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MPs will be engaged in supervision of electronic surveillance
THE PARLIAMENT will strengthen external supervision over the use of information-technical means (ITP), used for wiretapping, via a commission.
A doctor links Penta with Smer
THE SME daily revealed links between the Penta financial group and some politicians of the ruling Smer party and the businesspeople they have ties with.
Competition over football stadium construction prolonged
THE PUBLIC Procurement Office (ÚVO) will deal with the complaint submitted by a bidder excluded from the competition to construct the National Football Stadium.
Energy Union is supported by all EU members, Šefčovič says
THE ENERGY Union Project is supported by all member countries of the European Union, said European Commissioner for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič at the ninth annual Central European Energy Conference 2015 (CEEC) on November 23.
Central bank reveals deficiencies in non-banking firms
NON-BANKING companies active in Slovakia violate several rules when they offer loans to clients.
Police investigate suspicions concerning the Bernini export
THE POLICE investigator has refused the claim that by exporting the bust of Pope Paul V, designed by Italian Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the crime of fraud was committed.
Harabin may lose his judicial post
FORMER president of the Supreme Court Štefan Harabin may be stripped of his judicial post soon.
Slovak drivers to use e-toll stickers
DRIVERS will no longer have to place toll stickers on their windscreen in order to drive on highways in Slovakia. As of January 2016 they will be replaced by an electronic version.
Police search hotels for foreigners
FOLLOWING Prime Minister Robert Fico’s statement that the government would monitor every Muslim in Slovakia, the police started searching for foreigners, particularly Arabs, Syrians and refugees in the hotels and the guest houses in some regions.
TechMatch cost SBA chief his place
Branislav Šafárik resigned from his post as the Slovak Business Agency’s head.
Slovakia improves its tax score
Introduction of electronic tax filing and payment has moved Slovakia up in the Paying Taxes ranking, but the tax burden of Slovak businesses is 10 percent higher when compared internationally.
Popularity of Smer and SNS up, Polis poll shows
Voter preferences for Smer, Sieť and SNS are on the rise.
RegioJet to leave Bratislava-Košice line
Private rail passenger carrier RegioJet will stop running trains on the Bratislava-Košice route.
Elizabeth hotel in Trenčín harvests awards
Historic Slovak hotels have garnered international recognition.
Christmas Bazaar again offered countries' specialties
The biggest charity event of the expat community in Slovakia returned after a one-year break.
Pohoda made it among Top 10 UK Festival Awards
FOR HISTORICALLY the first time, Slovak multi-genre festival Pohoda made it among the top ten events nominated in the UK Festival Awards as the Best Foreign Festival.
Košice becomes a digital super-power
KOŠICE, the metropolis in eastern Slovakia has been expanding in some areas, and one of them is undoubtedly the IT sector.
Roaming fees to end
HIGH phone fees after a holiday or business trip abroad will see an end: from mid-2017, fees for roaming within the European Union are to be scrapped ultimately.
Mobile signal breaks up on highways
Some sections of Slovak highways have insufficient or virtually no signal coverage.
Mobile malware is on the attack
Once limited to attacking the Android OP, Apple phones are now a target.
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