The Slovak Spectator presents the latest data concerning unemployment rate published by the Statistics Office.
The unemployment rate in February 2012 reached13.76%, which means a monthly growth of 0.07%. In a year unemployment rate increased...
March 21, 2012 1:41 pm / 1 comment
John Nadler writes in Time that young Hungarian, dissatisfied with ruling Fidesz, are becoming more and more active protesting and demanding change. Surprisingly, a lot of young people are attracted to extreme right-wing, anti-Roma Jobbik.
According...
March 20, 2012 11:00 am / no comments
The results of BBSS Gallup’s survey from March 19, 2012 can be found in The Sofia Echo. Polls show that ruling party GERB has 30% of support while the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) would gain 18% of votes if the parliamentary...
March 20, 2012 10:19 am / no comments
As Bloomberg Businessweek writes current coalition government may be dissolved, which brings about an option of early elections or working in minority government until elections in October.
Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, leading Homeland Union...
March 19, 2012 4:02 pm / 1 comment
As The Slovak Spectator writes Robert Fico was asked to form a one-party government – situation like this has not happened since the fall of communism in 1989.
Robert Fico initiated last week talks with other parties in the Parliament...
March 19, 2012 11:02 am / no comments
According to The Lithuania Tribune 3,000-3,500 people participated in the protest against new rules concerning education in the minority schools held in Vilnius on March 17, 2012.
Demonstration started in front of the parliament and then moved...
March 19, 2012 10:50 am / no comments
On March 15, 2012 Wenseclas Square in Prague became a gathering point for thousands of demonstrators against the coalition government and President Vaclav Klaus. Estimations as to the number of participants vary from 2,500 to 5,000 people.
As...
March 16, 2012 12:05 pm / no comments
As The Budapest Times writes the EU presented Hungary with ultimatum: either the coutry will prove to the EU that it has its budget under control until 22 June or it will lose a big share of development funds for 2013.
In order to meet the EU...
March 16, 2012 11:36 am / 1 comment
As The Lithuania Tribune writes Lithuanian GDP increased more than expected in the last quarter of 2011. When it comes to investment data the growth reached 10% and growth of the export, even though slowed down, still exceeds growth of import.
At...
March 15, 2012 11:38 am / no comments
On Saturday March 10, 2012 Smer won parliamentary elections in Slovakia receiving 44.41% of votes.
photo: quinet
The Slovak Spectator publishes today official results, confirmed by the Central Electoral Commission (ÚVK). They are as follows:
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March 12, 2012 9:54 am / 1 comment