News from Slovakia

(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...

(Fri 10 Feb 06) According to the World Bank, the planned Slovak entry to the European monetary union in 2009 is realistic. The World Bank’s Anton Marcin?in has, however,...

(Fri 10 Feb 06) According to bank analysts, the shifting of the general election from the original September date to an earlier one in June won't cause bigger fluctuations...

(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...

(Wed 08 Feb 06) The Slovak crown eased slightly on Monday as a reaction to the political crisis in Slovakia. Due to regional influences, the crown reached its strongest...

(Tue 07 Feb 06) Freedom of speech is a respected principle but it loses its ethical, context when it is not connected with responsibility. This is the official stance...

(Tue 07 Feb 06) The fire in the building belonging to the Danish diplomatic mission in Beirut did not cause any harm to Slovaks working in the Slovak honorary...

(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...

(Thu 26 Jan 06) Slovak crown reached its new historical maximum value, with the day's best exchange rate against the reference currency the euro reaching 37.2 SKK/EUR. According to...