Archive of articles - February 2005, page 3

SE to challenge verdict on Mochovce

The Summit - a photographic snapshot

Reader feedback: Visas for soldiers

Only half baked

Harold and Kumar Go to White CastleStarring:John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garces, Neil Patrick Harris, David Krumholtz Directed by: Danny Leiner Running time: 88 min Rating: 5 out of 10AS PEOPLE grow older, they often become fond of saying things like "They just don't make them like they used to" and "Things were so much better in my day".

Slovakia built a nation from scratch

BRUCE Jackson gives frank and, on occasion, brutal assessments of what remains to be done to support post-1989 democracies. As president of Project on Transitional Democracies, a non-governmental organization in the US, he is a pre-eminent voice in Central and Eastern European affairs.

Slovakia to get Sk60 billion a year from EU

Bulgarians celebrate fickle March

EVERY year on March 1, Bulgarians present relatives, colleagues and friends with martenitsa - a double red and white tassel. This ancient tradition is as old as Bulgaria itself, dating from 681 AD.

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Eurobarometer poll: Slovaks more insecure

Bush: United we stand

US PRESIDENT George W Bush addressed thousands of Slovaks who braved snow flurries and freezing temperatures February 24 to catch a direct glimpse of the first American president to visit Slovakia in the history of the country.

Afghans face rocky future

THERE is good news coming out of Afghanistan. The impoverished country has made remarkable progress since the demise of the Taliban government in late 2001.A report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) concludes that there is room for cautious optimism about the future. But it warns, without mincing words, that the fragile nation could easily tumble back into chaos.

Officials must declare property

Reader feedback: Bush's dead end

Typography exhibition shifts

THE SLOVAK Typography 1918-1970 exhibition mapping the art of Slovak writing is moving from Bratislava to Banská Bystrica.

A Spectator decade

A DECADE ago, on March 1, 1995, the first issue of The Slovak Spectator was quietly printed and distributed with little publicity or fanfare - although not without incident.

Putin leaves for Moscow

Putin holds talks with Slovak officials

Putin commemorates World War II dead

Slovakia competing for Myllykoski investment