Archive of articles - November 2005, page 9

Parliament rejects early elections

THE SLOVAK parliament rejected two opposition proposals for shortening the current election term.A proposal for elections to take place on April 8, 2006 came from the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS), and another for March 25, 2006, from the Slovak Communist Party (KSS), the daily SME reported.

Political news roundup

October 1 - Interior Minister Vladimír Palko fires two police officers for attending a party hosted by Jozef Eštok on January 5, 2005. Eštok, an alleged mob figure in Eastern Slovakia, was killed three months after the party, in April 2005.

Camera peeks into peculiarities

THE MONTH of photography presents photography in its entire range, unveiling typical as well as peculiar characteristics of nations, groups and phenomena.

Ambassadorial club

FOR a foreign diplomat Slovakia is a mixed blessing. On the positive side, one encounters a young and dynamic nation that is on the move politically as well as economically. Slovakia strikes one as a nation that has accomplished a large number of political objectives within a short period of time.

Daily Mail buys Slovak server profesia.sk

Kelarová brings her singing workshop to Zvolen

IDA Kelarová claims that anyone can sing. And she ceaselessly proves it. Projects from this Czech singer with Roma roots have been a success in Germany, Switzerland, England, Israel and the Czech Republic. Now she brings her therapeutic skills to Central Slovakia.

ERP yesterday, performance management today

OVER the past decade, companies have relied on what is known as enterprise resource planning (ERP) to run their businesses. A business management system, ERP uses software applications to integrate all facets of business, from planning and manufacturing to sales and marketing.

Foreign policy lapse a "misunderstanding"

AFTER the Slovak Prime Minister surprised the nation with a comment suggesting that European Union enlargement needed a "break", he and two top officials backpedaled and said the Slovak Republic supports EU enlargement after all.

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Study: Open source positive for Slovakia

IN 2004, three institutions - the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and IT at Comenius University in Bratislava, Gordias and EEA - completed a study on open source software.

The open source free-for-all

DEVELOPING information technologies in Slovakia is one of the keys to building a knowledge-based economy here. However, the high costs of IT - hardware as well as software - are perhaps the biggest barrier to achieving this goal. Insiders say that taking advantage of open source technology is one way to lower the price tag.

Alleged bribery talk caught on videotape

NEW Citizen's Alliance (ANO) Chairman Pavol Rusko submitted a videotape to police on November 9 that reopens the debate on whether the minority government is buying its deputy support.

Economics and business roundup

October 3 - The Economy Ministry supports a proposal for fixing the cost of highway construction. The measure is designed to prevent construction firms from raising their prices during the course of the construction process.

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Student murder by skinheads provokes public outrage

FIVE thousand people marched through the Slovak capital on November 9 to express public outrage against the fatal stabbing of Daniel Tupý five days earlier. The 21-year-old philosophy student from Žilina is believed to have been killed by a group of about 15 skinheads.

Fastest firms in the East

ALTHOUGH the PC skills of common people in Slovakia significantly lag behind those of the established EU-15 countries, when it comes to developing new software, many Slovaks can feel proud.

Former minister commits suicide

President names four new ambassadors

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