Archive of articles - June 2005, page 2

Gašparovič appears on stamp

IN AMERICA presidents can only be honoured with a stamp after they are dead. However, the same is not true of Slovakia. A second stamp with President Ivan Gašparovič's image was issued on June 15.

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The lure of language

THE SUMMER months are upon us. For some it means a trip abroad or a holiday retreat in Slovakia's mountains for a few weeks. Others refuse to give in to the lazy days of summer, however. They spend their vacation in class, anxious to improve on their foreign language skills.within European and global integration," she said.

Wiretap spies acquitted

A DISTRICT court in Bratislava acquitted three former intelligence officers on trial for abusing their powers in the much-discussed wiretapping case of Slovakia's daily newspaper, SME. The prosecution immediately appealed the verdict.

Tribute to Košice Holocaust victims

HSBC bank arrives in Slovakia

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Culture clash: The numbers don't always add up

TO A DISTANT observer, it could very well appear that Slovaks have been struck by a sudden thirst for culture that they simply cannot slake."Culture is in crisis!" sounds the alarm coming from special interest groups. They are overwrought on a number of culture agenda items, including the stagnation befalling the ill-starred Slovak National Theatre building; the Culture Ministry's various plights; and changes within Slovakia's public service television channel, STV.

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Restaurant to take off

After standing empty for two years, the disc at the top of the Nový most bridge has new occupants - ones who plan to steer it to the heavens.The windows of UFO, the new restaurant and lounge at the top of the bridge, open onto the city and the traffic below like a spaceship's command deck.

Slovaks unsure about EU constitution

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No summer holiday for 34 percent

More lenience shown to refugees

Mafia members named on Internet

Ministry gives rosier economic outlook

ROSY financial results, climbing real wages and a shrinking unemployment rate inspired the Finance Ministry to revise its economic growth prognosis.

Guitars echo in Primate's Palace

THE GUITAR is a popular instrument with people of all ages. The Johann Kaspar Mertz international guitar festival, which guides this week's Bratislava's Summer of Culture programme, aims to present it in its classical form.

Gas unbundling presents complications

SLOVAKIA's natural gas grid operator is facing its first hurdle in complying with European Union liberalization laws. On June 21, Slovak cabinet ministers failed to agree on a plan that would essentially liberalize the Slovak natural gas market.

Unomedical invests in Michalovce