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Slovakian PM Fico easily survives combative vote

September 19, 2013September 20, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Claims that a major gas deal between the state and a financial group was masterminded by the latter led to an

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Roma wall in Slovakia draws criticism from Brussels

August 27, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

The infamy of the wall in Košice segregating the city’s Roma community has made it to Brussels with the European Commissioner

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Slovakia’s economy grows slightly in Q2

August 25, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s economy in the second quarter of 2013 posted a 0.9 per cent growth on an annual basis, thus keeping the

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Slovakia’s economy grows slightly in Q2

August 19, 2013August 19, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator macroeconomic indicators, Slovakia

Slovakia’s economy in the second quarter of 2013 posted a 0.9 per cent growth on an annual basis, thus keeping

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Pro-Nazi book pulled from Slovak booksellers’ shelves

August 9, 2013August 8, 2013 Michaela Terenzani-Stankova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

In a move stirring lively debate on the limits of free speech, online and storefront booksellers have pulled a book

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Slovakia adopts new rules for major investments

July 2, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia has adopted new legislation for so-called significant investments. The ruling Smer party describes it as a tool to attract new

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ECHR rejects challenges to Slovakia’s citizenship law

June 21, 2013 Michaela Terenzani-Stankova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Over the past three years, Slovakia and Hungary have not been able to resolve a dispute over citizenship rights that, along

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Law to make it harder to start a firm in Slovakia

June 10, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator Slovakia

While businesses in Slovakia are calling on the government to make doing business in Slovakia easier and less bureaucratic, they

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Homelessness serious threat to refugees in Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia – UN

June 8, 2013June 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Poland, Slovakia

Homelessness and the threat of homelessness are two of the most serious conditions affecting refugees and asylum-seekers living in Poland,

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