Archive of articles - February 2006, page 3

Kukan: EU should back Denmark more

Tatra Air airline given a year to break even

Košice does not want uranium mines

Express couriers go on-line

EXPRESS delivery is now part of an array of services available via the Internet.In Slovakia, a majority of customers still prefer to order a shipment over the phone, but courier firms are expressing confidence that the share of Slovak customers who use on-line delivery services will soon reach the numbers seen in Western countries.

KIA blames Slovak government for poor investment management

THE KOREAN carmaker KIA has taken a tough line on the Slovak government's handling of its car factory investment near north-western Slovakia's Žilina. In an official stand, the carmaker openly criticized the state for not providing subsidies to its 10 supplier firms.

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TwoOne reports concentration to authority

The largest cargo centre

THE SENEC Cargo Centre, located near Bratislava, aspires to become the largest logistics centre in Slovakia, which would have a huge impact on the whole infrastructure of the western Slovak region. The centre, which stretches over 100 hectares, is the brainchild of Slovakia's IPEC Group and Austrian firm UBM Realitatenentwicklung AG.

Ministry requests Iraqi mandate expansion

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KDH to protect traditional marriage

Murder suspect held official arms trade permit

WHEN the Economy Ministry released an unprecedented report in mid-February on the Slovak arms trade, it could scarcely have imagined it might be adding fuel to criticism of its handling of the country's "special goods" exports.

Health survey: Slovaks eat poorly and drink too much

SLOVAKS still do not eat enough healthy food, but on the contrary are drinking increasingly more alcohol, while the number of smokers, especially among young people, is rising.

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A moving manual

WHEN you move abroad your head tends to be full of concerns about how you will fit in with your new environment. You may find it is preferable to leave your cupboards, sofas, and favourite paintings to a moving company to worry about, but the most important issue is time.

Bird flu virus lands in Slovakia

SLOVAKIA has become a member of another international club - the rapidly growing global list of countries where the avian flu virus has been discovered. Agriculture Minis-ter Zsolt Simon confirmed on February 23 that H5N1 avian flu had been found in two samples taken from dead birds in the country.

Cabinet freezes privatization as of February 22

Slovakia yet to meet EU's phone number portability rule

Sociologists: No hockey animosity between Czechs and Slovaks