Archive of articles - November 2013, page 12
If you desire to read an old article, use the search bar or select the publication date.
Outcry as ministry tinkers with public access to information
A RECENT attempt by the Economy Ministry to underhandedly revise the law on public access to information, the so-called info-law, hit a raw nerve among the NGOs promoting transparency and fairness in politics.
Malinová to be examined again
HEDVIGA Malinová will undergo another medical exam in the latest twist of a protracted criminal case over alleged ethnic violence. (Since the incident, Malinová has married and now goes by Žáková.)Malinová, a Hungarian-speaking Slovak citizen, reported that she was assaulted on her way to a university exam in Nitra in August 2006. Police concluded their investigation in September 2006, finding that no attack had occurred.
Leasing companies in Slovakia
ČSOB Leasing, www.csobleasing.skImpuls-Leasing Slovakia, www.impuls-leasing.skMercedes-Benz Financial Services Slovakia, www.mbfs.skOberbank Leasing, www.oberbank.skS Slovensko, www.sslovensko.skTatra-Leasing, www.tatraleasing.skUniCredit Leasing Slovakia, www.unicreditleasing.skVB Leasing SK, www.vbleasing.skVFS Financial Services Slovakia, www.vfsco.comVolkswagen Finančné Služby Slovensko, www.vwfs.skVÚB Leasing, www.vubleasing.sk
Single insurer still out of sight
THE HEALTH Ministry still has not presented the law to transform the country’s health insurance system into one with a single health insurer. There is no new deadline scheduled for the law, which was originally slated to take effect as of May 2013. At its November 6 session the cabinet acknowledged the ministry’s report, which however does not include any deadlines, the TASR newswire reported.
More Nicholson recordings leaked
MORE recorded phone conversations involving journalist Tom Nicholson have been leaked. After the first recording, which contained Nicholson’s conversation with a colleague from the Sme daily, was delivered to Sme, several more recordings were made public on the internet.
Exercise: State to stimulate rental housing market
This exercise is linked to the article: State to stimulate rental housing market.
Diseased judiciary drags down healthy society
SLOVAKIA’S judiciary is ill. The symptoms are many, and though the treatments occasionally attempt to deal with those symptoms, it is comparable to treating a brain tumour with painkillers.
Science parks link universities and private sector to jump start research
POOR cooperation between science institutions and the private sector is a long-term problem in Slovakia, but the Education Ministry has contributed nearly €280 million from EU funds and the state budget to create eight science parks at six universities this year in an attempt to change this.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
Quote of the week
“I will not postpone the regional elections when I need to negotiate the exception [to the deadline] now.”
Government says no to Pered
THE INTERIOR Ministry received an unusual parcel in early November.
Croatians in Súľov
CZECH painter Emil Kosa, known for capturing Slovakia’s natural beauty and points of interest, was particularly taken with the picturesque scenery of Považie, in the Central Váh region.
Ministry fails to appeal in Sadiki case
BAKI SADIKI, a Kosovar Albanian suspected of drug trafficking, will likely receive a new trial now that the Justice Ministry has withdrawn its plan to challenge the decision granting Sadiki a re-trial.
NGOs back human rights strategy
THE FOREIGN Affairs Ministry postponed its national human rights strategy after critics organised a mass spamming of the ministry’s email addresses. Several religious organisations, MPs and supporters of traditional family have slammed it for furthering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexual (LGBTI) rights. The ministry, which now oversees the human rights agenda, has moved the deadline for submitting the human rights strategy to the government from September 30, 2013 to June 2014.
Institutions and organisations in the banking and leasing sectors
Ministry of Financewww.finance.gov.skMinister: Peter Kažimír
Operational leasing looks to build market
IN SLOVAKIA the traditional preference to buy, as opposed to lease, cars or manufacturing equipment means that the leasing industry lacks maturity in comparison with markets in western Europe. But leasing professionals say that as a result many companies carry excess costs and staff, making their businesses less competitive on the international market.
Month of Photography focuses on personalities, old techniques
ONE OF Bratislava’s traditional autumn events, the Month of Photography, will have its 23rd edition this November. The festival, unique in central Europe, is to feature a total of 30 exhibitions by photographers from more than 20 countries in four continents.
Some banks active in Slovakia
Universal banks:
Contactless payments gain popularity
THOUGH many Slovaks are believed to use bank cards solely to withdraw cash, recent data show growing interest in contactless payments. More than 4.5 million contactless payments were made by bank clients in the second quarter of 2013 – 12 times more than in the same period last year – with €56 million paid through contactless transactions, the Slovak Banking Association (SBA) reported in August.
VAT collection better than expected
THE COLLECTION of value added tax in September and October exceeded the government’s expectations. It is €130 million, or one fifth, higher than what was projected, the Sme daily reported, adding that the government does not yet know whether the higher amount is due to increased spending by households in shops or a drop in occurrences of tax fraud.
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Legendary captain Zdeno Chára inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame Video
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
- Liberal MP's boxing challenge backfires as far-right MEP seizes the moment
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- From eight to thousands of runners. How Košice marathon rose to prominence Photo
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- Slovakia loses another EV model to Spain as Stellantis chooses Zaragoza over Trnava
- From eight to thousands of runners. How Košice marathon rose to prominence Photo
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- Iconic Slovak barn still draws crowds. Without donors, it might have been lost Photo
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- Weekend: Celebration of fun comes to Malacky Photo
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- Slovakia loses another EV model to Spain as Stellantis chooses Zaragoza over Trnava
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
- Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed
- News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Legendary captain Zdeno Chára inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame Video
- Liberal MP's boxing challenge backfires as far-right MEP seizes the moment
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- News digest: Prosecutor seeks jail for NBS Governor Kažimír as his political support wanes
- Slovakia loses another EV model to Spain as Stellantis chooses Zaragoza over Trnava
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- Weekend: Celebration of fun comes to Malacky Photo
- News digest: Fico’s bloc wants to save money by restricting electoral access More articles ›
