Archive of articles - April 2005, page 3

Slovaks meet Hungarians in art

The Museum of Hungarian Culture in Slovakia, which researches, documents and presents the country's Hungarian minority heritage, has also enlarged its activities to the local field of fine art to introduce Slovak and Hungarian contemporary artists alike.

Reason to celebrate: Slovakia turns one

"SLOVAKIA's entry into the EU is perhaps the greatest challenge we will go through in our lives," said Speaker of Parliament Pavol Hrušovský on April 30, 2004, when the country entered the European Union.However, one year later, many Slovaks have only a vague idea of the most urgent issues informing the European discourse.

Trouble over tests

STUDENTS across the country staged a protest after Education Minister Martin Fronc ordered that they repeat their secondary school exit exams in maths. The decision affects 2,714 students.

Hrušovský holds talks on US visas

SURVIVING Slovakia

I AM a UK citizen and will soon be coming to live in Slovakia. I would like to bring my car with me but first want to find out if there are any special documents I should get and how much registration will cost.

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Horror legend comes to life

The GHOST and Spirit festival has been luring visitors to romantic Bojnice castle in central Slovakia for more than a decade. Every year there is something new and it seems the castle's inspiration for fresh and haunting ideas will never stop.

SE privatization contract made public

Free visas for Ukrainians

Investigation into fraud of decade concluded

Minister: NATO brings benefits

Slovakia more "west" than West

WHEN Marc Ellenbogen speaks, his words tumble out fast. It's a good thing, because the energetic, forty-something public policy expert has a lot to say. He is chairman of the Global Panel Foundation and president of The Prague Society, making him the leader of two important organizations that influence international decision makers on political, social and economic issues.

Majority: Mafia sullies Slovak politics

V4 agree on regional cooperation

My big fat Slovak wedding

ON A WARM September day in 1999, I arrived at a farm on the slopes of Poľana Mountain near Hriňová, Slovakia, to meet the family of my fiancé. The entire clan sat in a group in front of their home and stared intensely at me. Since it was the potato harvest, most were dressed in farm clothes. A line from Seamus Heaney's poem, Digging, flashed through my mind: "I've no spade to follow men like them."

Around Slovakia

Freedom and the EU in Slovakia

A YEAR after entering the EU, it is clear that Slovakia has become more economically successful because of it, and possibly even gained some cultural benefits. There has been wide international acceptance of Slovakia as a small but equal country in the EU, which has allowed investors to evaluate Slovakia with respect to economic considerations.

Reader feedback: Ban smoking EU-wide

Sickness down following new law