From Zuzana Hecko (Allen & Overy, Bratislava) comes some pretty hot news about the battle in Slovakia over whether articles by journalists are deserving of copyright protection. The latest salvo in the battle, contested by press publishers and their new-found foes the monitoring agencies (think Meltwater), comes with a decision of the Bratislava Regional Court which, says [...]
The Czech and Slovak governments are pressuring European leaders to reconsider “excessive” safety regulations on the chemicals industry that they contend hurt smaller businesses and undermine economic growth. The countries’ concerns are outlined in a document submitted to the Council of Ministers, arguing that smaller businesses need leeway in complying with the EU’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and [...]
The Ministry of Economy has put forward a legislative proposal to ban the sale of toys as part of food products for kids, and if pushed through it would see products like the popular Kinder Surprise eggs vanish from Slovak shops, reports news server Pravda.sk. The revision to the Toy Safety Act has now moved [...]
Head of Most-Híd, Béla Bugár, has sent a letter to the chair of the Constitutional Court calling for a speedy decision about the unconstitutional nature of the provisions of the Citizenship Act, which takes away the citizenship of Slovaks gaining dual citizenship with another country. In a statement provided to The Daily today, Bugar said: [...]
The nationalist party SNS led by Jan Slota is proposing new legislation that would prevent what they refer to as “anti-Slovak” statues being erected in the country. The party is putting forward a revision to the Act on Municipalities that would stop statues of questionable figures from the past being allowed, like the one of [...]
A flat tax may be replaced by a progressive tax system where the more people earn, the higher taxes they will pay. Right-wing coalition parties KDH and SDKU-DS joined the strongest opposition party SMER-SD in the initiative in October. Leader of SMER-SD Robert Fico would like to introduce a 25% tax for people with monthly [...]
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