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Specialised Criminal Court to be establishedSlovak President Ivan Gasparovic signed the bill to establish a Specialised Criminal Court (STS) which will be based in Pezinok, north of Bratislava. The Specialised Criminal Court will commence on the day that the Slovak 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 Slovak dailies resume front- page protest against press  Slovak dailies conducted a protest against a new restrictive press law that publishers, journalists and human rights advocates view as a threat to press freedom.The newspapers ran identical front-page messages in the form of an Dailies protest against draft media law On March 27, Slovak dailies ran identical statements on their front pages protesting a draft media law. Publishers see the controversial draft as a threat to freedom of the press. Journalists and publishers complain that Fico is still the man for his countrymen - #1  The latest poll carried out by the Statistics Office’s UVVM agency found that Prime Minister and Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico is still Slovakia’s most trusted politician, with a rating of 37.8 percent, up from 35 Ruling coalition won’t be broken up just yet Late November, a junior coalition partner voted against leaving the shaky centre-left ruling alliance. Following a six-hour overnight meeting leaders of the People’s Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) said the party would Ruling coalition agrees to take another look at pensions  Slovakia’s ruling coalition has agreed to open the second pillar of the three-pillar pension scheme for half-a-year, during which savers can opt out and return to a single pay-as-you-go system, which is administered by the Parliament allows govt greater power over energy prices The Slovak Parliament recently approved a revision to the Act on Regulation, which gives greater power to the government to control energy prices, Slovak Spectator reported. According to the revision, the current management of the Slovak Fin Min in key role to allay fears on government  Slovakian Finance Minister Jan Pociatek believes Western European countries and international investors should give Bratislava’s new leftist-led government a chance to prove itself as he steps up moves for the country to join the Euro Slovakian PM upbeat in Brussels  Slovakia, the new member state of the European Union, underwent a change of government a couple of months ago and the new Prime Minister Robert Fico formed a government with a coalition of left-wing populists Government soothes investors, inflames ethnic groups Rising ethnic tension, but falling investor fear set the tone last Wednesday for the final week of work on Slovakia’s new government programme, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported. Crafting the programme was Prime Minister Robert Fico, New FM doesn’t fear diplomatic isolation Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Jan Kubis said last Thursday he had no fear of diplomatic isolation despite international criticism of Bratislava’s new coalition government comprised of leftists and nationalists, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported. Kubis, speaking after New Slovak coalition talks taxes Leaders of a new, left-wing coalition government launched talks last Monday aimed at reshaping Slovakia’s economic policies, including taxes, after eight years of conservative rule, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported. Prime Minister Robert Fico unveiled his Power handover vexed by minority fears Leftist leader Robert Fico assumed control of the cabinet and parliament in Slovakia last Tuesday amid voices of concern over alleged extremists tied to his government, Deutsche Press-Agentur (dpa) reported. Fico, 41, was appointed prime Conservatives dumped as voters swing left Slovakia’s voters picked a popular leftist and punished the conservative incumbent in an election that will bring a dramatic power shift to the new European Union member, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported. The Smer party of PM survives confidence vote Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda easily survived a confidence vote in parliament on July 6 after the leftist opposition failed to muster enough votes to oust him. Only 60 of parliament’s 150 deputies voted against Historically low turnout in Slovakia’s local elections Turnout in Slovakia’s local elections, where right-wing parties tied to the coalition government of Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda won control of five of eight regional parliaments, was the lowest ever in an election in the Privatisation blues Mixed signals from Slovak government over sale of airports ASlovak government coalition leader last Monday expressed doubts about the proposed sale of the country’s Bratislava and Kosice airports, raising the possibility of a collapse of the Newspaper cartoons also draw controversy in Slovakia No one burned embassies and flags when a newspaper cartoonist poked fun at a Supreme Court judge in Slovakia. But a recent court ruling against one of Bratislava’s top dailies exposed the risks of satirising Instability haunts new EU members Central European members struggling to form stable governments Ajoke is making the rounds in the Czech Republic these days: “What’s the difference between our government and Windows? None! Everybody hopes the next version will be more Politicians chasing first-time voters Politicians have a good reason to visit schools and universities ahead of the general elections. According to the Statistics Bureau there are 434,000 first-time voters in Slovakia, young people aged between 18 and 22 years, Cheaper health care among party promises Ahead of the June 17 general elections, political parties are promising to give more money to the health care sector, including Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda’s Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU), Slovak spectator reported last Candidates under the microscope as elections near Political parties’ candidates for the June 17 general elections include people who were active in companies that left debts behind as well as people whose companies drew state aid in the past, according to the Meciar absent from 74% of voting Vladimir Meciar, the chairman of the opposition Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) did not participate in 5,164 voting acts in parliament, which represents 74 percent of all voting acts during parliament’s election term, Slovak Privatisation in trouble as election nears Aretired ex-president stepped out of the shadows last week to spook investors with a bizarre demand that highlights the doubts surrounding Slovakia’s privatisation process, ahead of elections this week. In a rare public appearance, former Reform fatigue may affect elections More than 13 years after its velvet divorce from the Czech Republic, Slovakia has emerged as a model of post-communist economic transformation and a flat-tax trailblazer in Central and Eastern Europe, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported. But Parl enters new session, opposition blockade broken Slovakia’s parliament opened its fall session last Wednesday, nine days behind schedule, after two independent deputies broke an opposition blockade aimed at forcing early elections. In all, 77 of the chamber’s 150 deputies showed up Things looking good for Lexa The former head of the Slovak intelligence service SIS, Ivan Lexa, did not abuse his power as a public official when, as the prosecutor said, he tried to dispose of an SIS car and allegedly Slovak coalition under fire Hrusovsky calls for early elections, criticises Rusko Cracks that could shatter Slovakia’s coalition government appeared to be widening recently as two of its four political parties feuded over the country’s controversial education minister. A meeting of Free Forum Party sets up and clinches 4% support so far Independent deputy Ivan Simko's new party, the Free Forum, has yet to be officially established but already has the support of four percent of Slovak voters, Interfax reported last week. Simko left Premier Mikulas Dzurinda's |
It is said that a week is a long time in politics and this week has been as long as The Commission are sometimes accused of making propaganda, especially when engaging with children, but their Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with European Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the A GMO hot potato Near-bankrukpt Greece a culture of corruption, $1 billion a year in bribes Mr. Papandreou goes to Washington Suffer Little Children David Cameron and the Rumble in the Jungle There more barriers in Ukraine than in Europe Farage to Belgium: I'm sorry; but he's not apologizing to Van Rompuy Architecture in Europe France tells Serbia to get over it, Kosovo is gone A Penalty For Missing The Millennium Development Goal? Banks can create and destroy -... Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world Down with the bankers, loan sharks... Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of EU says ok to Greek deficit... After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"... Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being Spanish Presidency plan for electric... Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a World unites in Haiti aid effort:... With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said his country is ready to consider new sanctions against Iran Russia’s justice system is still mired in violence and arbitrariness, despite reforms promised by Kremlin Russian President Dmitry Medvedev marked the halfway point of his four-year term in office on Will China redefine great power politics?
China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift. The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas |
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