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7.5 percent GDP rate surpasses expectations
WHEN Slovakia posted its fastest GDP growth in a decade in the third quarter of 2005, few expected that the economy was merely warming up.
Security firms new front in war on organized crime
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to spend more than a few months in Slovakia without noticing tough-looking men in bomber jackets racing around in cars labelled zásahové vozidlo (response vehicle) and patrolling the entrances of pubs, grocery stores, sports facilities, commercial premises and government ministries.
Join the fun in masks
FAŠIANGY, or Shrovetide, is the carnival period between the Epiphany (January 6) and Ash Wednesday (which falls on March 1 this year). Celebrants traditionally wear masks of devils, witches, wolves and bears and gather to dance and have fun.
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- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- News digest: Finns air unseen video of Fico shooting, PM’s bloody jacket driven away by minister
- Syrian about to finally finish hotel in Bratislava started 17 years ago
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- Slovakia's latest basketball star is destined for great things in the USA
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- Weekend: What to make of Easter in Slovakia
- News digest: Finns air unseen video of Fico shooting, PM’s bloody jacket driven away by minister
- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- He said he wanted a guitar and ran away. About the time a famous NHL team picked up an unknown Slovak
- Prices surge in Slovakia as inflation hits 15-month high
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Prices surge in Slovakia as inflation hits 15-month high
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- Weekend: What to make of Easter in Slovakia
- Cockroaches and crumbling toilets greet seven-year-old battling serious virus
- A café in an ice cellar, sand dunes and a flower shop at the border
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- German shoemaker Lowa joins wave of factory closures in Slovakia
- Hollywood turns Slovak highlands into high-speed playground Video
- Chicken Jockey! Chicken Jockey! Chicken Jockey! Video
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- Danish shoemaker to shut Slovak factory, axing 650 jobs in fresh blow to struggling region
- Prices surge in Slovakia as inflation hits 15-month high
- Water supply to be cut in parts of Bratislava’s Old Town in late April
- Slovakia's latest basketball star is destined for great things in the USA
- News digest: Finns air unseen video of Fico shooting, PM’s bloody jacket driven away by minister
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- He has been disciplined for delays. Now he will lead Slovakia’s top court
- Slovak startup Upfan declares war on fake tickets
- Smer MEP tells Slovaks to learn the EU’s rules – so they can break free from Brussels
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