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Quote of the week
“I suppose we won’t perceive the trip in the context of what some television airs.”
1968
WEEKS ago Prime Minister Robert Fico – to much criticism – paid a visit to Moscow to commemorate the end of World War II.
Slovan should stay in KHL for three more seasons
BRATISLAVA-based ice hockey club Slovan should continue playing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), also thanks to the involvement of Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Graduates of informatics and economics have best chances to find jobs
SEVEN employers in average looked at CVs posted by the graduates of the Slovak University of Technology’s Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies (FIIT STU) searching for work in 2014.
Statisticians will not pay
THE SLOVAK Statistics Office (ŠÚ) does not have to return €5.397 million to the European Union funds for the alleged flaws in the project on, among other things, creating a new website or the introduction of a new vote-counting system.
Start-ups to get boost from state
A SO-CALLED simple joint stock company, exemption from tax licenses or start-up visas are some of the measures by which the government wants to support interest in doing business in Slovakia.
First cross-over kidney transplants between Košice and Martin prove successful
CROSS-OVER kidney transplants of kidneys involving two living donors and two transplant centres, the Louis Pasteur University Hospital in Košice and the University Hospital in Martin, were carried out this year for the first time ever in Slovakia.
Government recalls Hudák as FinMin state secretary, makes him eco minister
THE GOVERNMENT on June 10 recalled Finance Ministry state secretary Vazil Hudák who is to become the new economy minister next week at the latest.
Most treated for methamphetamine addiction are in Czech, Slovak Republics
THE HIGHEST numbers of people treated for methamphetamine addiction in Europe are in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and its “European Drug Report 2015: Trends and Developments”.
Almost one third of employers fail to fill vacancies
THE WORLD seems to struggle with unemployment, but about 38 percent of employers have trouble finding the right people for vacancies. In Slovakia, 28 percent of employers face this problem, a ManpowerGroup poll shows.
Hollande to attend V4 prime ministers’ summit June 19
French President Francois Hollande will attend a summit of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries’ prime ministers in Bratislava on June 19 after the government passed a proposal for extending the summit on June 10.
LGBTI introduces new platform
AFTER five years Bratislava will not host Rainbow Pride, with its organisers citing the bad mood among Slovak society annoyed by the “nonsensical campaign before the February referendum” which touched on issues of family, its protection, homosexual marriages, children adoption and sexual education at schools.
Musicians sue Paramount for recording music in Slovakia
THE AMERICAN Federation of Musicians (AFM) filed a lawsuit against the company Paramount Pictures for an alleged breach of contract.
Volunteers will help in towns again
NEARLY 8,000 volunteers will participate in Naše Mesto, the biggest volunteering event in Slovakia, helping to clean the parks and public spaces, paint the fences at schools and spending time with seniors and people in need.
Industrial production drops in monthly terms
THE INDUSTRIAL Production Index (IPI) rose by 4.7 percent year-on-year in April, being affected mostly by the increase in mining and quarrying (15.9 percent), electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (9.9 percent), and manufacturing (4 percent).
Pan-European University's law school loses accreditation
EDUCATION Minister Juraj Draxler halted the accreditation of the Pan-European University’s Faculty of Law for programmes at both bachelor and magister degrees for full-time and external studies.
Countrywide events
Tips for events in Slovakia between June 12 and 21, including a lot of classical and choir music, a weekend of open gardens, a World Touring Car Championship, jazz, modern dance and a gastronomy festival.
Slovakia’s economy continues growth
Central bank predicts unemployment under 10 percent in 2017.
The construction of Višňové tunnel starts
AFTER several promises work began on the 7.5-kilometre Višňové tunnel near Žilina.
Russia should help with fighting illegal migration
THE SLOVAK Interior Ministry wants to collaborate with Russia in fighting illegal migration.
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