Archive of articles - September 2005, page 12

Reader feedback: Beyond language

Fantasy workshops celebrate life

JUST AS Slovakia's summer comes to an end, with the days getting cooler and the nights getting longer, Žilina's downtown will bloom into life, its streets reverberating with youthful energy and infectious laughter.

History marches on at SNP ceremonies - How will officials respond to neo-Nazi tendencies?

THIS YEAR, the local media gave considerable space to the August 29 state holiday commemorating the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), the day when Slovaks turned against the pro-Nazi regime of Jozef Tiso.

Reader feedback: Role model reversal

Plan prevents violence against women

In Vino Veritas

SLOVAKIA is known more for its juniper berry spirit, borovička, than for its wine. But when it comes to celebration and ritual, Slovaks favour Bacchus' brew.

Reader feedback: Brain drain continues

Tunisia abuses rights of Slovak national

Reader feedback: Where's the self-love?

Brave new world for agriculture

FARMING and food production was once considered a stable branch of the economy. Slovaks believed that while it would not yield a great profit, the business was relatively solid. As our grandfathers' used to say, "People can't stop eating and drinking!"

World music with a Jewish slant

THE PREßBURGER Klezmer Band has been on the music scene for 10 years. But the Bratislava band's current sound gelled about two years ago when a few members went to klezmer school abroad.

CEI to talk organized crime in Bratislava

Farmers get helping hand

BANKS are seeing new opportunities in the Slovak agricultural sector. While financial institutions used to consider the sector too risky, they are now increasing the volume of loans they provide to farmers and food producers.

AUA eyes Slovak Airline shares

President: SNP a milestone in Slovak history

Danish firm breaks ground for new plant

Local real estate taxes face ceiling

EIGHT months after giving municipalities complete freedom last year to levy local taxes, the state wants to install a ceiling on annual real estate taxes. Local businesses claim that unrealistic real estate tax hikes have been crippling their operations.

Smer protests ZSSK Cargo privatization

President favours parliamentary vote of confidence