Slovakia was ranked 36th out of 196 countries in the 2010 edition of global press freedom survey published by the independent watchdog organisation Freedom House. For comparison neighbouring Czech Republic ranked 26th, Austria was 32nd and Hungary occupied 65th position. Finland topped the list. The regional score of the Central and Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union countries did not experience significant changes overall but the negative trend in Hungary caused an overall decline in the CEE ranking. |
German car maker BMW considers building a new plant in eastern Europe and Slovakia is one of the potential locations, Hospodarske Noviny business daily reported citing BMW's board member Ian ... more
Slovakia's unemployment rate in February 2013 fell for the first time in six months going down to 14.7% from 14.8% in January when it reached its highest level in more than 8.5 years, data from ... more
France-based CCN Group, a supplier of components for turbines and automobiles, considers building a new plant in Slovakia in the town of Belusa, Hospodarske Noviny daily reported citing unnamed ... more