Archive of articles - May 2004, page 8

Transpetrol net profit Sk347 million

Back from New York

Richard MüllerMonogamný vzťahPublished by: Universal MusicAvailable at: most music storesCost: Sk399RICHARD Müller has been around. Active on the music scene for about 20 years, he is one of Slovakia's best-selling musicians and currently enjoys the support of a huge international record company.

Light trains case revisited

Around Slovakia

Running from border to borderWooden boat-statue christened on the DanubeYoung boy survives big fallA whole lot of bottlesMonk shoots documentary on Carpathian Germans

Swedish and Finnish embassies open

World Bank loans reach $415 million

Slovak auditor rejected by the EP

Memories of August '68 shown in Denver

THE PHOTOGRAPHS taken by Ladislav Bielik in August 1968 during Bratislava's occupation by Warsaw Pact troops are currently on display at the University of Denver, TASR reported.

Fixed-rate bonds hint at a strong future

IMPROVING economic performance has secured Slovakia access to cheaper loans on international markets. The new EU member, praised for its progressive reforms, floated a 10-year €1 billion Eurobond issue on May 7."This has been the best issuance of Eurobonds that we have managed to place so far - considering its length and volume, as well as the excellent yield," said Daniel Bytčánek, director of the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL).

EIB Ready to Fund Construction of D1

Personal income tax to be localised

Oskár Čepan Prize finalists announced

FINALISTS of the ninth competition for the Oskár Čepan Prize, which is annually announced by the Centre of Contemporary Art Foundation, are Tomáš Agat Blonski (modern photography), Jaroslav Kyša (performance art, installations), Michal Moravčík (furniture design), and Peter Maukš Voda (contemporary painting).

Embraco Slovakia boosts output

Two little words and a whole lot of explaining

THE VERBS to give and to get, dať and dostať, and their variants are as commonly used in Slovak as they are in English, and have a similar multiplicity of meanings. So hard are they to pin down that I felt the need to dedicate an article to them to orient myself. What is more, the frequent use of these words has led to many amusing expressions.In the dať (give) family we have, first of all, the frequent split between the perfect dať, which refers to an action that occurs only once, and the imperfect verb, dávať, which covers actions that are continuous or repeated, for example "dávam riad na policu" ("I'm putting dishes on the shelf") or "kravy dávajú mlieko" ("cows give milk").

Immorent sees 18 percent growth

Skating over the issue

AT MIDNIGHT on May 1, Slovakia became a member of the European Union, one of the most significant developments in the country's turbulent political history since the Velvet Divorce of 1993, when it was divided from the neighbouring Czech Republic.The last day in April heralded the beginning of the celebrations, with musicians and dance troupes from all over

The price of power

Sky Media to get Sk800 million in incentives

Airports to go private

THE TWO biggest Slovak airports, in the western city of Bratislava and the eastern city of Košice, have launched the first stage of a transformation. On touchdown they hope to become modern and dynamic airports owned by international investors.At the end of April, Transportation Minister Pavol Prokopovič signed founding documents establishing new trade companies out of what were previously state-subsidised corporations administered by the Slovak Airport Administration. The two stock companies started operations this May.