Archive of articles - August 2005, page 5

Tongue-tied and twisted

LAST DECEMBER, we received a call from my wife's sister. Her 16-year-old daughter, Daniela, had indicated on her Christmas wish list that the only present she wanted was "to live in a bigger town than Detva".

Auditors prepare to sniff out tax evaders

TAX auditors plan to visit Slovak consultancy and construction firms more than any other type of firm. The Tax Directorate identified the two fields as among those having the highest rate of income tax evasion.

Nuclear plant to be completed

THE STATE ironed out the final wrinkles plaguing the sale of Slovak power utility Slovenské elektrárne to Italian buyer Enel in what is the country's last big privatization deal in the energy sector.

Mečiar: SDKÚ prefers HZDS to Smer

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Reader feedback: We need the whole story

Banská Bystrica in the spotlight

TRENČÍN and Piešťany exported their artwork to Bratislava recently as part of the capital's summer festival. Now, it is Banská Bystrica's turn.

Prices high, living standards low

Cash-on-delivery lures locals

INSIGHT into the Slovak consumer has led some Internet shopkeepers to offer their customers the option of ordering goods online and paying for them on delivery. It turns out that cash-on-delivery is the most popular method of paying among the few Slovaks who actually purchase goods online.

Prime minister plans to fine-tune reforms

A good experience is a safe experience

Reader feedback: It has to do with education

Okey-dokey, artichokie

MEETING foreigners in Bratislava over the summer is commonplace. Hearing them speak the local language is more of an experience. But listening to them belt out Slovak ballads is a real smash.

Culture Shorts

Slovakia meets euro criterion

Pleasure is a click away

IMAGINE sitting in your living room, your toes warm and toasty in your favourite slippers, as you sip coffee and browse the webpage of your preferred online bookshop. Even better, imagine instantly buying the book you are interested in with a click of the mouse, delivery just a day away. Sound good?

Around Slovakia

Market controls seabed mining

Wanted: New Ukraine border system