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Slovaks to elect new parliament in JuneSlovaks will be picking their 150 national lawmakers in a general election in mid-June, it was announced last week. Parliament speaker Pavol Paska called the poll for June 12, his spokesman said. Prime Minister Robert Montenegro, Slovakia to strengthen economic ties Montenegro Prime Minister Milo Dukanovic for the first time paid an official visit to Slovakia on 18 January since the country’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2006, Montenegro Times reported. The Montenegrin Premier met Koreans to expand their activities in Slovakia The new South Korean Ambassador to Slovakia Seok-soong Seo stated recently that prominent Korean investors Kia and Samsung plan to expand the scope of their activities in Slovakia, Radio Slovakia reported on 27 January. The Ukraine oil transit threat averted  Russia and Ukraine have quickly resolved a dispute over oil transit issues, averting a disruption of oil supplies to three countries in Europe. “With a view to recent gossips in media on possible disruptions in Premier’s party triumphs in regional polls Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s party triumphed in the recent regional elections, the final results showed - just six months before the country goes to the polls in an general elections. Candidates for coalitions that EU challenges Slovakia over insurers’ profit ban The European Commission recently started reviewing the Slovak legislation on health insurance to determine if Slovakia has breached EU legislation, local media reports revealed last week citing an EC statement. Two years ago, the government New Volkswagen project to create 1,500 jobs in Slovakia The New Small Family vehicle project was launched at Volkswagen’s Bratislava facility with the laying of a foundation stone in a ceremony attended by PM Robert Fico, the TASR newswire Slovak spectator reported on 24 Social democratic election win marred by graft charges Election returns showing overwhelming wins for Slovakia’s social democratic Smer (Direction) party in the recent regional elections were called into question by opposition politicians. National premier Robert Fico’s Smer coalition won control of regional parliaments Russia, Slovakia may establish joint gas venture  After talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on November 16 that Russia and Slovakia plan to establish a joint venture which will distribute Russian gas in Slovak, news agencies Spain’s Gas Natural to sell 63.8% EPSA stake Spain’s Gas Natural, as part of its plan to sell assets worth €3 billion, recently inked an agreement to sell its 63.8% stake in Empresa de Energia del Pacifico SA to Colombia’s holding company Colinversiones Slovakia-Serbia relations praised Slovakia and Serbia Prime Ministers Robert Fico and Mirko Cvetkovic opened the Slovak-Serbian Economic Forum in Bratislava on 21 September. Representatives of 40 Serbian and 53 Slovak companies participated in the event, Beta news agency PM visits Bratislava Economic Forum Slovakia and Serbia Prime Ministers Robert Fico and Mirko Cvetkovic opened the Slovak-Serbian Economic Forum in Bratislava early last week with representatives of more than 100 Slovak and Serbian companies taking part in the event, PMs Fico and Bajnai discuss bilateral relations Bilateral relations between Slovakia and Hungary were the main topic of a meeting between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his Hungarian counterpart Gordon Bajnai that took place on September 10, in Szecseny, Hungary, near Slovakia’s bitter spat with Hungary continues Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico on August 24 escalated the rhetoric in a bitter spat with Hungary that taps deep into centuries-old ethnic resentments reported Deutsche Presse Agentur (dpa). The verbal blast came days after SDKU files criminal complaint on emission A Member of Parliament from the SDKU party, Lucia Zitnanska, has stated early last week that she has filed a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor General’s Office requesting an investigation into Slovakia‘s sale of greenhouse-gas Gas dispute could bring new crisis to Slovakia The Slovak Economy Ministry confirmed on June 23 that Slovakia may well face another natural gas crisis if Russia cuts all Europe-bound gas supplies via what it sees as its undisciplined customer Ukraine, Slovak spectator Ivan Gasparovic sworn in as President Incumbent Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic was sworn in recently for another five-year term in office, becoming the young country’s first head of state to serve a second term. The president, 68, won re-election to the Slovakia, happy with the EU, but not the opposition  Five years of Slovakian membership in the EU have brought a lot of changes to Slovak people’s lives. Two main issues include converting the Slovak crown to the Euro and joining the Schengen area. Despite Sipos says freedom of the press paramount  Robert Fico certainly lacks the sympathies of the most Slovak journalists,but so would any populist European politician running the country with the help of an extreme nationalist party and another one with the history of Slovak's president re-election pits press and government against each other  After Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic was re-elected to become the first Slovak president serving two consecutive five-yearterms, alarm bells went off in the media. Enjoying the support of two government coalition parties headed by Slovak Incentives to scrap old cars to boost car sales In line with its EU peers, the Slovak government has stepped up its efforts to improve the gloomy situation of its car sector. Recently, the government announced a 33 million Euro package designed to improve A Battle Royal over protectionism splits the EU  With the Czech Republic, the current holders of the European Union presidency fighting with France, European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels made little progress in their attempts to resolve the credit crunch that has State and banks agree on SME loan guarantees The state and commercial banks agreed on loan guarantees for small and medium-size enterprises (SME) at a meeting on January 15, Slovak PM Robert Fico told journalists, Slovak Sspectator reported. The Slovak Guarantee and Development Restarting reactor delayed, but power grid stable Slovakia has not yet restarted its Soviet-era reactor in Jaslovske Bohunice, shut down in line with country`s European Union accession deal, but was ready to do so in a crisis, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Gas crisis brings nuclear energy to the forefront  Slovakia, Bulgaria, Italy, Britain even Germany are among those countries giving nuclear energy another look, following the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, which has cut the flow of Russian natural gas to Europe has alarmed Slovak Roma await the Euro in poverty - and fear  Shouting each other down, women hurl questions at a rare visitor to their hometown, a destitute Roma ghetto amid picturesque hills of central Slovakia. “My father gets 3,500 koruny. How much is it in Euro?” Slovakia keeps key interest rate steady Slovakia‘s Central Bank decided last week to keep the key interest rate on hold for 15th consecutive month, staying in line with Eurozone borrowing costs ahead of switching to the euro in January, media reported. Slovakia to expand welfare, cut the fiscal gap in 2009 The coalition parties of the Slovakian government have agreed on terms to boost welfare spending through a package of measures next year. Part of the measures, targeting mostly Slovaks living on low income, would be EU leaders endorse entry into the Euro European Union leaders during their recent summit confirmed its backing for Slovakia’s bid to become the 16th country to join the Euro, giving their nod to one of eastern Europe’s economic success stories. Leaders endorse Slovakia’s accession to Slovak finance minister to tender resignation amid trading scandal Slovakian Finance Minister Jan Pociatek planned to tender his resignation amid accusations that information leaks had preceded a recent re-evaluation of Slovak koruna’s trading band to the Euro, Slovak media reported said last week. The |
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