Archive of articles - December 2005, page 7

Designers present ball season's fashion trends

A VIVID combination of black and white, natural tones and precise lines, as well as a classical approach to materials, design and colours are the trends for the coming 2006 ball season.

EU lender funnels money to SMEs

TAKING its cue from the European Union, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has made small- and medium-sized enter-prises (SMEs) an operational priority. Ivan Pilip, the bank's vice-president, says that directly and indirectly, the EIB is well on its way to helping new European member states bridge the gap between the haves and have-nots.

Agency releases Slovak corporate philanthropist chart

THE BIGGEST corporate supporter of the non-governmental sector in Slovakia last year was Siemens, with donations amounting to Sk12.5 million (€329,000), the SITA news agency wrote.

The world according to Fico ... and why it cannot work

ROBERT Fico's opposition party Smer offered Slovaks a new "vision" in which the poor see their income rise and the rich are forced to demonstrate solidarity and pay more to the state piggy bank.

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Political roundup

November 2 - German President Horst Kohler visits Slovakia and announces that his country will not lift a ban that currently prevents people from new EU member states from working in Germany. The ban was put in place during accession as part of a transition period by 10 new member states, including Slovakia.

Appeals commission abolished

Around Slovakia

Andrej Bán captures another side of Slovakia

PHOTOGRAPHER Andrej Bán loves Slovakia. But he does so in his own way.His Iné Slovensko (The Other Slovakia), a recent book published by Slovart (with English text), shows Slovakia neither as a Central European tiger nor as yet-to-be discovered "Eden" for foreign tourists.

Cabinet approves ZSE sale

Deputy health minister resigns

Direct from plane to gondola

IMAGINE sitting on a ski lift surrounded by alpine terrain just 40 minutes after landing at an international airport.The High Tatras may be one of the few places in the world where this is possible.

Design your own trip

AN AMERICAN teaching at the Slovak Agricultural University a few years back remembered seeing an ad for a sightseeing trip from Bratislava to Vienna to Salzburg and back, with an English-language guide thrown in. However, he could not remember where he saw the offer.

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The history of miniature art

THE ART collection displayed on the second floor of Bratislava Castle is a result of acquisitions from several generations of art historians. It contains sacral as well as secular works, primarily focussing on portraits from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Part of display, however, is a collection of miniatures.

Poll: One fifth of Slovaks buy Xmas presents in the nick of time

PSA confirms new investment, incentives to reach Sk2.1 billion

Slovak economy growing fast

Speaker of parliament talks human rights with Chinese PM