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Analyses | | Jakub Groszkowski

Slovakia no more assertiveness in the European policy

The left-wing opposition, whose votes were needed to amend the constitution, forced the centre-right to seriously reduce the competences of the transitional government. It will not be able to take decisions in key issues concerning the…
Analyses | | Tomasz Dąborowski, Mateusz Gniazdowski, Jakub Groszkowski

The Czech Republic and Slovakia Possible ownership changes in the gas transport infrastructure

On 13 September a member of the supervisory board of the Czech operator, Net4Gas, confirmed that the company’s owner, the German corporation RWE, was considering its sale. In August, representatives of the Czech-Slovak holding EPH…
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Slovakia proposes new rules of participation in the eurozone stabilising mechanism

On 23rd February Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finances Ivan Mikloš presented the Slovakian stance on the Franco-German Competitiveness Pact and the plan of appointing the European Stabilisation Mechanism (ESM). The centre-right…
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Slovakia the Internet should improve the transparency of public life

From 1 January Slovak central and local government agencies and other budget-financed entities began having to publish any contracts they have concluded in an online database. This step, made as part of the governmental anti-corruption…