Archive of articles - May 2005, page 9

New switchboard plant opening in Komárno

EU Constitution ratified

THE SLOVAK parliament smoothly ratified the European Union Constitution, which makes plurality, tolerance and justice the main values of the union. Slovakia is the seventh of the 25 EU member countries to approve the document.

Too personal to address

TEACHING English as a Foreign Language can be an intense and emotional experience. Many teachers express a wish to write about their experiences but few ever do. Jim Lukach is one of the exceptions.Billed by the blurb as a "collection of essays" this book is written by an older, more reflective narrator recalling the three years spent as an assistant in a school in Senica, Western Slovakia in the early 1990s.

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Dance lords it over Bratislava

DANCERS from around the world will set Bratislava in motion on May 17. Over the following two weeks they will show off their latest routines at the ninth annual Bratislava in Movement international festival of contemporary dance. It is the largest dance event in the country and indirectly enhances the local dance scene.

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And the Oscar goes to...

EVERY film actor would love to win an Oscar. But in Slovakia that particular honour is also open to human resources specialists. For the past five years the profession has handed out the annual HR Oscar Awards for the best human resources projects.

Sološnica

SOLOŠNICA lies in the Záhorie (western Slovakia) region, beneath the picturesque Malé Karpaty (Small Carpathian) mountains.The fate of the village lay in the hands of the counts and lords of either of the Malé Karpaty castles: Svätý Jur or Plavecký.

Around Slovakia

Some military cemeteries neglectedParents set pram recordPolice smash international drug gangBear cub falls in freezerDiplomats tour Orava regionTyre-rolling record

What is Slovakia's stand on homosexuality?

TWENTY to thirty years ago, there were officially no homosexuals in Slovakia. At least, that was how the Communist regime treated them. Homosexuals did not exist; they were simply a "product" of the Western world, which, according to party line, was spiralling into chaos and self-destruction.

FSB: Lukashenko's fall plotted in Bratislava

House prices rise most in city centres

Education Minister stays in office

Slovakia 40th in economic competitiveness

Sk200 million of highway money siphoned off

European Constitution finds smooth passage in Slovakia

SPP to distribute Sk19.3 billion in dividends

US Steel to seek compensation for emissions