs reaching altogether €360,000 in 2013 and 2014. The state should remain a 100-percent owner of both firms, according to the document that the government will discuss on July 10. If the state does not find an investor, the companies will have to lay off hundreds of employees, the SITA newswire reported.

10. jul 2013

OSCE inquires about incident in Moldava nad Bodvou

Slovakia will have to explain the incident in eastern Slovak town Moldava nad Bodvou that occurred in mid-June to international institutions. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has asked the responsible authorities in Slovakia for a thorough investigation of the event. Slovakia should submit a report conducted by police officers on July 10, the Sme daily reported.

10. jul 2013

Antonio Tajani visits Slovak industrial companies

European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship and Vice President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani met with several representatives of the Slovak government and visited some industrial companies active in Slovakia during his visit on July 9.

10. jul 2013

First Slovak soldier slain in Afghanistan

One Slovak soldier was killed at the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, with another two Slovaks suffering serious injuries and four others sustaining light injuries, Defence Minister Martin Glváč confirmed to the press on July 9. The injured soldiers’ conditions have stabilised, the minister said, as reported by the TASR newswire.

9. jul 2013

Off-duty police officer chased down by police

An officer with the Trnava district police, aged 30, wound up in handcuffs on Saturday, July 6, after being chased by police following his involvement in a car accident near the city of Nitra. TV JOJ informed that the driver was an off-duty police officer. During the chase, he demolished several crash barriers and police delivered three warning shots in an attempt to stop him.

9. jul 2013

Sme: Piešťany spa faces bankruptcy proceeding

The most famous Slovak spa, Piešťany, is facing bankruptcy, according to the Sme daily.

9. jul 2013

NOVA sends Krajcer to regional election race to compete with Frešo

Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) defector and former culture minister Daniel Krajcer will run for the post of the head of Bratislava Self-Governing Region in the autumn regional elections. Chairman of the NOVA movement (which Krajcer joined recently) Daniel Lipšic officially introduced their candidate on Monday, July 8.

9. jul 2013

Galko receives signatures for session to recall Glváč

Former defence minister and current MP Ľubomír Galko (Freedom and Solidarity [SaS]) has collected the 30 signatures required to summon an extraordinary session of parliament to remove current Defence Minister Martin Glváč (Smer). However, the session will take place no sooner than in August, as many supporters of the recall are now on holiday. Galko plans to coordinate the next steps with all of them.

9. jul 2013

Slovak state secretary and Iran's Ambassador discuss detained paragliders

State secretary of the Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs Peter Burian met Vienna-based Iranian Ambassador to Slovakia Hassan Tajik to discuss resolving the case of the eight Slovak paragliders who have been detained in Iran for a month on suspicions of espionage. Their talks stressed the need for intensive communication and a constructive approach focused on bringing about a speedy resolution of the case.

9. jul 2013

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