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SNP Square was not the only focal point
WHILE the SNP Square is the place in Bratislava which is most connected with the events of November 17, 1989, there are some more places closely linked with the events leading to the fall of the totalitarian regime in Slovakia. Other important places were: Hviezdoslavovo Square, Umelka Gallery, Freedom Square (Námestie Slobody) and the Palace of Justice (Justičný Palác), Peter Jašek from the Nation’s Memory Institute (ÚPN) told the SITA newswire.
Lobbyist alleged to ask for bribe
A FRIEND of Prime Minister Robert Fico allegedly asked the Austrian company Steyr for a bribe. The allegation was voiced again at court, during a hearing in the Pandur case, the biggest corruption case the Czech courts are currently dealing with.
Catholic University investigates bonuses
AFTER the dubious use of cars, suspicious awarding of post-doctoral degrees and the discovery of an unsupervised slush fund the Catholic University in Ružomberok (KU) is facing another potential scandal, as the Nový Čas tabloid daily reports that six university employees received €114,028 in bonuses in 2013.
Viera Ďuricová to get French award
HEAD OF the film events department of the Slovak Film Institute (SFÚ) Viera Ďuricová will get a prestigious French order in November, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, granted by French Culture Minister Aurélie Filippetti. She is the only foreigner to receive it this year, the SFÚ informed in a press release.
The Intenda Foundation lost the trial for the YMCA building
THE INTENDA Foundation effectively lawfully lost the dispute with the Association YMCA in Slovakia concerning the building on Šancová Street, popularly called YMCA, due to its original owner.
Events not remembered clearly
TWENTY-FIVE years after the remarkable events of November 17, 1989, the knowledge about what actually happened is not perfect even in the Slovak Parliament, where two of six deputies approached by the SITA newswire were able to answer two questions related to November 1989. The deputies were asked what happened on November 16, 1989 in Bratislava and when approximately the first free parliamentary elections took place after the Velvet Revolution. While four answered correctly the first question, only two gave an accurate answer to the second one.
VOTE: First comments: Smer and independents are most successful
A FEW hours after final but unofficial results of municipal elections have been published, parties have started to comment on them, providing various interpretations of who succeeded and who did not.
VOTE: Bratislava will get new mayor, unofficial results show
THE EIGHT regional capitals of Slovakia witnessed several changes in their municipal leadership in November 15 municipal elections. According to the unofficial results published by Slovakia’s Statistics Office, after votes from 2,922 of the 2,923 towns and villages have been counted, the Slovak capital will get a new mayor: Ivan Nesrovnal, who ran as independent. Current mayor Milan Ftáčnik, who ran as an independent candidate with the support of the ruling Smer party, finished second.
Paška announced resignation during election night
A SURPRISING moment came during the election night when Pavol Paška of Smer announced his resignation from the post of Parliament Speaker. Paška’s leaving came on the heels of a widely criticised tender for purchasing an overpriced CT scanner in Piešťany Hospital of Alexander Winter, resulting in two protests against him in Bratislava and Košice, the TASR newswire reported.
VOTE: Independent candidates won most mayoral posts
RESIDENTS of Slovak villages, towns and cities elected their mayors and local council representatives on November 15. The municipal elections confirmed the ruling Smer party as the most popular in Slovakia, as they won more mayoral positions than in 2010 based on final official results announced by the Slovak Statistics Office on November 16. The turnover was 48.34 percent, a small drop from 2010’s 49.69 percent.
VOTE: Smer confirms its lead among parties; independent candidates dominate
THE RULING Smer party of Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed its position as the party with the highest level of popular support in the November 15 municipal elections. Candidates of Smer were elected as mayors in 847 municipalities, according to the unofficial results published by Slovakia’s Statistics Office.
VOTE: Polling stations closed
POLLING stations for municipal elections in nearly 3,000 cities, towns and villages were closed at 20:00.
VOTE: Municipal elections take place today
MUNICIPAL elections for residents of Slovakia to elect their mayors and local council members for the next four years are being held on Saturday, November 15 in nearly 3,000 municipalities. Polling stations are open between 7:00 and 20:00.
Slovakia will celebrate Day of Fight for Freedom and Democracy
SLOVAKIA will mark the 25th anniversary of the start of the Velvet Revolution, which ended communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, on November 17. The result of the process which was set in train on November 17, 1989, was the transition from the hard-line totalitarian regime imposed after 1968 towards Slovakia’s present multi-party, democratic parliamentary system and market economy, the SITA newswire wrote.
Lipšic wants Penta officials investigated
THE HEAD of NOVA party Daniel Lipšic plans to file a criminal complaint against the current partners and a number of individuals affiliated with the Penta financial group over stalking, libel and intimidation related to alleged discrediting campaign against his party, the TASR newswire reported on November 13.
Slovak economy grows more than EU average
THE SLOVAK economy grew by 2.5 percent y-o-y in the third quarter after seasonal adjustment, according to a flash estimate by Eurostat.
KDH points to overpriced tenders at Transport Ministry
SMER party is reembracing the corrupt manners employed by the first government of Robert Fico (2006-10), Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Chairman Ján Figeľ said in Parliament on November 13, the TASR newswire reported.
Ryanair coming to Bratislava
IRISH low cost airline Ryanair will open its first base in Slovakia at Bratislava Airport in March 2015. The base will initially have two planes, each worth 100 million USD, carrying sixteen regular flights to and from the capital of Slovakia, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary announced at a news conference in Bratislava on November 13, the SITA newswire reported.
Slovakia elects its mayors
CITIZENS of nearly all of the country’s 2,926 municipalities are voting a new mayor in municipal elections on November 15, with some foreigners eligible to vote. Just days before the elections, NGOs provided data to help citizens decide and President Andrej Kiska called on voters to turn out.
SE signs contract with new supplier of nuclear fuel
Power utility Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) has signed a contract with an alternativesupplier of nuclear fuel.
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