Graffiti: Art or crime?

THOSE who spray paint on public and private surfaces without the property owner's consent will be prosecuted as criminals, according to new legislation signed into law by President Ivan Gašparovič.

Magdaléna Macleod 30. may 2005
30. may 2005

Liptovská Štiavnica

THE PRETTY church in this picture from the 1920s stands in Liptovská Štiavnica in the lower part of the Liptov region. The first written account of Štiavnica dates back to the 13th century, but archaeological research proves that people settled this area many centuries before.

Branislav Chovan 30. may 2005
30. may 2005

Today's pianists more versatile

In a short interview with The Slovak Spectator, the head of the Slovak Philharmonic, Marián Lapšanský, talks about young piano virtuosos and popular culture.

30. may 2005
30. may 2005
30. may 2005

Mikloš withdraws Slovnaft fine

SLOVNAFT will not yet have to pay the hefty fine that the Finance Ministry imposed on it last year for allegedly abusing its dominant position on the market and breaking pricing discipline.

30. may 2005

Arriving shortly: IT outsourcing boom

INFORMATION technologies require a significant start-up investment, both in terms of equipment and expertise, making it a natural activity to outsource.

30. may 2005

Golden Hall of Bojnice castle

THE LAST noble owner of Bojnice estate, Count Ján František Pálffy, started renovating the castle in 1889. The source of Pálffy's inspiration were the chateaus on the river Loire - Pierrefonds, Amboise, Carcassonne or Perpignan, the Pope's palace in Avignon, Gothic castles in Tyrol - Merano and Kreuzenstein - as well as early Renaissance Italian architecture.

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