Archive of articles - February 2004, page 9

Slovakia to join NATO on April 2

Accusations of VÚB tunneling stand

Kossuth statue unveiled after 60 years

FNM expects Sk13 billion from sales

Dušan Hanák: Directing films is a risky job

DUŠAN Hanák started to make feature films after the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Most of them were banned from screening immediately after their completion. However, when the communist regime fell in 1989, the director's works won acclaim and awards at various international festivals.At the start of this year, Hanák was one of four recipients of the state's highest award, the Pribina Cross First Class.

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Why the referendum will fail

IN THE run-up to the referendum on early elections, scheduled for April 3, the ruling parties have decided to do three very wise things - avoid confrontation, feed a sense of uncertainty, and tell people to keep out of the ballot rooms come the day of the plebiscite. This mix is destined to help the coalition overcome this threat.If the government chose to ask the Constitutional Court to rule whether the referendum question or date contradicted the country's fundamental law, the message to the voters would be clear - we are afraid of the referendum and we are ready to do whatever it takes to stop it.

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Slovak woman in photographs

"I HAVE always worked with a theme that provokes me and interests me, one which I need to grasp for myself in all its complexity," said young photographer Lucia Nimcová, who has devoted herself to the theme "women" for several years.Starting with self-portraits, she later dashed out with her camera to take "diary notes of her surroundings". And since 2000 she has been capturing the complexity of women she considers exceptional in their natural, private environment.

A Slovak in Brussels

"WHEN I arrived, there were six or seven diplomats working at the Slovak mission [in Brussels]. Today there are over 40. There are also around 90 Slovaks in the European institutions," said Robert Sermek, who was sent by the Slovak news agency TASR to Brussels four years ago and has seen many people come and go.This indicates just the tip of the job iceberg for Slovaks in Brussels. Economic studies estimate that the European Union provides around 60,000 jobs for the Brussels economy. Add to that several thousand other jobs elsewhere and private sector work and one sees how big this European beehive is. Who is here, what do they do, and what are they living on? The Slovak Spectator found out:

Test e-vote on the way

Giacometti's own reality revealed

A CULTURAL feast for local art lovers started on Friday, February 13, when the Bratislava City Gallery (GMB) opened My Reality, the first ever Slovak exhibition of works by Alberto Giacometti, one of the most acclaimed sculptors of the 20th century. According to Daniela Čarná, the gallery's public relations manager, about 80 lithographs from Giacometti's book Paris sans fin (Paris without End), along with three sculptures and one painting, are displayed in the rooms of Mirbach Palace.

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Jasná - Nízke Tatry

Jasná Statistic: Bottom station elevation: 1,025 metresTop station elevation: 1,872 (north) and 1,989 (south)Lifts: one six-chair, three three-chair, one double chair, one gondola, 11 lifts on the north, and 5 lifts on the southTotal uphill capacity: 20,500 persons per hourKilometres of skiing: 28Number of trails:18Adult ski ticket for one day: Sk750 (north), Sk500 (south)Website: www.jasna.sk, www.millan.sk

A bar like no other

Short StoriesBarfliesPublished by: Millenium RecordsPrice: Sk299Available at: most music storesJAZZ, ethno, hip-hop, trip-hop? The pace of Short Stories averages at -hop speed, occasionally slowing to ambient or reaching a drum and bass cadence. Meanwhile, Oskar Rózsa's relaxed bouncing bass lines encourage listeners to take it easy as they are served a selection of styles, and to wonder whether the Barflies' favourite hangout is located in Paris, the US, or somewhere in central Asia.