Archive of articles - July 2004, page 4

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Slovakia may get Sk24.5 billion from EU

Companies get friendly

CORPORATE social responsibility is only at the beginning of its path in Slovakia. Large companies with foreign capital usually have included this strategy in their corporate policy, but the Slovak business sector and the general public are still looking for ways to support society.Companies already involved in assistance programmes and the non-governmental sector as a whole declare that it should be natural for businesses to participate in some form of charity.

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Are the nationalists finished?

THE SLOVAK National Party (SNS) could perhaps benefit from EU entry more than any other party. It remains to be seen whether the extremist nationalists come to realise the opportunity, or waste all their energy on internal hassles, letting others ride the wave of nationalist sentiment.Throughout its history, the SNS has had one primary aim - to protect the interests of ethnic Slovaks. Given Slovakia's turbulent history, the party often found wide support for its programme.

Slovakia slips in UNDP ranking

Detroit techno - a Pohoda treat

ONE of the founders of electronic dance music, Carl Craig, graced the stage of the Pohoda festival on July 17.A member of Detroit's second wave of techno composers, Craig began his career as a producer and DJ more than 15 years ago under the influence of techno "godfathers" such as Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. Recorded under a number of aliases and his own name, Craig's music has shaped the development of dance music genres as varied as drum'n'bass and house.

Slovakia's biggest "little" water town

WATERPARKS may be ubiquitous to the American suburban landscape, but they are a relatively new phenomenon in Central Europe. Tatralandia, near Liptovský Mikuláš, is the largest water park in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland.The aqua park sits atop a natural thermal spring that gushes forth from a depth of more than 2,500 metres.

Great Escapes: Hiking the Vrátna valley

Štefanová (650 m) - Vrátna chair lift base station - Grúň (980 m) - Poludňový grúň (1,470 m) - Mt Chleb (1,647 m) - Snilovské sedlo - (1,520 m) - Vrátna dolina (750 m),Surface: forested trail, rocky on the mountain ridgesDifficulty: medium, exercise caution on slippery areas in the gorges, and wear waterproof boots.Time: six hours including breaks and using the chair lift"HALT! Your soul belongs to God and your money belongs to me!" That's how Juraj Jánošík (1688 - 1713) used to stop carriages filled with nobles travelling around the Malá Fatra Mountains, or so the legend goes.

Slovakia competes for Magna Steyr

Cabinet withdraws published Kia deal

Nový Deň daily sees its last day

Tougher divorces proposed

Former intelligence boss may face further charges

French Valeo to build a plant in Košice

SKDÚ suspected of crime

Half of Slovaks for EU constitution

KIA and PSA contracts break ice for more privatisation pacts