National News from Slovakia

(Tue 14 Feb 06) The number of new lawyers increases. According to the recent prognosis, another 8,198 students will graduate at the Slovak law universities during next five years,...

(Tue 14 Feb 06) Slovaks still don't eat enough healthy food, they drink more and more alcohol and the number of, especially young, smokers rises. The result is that...

(Tue 14 Feb 06) The investigation into last month's Antonov AN-24 military-aircraft tragedy, in which 42 Slovak servicemen and women were killed, will soon be completed. No evidence has...

(Tue 14 Feb 06) The latest monthly opinion poll shows that if a general election had been held in late January, the main opposition Smer party would have won...

(Sun 12 Feb 06) Each political party and movement in Slovakia must submit its list of candidates for the June 17 general election by midnight, March 18, the Central...

(Sun 12 Feb 06) The Smer opposition party leader Robert Fico confirmed on Thursday that his party would not change its politics after the approval of a date for...

(Fri 10 Feb 06) Parliament approved a proposal on Thursday for an early general election, which will take place on June 17, 2006. All of the 143 MPs present...

(Fri 10 Feb 06) On Wednesday, President Ivan Gasparovic accepted the resignations of the three government ministers nominated by the Christian Democrats, and recalled them from their posts. The...

(Wed 08 Feb 06) The Christian Democratic party announced on late Monday evening that it is leaving the coalition, and thus also the government. Their main reason for doing...

(Thu 26 Jan 06) The soldiers killed in the AN-24 plane crash that took place in Hungary last week have been decorated in memoriam with medals from the Slovak...