Archive of articles - February 2004, page 11

U.S. Steel criticises Csáky

Doctor spreads information virus

A STRANGE figure wearing loud Hawaiian shirts arrived in Slovakia in mid January, stopping adolescents on the streets and in the schools of Bratislava and talking to them about sex.John Chittick, or Dr John, as he likes to be called, is an HIV/AIDS educator and, in his own words, "a kind of motivational speaker". The 55-year-old man has visited over 60 countries on a series of educational world tours supported by TeenAIDS-PeerCorps, a non-profit organisation that he founded in 1997.

Referendum to take place on election day

PRESIDENT Rudolf Schuster has decided that the referendum on early elections will be held on April 3, the same day as the first round of presidential elections.Tying the two may increase Schuster's chances of re-election, according to insiders, and boost referendum participation, which needs to reach 50 percent if the plebiscite is to be valid.

Who can buy and when?

LAND is becoming an attractive commodity in Slovakia but the market in this country is still rather chaotic. The Slovak Spectator talked to Miriam Galandová, tax manager; and Martin Kluch, associate, at the law firm White & Case to get orientated in the expanse of changes and regulations.The Slovak Spectator (TSS): Current legal conditions for the acquisition of Slovak real estate by foreigners are very strict. As of May 1, 2004, Slovakia should become an EU member state. Will these strict conditions change?

Better pay for eurobureaucrats

Febiofest starts this Monday

THE INTERNATIONAL festival of film, television, and video Febiofest 2004, the largest presentation of Czech film production in Slovakia, will run in eight Slovak cities from February 9 to 26.The festival's 11th year will feature 10 sections consisting of 109 films from 16 countries. The News of Czech and Slovak Film section, in which most of the films' creators will personally introduce their films, dominates the event

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Could a woman be president?

The final list of candidates is known and one thing is certain even before the presidential race has begun: Slovakia's new president will be male and Slovak.Although Rudolf Schuster may quit the office in a couple of months, it may take decades before the archetype he and the other presidential hopefuls represent is replaced.

Dzurinda vs. Šimko

THE MEETING of two of the country's most watched politicians, PM Mikuláš Dzurinda and the leader of the Free Forum (SF), Ivan Šimko, brought no results that would secure the ruling parties a majority in parliament. Yet for the first time, the PM has publicly proposed ways to iron out the wrinkles between him and his former ally.

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The fat of the land

THOUGH land is becoming an attractive commodity in Slovakia, the Slovak land market remains rather spontaneous and chaotic, experts claim.Slovaks have realised that buying land could prove to be a good investment, as they expect its value to rise once the country enters the European Union.

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