Archive of articles - November 2004, page 12

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Fragile pact unites ruling coalition

THE LEADERS of the four ruling coalition parties have made a pact that none of them would team up with the opposition during parliamentary voting.Similar promises have been made in the past, but occasionally the temptation to push through special interest legislation has been stronger than loyalty to coalition partnership.According to Béla Bugár, the leader of the SMK, the outcome of the meeting was that everyone agreed to join forces to erase problematic relationships in parliament.

Bútora: Slovakia would elect Kerry

JUST hours before the results of the US presidential elections were known November 3, The Slovak Spectator asked the former Slovak ambassador to Washington, Martin Bútora, about his thoughts on the US presidential race and the implications of the resulting vote.The Slovak Spectator (TSS): Do Slovaks have their favourite in the US presidential election, or do you think this is a topic Slovaks don't care about?

Social Dems and Smer to merge

Ivaška sings for American audience

INTERNATIONALLY renowned singer Jozef Ivaška will perform in Maryland, USA, November 10. Helen Cincebeaux, editor of Morava Krasna and Slovakia, and Helen Zemek Baines will display antique folk dress from the Czech and Slovak Republics during the intermission and after the concert.Ivaška, a "man of a thousand songs", will sing in various musical styles, including opera, operetta, rock, pop, jazz, blues and folk.

Thorny road to Rome

TWENTY-FIVE European heads of government gathered in Italy last week to sign the first European constitution. However, the spectacular ceremony at Rome's Cappidoglio Palace was overshadowed by uncertainty over the constitution's eventual ratification by the various member-state governments.Not all EU nations are enthusiastic about the treaty. Nevertheless, European leaders were able to reach a consensus regarding the document following 28 months of protracted talks.

Artists donate works to Vukovar

OVER 20 artists from 11 countries dedicated works to a museum in Vukovar, which was destroyed in the Serbo-Croatian war, the daily Pravda wrote.Italian artist and curator Getulio Alviani collected the art works, which will be exhibited at the Milan Dobeš Museum in Bratislava, until the reconstruction of the Vukovar museum is finished. The exhibition, entitled 22 From the Future of Vukovar will run until January 20. The Milan Dobeš Museum is at Zámočnícka 13 and is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00.

Roma educate Roma

ROMA women in eastern Slovakia have for the past year been assisting doctors in a health project called Roma Women for Society. The project is ongoing in five Roma settlements in Slovakia - Sabinov, Stráne pod Tatrami, Výborná, Podhorany and Jurské - and there are plans for more.The women are working side by side with local doctors to educate their fellow Roma on matters of healthcare, sex education and hygiene.

Central bank keeps key rates unchanged

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State airline courts foreign capital

WITH Slovakia's state-owned airlines at the brink of bankruptcy, a cosy bailout offer from long-term business partner Austrian Airlines has the Transportation Ministry jumping for joy. However, the terms of the offer make it possible for state shares to end up in the hands of Austrian Airlines.

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US election night in Slovakia

SLOVAK Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda welcomed the re-election of George W. Bush as President of the United States, and congratulated the US Republican leader, saying that Bush's re-election was a "very good choice for Slovakia, Europe, and the world".George W. Bush won the US presidential election November 2 with a slim 51 percent majority, revealing that although he will stay in the White House another four years, the US is a deeply divided nation, with 49 percent of American voters strongly opposing Bush's domestic and foreign agenda.

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