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President will appoint Kurilovská as Police Academy rector
PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska received the proposal to appoint criminal lawyer Lucia Kurilovská to lead the Police Academy and the presidential office said it will publish the date of her appointment after Kiska returns from vacation.
NKÚ has found 10,871 violations of rules since 2012
SUPREME Audit Office (NKÚ) has found 10,871 violations of directives and filed 2,850 recommendations for bodies operating with state money on how to manage their activities more effectively since 2012. As a result those who were inspected have adopted 5,397 measures.
Police to close case on prosecutor vote
THE POLICE will soon close the investigation into an alleged sabotage of the election of a new prosecutor general, concluding a three year inquiry that brought no charges. The case should be closed by the end of August, the Aktualne.sk website reported.
Cut in gas supplies possible, says Fico
SLOVAKIA is prepared for a potential gas crisis, PM Robert Fico said after meeting with representatives of the SPP gas utility and the company Eustream.
GDP flash estimate for Q2 2014 up to 2.5 percent
SLOVAKIA’s economy slightly increased its dynamics in the second quarter of this year, the GDP flash estimate published by the Statistics Office suggest.
Small-time corruption punished while ‘big fish’ go unnoticed, says TIS
CORRUPTION in Slovakia goes practically unpunished, claim the experts of the non-governmental Transparency International Slovensko (TIS) based on their recent analysis.
Unions oppose proposed Labour Code changes
THE TRADE Unions Confederation (KOZ) disagrees with some of changes envisaged for the Labour Code, set to be promoted by the Labour Ministry at the Economic and Social Council session slated for Monday, August 18.
Ministry recommends leaving Iraq
SLOVAKIA’S Foreign Affairs Ministry has recommended all Slovaks who currently are in Iraq to leave the country immediately.
Brussels launches proceedings against Slovakia, others
EUROPEAN regulatory authorities have begun proceedings against 24 European Union member states that have failed to implement the directive over energy efficiency. The list includes Slovakia, the SITA newswire reported on August 13.
Prosecutor’s office to deal with Smer’s mayor case
THE GENERAL Prosecutor’s Office will check the activities of Stropkov Mayor Peter Obrimčák (Smer) in relation to the construction of an industrial park. The motion was submitted by four inhabitants of this eastern Slovak town, the Sme daily reported in its August 14 issue.
Nurses demand higher basic salaries
THE SLOVAK Chamber of Nurses and Midwives (SKSaPA) has asked the Health Ministry to introduce higher coefficient necessary for setting their basic salaries.
Slovakia braces for potential gas crisis
WHILE Russian natural gas continues to flow via Ukraine to Slovakia, the country is prepared for a potential gas crisis. Underground gas storage facilities are full enough to cover almost five months of natural gas consumption, while natural gas can also be transported to Slovakia via two reverse flows from the West, authorities say.
From valleys to plains
“Stupačky” (platforms) and metal chains are attached to the rock while the river flows several metres under the hiker’s feet and the deep valley below looks like an undiscovered world. Welcome in Slovenský raj (Slovak Paradise), and one of the most popular trails around Prielom Hornádu.
Old Town councillor says US Embassy not fulfilling its promises
THE US Embassy to Slovakia is failing to adhere to the terms and conditions agreed to in an extension to its rental contract on city land outside the embassy’s building on Hviezdoslavo Square in downtown Bratislava, Old Town councillor Martin Borguľa (Smer) told the press on August 12.
Police and prosecutor’s office to attend metal festival
THE POLICE, in cooperation with the prosecutor’s office, will supervise the heavy metal festival Gothoom that will take place between August 13 and 16 in Nová Baňa, Banská Bystrica Region. The special measures were adopted after protests from Christian activists and the local church, who say that the lyrics of the songs violate religious beliefs and advocate violence.
Reverse gas flow to Ukraine to start September 2
THE OFFICIAL launch of the reverse flow of gas to Ukraine via the Vojany-Uzhgorod pipeline will take place on September 2, the TASR newswire reported.
PMÚ fines construction firms for new cartel
THE ANTITRUST Office (PMÚ) has fined four unspecified construction companies €613,644 for signing a cartel agreement. The companies reportedly coordinated their activities in a public procurement that took place in 2010 in Košice Region. The decision is not valid yet since the fined firms can still appeal it.
Inflation at -0.1 percent in July, experts estimate deflation to continue
Annual inflation stood at -0.1 percent year-on-year in July, with core inflation remaining flat and net inflation reaching 0.5 percent, the Slovak Statistics Office (ŠÚ) reported on August 12.
Hudák is second official candidate for head of Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice and former state secretary of the Justice Ministry Daniel Hudák is another candidate for the top post at the Supreme Court (SC).
SaS refuses to re-admit Droba
The Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on August 12 decided that it will not re-admit independent MP Juraj Droba who left the party alongside MPs Jozef Kollár, Martin Chren, Daniel Krajcer and Juraj Miškov in 2013.
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