Archive of articles - March 2004, page 8

Slovakia commemorates victims of Madrid bombings

Slovak economy to exceed EU average growth in 2009

Police detain seven in multimillion-crown fraud

SIS: no terror threat in Slovakia

Silence for Madrid victims

Bútora denies agreement with SDKÚ

Bidders begin due diligence at SE

Three-band concert at Aréna Theatre

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NATO secretary general to visit

Petržalka hides natural treasures

THE BRATISLAVA Regional Environmental Group (BROZ) introduced a new protected area, Chorvátske rameno, the Croatian Offshoot, on March 2. The natural reservation is located within the 150,000-inhabitant Bratislava district of Petržalka."Though it seems to be a paradox, in Petržalka, the third largest town in Slovakia, one can find rare natural values - literally inside the neighbourhood of the architecturally inhuman paneláky [apartment blocks]," said BROZ chairman Tomáš Kušík.

Reader feedback: Pessimistic, not unhappy

Karol Baron dies in Paris

Reader feedback: Justification is on Andrassy Boulevard

More money for industrial parks

Leasing booms in eastern Europe

AFTER an initial focus on personal and small commercial vehicles, Slovak leasing companies are now offering a much wider spectrum of commodities.Items available on the leasing market include production equipment; manipulating mach-ines such as fork-lift trucks; printing and polygraph machines; building machines like excavators, loaders, and bulldozers; farm and timber machine tools; boats; airplanes; railway engines; carriages; and equipment in the human and veterinary fields of medicine.

Children from another planet perform in French

A pleasant surprise?

LEASING companies often offer services that match the needs of foreigners who, in turn, find leasing an ideal way to finance their stay in Slovakia.The Slovak Spectator has learned from a number of the main Slovak leasing companies that foreign nationals interested in their services do not have to meet any special requirements.However, Marta Krejcarová, public relations representative of the company ČSOB Leasing, said that there are some minor differences depending on where foreign clients pay taxes.

Henkel Slovakia hits Sk1.94 billion in turnover