THE DISTRICT Court in Bratislava dismissed the charges of the Supreme Court Judge Štefan Michálik against Ringier Axel Springer, the publisher of Nový Čas tabloid daily, the SITA newswire reported on January 19.
AN INSPECTION by the Public Procurements Office (ÚVO) into the purchases of new radiological equipment by the Hospital and Policlinic in Bojnice found a number of shortcomings, TASR learned from ÚVO’s spokesperson Ján Mažgút on January 19.
SLOVAKIA has lost thousands of jobs which are generated by international projects of development assistance. This has happened despite the fact that about €60 million are allocated for these projects every year, the McRoy Group consulting company said in October.
THE GOVERNMENT launched a new website which provides comprehensive statistics data about the development cooperation of Slovakia. This is another step towards more transparency and confirmation of its membership in the donors’ community, the TASR newswire reported on November 19, 2014.
THE MEMBERS of the European Parliament welcomed the decision that 2015 will become the European Year for Development (EYD), carrying the motto “Our world, our future, our dignity”.
SLOVAKIA provided nearly €65 million within the official development assistance in 2013. About €53 million was comprised from the contributions of the state into international organisations, including the UN and the European Union.
The upcoming referendum depriving homosexuals certain rights initiated by the Alliance for Family (AZR) is attracting the attention also of media abroad, while also causing a bit of a stir at home with its banned TV commercial.
