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Slovak shooters win gold at European Games
SHOOTERS Erik Varga and Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková won the mixed team trap competition at European Games in Baku overcoming the Russian team of Alexey Alipov and Elena Tkach on June 18.
Fico to meet British PM David Cameron
PRIME Minister Robert Fico will meet British Prime Minister David Cameron at the Government Office in Bratislava on June 19, the office’s press department announced the day before.
Lenin quote will not prompt prosecution
AN INVESTIGATOR with the Košice criminal police has declined to prosecute leftists for a Lenin billboard with his image and the text: “The power of capital and stock exchanges are everything. Parliament and elections are mere puppets.”
Eustream: Launching of Slovak-Hungary Interconnector threatened
THE LAUNCH of commercial operation of Slovakia-Hungary Interconnector scheduled for July 1 is threatened due to failure to meet the conditions of the contract on the part of the Hungarian partner Magyar Gaz Tranzit (MGT), according to the natural gas transit company Eustream.
Nováky arms factory set to expand
THE JOINT business Czech firearms manufacturer Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (ČZUB) and MSM Martin in the town of Nováky, which focuses mainly on producing components for the BREN assault rifles and pistols, will keep its promise to have 200 employees this year, according to ČZUB General Director Lubomír Kovařík, the TASR newswire reported.
Former Radičová advisor gets jail for corruption
FOR the first time in Slovak history a cabinet member will goes to jail for corruption after the Supreme Court senate on June 18 sentenced Martin Novotný, a former advisor to ex-prime minister Iveta Radičová, and Igor Líška, a former Slovak ambassador to Kenya, to unconditional 18- and 15-month prison sentences, respectively, for taking a bribe to ensure subsidies for the completion of a biathlon course in Osrblie village.
NGOs urge public to educate themselves on migrant issues
MOST top Slovak politicians have expressed their opposition to the European Commission’s proposal for the quotas on distributing migrants from the Mediterranean region across all EU member states. Non-governmental organisations accuse political leaders of distorting what the EC actually wants us to do.
Some 100,000 people pulled savings out of private pension pillar
SOME 100,000 people have pulled their money out of the second, private pillar of the old-age pension scheme using a temporary three-month gap to transfer savings into the public pay-as-you-go pillar.
Lady’s-slipper orchid blooms in May-June in Slovakia
PEOPLE who decide for a walk in the nature of Slovakia in May-June may have the luck to watch a lady’s-slipper orchid in bloom, environmentalists say.
Government expands definition of “investments of significance”
THE government on June 17 approved an Economy Ministry-sponsored bill expanding the legal definition of “investment of significance” and recommended parliament to pass the bill via fast-tracked proceedings.
Kiska: We need to restore citizens' trust in the state
PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska presented on June 18 his first state of the republic report in the parliament to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration and announced he will make it a tradition.
Police detain human smuggler, migrants to be returned to Hungary
POLICE have detained 48-year-old Romanian citizen Valeria R., who, according to police, tried to transport four illegal migrants through the border crossing at the Bratislava borough of Čunovo from Hungary to Slovakia.
Slovakia ranks 23rd on 2015 Global Peace Index
SLOVAKIA ranks 23rd out of 162 countries in this year’s Global Peace Index (GPI) released on June 17; and 18th out of the 36 countries in Europe.
Bishops admit Catholic University poorly managed
SERIOUS managerial failures, ineffective running and immoral behaviour marked the running of Catholic University in Prešov during 2010-2013 period, says the report from audit of KPMG company, the Sme daily reported on its webpage on June 17.
Poll: Smer stops its decline
IF a general election had been held in June, six parties would have entered parliament, according to an opinion poll conducted by Focus agency between June 2-10 on a sample of 1,018 respondents, agency’s head Martin Slosiarik told the TASR newswire on June 16.
Finance Ministry boosts GDP growth estimate
THE FINANCE Ministry boosted its GDP growth estimate in comparison with its previous September estimate by 0.3 percentage point to 3.2 percent of GDP for 2015 and by 0.1 percentage point to 3.7 percent of GDP for 2016.
Italians, French and Chinese interested in building Bratislava motorway
ITALIANS, the French and Chinese firms are interested in the construction of Bratislava’s motorway bypass, a giant contract worth €4.53 billion. The most recent offer was submitted by a consortium led by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), the Sme daily reported on June 17.
Slovakia’s pavilion at Milan EXPO looks to the future
A FLYING car, traditional sweet pasty trdelník and gigantic Messerschidt lead the way for Slovakia's exhibition at the world EXPO exhibition between May and October in Milan.
Kiska: My relationship with Fico is "constructive"
To mark the occasion of President Andrej Kiska’s one year in office, The Slovak Spectator brings an excerpt from the interview he gave to the daily Sme in April.
Millionaires want to invest
WHILE last year the Slovak dollar millionaires considered the economic situation in Slovakia not very suitable for investing, they changed their minds this year.
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