Archive of articles - January 2005
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State threatens price regulation
FINANCE Minister Ivan Mikloš could choose price regulation as a tool to discipline Slovnaft for its price policies, putting the cost of fuel directly into state hands.The Finance Ministry says that the oil refinery continues to abuse its dominant position on the market, a gambit that critics say has spiked prices at the pump.
Be sure to "Park" elsewhere
Wicker ParkStarring: Josh Hartnett, Matthew Lillard, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne, Jessica PareDirected by: Paul McGuiganRunning time: 114 min Rating: 3 out of 10OBSESSION has a long relationship with the movies. What other art form can so accurately capture the voyeurism and fetishism that we are capable of? It's certainly no accident that Alfred Hitchcock, probably our greatest chronicler of obsession, chose film as his medium.
Slovakia's rich Jewish heritage
THE MUSEUM of Jewish Culture is a branch of the Slovak National Museum and is a prominent state-sponsored institution dedicated to preserving and promoting Jewish culture and art in Slovakia.The museum was established at the birth of the Slovak Republic in 1993 together with several other specialized museums of national minorities living in this country.
Šátek: I was inconvenient for many people
A TOP POLICE investigator fired last week says the reasons given by Interior Minister Vladimír Palko for his dismissal are "absolutely untrue", and claims there is a parallel with his sacking over a politically explosive investigation 10 years ago.Jozef Šátek, who until January 18 was the head of the highly regarded Anti-Corruption Bureau at police headquarters, was accused by Palko of creating conflicts within the police corps through his "intrigues".
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- Slovakia clings to its gas transit dream, even as pipelines burn
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
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- What abides: Giving a shit
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- A diplomat who thrives on building bridges…and making things happen
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Flats in Bratislava are getting smaller, otherwise no one would buy them
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- From Mexico to Slovakia – finding a new life Audio
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- News digest: Bear suspected of killing man in central Slovakia
- Bratislava satellite town breaks records and keeps expanding
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- We are partners, friends and Allies
- Slovak dad drops everything for son’s NHL debut — even a flight
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines
- France and Slovakia: Believing, loving, and working together
- Then … Now
- Last Week: As disease spreads, Fico no longer insists on a “different opinion”
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- Dialects: can west understand east?
- Slovakia clings to its gas transit dream, even as pipelines burn
- Volkswagen Slovakia posts strong 2024 results despite tariff threat
- Syrian about to finally finish hotel in Bratislava started 17 years ago
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
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- What abides: Giving a shit
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