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AI report: Roma, LGBTI communities still face discrimination
DESPITE some positive steps, Slovakia still struggles to stop Roma discrimination or take action against police who engage in violence, according to Amnesty International Slovensko’s (AIS) report evaluating the state of human rights in 2014.
Fico: Kotleba may lose power to tap EU funds
PRIME Minister Robert Fico said that the Banská Bystrica regional authority may see its decision-making powers concenring drawing of European Union funds taken away because of alleged idleness by Governor Marian Kotleba.
Doctor accused of bribery to plead guilty
HEART surgeon Viliam Fischer, recently accused of having accepted a considerable bribe, has decided to plead guilty, according to the Sme daily. It is an unexpected turn less than three weeks since the charges were made, sparking a wider debate in society on practices among doctors and in health care in general.
Profesia job fair in Bratislava draws big interest
THE PROFESIA Days annual jobs fair opened at Bratislava’s Incheba complex on February 25.
Border with Ukraine sees fewer migrants, more smuggling
THERE are comparatively fewer migrants but more smugglers on Slovakia’s eastern border with Ukraine. And the smugglers are ever more sophisticated using water, tunnels and air to bring illegal goods into the European Union.
Will cider repeat the radler miracle?
SOME four years ago radlers, a mixture of beer and lemonade, revived the declining beer market in Slovakia. Now the country's two biggest beer producers want to repeat that success with cider.
Chinese will enter J&T in March
THE CHINESE investor will obtain shares in one of the biggest Czech-Slovak financial groups J&T in several weeks.
Consumer confidence remains pessimistic
THE CONSUMERS’ mood in Slovakia did not change in January compared to the previous month.
Slovan’s last match in KHL season looked like the finals
SLOVAN finished this year’s season, and probably its last performance, in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with a loss against Jokerit Helsinki.
Harabin in court against public broadcaster
DAUGHTER of the deceased judge Marta Lauková, Zuzana, testified in court on February 24 in the case of ex-chair of the Judicial Council and former Supreme Court president Štefan Harabin’s lawsuit against public-service broadcaster RTVS and psychiatrist Renáta Papšová.
Countrywide events
Tips for cultural, sport and social events between February 27 and March 8
Global scandals are old news in Slovakia
Three recent international scandals highlight the need for Slovakia to retain individual intelligence capacity.
Kiska mulls Moscow trip for WWII anniversary
SLOVAK President Andrej Kiska has not decided yet whether to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the former Soviet Union over Nazism in World War II in Moscow in May, the TASR newswire learned February 24.
Kotleba hires wife to check employee complaints
BANSKÁ Bystrica Regional Governor Marian Kotleba is facing further allegations of nepotism after it surfaced that apart from his two brothers he has recently provided work to his wife, Pravda daily reported February 24.
Some 1,200 people could find jobs at Krásno industrial park
AROUND 1,200 people may be able to find a job within two years at an industrial park located in Krásno nad Kysucou in Žilina region thanks to new investors, the TASR newswire reported February 24.
Man suffering from swine flu dies
A 56-YEAR-OLD man suffering from H1N1 flu virus, or swine flu, died on February 24 in Rimavská Sobota hospital. The current flu season has claimed four lives thus far, the website of Sme daily reported on February 24.
Hundreds of Americans parted with police dog from Slovakia
A US POLICE dog named Sultan was shot dead when pursuing a criminal; he had an official burial attended by hundreds of people.
Chechen terrorism suspect remanded in extradition custody
THE CHAIRPERSON of the Košice Regional Court senate decided to remand a man referred to only as Hamzat S., who is suspected of terrorism in Russia, in extradition custody as of February 23.
Kubiš appointed to head up UN Iraq mission
UN SECRETARY General Ban Ki-moon appointed former Slovak foreign affairs minister Ján Kubiš a new special envoy for Iraq and head of the UN assistance mission there on February 24.
SNS rises in the Polis poll
THE FEBRUARY poll carried out by Polis showed an increase in preferences for the non-parliamentary Slovak National Party (SNS) by 1.5 percentage points.
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- News digest: PM Fico questions Europe's rearmament
- Young Slovak ice-hockey sensation helps her team secure US title
- One of the biggest car makers enters Slovak market
- Parts of Bratislava to witness significant development in near future
- Last Week: And then they came for the NGOs
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- Don’t be afraid to use cash, say entrepreneurs as transaction tax begins
