the nomination of judges. All judges except those of the Constitutional Court are appointed by the president from a list proposed by the Judicial Council. The council also is responsible for appointing Disciplinary Senates in cases of judicial misconduct. Minority politics International organization participation Slovakia is member of ACCT (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CE, CEI, CERN, European Audiovisual Observatory, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNTSO, UPU, Visegrád Group, WCO, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO, ZC Political pressure groups and leaders Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic () (AZZZ) (President: Rastislav Machunka) Association of Employers of Slovakia (AZS) Association of Towns and Villages of Slovakia () (ZMOS) (Chairman: Jozef Dvonč) - pressure group consisting of almost all Slovak towns. Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic () (KOZ) (President: Miroslav Gazdík) Club 500 () (Chairman: Vladimír Soták) - union of Slovak companies employing more than 500 employees. Metal Workers Unions () (KOVO) (Chairman: Emil Machyna) - merged with OZ METALURG on 1. January 2010. Republic Union of Employers () (RÚZ) (President: Marián Jusko) Slovak Academy of Sciences () (SAV) (Chairman: Jaromír Pastorek) - the highest scientific institution in Slovakia. Slovak Merchant and Industrial Chamber () (SOPK) Union of Slovak Pensioners () (Chairman: Kamil Vajnorský) Slovenská živnostenská komora (Chairman: Vojtech Gottschall) (SŽK) - it was created by Law No. 126/1998 Z. z. from 12. December 1998. Slovenský živnostenský zväz (Chairman: Čižmárik Stanislav) (SŽZ) General Bishop's Office () (Director: Dušan Vagaský) See also List of political parties in Slovakia List of Slovak politicians Slovak political scandals Privatization in Slovakia References