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Court sends businessmen Salmanovs to prison

THE SUPREME Court sentenced Russian businessman Sergey Salmanov and his son Alexander to seven and six years in prison, respectively, in a bribing case.

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Countrywide events

Tips for events in Slovakia between May 1 and May 10, including city feasts, Culinary Days, Fashion March, jazz, conference on urbanism, LGBTI month, and more.

Zuzana Vilikovská

Many foreigners come to study in Slovakia.

Exercise: Slovakia lacks appropriate policy

This exercise is linked to the articles: Slovakia lacks appropriate policy and Catholic charity aids refugees

Erik Rédli

Slovak policies are not very friendly to migrants.

Glossary: Slovakia lacks appropriate policy

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.

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Deputy PM: Slovakia will help Ukraine, but future in their hands

SLOVAKIA is ready to help Ukraine with reforms and supports its European orientation on its way to a political and economic association with the EU, Deputy Prime Minister for Investments Ľubomír Vážny said at a press conference in Kiev on April 28, the TASR newswire reported.

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Trade unions: Working conditions getting worse

TOO few holidays, poor compensation for employees suffering from diseases related to their work and cost cutting at the expense of staff are among the main problems faced by employees in Slovakia, according to a Trade Union Confederation (KOZ) report published on April 28.

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Fico wants €492 million from Enel for Gabčíkovo

THE DECISION of Bratislava Regional Court concerning the invalidity of the rental contract between the state and electricity utility Slovenské elektrárne (SE) for the Gabčíkovo hydroelectric power plant came into force as of April 28 Prime Minister Robert Fico announced, according to TASR newswire reported.

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Slovaks are training Czech police how to treat Roma

WHILE Slovak police have faced criticism for their treatment of the Roma, especially during several settlement raids, they nonetheless are training their Czech counterparts on how to deal with ethnic minorities, the Pravda daily reported on April 28.

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Land fund representatives also got some soil

THE SLOVAK Land Fund (SFP) gave some soil also to its representatives, as revealed by an analysis of contracts carried out by the ethics watchdog Fair-Play Alliance.

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Slovakia may produce 980,000 cars this year

THE SLOVAK Automotive Industry Association (ZAP) expects that the production of vehicles in Slovakia will exceed 980,000 units this year.

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Slovakia hosts Finnish trade mission

THE AIM of the Team Finland trade mission held in late April is to increase awareness of Finnish enterprises in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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Municipalities to get €10 million to fight illegal waste dumps

THE GOVERNMENT should help municipalities with removing illegal waste dumps, with part of them possibly disappearing by the end of this year.

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Number of profitable companies in Slovakia increased

TAX licenses that required even loss making firms to pay a yearly duty were introduced in 2013 for the 2014 tax year, with such payments only coming due now early data shows that otherwise dormant companies are being closed and the number of profitable companies increased by roughly 10 percent to 59.4 percent .

Jana Liptáková

There is money in waste

Waste separation and recycling of waste will be enforced.

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Bratislava’s Cvernovka to hold open house

CVERNOVKA, a former yarn-producing factory dating back to the break of the 19th and 20th centuries now housing studios of artists and architects, designer workshops, a gallery and more, will again open its doors on the Labour Day, May 1.

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LTE networks used for internet connection by 170,000 users

IN THE second half of 2014, the new mobile LTE networks were used for broadband (high-speed) connection by internet more than 10,500 users; thus, 549 terra-bytes of data were transmitted.

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Slovaks install various apps in their smartphones.

Smart phones continue to make their mark

Mobile technology offers a growing number of services and the trend will continue.

Erik Rédli

Electronic services when registering cars launched

INSTEAD of visiting the road inspectorate personally, Slovaks are able to administer several duties online as of April 1. These innovations include, among other things, an overview of obligatory car insurance or information on technical and emission checks, as well as on the structure of car ownership.

President Kiska signs Lex Váhostav

PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska signed on April 27 the revision to the Commercial Code that should make it possible to bail out unsecured creditors of the insolvent construction company Váhostav-SK.

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Police save 50 victims of human trafficking

TOGETHER with their British colleagues and Europol, Slovak police managed to save 50 potential victims of human trafficking and arrest 24 suspects.

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