Archive of articles - November 2005, page 5

Belarus opposition visits Slovakia; the SMK promises help

Slovakia's ruling Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) welcomed the Belarussian opposition party, the Civic and Popular Front, to Bratislava on November 15.

GDP growth beats expectations

SLOVAKIA's economy just posted one of the fastest growths over the past decade; at least that is what the Slovak Statistics Office's flash estimate for the third quarter of 2005 suggests.

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Festival travels on with Ewart's films

THE ONE World festival ended in Bratislava but continues its tour through other Slovak regions (see www.jedensvet.sk). Though each destination makes its own selection, several will screen the strong human tragedies narrated in This World: Access to Evil and the Children of Beslan, two films made by the investigative BBC journalist of Polish origin, Ewa Ewart, who was visiting Slovakia for the first time.

Spain slaps Slovakia out of World Cup dream

THE RAIN in Spain may stay mainly in the plain, but even the country's parched urban football grounds get a drop occasionally.An unexpected cold shower in Madrid on November 12 - with the downpour moving to Bratislava for the return match four days later - extinguished Slovakia's hopes of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup of football in Germany.

Rapid growth in advertising in 2004

REAL expenditures on advertising in all types of media reached approximately 6.35 billion (€160 million) in 2004. Spending on public relations activities represented almost Sk3.27 billion (€80 million).

PR in Action

The National Bank of Slovakia and state institutions are trying to familiarize the Slovak public with the common European currency through various campaigns and promotional events.

Genocide - the everlasting tragedy

"WHEN we talk of the Holocaust today we have in mind the historical period when Jews and other ethnicities were killed. But we forget there are similar attempts directed on other religions, nations and other groups, also today," said Pavol Mešťan, director of the Museum of Jewish Culture in Bratislava.

One World makes you care

ON THE SAME day that Slovakia mourned the death of a student brutally killed by a band of skinheads, the One World festival opened in Bratislava. The November 9 event, started by People in Peril's director Andrej Bán, is designed to raise awareness on ethnic conflicts and human rights violations in countries far away.

Slovakia and Wales trace poetry threads

ARS Poetica, the international poetry festival that took place in Bratislava from November 2 to 12, featured poets from 14 countries. The first evening saw four British poets reading their works, among them Robert Minhinnick. The highlight of the opening ceremonies was the launch of the latest edition of Poetry Wales.

SDKÚ near bottom in latest poll

IF PARLIAMENTARY elections had been held in late October, victory would go to main opposition party Smer, according to an opinion poll conducted by the MVK agency. Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda's Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) registered only 6.3 percent support.Smer gained support from 30 percent of respondents, followed by the opposition Movement for a Democratic

Mečiar released from hospital

Impending heating plant tender draws strong interest

WITH only a week to go before the Slovak government officially puts its six national heating companies up for sale, 10 companies have come forward as strong potential buyers.

Cabinet limits powers of state service office

Reader feedback: Kindness prevents resentment but stops there

Stricter rules for highway construction

Nearly everything you like from Šulík

FILMMAKER Martin Šulík, one of the most important Slovak directors of the 1990s, is one of the few directors in this country to flourish during the transition between Communism and capitalism following the Velvet Revolution.

MP drunk driving case scandalizes parliament

AN INCIDENT in which deputy immunity saved a drunken MP from the consequences of reckless driving poured fresh resolve into the Justice Ministry's efforts to narrow the scope of deputy immunity.