Slovakia
SLOVAKIA: Populist regulation threats are just that
Preparing to adopt the euro in January 2009, the government has approved a controversial bill on...
SlovakiaEUROPE: Elites, not publics, drive national break-ups
The political stalemate in Belgium between Dutch- and French-speaking parties threatens the...
SLOVAKIA: Government threatens business over prices
From October, 'speculators' who raise prices unjustifiably may go to jail, and from November, the...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: SNS obeys Fico's call to sack minister
The environment minister from the Slovak National Party (SNS), Jaroslav Izak, will be replaced by...
SlovakiaCEE: Slovakia's euro adoption has knock-on effect
The final approval this month for Slovakia to adopt the single currency has put euro adoption...
SlovakiaCEE: Currency appreciation erodes competitiveness
Over the first five months, Slovak exports rose by 14.1% year-on-year to 647 billion koruny (34...
EASTERN EUROPE: Smoking remains socially acceptable
While levels of tobacco addiction have declined in Western Europe in recent years, the problem...
Eastern EuropeCEE: Development differential with EU-15 is eroding
Slovakia's real GDP grew in the first quarter by 8.7% year-on-year, the Statistics Office...
