Archive of articles - September 2005, page 2

Slovakia to meet Croatia in Davis Cup Final

Ministry: KIA demands too much

Communists submit bill to cut electoral term

Almost 50 percent of Slovaks favour spring elections

Slovnaft asks ministry for help

Fuel prices start to decrease

Auditing of processes picks up steam

BUSINESS consultants say it is no longer enough to evaluate success on the basis of profits and losses. To succeed in an increasingly global marketplace, companies have to focus on the customer or risk losing them to the competition.

Castles not on the map

"I'VE found it!" A cry like that of Columbus' scout when he spied land summoned the team of searchers, scattered around a forest. They gathered together, excited at the find: a hole in the ground that to a layman would be meaningless but which was, in fact, part of a castle moat.

Reader feedback: Empty words

Reader feedback: Healthy for democracy?

ANO regional council in Prešov rejects Rusko

NAY group attracts foreign investor

Belt-plaque of Stupava

THE FIRST known ethnic group that permanently settled on the territory that is today Slovakia were the Celts, according to ancient written documents which refer to them as Gals.

Ministry: Liberalize oil market

RISING fuel prices have kept the country's oil refinery in the spotlight.After the Finance Ministry announced its intentions to impose a hefty fine against Slovnaft for what it called a violation of pricing discipline, the Labour Ministry has come up with a proposal that could bring crucial changes to the company's operation.

Cabinet crisis rocks voter preferences

THE FIRST public opinion poll conducted since the departure of the New Citizen's Alliance (ANO) from the ruling coalition suggests that the conflict of interest allegations against ANO Chairman Pavol Rusko have taken a toll on Rusko's liberal party.

Populism "dangerous"

Once almost entirely an economist, Finance Minister Ivan Mikloš has assumed an increasingly important political role as the voice of reason and pragmatism in the Mikuláš Dzurinda government. The Slovak Spectator interviewed him September 22.

Living the reality of the street

THE ALL-seeing TV camera will turn its attention to the homeless community. A candidate will get the opportunity to spend 72 hours on the street as a "real" homeless person.

Elán and Taktici to rock the castle

Ministry proposes audit oversight office

THE EUROPEAN Union is trying to establish an oversight authority to supervise auditing firms. The desire to tighten controls over financial companies arose after some internationally acclaimed auditing firms were found to have helped corporations falsify financial statements, such as Arthur Anderson in the case of US energy giant Enron and Grant Thornton for Parmalat in Italy.