Archive of articles - March 2005, page 16

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Riding the Slovak ski monsters

AT THE Gold Lot bus stop at Dulles airport, a woman spotted my skis and asked me where I was heading. "Slovakia," I responded. She looked dumbfounded. "If you are a skier, you go where the snow is!" I told her.

Shares elude Slovakia

SLOVAKIA's Economy Ministry continues to chase the 49-percent share of the oil pipeline operator Transpetrol, currently owned by now bankrupt Russian oil producer Yukos.Buying back the minority stake seems to be a backbreaking task, as the Economy Ministry does not know exactly who owns them, a consequence of Yukos' disintegration

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Russia acts on Slovakia

TOP Russian artists, including leading theatre troupes, should be giving performances in Slovakia next year.The news emerged during last week's visit to Bratislava by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The development of bilateral cultural relations was on the agenda and talks took place at the ministerial level.

Senior policemen sacked

Tax hopes dashed

FINANCE Minister Ivan Mikloš shook some dreamers awake. He says there is no room for further tax rate reductions. The Labour Ministry begs to differ, saying it is working on a financial analysis indicating that lowering payroll taxes in Slovakia remains a possibility.

Pre-nups come to Slovakia?

Business bustles between Belgium and Slovakia

POLITICAL and business ties between Belgium and Slovakia are active. Even so, Belgium is not among Slovakia's biggest investors. Apart from global giant Punch International, an electronics manufacturer with a presence in Trnava and Námestovo, Belgian capital is largely wrapped up in small- and medium-sized companies.

So much for solidarity

Nuts and bolts of bilateral trade

TO FIND OUT more about the steadily growing Slovak-Belgian business relationship, The Slovak Spectator contacted two trade officials at the Belgian Embassy in Bratislava. Alain Decraene, trade counsellor for Flanders, and Isabella Profeta, trade counsellor for the Walloons and Brussels regions, took time out of their schedules to answer some of our most pressing questions.

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Slovakia slouches in human rights

THE NEW annual report on human rights released by the US Department of State criticizes Slovakia for ongoing discrimination against the Roma, a corrupt judiciary and an unhealthy connection between private television station TV Markíza and ruling coalition politician Pavol Rusko.

ANO initiates law on Church Property

New Aupark in Žilina, later more around Slovakia