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Exercise: Diabetes on the rise
This exercise is linked to the article: Diabetes on the rise.
Slovalco seals discount electricity deal
THE FINAL hurdle in a series of state-backed incentives meant to keep one of Slovakia’s biggest factories operating – that of aluminium-maker Slovalco – was cleared September 26 as shareholders from power-producer Slovenské Elektrárne agreed to an eight-year contract for providing electricity at discount rates.
Trial operation of e-health records
WITH the digitisation of medical records set to become compulsory in 2016, Slovakia will launch a trial operation of e-health records in mid 2014, for which health insurers will issue electronic records for patients.
Emergency repairs questioned
THE BRATISLAVA Self-Governing Region (BSK) paid over €11 million for about 250 emergency repairs since 2010. The Pravda daily compared that with the number of emergency repairs in other self-governing regions, none of which did more than three over the same period.
Health-care institutions in Slovakia
Ministry of Health, www.health.gov.skMinister: Zuzana Zvolenská
Bratislava’s Old Town to get new public garden
AFTER decades of neglect, Bratislava’s historic Prüger-Wallner garden will finally get some long overdue attention, as the Old Town administration plans to revitalise it and open it to the public.
Project pushes for a boost in exports
SLOVAK companies do not use their full export potential, according to the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO), and so the group launched the Mission 14–Made in Slovakia project aimed at changing this on September 23.
Nurses reject Fico’s offer, continue protest
NURSES will continue in their three-day protest held in front of the Government Office even after meeting with Prime Minister Robert Fico. The premier offered a guarantee of salaries for nurses and midwives working in state-run, regional and municipal hospitals, promising their salaries would stand at the level as proposed by the law recently declared as unconstitutional. The average salary of a nurse is about €500 a month.
Citroën C3 Picasso production to move to Spain
TRNAVA-based carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroën will lose one of its crucial car models. The production of Citroën C3 Picasso, which represents about one third of plant’s outcome, is likely to move to Spain, the Hospodárske Noviny daily wrote in its October 3 issue.
Ouellet say is prepared to meet Bezák
ONE OF people involved in dismissing Róbert Bezák from the post of Trnava archbishop, Canadian Cardinal of the Catholic Church and Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops Marc Ouellet, expressed his willingness to meet the priest if he asks for it.
Threat of fine for Gazprom might impact Slovakia
THE EUROPEAN Union may fine Russian natural gas giant Gazprom $15 billion for the suspicion of charging inadequately high prices to some of the EU countries. The European Commission’s pressure may boost the position of Slovenský Plynárenský Priemysel (SPP) gas utility in negotiations with Gazprom over new gas prices, the Sme daily reported in its October 4 issue.
Foreign Ministry will coordinate human rights policy
SLOVAKIA’S Foreign Affairs Ministry will coordinate fulfilling the tasks within the human rights agenda in cooperation with other state institutions, according to the amendment to the law on organising the activities of government and activities of central state administration signed by President Ivan Gašparovič.
Nurses camp out in protest
NURSES and midwives from across the country pitched tents in front of the Government Office determined to spend two nights protesting against what they consider low wages. They also protested outside the Constitutional Court in Košice. On the protest's second day, Trade Unions of Nurses and Midwives (OZSaPA) Chairwoman Monika Kavecká was critical of disinterested state officials, but Prime Minister Robert Fico later met with representatives of the nurses.
Zväz (video included)
WHATEVER Ľubomír Jahnátek does in the future, he will be best remembered for a promotional video he recorded in 2007. “Vee politicins vil be der on ou behalf and togedr wis our own and forigns experts vee vil try to find the best solutions for Slovakia. For us!” says Jahnátek as his bewildered eyes move rapidly from left to right.
Modern Bratislava
After Slovakia adopted a series of economic reforms during the first decade of this century, Bratislava has become one of the fastest growing regions in Europe and a construction boom has started all over the city. Developments have brought new life and spirit to many locations and created new living, business, shopping and leisure zones, popular among locals and tourists alike.
Retired archbishop loses legal dispute with publisher
The Constitutional Court has rejected the complaint of retired Archbishop Ján Sokol, who sought compensation from the weekly magazine Týždeň for a series of articles it wrote in 2009.
Relocation of Roma from Letanovce settlement underway
The relocation of the Roma settlement Letanovský Mlyn, near the village of Letanovce in the Košice Region to a new location in Strelník in the Prešov Region began on October 1 and will last approximately for two weeks, Letanovce Mayor Michal Urban said. Some 840 Roma, deemed “socially inadaptable” by Urban, are to be relocated to approximately 100 housing units spanning an area of six hectares. “The rent that should equal €50 will be addressed via state housing contributions... We trust that, along with the Job Centre, we’ll be able to complete these contracts and, thus, the rent payments and payments for water will be covered from this contribution. Practically, they’ll live in these houses free of charge,” Urban said, as quoted by the TASR newswire. The relocation project goes back to 2004 and it took more than nine years to start moving the settlement inhabitants. Overall costs stand at €3.6 million, with Letanovce borrowing €600,000 to help finance the project. The remaining money was allocated form euro-funds. Inhabitants of the neighbouring village Spišský Štvrtok disagree with having the Roma for neighbours; however, Urban claims that they should have presented their reservations sooner and not at a time when the project has already entered its final stage. Urban said that he “inherited” the project from his predecessor, who failed to find a better location for the Roma, who he said were causing destruction of the adjacent Slovenský Raj national park and endangering tourists.
General Prosecutor’s Office files appeal in Glance House case
First Deputy General Prosecutor René Vanek filed a special appeal on October 2 against the decision of the Prešov District Court which allowed changes in the inscription of data in the Trade Registry for the Glance House, s. r. o., company.
President likely to oppose Kurilovská appointment as Police Academy rector
Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák will at last submit a proposal to President Ivan Gašparovič for appointing Lucia Kurilovská to become the new rector of the Police Academy.
Nitra hospital to pay record damages for botched surgery
The Nitra Regional Court confirmed on October 2 the lower-instance court’s verdict that ordered the Teaching Hospital in Nitra to pay almost €500,000 for non-material damage after a patient undergoing a common nose surgery ending up with permanent brain damage.
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