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Defence minister cancels Sk10 billion tender.

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(From The Slovak Spectator)

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in Short DEFENCE Minister Juraj LiSka has sparked the interest of various MPs by cancelling a massive army tender worth Sk10 billion ([euro]241 million). Before LiSka took office in early October, the tender had already been awarded to Vojensky opravarensky podnik (VOP) Trenein, which, according to a November 25 report by the Slovak daily SME, has the backing of some Israeli companies. The daily alleged that the choice of VOP displeased some members of the ruling Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU). The tender is called TOKOS - a tactical operation communication system. Initially, LiSka said that he cancelled the tender because of an "ongoing update of the long-term structural plan for the development of the armed ...

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