Archive of articles - February 2015
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Regional agencies defend hiring of Kotleba's wife
THE POSITIONS of Banská Bystrica Region (BBSK) and Banská Bystrica Regional Administration of Roads (BBRSC) on the hiring of the BBSK far-right Governor Marian Kotleba's spouse Frederika as the BBRSC official for reporting anti-social activities vary but both agree with the hiring, the TASR newswire reported.
People want health insurance debtors penalised
THE MAJORITY of Slovaks agree with providing non-payers of health deductions with only a limited form of health care, according to a survey carried out by Focus agency on a sample of 1,010 respondents, the TASR newswire reported February 26.
Five companies handling meal vouchers suspected of cartel agreement
THE ANTI-MONOPOLY Office (PMÚ) suspects five unnamed companies that provide meal tickets and vouchers for various other services of engaging in a cartel agreement, TASR reported February 26.
Anti-monopoly office fines four construction firms for cartel agreement
SLOVAKIA’s Anti-Monopoly Office (PMÚ) has fined four construction companies for engaging in a cartel agreement in a tender for the reconstruction of an old people's home in Rožnava in Košice region, the TASR newswire reported February 26.
BLOG: Never too late to start with English
THIS term I got a new beginner – senior group, composed of ladies who are mostly retired and therefore have a lot of spare time for learning something new. We have just completed our fifth week together.
No tax for entry to historical towns
HISTORICAL towns in central Slovakia, Banská Štiavnica and Kremnica, do not use the chance to collect taxes from motor vehicles for entering the historical centre and staying there.
Tradition of krne, krňačky, krnohe seems to return
SOME traditions, seemingly on decline, are now returning back in Slovakia – albeit in a modified way.
KDH at 25? More a funeral than a celebration
Christian Democrats never found a way to wed pragmatism with inspiration.
VAT dodgers leave blacklist earlier
NAMES of companies caught red-handed committing VAT-related sins will be deleted from the list of VAT dodgers after they have successfully met all their VAT-related duties for six months.
Unemployment and education remain the focus
High unemployment rates, even as they fall slightly, remain a persistent problem.
Unemployment in decline
Job growth to continue but pace to slow in 2015
Strategy seeks to increase employment
Critics say plan lacks pecific policies, benchmarks
Quote of the Week
“We don’t see any reason why people in the city of Banská Bystrica and in the region should suffer because of the fact that somebody has been elected experimentally as governor.”
Slovak extremists groups can produce rebels in Ukraine
THERE are several unofficial paramilitary groups running military trainings with non-lethal guns in Slovak forests and Martin Keprta, who used to take part in such exercises, now fights for pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.
Pavlis calls meeting over Ukrainian-Russian gas emergency
SLOVAK Economy Minister Pavol Pavlis summoned an emergency meeting with heads of the Slovenský plynárenský priemysel (SPP) gas utility and Eustream gas carrier after Russian company Gazprom warned that deliveries of natural gas to and through Ukraine are threatened.
KOVO union announces strike alert for bus companies
KOVO trade union announced a strike alert of employees of bus companies over what they called a stand-off following bargain talks on pay increases.
Prosecutor to deal with Biľak memorial vandalism
THE GENERAL Prosecutor’s Office will deal with a memorial to Vasil Biľak which was revealed on February 21 in his native village of Krajná Bystrá and then spray painted red the next night in protest.
Man tied to 1995 abduction case gets 14 years
FORMER elite police officer Ľuboš Kosík, who was allegedly involved in the abduction of former president Michal Kováč’s son back in 1995, has been sentenced to 14 years for forging promissory notes.
Lion cubs of Bojnice Zoo fare well
TWO lion cubs born recently in Bojnice Zoo are doing well. Zookeepers already found out they are a male and a female but they still have not received names.
Finnish firm eyes Slovenské Elektrárne shares
FINNISH firm Fortum looks interested in acquiring a 66-percent stake in Slovenské Elektrárne (SE), the country's largest electricity producer.
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