The organisational quagmire of Slovakian political administration has become a little muddier as a law passed by the outgoing government abolishing the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Construction and Regional Development comes into effect tomorrow, 1 July. President Gasparovic recalled Jozef Medved, the serving Minister of Environment, yesterday. The incoming coalition government has already [...]
30 Jun 2010 | Posted in
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Leader of the SDKU and soon-to-be Prime Minister, Iveta Radicova, has demanded that the outgoing government stop signing ‘rushed’ contracts, which is perfectly justified considering the fact that the future government will have to respect them, inclusive of whatever large penalties they carry for cancellation or default. “Talking about all kinds of loans on one [...]
29 Jun 2010 | Posted in
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And so the roller-coaster of emotions has come to and end. And what a roller-coaster it was! Contentment: When Slovakia qualified for the World Cup there was a great sense of achievement; the dawning of a new era in Slovakian football. Everyone said that qualifying had been enough, that nothing more was expected of this young team. But how [...]
29 Jun 2010 | Posted in
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Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, who also holds the position of EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, will include a stop over in the symbolic city of Mostar, where he hopes to impart some of the experiences Slovakia had throughout its EU accession process during a speech. He was invited to talk at the [...]
29 Jun 2010 | Posted in
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Slovakia’s adventure at the World Cup has come to an end after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of a very efficient Dutch team. Played at the Durban stadium in front of a crowd of 61,962, the Dutch team took early control of the game with smooth passing and quick attacks. The Slovakian team started brightly but [...]
29 Jun 2010 | Posted in
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After holding back for several months, outgoing Finance Minister Jan Pociatek finally admitted that the new four-party coalition government would be inheriting the state coffers with a much bigger hole than previously announced. On Tuesday 22 June Pociatek told a group of independent economists that the state would have about EUR 1 billion less in [...]
28 Jun 2010 | Posted in
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