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PSA employees will protest
THE EMPLOYEES of the Trnava-based PSA Peugeot Citroën carmaker will march through Trnava on June 19 to show their disagreement with conditions set by the employer.
People disagree with accepting refugees
SLOVAKIA should not accept the European Union’s plan to take refugees from the Middle East and North Africa.
Websites responsible for hate speech
THE ADMINISTRATORS of websites will be threatened with fines for insults and accusations in internet discussions.
Slovak fighters in Ukraine prompt legal change
TWO days after news website Aktuality.sk published an interview with a Slovak fighting for rebels in Ukraine the government announced on June 10 that it will introduce a new law making it illegal to do so.
Countrywide events
Tips for events taking place between June 17 and 28, including a guitar festival, events of foreign cultures, gastronomy and arts in Slovakia, an operatic premiere, start of in-line city rides, international film festival, open-air folklore, and more.
Education Ministry changes law in response to EC criticism
THE EDUCATION Ministry has prepared changes to the Education Act with the aim to improve education for children from a socially disadvantaged environment.
MPs override Kiska veto on minimum pension bill
PARLIAMENT overruled President Andrej Kiska’s veto of a bill introducing a minimum pension, thereby adopting the amendment to the Social Insurance Act in its original form and without taking Kiska’s objections into account.
Penta sues Hospodárske Noviny
THE FINANCIAL group Penta has filed a lawsuit against the publishing house Mafra, asking for dozens of thousands of euros in compensation for two opinion pieces about the Black Hawk helicopters purchase.
Slovakia reduced CO2 emissions the most in EU
SLOVAKIA reported the best results in reducing the CO2 emissions from fossil fuels combustion, according to the Eurostat data.
Vazil Hudák appointed Economy Minister
Nearly three months after the resignation of Pavol Pavlis, the Economy Ministry gets a new head, former finance department’s deputy minister.
Hossa wins his third Stanley Cup
MARIÁN Hossa has become the most successful Slovak ice hockey player in the history of the NHL. For the third time since he joined the league he has won the Stanley Cup, after 2010 and 2013.
Tax officers will check J&T Banka
THE FINANCIAL Administration will check the transactions of the J&T Banka after the information co-owner of the J&T Private Equity Group Patrik Tkáč published on a social network.
Second pillar closes for fourth time
PROBABLY the largest number of people have left the private second pension pillar during its fourth open period.
Slovaks fear the rising power of oligarchs the most
MORE than half of Slovaks are worried that oligarchs will acquire an even greater influence in the country.
LGBTI Pride Month: A Time to Stand Together
Pride Month in June is a call to stand with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex communities (LGBTI) across the world and reaffirm our commitment to the equality and dignity of all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Golden Beggar takes place in Košice & Ukraine
THE INTERNATIONAL Festival of Local Television (MFLTV) called Golden Beggar will take place in two locations this year – in Košice and Uzhgorod, Ukraine.
A question of rights
Human rights might seem an abstract concept in a hospital maternity ward, but in essence the issue is no more than basic human decency and compassion.
Maternity wards pay little attention to human rights
“SO I stayed there those two hours alone, without my baby, without my husband, two hours I was lying there on my own, incredibly thirsty, terribly pained, full of negative emotions about what I’d allowed to happen, [...] it wasn’t supposed to be like this.”
Fico: Slovakia to fund Eastring and government city from EFSI
Slovakia would like to finance the construction of the Eastring gas pipeline and a so-called government city project from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after meeting European Commission Vice-president Jyrki Katainen in Bratislava on June 15.
Gorilla at parliament
The Gorilla case concerning alleged corruption involving senior politicians and entrepreneurs at the time of Mikuláš Dzurinda’s second government (2002-06) was the centre of attention of members of Slovak parliament on June 15 when its members debated it for about six hours.
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