Archive of articles - November 2005, page 2

The elections deserve more attention

GRIGORIJ Mesežnikov, director of the Institute for Public Affairs, a Bratislava-based think tank, shared his opinion on the upcoming regional elections, just three days ahead of the November 26 vote.

Slovak embassy in Stockholm evacuated

Minister plans to change first pension pillar

Finland to open up labour market

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Renewables are here, but Slovaks are slow to invest

WIND, water, sunshine, biological processes and geothermal heat are all renewable sources of energy that can help save the environment and decrease our dependence on fossil fuels. Surprisingly, they can also help the Slovak economy.

Reader feedback: More intelligence needed

Vrútky

THE TOWN of Vrútky, pictured here in the 1920s, lies in the Turiec region near the Váh River. Its entire history is connected with this river.

Public chooses national symbol

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Silent witnesses stand tall against male violence

Because her boyfriend brutally beat her, she thought of ending the relationship. He threatened to kill her. He said he would suffocate her, cut her into pieces, grind her in a mill and nobody would find her. She believed his threats and was frightened.

Christmas markets: Ho! Ho! Ho!

A Christmas market takes place in Hlavné námestie and Hviezdoslavovo námestie during Advent. Vendors from local shops and charitable organizations sell trinkets, crafts, and food daily until December 23.

EU agency: Roma face most discrimination

THE EUROPEAN Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) confirmed that the Roma face the most intense discrimination of any ethnic group within the enlarged European Union.

Slovakia granted more money for nuclear shutdown

IT SEEMS the experience of shutting down the V1 nuclear power plant in Jaslovské Bohunice will be less financially painful to Slovakia than previously expected. The European Parliament decided to increase the amount of money it would pay Slovakia to decommission the plant to €400 million.

Reader feedback: Nostalgia is not wisdom

EVENTS COUNTRYWIDE

Poll: MPs should stay loyal or leave

Ruling parties, especially KDH, successful in regional elections

SLOVAKIA'S second-ever regional elections over the past weekend drew a turnout of only 18 percent, and rewarded the right-wing parties of the ruling coalition, especially the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), with better election results than the parties of the political opposition.

Running on rapeseed

IS YOUR car running on empty? Has the high price of gasoline got you down? Filling up with French fries does not have to be a fiction. Science knows that biofuels can - and do - propel automobiles forward. Although the situation is far from common, fuels based purely on biological components exist.