Archive of articles - October 2002, page 10

Not all SE bidders will proceed

Nuclear plant expects EU closure funding

Brose opens Lozorno plant

Where to grasp the country's recent history

WITH the Slovak Communist Party (KSS) winning seats in the new parliament, memories of the bygone communist era have been refreshed in the minds of citizens.For some, the years under the communist regime were golden times (zlaté časy) when people were equal to each other (rovný s rovným). Others can never forget the cruelty (krutosť) the regime brought, or the fear (strach) under which they lived.The KSS's return brings the images of that period and its official language back to the political scene after 12 years of absence. However, people never stopped discussing the period, comparing their lives then and now.

Reader feedback: Denying history

Reader feedback: Never a dull moment

Regional development gets boost from Domaša project

DESPITE the increased availability of European Union funds for developing Slovakia's long-struggling east, the country continues to show major differences in investment and development among its eight regions.The Bratislava area has enjoyed the lion's share of foreign investment throughout Slovakia's decade-long history, as well as the country's highest wages, lowest unemployment, and GDP-per-capita levels equal to the EU average. In contrast, the eastern Prešov and Košice regions continue to suffer unemployment levels of more than 25 per cent.However, with EU approval in early October of a Sk200 million ($4.5 million) project aimed at developing the Veľká Domaša area east of Prešov, along with four other projects in Slovakia's east, regional development has been given a solid boost.

Slovak referendum to help Czechs

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Dell to build call centre

Roma responsibility still a hot potato

Amid all the fanfare that accompanied the publication of the proposed new government programme, one question has been left with no clear answer: Who's going to deal with the Roma issue?The incoming government said it was assigning policy decisions on Slovakia's Roma minority to the Culture Ministry, but when he heard that, Culture Minister Rudolf Chmel was as surprised by the news as anyone else."I have been abroad for a number of days. I don't know why the parties made this decision," Chmel told the daily Sme.

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Mikloš to tackle unemployment, deficit ahead of EMU entry

The incoming Finance Minister, the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union's Ivan Mikloš, says he is planning to continue the country's fiscal reforms in preparation for a quick adoption of the euro.In a recent interview with the Pravda daily, the outgoing Deputy Prime Minister for Economy said he wanted to continue the privatisation of strategic state companies as well as address Slovakia's continuing unemployment problem."Unemployment is, of course, one of the key issues," said Mikloš in the interview, stressing Slovakia's need to reform the country's health care and social security system.

EC: We’ll cut a deal on steel subsidies

Prodi: Don’t fall asleep and you’re in

Moody’s improves Slovak outlook to positive

Mikloš: Social unrest will not brook reform

Volkswagen moving Spanish Polo production to Bratislava

EC: Slovakia is ready