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Government approves third report on minority rights
THE GOVERNMENT Office (GO) in 2014 received no motion pointing to a suspicion of violation of the law on using the languages of national minorities, according to a report approved by the government on May 27.
Bratislava region sixth richest in the EU, beating Vienna and Prague
IN 2013, the region surrounding the Slovak capital was the sixth richest in the European Union, trailing only places like London, Luxembourg, Brussels or Hamburg. Even Prague – ending ninth – and Vienna (12th) were worse off, according to Eurostat.
Slovak firm CulCharge launches second crowd funding campaign
AFTER previous success with small charging cables, the Slovak company CulCharge has launched another crowd-funding campaign, this time to produce and sell a charger with own power source that works as a battery, the size of a key pendant.
Countrywide events
Tips for events between May 29 and June 7, including a day of armed forces, classical music events, a Lara Fabian concert, a car race, and more.
Stats Office: Consumer atmosphere in Slovakia improved in April
THE CONSUMER sentiment in Slovakia improved in April, rising by 1.3 points to a negative index figure of 7.3 points, the Slovak Statistics Office (ŠÚ) announced on May 26 based on a survey carried out on a sample of 1,129 respondents.
Slovakia will send aid to Nepal with Czech airplane
AFTER MUCH delay, Slovakia will send its humanitarian aid to the earthquake-stricken Nepal on May 28, via a Czech airplane.
Suchodolinský says key witnesses were not interrogated in VSS case
FORMER deputy director of the Military Intelligence Service (VSS) Vladimír Suchodolinský, former VSS officer Ivan Macko and former Defence Minister Ľubomír Galko (SaS) will contact the prosecutor‘s office as they do not like the way the investigator handled the case of alleged embezzlement of VSS.
Doctors represented by chamber gave notices to Dôvera
MORE doctors have terminated their contracts with private health-insurance company Dôvera; the Slovak Chamber of Physicians (SLK), representing around 1,900 doctors, gave their notices for its members on May 26.
Smer campaigns with packages
PRIME Minister Robert Fico promises a package with some “interesting surprises” in it to be presented to the Slovak public by the year’s end, and thus only months before the parliamentary elections, taking place in the spring of 2016.
Remiáš betrayed
Police refusal to investigate state-sanctioned killing is further proof that we are not all equal before the law.
Tatry Mountain Resorts could buy two Austrian ski resorts
THE SLOVAKIA-based holding Tatry Mountain Resorts (TMR), which operates ski resorts and provides tourism services in Central Europe, appears to be interested in buying two ski resorts in the Austrian Alps, Hospodárske Noviny daily reported on May 26.
SAV representatives demonstrate for autonomy
MORE THAN 100 people gathered at a protest rally organised by the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) at its premises in Bratislava’s Patrónka area on May 26, calling for the institution to be allowed to continue to run itself and for its possible liquidation to be prevented, the TASR newswire reported.
Finance Minister: We want medium-sized Chinese companies
SLOVAKIA is pleased that Chinese companies are interested in pursuing projects and investments in the field of energy, engineering, transport and logistics, Parliamentary Speaker Peter Pellegrini stated on May 26 when opening a Slovak-Chinese business forum in Beijing.
Váhostav-SK safe for now
THE COURT has officially okayed the restructuring plan of construction company Váhostav-SK which means it will not go bankrupt, the TASR newswire reported on May 25.
Business service centres migrate to Slovakia
IN RECENT years a number of international companies have established shared business and service centres in Slovakia, creating a new, significant economic that gives jobs to thousands of educated Slovaks. The number is expected to grow further.
The president received different wording of ruling
THE VERBAL and written explanation of the ruling issued in the dispute between President Andrej Kiska and three judges whom he refused to appoint to the Constitutional Court differs, the Denník N daily reported.
Al-Jazeera working on a documentary in Moldava
ARABIAN news network Al-Jazeera is preparing the documentary about a Roma man from Slovakia who wants to become a teacher.
Poprad-Riga flight connection will get stopover in Warsaw
LATVIAN airlines airBaltic will continue operating the flights from Riga to Poprad, with the plan to establish a stopover in Warsaw.
Penta buys remaining stock in Dôvera
THE INVESTMENT group Penta will become the sole owner of the private health insurer Dôvera.
EC to look into stripped support for producers of power from RES
THE removal of support for producers of electricity from renewable energy sources (RES) will be investigated by the European Commission, as has been confirmed at talks between Slovak energy producers in Brussels, said Slovak Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPI) acting director Pavel Šimon.
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