Politics Ivan Weiss, candidate for 99% party

New Party 99% Suspected of Having Dirty Money »

An article in today’s issue of Pravda daily questions the money behind the recently established new political party 99%, specifically the support from businessman Ivan Weiss. Here TheDaily.sk provides you…

26 Jan 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
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Former Security Bureau Head Declares Gorilla Authentic! »

The people who are mentioned in the alleged leaked secret service reports codenamed Gorilla may be trembling in their shoes if there is any substance to the claims made in…

23 Jan 2012 / 3 Comments / Read More »
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Slota’s Plans for Koruna Return »

Controversial SNS leader Jan Slota announced his plans for Slovakia together with deputy Rafael Rafaj after the party leadership meeting. Slota hopes his measures will adequately prepare Slovakia financially should they…

23 Jan 2012 / 7 Comments / Read More »
Current Affairs

Around 3,500 Protest Against Gorilla Politics »

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Today saw the first public demonstration against the Gorilla affair, with around 3,500 demonstrators gathering at SNP Square in Bratislava…

27 Jan 2012 / 5 Comments / Read More »

Slovaks Split Over Benefits of EU Membership »

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According to the latest survey by the MVK agency, around half of the Slovak population would be more in favour…

26 Jan 2012 / 5 Comments / Read More »

Economy Minister Blames MPs for Expensive Energies »

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An article published today in daily Pravda looks at why Slovakia has still not managed to transpose the EU’s Third…

26 Jan 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

President Removes Secrecy Oath from Gorilla »

President Ivan Gasparovic

President Ivan Gasparovic decided today to rid head of the SIS secret service head Karol Mitrik of his oath of…

25 Jan 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

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Business

Sale of Gas Utility Shares Postponed Till After Elections »

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Today economic daily Hospodarske Noviny published an article about the proposed sale of part of gas utility SPP. Here The Daily provides you with a translation of the article. Bratislava – Part of the shares of Slovensky plynárensky priemysel may be sold off after the…

27 Jan 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Peugeot Starts Recruiting Another 900 »

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The PSA Peugeot-Citroen Slovakia plant in Trnava is upping its workforce to deal with the introduction of a 3-shift operation and so plans to take on an additional 900 workers. The third shift is being added to deal with the production of a new model…

24 Jan 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »

December Jobless Total Highest in 7 years »

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The total number of working age people in Slovakia registered as unemployed in December last year saw an increase of 0.26%, bringing the figure to 13.59%. The Central Office for Labour, Social Affairs and Family announced the figures on Friday 20 January, with the total…

21 Jan 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Legislation

Dangerous Precedent in News Copyright Ruling »

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From Zuzana Hecko (Allen & Overy, Bratislava) comes some pretty hot news about the battle in Slovakia over whether articles by journalists are deserving of…

6 Jan 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
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Foreign Affairs Milos Koterec (c) UN/Paulo Filgueiras

Slovak Takes Helm At UN Economic and Social Council

Slovak ambassador Miloš Koterec was elected yesterday to serve as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the UN and the main body tasked with coordinating…

12 Jan 2012 / Read More »
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Bratislava: English Comedy Night is Back

Matt Price is back! Arguably the most extroverted and animated comedian we have ever brought to Bratislava returns for another all-action show at Goblins. Opening the show will be Scotland’s multi-talented Maureen Younger. Tickets are just…

25 Jan 2012 / Read More »
Bratislava Ondrej Nepela Stadium during the Ice Hockey World Championships (c) Dan Richardson

Accusations Fly Over Costly Hockey Stadium

The fingers are starting to be pointed over the excessively overpriced reconstruction of the Ondrej Nepela Ice-Hockey Stadium in Bratislava, with the Smer-SD party accusing the Christian democrats of KDH as being responsible. An audit by…

21 Dec 2011 / Read More »
The Daily Blog Gorillas on the loose (c) The Daily.sk

Around 3,500 Protest Against Gorilla Politics

Today saw the first public demonstration against the Gorilla affair, with around 3,500 demonstrators gathering at SNP Square in Bratislava to voice their discontent at the level of corruption and how politicians are running the country.…

27 Jan 2012 / Read More »

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