Archive of articles - July 2005, page 11

Every third Slovak gave a bribe last year

Food bank to start operating in Slovakia

Judges property under scrutiny

Price of private highways more than double

Special Court in Pezinok now operational

Prievidza mayor starts construction on industrial park

Ness opens software facility in Košice

State pens in mafia

THE BURDEN of proof no longer rests solely on the state. Citizens suspected of obtaining their property illegally must be able to prove otherwise or risk losing it, thanks to a new law passed in parliament June 23.

NBS Governor says crown can appreciate

Smiths come to Kežmarok

SWORDSMEN storming the gates of the historical town of Kežmarok annually signal the opening of the large European Folk Craft festival. The festival offers displays of almost forgotten traditional crafts, each year giving attention to a particular type of skill. From July 8 to 10 this year, the focus is on iron-processing crafts.

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Slovak government accepts EU budget bill

Businessman's best friend

MOVE over, Rover. Man's best friend is not his dog but his Chamber of Commerce. At least, it is when it comes to the business world.

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Returning to record

INDEPENDENTLY produced films are becoming more and more popular with both the critics and the public. The Oscar winning Million Dollar Baby, funded almost entirely by its director Clint Eastwood, and Oscar nominees such as Hotel Rwanda and Kinsey are among the latest examples.

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Little country hunts for big business

ECONOMY Minister Pavol Rusko has very specific goals for Slovakia's economy as well as a vision of how he wants the country perceived. Attracting foreign investors, says Rusko, should be the country's number one priority. Only then can the country lessen its regional disparities, raise the purchasing power of the population and orient itself towards becoming a knowledge-based economy.

Coalition locks horns over SPP

TENSIONS between two coalition partners might result in delays in unbundling Slovakia's natural gas grid operator, Slovenský plynárenský priemysel (SPP). Unbundling the state-owned monopoly is a necessary step in complying with European Union liberalization laws to open the market to outside competition.

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