OMRI DAILY DIGEST
No. 65, 31 March 1995
SLOVAK OPPOSITION CRITICIZES EDUCATION BILL. Christian Democratic
Movement deputy Frantisek Miklosko, at a press conference on 30 March,
expressed opposition to the government's bill on education, which will
be discussed in the parliament session beginning 5 April. The draft law
would give the education minister the right to name the directors of the
school administration, who in turn would have the right to name the
directors of schools. Democratic Union deputy Eva Rusnakova, in an
interview with Sme, said the law could lead to an escalation of tension
between the government and the Hungarian minority. Meanwhile, in an
interview with Pravda on 31 March, Party of the Democratic Left deputy
Robert Fico said the government's bill on foreigners residing in
Slovakia, which was vetoed by the president but will be discussed again
at the next parliament session, contradicts European norms on human
rights. -- Sharon Fisher, OMRI, Inc.
SOFTWARE PIRATING IN SLOVAKIA. According to a representative of Business
Software Alliance, approximately 90% of software in Slovakia is used
illegally, compared with 86% in the Czech Republic, 87% in Hungary, and
98% in Russia, Pravda reports on 31 March. Meanwhile, Slovak Police
Corps spokesman Dusan Ivan told the newspaper that in 1994 there were
517 cases of economic crime, resulting in losses totaling 1.837 billion
koruny. -- Sharon Fisher, OMRI, Inc.
HUNGARIAN STUDENTS PROTEST TUITION FEES. Some 15,000 students
demonstrated outside the Ministry of Finance in Budapest on 30 March to
protest the government's decision to introduce tuition fees at all
colleges and universities in Hungary at the beginning of the fall 1995,
international and Hungarian media report. According to the government
decision, students would pay 2,000 forint ($19) a month. In a petition
to Finance Minister Lajos Bokros, the demonstrators demanded that the
government cancel its plans. -- Jiri Pehe, OMRI, Inc.
[As of 12:00 CET]
Compiled by Jan Cleave
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