The socialist ruling coalition Democratic Left Party (SDĽ) under new leader Pavol Koncoš has returned to the idea of selling only 25% of state gas utility SPP rather than the 49% which is now on offer. Critics of the suggestion call it a political ploy that can only lower the price eventually bid for SPP.
3. Dec 2001 at 0:00 | From press reports of TASR and SITA