Slovakia
SLOVAKIA: Growth slips
The economy grew by 3.8% year-on-year in the second quarter, slipping slightly from 4.1% growth...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Defence dissent
Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda is sacking Defence Minister Ivan Simko, the prime minister's...
SlovakiaHUNGARY: Chemical firms have ambitious expansion plans
Chemical producer BorsodChem said on September 4 that it would launch a new phase of its capacity...
HungarySLOVAKIA: Pension permutations
Pension reform will be curtailed if necessary to keep the cost below 1% of GDP, the coalition...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Ministerial move
Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda today said that he would accept the leader of junior coalition...
SlovakiaEASTERN EUROPE: Social spending faces fiscal pressure
The legacy of universal health, education and social welfare allowed the countries in the region...
EASTERN EUROPE: Transition risks creating underclass
Many of the countries of the region are preparing to join the EU. Efforts to challenge poverty,...
SLOVAKIA: Sacking spat
Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda yesterday refused a request from coalition partner Alliance of...
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