Archive of articles - December 2005, page 6

Business and economics roundup

November 2 - The Slovak Telecommunications Office orders the dominant fixed line operator Slovak Telecom to stop bundling its services. Starting January 1, 2006, ST will not be allowed to offer its customers broadband Internet access on the condition that they also subscribe to the company's voice service.

Four left in airport sale

THE NEW owner of Slovakia's two largest airports will be picked among the four consortiums that submitted their final bids by December 5.

Artmedia make UEFA Cup on tie

THEY WUZ robbed.Not by their opponents. Not by fate. But by their own football pitch, which under a December downpour turned into a swamp that smothered every chance that Artmedia Bratislava had of defeating Porto in the last game of the Champions League group round and advancing to the knockout phase.

Cameras will monitor Roma in Prešov suburb

CAMERAS and police guards will monitor Stará tehelňa suburb in Prešov where, officially, more than 1,700 people live in 176 apartments.

Reader feedback: West wants to stifle competition

Reader feedback: Britain trying to back out

Nashville honours dobro inventors

INTERNATIONAL Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) honoured the Dopyera brothers, the Slovak born inventors of the resophonic guitar, the dobro, with the Distinguished Achievement Award at the World of Bluegrass Business Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 27.

Parliament tackles 2006 draft state budget

SLOVAKIA's Finance Minister Ivan Mikloš opened the December 7 session on one of the most important laws that the Slovak parliament has to pass this year: next year's budget.

Government lends Slovakia's top ski resorts a helping hand

MANY winter sports enthusiasts find themselves in a predicament. They want to spend a ski holiday in Slovakia but are not sure which resort will meet their standards. More than anything, they want to avoid any unpleasant surprises. But how can vacationers evaluate quality if they have never been to Slovak ski centres before?

Lard to eat, lard to drink

"IT'S my first time visiting a market like this. I have never been to anything similar. I find it very nice," says 30-year-old Simon from London as he searches for souvenirs at Bratislava's Christmas market, which opened November 25 and runs until December 23.

Reader feedback: Folk culture lives on

Enel not worried by privatization delays

Britain makes a movie day

THE SECOND day of International Film Festival (MFF) Bratislava, December 3, was dedicated to British cinema and prominent UK guests. In recognition of Britain's presidency of the European Union, the festival organizers let the Slovak audience become more familiar with British films.

EVENTS COUNTRYWIDE

Ďumbier

THE LOW Tatras are more accessible now than they have ever been. There is virtually nowhere an ordinary tourist cannot reach. Nevertheless, these mountains have not had to cope with the number of tourists their more famous neighbours, the High Tatras, have.

NADSME reps face fraud charges

Smer document pledges full return to social state

THE LEFT-wing opposition party Smer released a document at its national party congress on December 3 that explains the principles it would defend if Slovak citizens voted the party into power. The document is not an election manifesto, says party chairman Robert Fico, but an attempt to define Smer's policies.

Croatia takes Davis Cup after titanic battle with Slovaks

THREE days of seesaw tennis battles ended in a 3-2 win for Croatia over Slovakia in the Davis Cup final in Bratislava from December 2-4.

EU draft budget gets thumbs down

THE DRAFT European Union budget for 2007-13 failed to impress EU foreign ministers who gathered December 7 to discuss the matter.