Archive of articles - November 2005, page 6

Celebrating November 17

CONCERT music from 16 Years of Freedom filled the centre of Bratislava on the rainy eve of November 17, the Day of Fight for Freedom and Democracy.

Regional elections - preliminary results

THE CENTRAL Election Commission estimates that only about 15 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots in regional elections on November 26. No candidate managed to collect a majority of the vote in any of the eight higher territorial units, which means the two candidates with the most votes in each region will face run-off elections in two weeks.

Slovaks: post-Revolution life is no better

Culture shorts

Courts cannot guarantee trial duration

Police chase ends in death of six

Reader feedback: Root out evil

Country prepares for VÚC elections

Banks must be more transparent about fees

Stupava

IF we accept the thesis that the centre of a community's social life was not just the church but also the pub, then Stupava was more than social enough.

Police sacked for failure to keep order

THE MURDER of young philosophy student Daniel Tupý by alleged skinheads not only incited massive protests against neo-Nazism but it also resulted in the ousting of two top police officials.

Taking the pulse: PR yesterday and today

THE DYNAMISM of the Slovak public relations sector is not what it used to be. The high profile, flashy communications projects of yesterday have given way to those of a more low profile, strategic character.

Celebrating the right to complain

Slovaks in Lowlands used to wed in black

BRATISLAVA Castle is now home to an exhibition on the wedding practices of foreign Slovak communities dispersed in what used to be the lowlands of the Hungarian empire and is today Serbia and Montenegro, Hungary and Romania. Visitors can learn of the Slovak compatriots' traditions that they preserved away from their homeland.

Ambassadorial club

Slovakia is in many respects a country of contradictions. Old and new is mixed in a most endearing manner.Look at the Bratislava skyline. From afar you see the castle and when you come closer the silhouette of the old town and the cathedral remind you that Bratislava is an old, historic city.

Cargo sale - two bidders out

Reader feedback: Hope of respect

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Investing in online "real estate"

MORE than any other kind, Internet advertising addresses a very specific demographic. Consequently, companies who buy ad space are able to target a select group of people and measure the effectiveness of their investments relatively quickly and easily.