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Catholic bishops criticise "gender ideology" and Lajčák’s rights strategy
The Slovak Bishops Conference (KBS) at its session in the mountain resort of Donovaly on June 18 criticised the spreading of gender ideology, and the Nationwide Human Rights Strategy sponsored by Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák in particular.
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LOVE stats? Then you might be interested to learn which word Andrej Kiska used the most in his inaugural address. If you strike all the “ands”, “buts”, “wills”, “wes”, “presidents” and “Slovakias”, and look at those words that actually matter, the clear winner is “questions” (he used it nine times). Even classics such as “people” (8), “country” (8), “life” (6), “state” (6), “solutions” (5) and “security” (4) were left behind. This is clearly a curious president.
Harabin announces new vote for last possible day
OUTGOING Judicial Council Chairman Štefan Harabin has opted for the last possible day to hold the election for his successor, leaving open the question of whether he will run if the second attempt to elect the new Judicial Council and Supreme Court chairman yields no results.
Back to nature
The days when people woke up at 5 a.m. to feed their cattle and milk their cow seem to have almost completely disappeared. And yet, revisiting this era is still possible thanks to agritourism, now an emerging sector in the Košice region.
Kiska reshuffles three members of judicial council
IN ONE of his first moves after being sworn in, President Andrej Kiska recalled on June 18 three members of the Judicial Council nominated by his predecessor Ivan Gašparovič, replacing the trio in the top judicial body overseeing the operation of the courts in Slovakia with his own nominees. Ján Klučka, Jozef Vozár and Elena Berthotyová will replace Eduard Bárány, Gabriela Šimonová and Mária Bujňáková, with Bárány resigning one day earlier from the council on his own, saying he does not want to be associated with Kiska in any way.
TTIP could bring Slovak economy €3.6 billion a year, says PAS
THE EMERGING free-trade agreement between the EU and the US - the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) - will bring many positives for a small and open economy like Slovakia’s, said Slovak Business Alliance (PAS) director Róbert Kičina on June 17.
Maďarič quits Smer leadership, other major changes could follow
THE RULING Smer party is undergoing a reshuffling in its leadership following the first half of the one-party government’s tenure, Prime Minister Robert Fico’s unsuccessful presidential election bid and the defeat of Vladimír Maňka in the regional elections by extremist Marian Kotleba, the Sme daily reported.
Russian dissident to get highest Slovak state honour in memoriam
RUSSIAN dissident and writer Natalia Gorbanevska will be awarded in memoriam Slovakia’s highest state honour, the Order of the White Double-Cross of the second class, for her lifelong efforts in the area of human rights and democracy.
President Kiska approves new election rules
THE NEW election codes passed by parliament in late May will become effective as of next year now that President Andrej Kiska has signed the bill into law, the President’s Office informed on its website on June 18.
Key tunnel construction begins
THE CONSTRUCTION of two highway stretches near Žilina, one of which includes what is to become Slovakia’s longest highway tunnel when finished, was launched on June 17.
Parliamentary committee clears Lajčák’s human rights strategy
The parliamentary Human Rights and Ethnic Minorities committee on June 17 didn’t pass any resolution on the Nationwide Human Rights Strategy submitted by Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák.
Vote on new Supreme Court chair set for September 16 to Spišské Hanušovce
Outgoing Judicial Council and Supreme Court Chairman Štefan Harabin has set the date for a new vote on a new Supreme Court chairman for September 16, the last possible day. The vote is to be held in Spišské Hanušovce at 14:00.
IMF: Lowering VAT to 19 percent would harm budget
Rather than cutting the VAT rate back to 19 percent, Slovakia should retain the current level of 20 percent, head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Slovakia James John told a press conference in Bratislava on June 17, when unveiling the IMF’s recommendations to the country.
OĽaNO MP petitions against “sale of water reserves to foreign countries”
Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO) MP Igor Hraško launched an online petition on June 17 aimed at thwarting plans for the adoption of an amendment to the act on water in parliament. Government officials call Hraško’s allegations “pure lies”.
Barány quits Judicial Council post due to Kiska
EXPERT on constitutional law Eduard Barány gave up his membership in the Judicial Council after Andrej Kiska took over the presidential office.
Kiska visits Budapest, pledges help to Ukraine
ONE DAY after his inauguration, President Andrej Kiska set off for his first official foreign trip to attend a meeting of the Visegrad Group (V4) presidents and the president of Germany in Budapest on July 16.
Gas supplies to Slovakia are normal, Eustream says
DESPITE the current situation between Russia and Ukraine, natural gas shipments from Ukraine to Slovakia continue as usual, with no decrease in volume.
Nový Čas must apologise to Judge Hudák, court rules in Bonanno case
THE FIRST verdict in the infamous Bonanno case was delivered on June 16, ordering the Nový Čas tabloid daily to apologise to Supreme Court Judge Daniel Hudák.
New round of Judicial Council chair election to be announced soon
A NEW round of the Judicial Council chair election will be announced later this week, current Judicial Council chairman Štefan Harabin, whose tenure is set to expire on June 22, confirmed on June 16, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Slovakia sells bonds for over €190 million
SLOVAKIA borrowed €191 million on financial markets on June 16. As has become tradition recently, the Finance Ministry Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) offered investors bonds in two auctions, the SITA newswire reported.
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