Government Passed Its Manifesto
July 28, 2010.
The Cabinet led by Premier Iveta Radicova at its session on Wednesday passed the Government Manifesto. The document is now awaiting approval from Parliament in early August. The vote in Parliament will at the same time be viewed as a vote of confidence for the new executive.
The Government views the introduction of new political culture and ethics as its duty. Therefore it is proposing a significant restriction in the immunity enjoyed by MPs, public officials as well as judges.
Iveta Radicova Makes a Working Trip to Brussels
July 13, 2010.
Slovakia's new Prime Minister Iveta Radicova is to leave on Monday for a two-day working visit to Brussels for talks with officials of the European Union and NATO, both of which accepted Slovakia as a member in 2004.
Later in the day Radicova will meet European Council President Herman van Rompuy, while on Tuesday she will hold talks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Eurogroup President Jean Claude Juncker and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Coalition Agreement Ready but Names of Future Ministers Still Unknown
June 24, 2010.
Representatives of centre-right parties SDKU-DS, Freedom and Solidarity, Christian Democrats and Most-Hid on Wednesday agreed on the wording of the coalition agreement, but the details of how the portfolios will be divided remains unknown.Slovak President Tasks Radicova With Forming Government
June 24, 2010.
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic on Wednesday gave SDKU-DS election leader Iveta Radicova the task of forming a new government. Gasparovic did so after Robert Fico, chairman of the election winner Smer-SD, returned the mandate that he received on Monday, June 14.Ryanair Opens New Lines from Bratislava to Italy and Spain
June 24, 2010.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is opening new lines from Bratislava's M.R. Stefanik Airport. This time it is southern European destinations that were picked, with the first flight to Malaga, Spain dispatched on Wednesday, while the first take-off for Alghero, Italy is scheduled for Thursday.Representatives of The Right-wing Parties Ruled Out any Co-operation with Smer-SD
June 14, 2010.
Political party of today's Prime Minister Robert Fico Smer-SD won the general elections reaching 34.79 - percent of votes. Despite the results SMER-SD won't be able to form a coalition as its former coalition partners Slovak National Party and HZDS didn't reach enough of votes.The Central Electoral Commission On Sunday Confirmed Results of Saturday's General Election
June 14, 2010.
The Central Electoral Commission on Sunday confirmed its preliminary results of Saturday's general election in Slovakia and made the results official. Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer-SD party won the elections with 34.79-percent support. Flooded Houses in Almost Every Region of Slovakia
June 4, 2010.
Water accumulating from severe rainfall has flooded houses in almost every region of Slovakia, with even places without rivers being affected due to water draining from fields and mountains, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak said on Wednesday.Rainbow Pride Parade in Bratislava Disrupted by Aggressive Protesters from Radical Groups
May 22, 2010.
Around a hundred of protesters against the parade Rainbow Pride gathered in Hviezdoslavovo Square on Saturday, including dozens of supporters of the People's Party - Our Slovakia, a political party led by former leaders of extremist movement Slovenska Pospolitost.Netherlands Embassy Organizes Debates on the Rights of Sexual Minorities in Slovakia
May 22, 2010.To support the discussion on the rights of sexual minorities in Slovakia, the Netherlands Embassy in Slovakia, with its partners the Queers Leaders Forum and the Slovak Debate Association, organizes three public debates for high school pupils. The students debates follow Rainbow Pride Bratislava 2010 and will take place in Bratislava, Košice and Prešov. Debates are an original way how to deal with it a thought-provoking topic, because it shows the pros as well as the cons of the debated issue in competitive and catching way.
