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296 people from 44 countries granted Slovak citizenship last year
SLOVAKIA’S authorities granted Slovak citizenship to 296 people from 44 countries last year altogether. The most came from Ukraine (70), Serbia (67) and the Czech Republic (24), the SITA newswire reported.
OECD: Both Slovak economic growth and budget deficits to accelerate
SLOVAKIA’s economic growth is accelerating, with this development being solidly supported by rising domestic demand, OECD has stated in its latest prognosis, the TASR newswire reported on November 25.
Thousands demand stop to corruption in front of parliament
A FEW thousand of people rallied with candles in hand in front of parliament on November 25 as part of the third demonstration against corruption in health care organised by opposition leaders.
Government targets mismatch in education and employers needs
ONE of the most pressing problems with respect to unemployment in Slovakia is the mismatch between the education system and the actual needs of employers, Prime Minister Robert Fico said during the press conference dedicated to the National Employment Strategy on November 25.
Pellegrini and Paška cause changes in Smer caucus
PETER Pellegrini became the new Speaker of Parliament on November 25, receiving 120 MP votes out of 136 present lawmakers. His transfer from the post of education minister to that of parliamentary chairman and the complete departure of the former holder of the parliament speaker post Pavol Paška from the parliament has resulted in changes in the Smer caucus, the TASR newswire reported.
Kiska sent letter to judges before the Judicial Council vote
THE RESULT of the November 25 selection of the 18th member of the Judicial Council will indicate what kind of judiciary judges they themselves want, President Andrej Kiska wrote in an open letter sent to the judges.
Opposition proposes changes to draft amendment on public procurement
OPPOSITION MPs have introduced their plans to change the amendment to the law on public procurement passed by the government on November 27. The new rules should prevent shell companies with unclear ownership structure from obtaining public tenders.
President accepts Pellegrini’s resignation, appoints new education minister
PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska accepted the resignation of Education Minister Peter Pellegrini who took the post only a few months ago. The president also appointed a new minister: the ministry’s current State Secretary Juraj Draxler, the TASR newswire reported on November 25.
Baťa’s heirs will turn to the Constitutional Court
THE DESCENDANTS of shoe manufacturer Jan Antonín Baťa, one of the wealthiest men in former Czechoslovakia, will file a complaint with the Constitutional Court. This comes as a response to the recent ruling of the Bratislava Regional Court concerning their claim of compensation for nationalised property.
Deficit is to reach 2.29 percent of GDP
THE PUBLIC finance deficit is projected to reach 2.29 percent of GDP next year, instead of the initially predicted figure of 1.98 percent of GDP, according to amending proposals to the state budget draft for 2015 as okayed by parliament’s finance and budget committee on November 24, the TASR newswire reported.
Pavlis: gas supplies to V4 now more secure than in 2009
THE SITUATION concerning gas supplies for the Visegrad Four (V4) countries is currently better than it was in 2009, officials in charge of energy in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland concurred in Bratislava on November 24, the TASR newswire reported.
Pellegrini will be the new Speaker of Parliament
CURRENT Education Minister and Smer party vice-chairman Peter Pellegrini is to take over as the speaker of parliament and the party’s MP Miroslav Číž will become deputy speaker of parliament, Prime Minister and Smer leader Robert Fico announced after a session of Smer’s presidium on November 24, the TASR newswire reported.
KDH: Shady company will get millions
A COMPANY with unclear ownership called Paywell, which won a public tender for verifying payments with so-called fuel cards for road tolls, has secured incomes amounting to tens of millions of euros by collecting 6.15 percent of each payment, according to Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) vice-chair Pavol Zajac at a press conference on November 24, the TASR newswire reported.
Kotleba refused to accept money for two social care homes
BANSKÁ Bystrica Region Governor Marian Kotleba did not sign an agreement on training employees of two social care homes, claiming that it is too expensive and would be a waste of EU money. Kotleba however was working with the wrong numbers, according to the Labour Ministry, Sme daily reported on November 22.
Focus poll: Smer would win, most right-wing parties would stay out of parliament
IF parliamentary elections took place in the first half of November 2014, the ruling Smer party would win, with 34 percent of those polled choosing it, and it would thus get 73 chairs in parliament.
Supervisory boards in non-profit hospitals will be disbanded
CURRENT supervisory boards of hospitals operating as non-profit organisations with state nominees will be split up and it will be up to regional and local authorities as well as NGOs to nominate new board members, Prime Minister Robert Fico stated on public service RTVS’s discussion programme on November 22.
Two additional inmates from Guantanamo came to Slovakia
SLOVAKIA accepted another two inmates from the US military base at Guantanamo Bay on November 20, this time nationals of Tunisia and Yemen, increasing the total number of them to eight, the TASR newswire learnt from Interior Ministry spokesman Peter Lazarov on November 21.
Budget of Mochovce power plant completion to be increased
SHAREHOLDERS of electricity utility Slovenské elektrárne (SE) on November 21 approved increasing the budget for the completion of the third and the fourth reactor blocks at the Mochovce nuclear power plant from €3.8 billion to €4.63 billion. The company will take out a loan to cover the extra €830 million, the TASR newswire reported.
Ruling on Harabin overturned
THE SUPREME Court cancelled the verdict of the Bratislava Regional Court, based on which Štefan Harabin was to receive the financial compensation at €150,000 in damages in the so-called Sadiki case, the Sme daily reported in its November 20 issue.
Fatter wallets promise richer Christmas
MERCHANTS in Slovakia are meticulously preparing for their harvest season, Christmas, while increasing employment and wages together with low inflation indicate a generous Christmas season.
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