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Poland is not Slovakia
Poland’s election looks set to follow patterns apparent throughout the developed world. Voters are frustrated with politics and when election times comes whoever is in power is likely to be kicked out of power.
ICT is the best paying sector in Slovakia
PwC carried out the 23rd edition of the remuneration study PayWell.
Closing the VAT gap
Though tax collection in the EU generally lagged, Slovakia saw growth in its revenue.
This is the Golden Age of access
Pulitzer-winning James Steele says newspapers need investigative reporters to stand back from the rush of daily news and catch things that go under the radar
New records made by Slovak strongmen – and strong-women
COMPETITIONS comparing the strength are popular – and sometimes even bring records. In mid October, the competition in Levice brought about a new record: strongman František Piros of Galanta beat his own Slovak record in lifting a burden above his head in a standing position.
Government wants to replace NGO because of its criticism
THE UNITED Nations High Commission for Refugees should end its cooperation with the Human Rights League (HRL) because their criticism of the police is “non-constructive”, according to the government, the Sme daily reported on October 22.
President Kiska opens Slovak innovation contact office in Finland
IN the so-called Silicon Valley of Finland – the city of Espoo near Helsinki – Slovak President Andrej Kiska opened a Slovak Innovation Contact Office on October 22 to facilitate cooperation between Slovak and Finnish scientists, companies and startups.
Dubnica-based firm ZVS to produce pellet guns branded Perun in Slovakia
ZVS Holding, based in the town of Dubnica nad Váhom in the Trenčín region, is to launch the production of pellet guns in Slovakia using the commercial name Perun, after the Slavic god of thunder and lightning, the company announced at a briefing on October 22.
Slovakia offers field hospitals and personnel to help deal with migrants in Slovenia
AS part of Slovakia’s aid to Slovenia to help address the inflow of migrants, Slovakia’s armed forces are to provide part of their ROLE 2E field hospitals and medical personnel, the TASR newswire learnt from Slovak Defence Ministry spokesperson Martina Balleková on October 22.
Assault on public bus ends in tragedy
A MAN, 26, faces charges of manslaughter and vandalism for physically assaulting a 45-year-old man on a bus in Žilina city in the late hours of October 17, the TASR newswire learnt from Žilina Regional Police spokesperson Jana Balogová five days later.
Jobbik MP opens office in Slovakia, prompting outcry
THERE IS no law that dictates only Slovak MPs can open offices around the country, but this may soon change as a Hungarian MP broke with convention and opened an office in southern Slovakia.
Government: Executors to leave debtors the subsistence minimum
THE AMOUNT that executors will have to leave debtors for monthly survival will be increased to 100 percent of the subsistence minimum. The Slovak government approved the Justice Ministry’s proposal at its October 21 session.
Slovak customs officers uncover vast illegal diesel fraud
FRAUDSTERS have imported tens of thousands of litres of mineral oil and sold it as diesel at petrol stations throughout Slovakia with the loss of tax revenue amounting to almost two million euros. Investigator of the Criminal Office of the Financial Administration (KUFS) charged almost 20 people after a big raid in September.
Hoax competition to win one of 500 Volkswagen cars appears on Slovak Facebook
ON SLOVAK Facebook, a false competition to win one of 500 Volkswagen Jetta cars has appeared but the official Volkswagen Slovakia website has no link to Facebook.
Interior Minister: Slovakia ready to help Slovenia patrol border with Croatia
WITHIN the current crisis with refugees flooding into Europe in their thousands, Slovakia has shown willingness to lend a helping hand to countries most affected by the issue to protect their boundaries. Slovakia is ready to lend a helping hand to Slovenia who has requested police and financial assistance to boost the protection of its border with Croatia, Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák said after cabinet meeting on October 21.
Globally unique: train crosses football pitch
ČIERNY Balog is no big metropolis, rather a village in central Slovakia, but it has a rarity probably unique in the whole world: a train crosses the football pitch, even during weekend matches.
Smer unlikely to rule alone in 2016, pollsters say
FOUR years after the landslide victory of Smer in the 2012 elections, where its 44 percent share of the vote enabled it to form one-party government, opinion polls indicate this scenario is likely to repeat. Sociologists however say that it is more probable Smer will have to find a coalition partner.
Unions balk at plan to rent out loss making military repair firm
THE SLOVAK Defence Ministry wants to rent out the loss-making state company Letecké Opravovne Trenčín (LOT - Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín) to private management. But among the companies that have shown interest in renting the company none look to have experience in the aeronautics industry and trade unions have issued a strike alert in opposition to the plan.
Bratislava airport adds new flights for winter schedule, connecting to 17 airports in 11 countries
WITH the switch from summer time to winter time, the flight schedule of the M. R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava (BTS) is changing, too. From October 25, 2015, the new schedule will bring a new regular daily connection by Ryanair to and from Berlin.
Government approves humanitarian and integration aid to refugees
THE GOVERNMENT approved the aid for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in relation to the current refugee and migration crisis on October 21.
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