Slovakia

  • May 24, 2005
  • 7 min read

SLOVAKIA: Government set to ride out coalition tension

Parliament rejected a bill introducing university tuition fees on May 17 when one of the four...

Slovakia
  • May 18, 2005
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SLOVAKIA: Coalition tensions scupper education reform

Parliament yesterday rejected the government's university reform bill, which included the...

Slovakia
  • May 12, 2005
  • 11 min read

EASTERN EUROPE: CEE firms target Balkans potential

Leading Central and East European companies have, through mergers and acquisitions, established...

Balkans
  • May 12, 2005
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EUROPEAN UNION: Slovakia ratifies constitution

Slovakia yesterday ratified the EU constitutional treaty by a vote of 116 to 27 in parliament.

Slovakia
  • May 3, 2005
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EUROPEAN UNION: Unemployment up

Unemployment in the euro-area went up to 8.9% in March from 8.8% in February, according to...

  • Apr 18, 2005
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SLOVAKIA: University education reform faces opposition

Minister of Education Martin Fronc on Saturday rejected calls from his deputy, Frantisek Toth, to...

Slovakia
  • Mar 24, 2005
  • 2 min read

CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: Fiscal challenge remains

Hungary's Finance Ministry said today that the relaxation of the EU's Stability and Growth Pact...

  • Mar 16, 2005
  • 6 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: CEE reform loses impetus after entry

Poland's spending on social benefits will more than double from a budgeted 205 billion zlotys (67...