Archive of articles - April 2002, page 3

Hantuchová voted sexiest tennis woman

Continental brings work to Slovak JV

ONE OF the largest tire-makers in the world, the German Continental, is boosting production at its Slovak joint venture with local tire-maker Matador at the expense of Continental plants in Austria and Belgium.With the closure of Continental's Belgian plant in early 2001 and the expected shut-down of its Austrian plant this July, Continental-Matador in north-central Slovakia's Púchov is preparing to more than double its tire production from 2000.

Don't complain, says oldest Slovak woman

Wiersma: EU report will be positive

Slovak Lenin in America

NBS loses Sk3.4 billion in first quarter

Regional funding depends on bids

Top Pick: The musical rites of spring

WITH spring in full blossom, dulcet tones delivered by international classical musicians will soon ripple through the country's capital and eastern metropolis of Košice. Renowned conductors leading established orchestras featuring professional soloists will present significant composers in a dozen concerts throughout May.Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé will be the headline act of the Bratislava Spring Festival that starts on May 5. Accompanied by pianist Manuel Burgueras, Caballé will sing famous opera arias, later switching to Spanish zarzuelas, which are local traditional forms of musical comedy. Her two-part concert begins at 18:00, May 16 at Pasienky sports arena.Opening with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and the Slovak Philharmonic Choir performing works by Czech Antonín Dvořák and Italian Vincenzo Bellini, the Bratislava festival will hold three more concerts before June 8, including a Swiss duet on May 19 and the Fire of Dance show on May 30.

US Congress reacts in Roma journalist case

Civil Code reform to spark new lending

BUSINESSES in the under-invested small- and medium-sized sector will be able to get loans far more easily under legislation recently approved by government.Changes to the Civil Code approved by ministers April 17 will allow businesses in the sector, seen as crucial to the future competitiveness of the Slovak economy in an enlarged European Union, to use movable assets as collateral on loans, while banks' positions as creditors will also be strengthened."This is a really important change and a big step forward. It's perfect legislation and will bring massive opportunities," said Vladimír Tvaroška, advisor to Deputy PM for the Economy Ivan Mikloš.

Cabinet amends Criminal Code

Letter to the Editor: Fico believes Slovaks to be infantile

Looking away: Slovakia and the far-right

ONE THING that rarely gets written about the political far-right is how stupid it is, how bereft of creative ideas, how reliant on thick-necked cliches. Haven't we already digested the threat that Jews pose to 'our' money, immigrants to 'our' jobs, and Roma to everything else? Haven't we already plumbed the potential of these paltry apercus?The other thing you seldom see in print is how powerful the dissenting majority can be when it wields the power it has accumulated from years of debating fools.I first met this power as a fool myself, 18 years old and returning on a train with friends from a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game. A company had given out bars of soap at the match as a promotion, and I was using my bar to scribble rude graffiti on the back of the seat in front when a man behind me leaned forward and told me to stop.

Countrywide Events

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Cabinet ducks spending cuts

Cabinet backs more rail loans

Verheugen sees accession treaties in March 2003

Funding for two industrial parks

OECD warns of twin deficits