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Supposed Slovak detained in Ukraine may be tied to identity theft
THE ALLEGEDLY Slovak Miroslav Roháč who was detained for participating among pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine is not a member of the Slovak army, spokesman of the Slovak Armed Forces (OS) Štefan Zemanovič told the TASR newswire.
Alleged crime boss Yegorov cannot return to Slovakia as he lacks passport
VOLODYMYR Yegorov could not personally attend his August 19 trial at the Trnava District Court. Yegorov, who was extradited from Slovakia to Ukraine in September 2013, lacks a passport, his attorney explained, and his extradition is still valid.
Slovak citizen reportedly detained in eastern Ukraine
A SLOVAK citizen, fighting on the side of the pro-Russian separatists, was detained in eastern Ukraine, the Sme.sk website reported on August 19, citing the public-service Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS).
Three Hockey exhibition matches to commemorate Demitra
SEVERAL ice hockey stars will participate in three exhibition matches in Poprad, Trenčín and Bratislava to commemorate Pavol Demitra, who died in a plane crash near the city of Yaroslavl in central Russia on September 7, 2011. The Slovak team will fight against former players of the St Louis Blues, a team for which Demitra played, the SITA newswire reported on August 18.
€65 million to be spent on fighting poverty
THE LABOUR Ministry has submitted a draft operational programme for food and basic material assistance, aimed at fostering social cohesion and reducing poverty, to interdepartmental review. In the next seven years the ministry plans to allocate €65.1 million for this purpose, the TASR newswire reported on August 18.
Lobbying laws heading to parliament
TWO draft laws dealing with lobbying have been submitted for the September parliamentary session; one was authored by the NOVA party and the other was submitted by the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) on August 18.
Žiga withdraws waste bill; will have Brussels evaluate it first
ENVIRONMENT Minister Peter Žiga announced he will suspend the legislative process related to the new Waste Act while it undergoes ‘intra-communitarian comments’ at the European Union and European Commission levels, the TASR newswire reported on August 18.
Slovak pupils to lack about a quarter of textbooks when school year starts
WHEN Slovakia’s pupils return to school in early September, they will have to make do without about a quarter of the textbooks that the schools have ordered, the SITA newswire reported on August 18.
Drawing of EU funds reached 56.7 percent as of July
SLOVAKIA had drawn a total of €6.587 billion euros after a reduction by discrepancies from European Union funds in the programming period 2007 to 2013 within all 14 operational programs as of late July.
Schools need to improve reading comprehension
HUNDREDS of teachers of various subjects have undergone courses on the teaching of reading comprehension via projects run by the National Office for Certified Measurements of Education (NUCEM) because it still poses problems for many Slovak schoolchildren, the TASR newswire reported.
FinMin: Budget deficit to drop to 2.49 percent of GDP next year
THE DEFICIT of public finances is foreseen to drop to 2.49 percent of GDP next year, according to a public administration budget draft forecast that the Finance Ministry submitted for interdepartmental review.
Fico slams sanctions again, Kiska says sacrifice is needed
PRIME Minister Robert Fico has continued his habit of characterising sanctions that the EU and United States are imposing on Russia as senseless and harmful to Slovakia.
Teachers want to discuss salary hikes with government again
SALARY hikes for teachers will remain one of the most burning issues in education for the months to come, as teachers unions intend to hold talks on the matter not only with newly appointed Education Minister Peter Pellegrini but also with the finance, interior and labour ministers, the TASR newswire reported.
Dozens of prosecutors out as law suddenly goes into force
DOZENS of public prosecutors officials were removed from their posts after a new law on prosecutors became effective following a two-and-a-half-year delay.
Slovak GDP keeps growing
SLOVAKIA’S economic growth maintained sound growth dynamics during the second quarter of 2014; however, the contraction of Germany’s economy and stagnation in the Czech Republic is not good news for Slovakia.
National children’s violin orchestra perform in High Tatras
THE INTERNATIONAL children’s orchestra performed works by Bach, Mozart, but also ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen at the Skalnaté Pleso mountain lake below the Lomnický Štít peak in the High Tatras on July 17.
Compromise reached in road tax
THE NEW motor vehicle tax will be more ecologically friendly after the Finance Ministry accepted objections to the original proposal from commercial transport firms. The road tax paid by drivers of green vehicles will be lower than originally proposed, and transporters believe the new tax rates will be less discriminatory. The Finance Ministry is currently working on the draft bill of the road tax law, which will unify motor vehicle tax rates in 2015.
Former PM aide gets suspended sentenced for corruption
IN A HIGH-profile corruption trial, the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok upheld a one-year suspended prison sentence for a probationary period of two years for former prime ministerial aide Martin Novotný and Slovakia’s ex-ambassador to Kenya for what the court called indirect corruption on August 12. The court has also imposed on the two men a fine of €10,000. The verdict is still not valid, as both of the convicted have appealed.
State-owned Transpetrol spent €704,000 on luxurious sky box
THE MONOPOLY state-owned crude oil carrier Transpetrol owned by the Economy Ministry has been renting a luxurious sky box at the Bratislava stadium for together €704,000 since 2010. The stadium belongs to ice hockey club Slovan HC, owned by Juraj Široký, an alleged sponsor of the ruling Smer party.
Biggest peasant trousers, leather shoes made at Koliesko
THE 24th year of the Koliesko folk culture festival saw two makers of traditional Slovak garments land spots in the Slovak Book of Records, for the biggest pair of trousers and the biggest pair of krpce – traditional leather peasant shoes.
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