Archive of articles - March 2006, page 3

First artists move to Bratislava's "kulturfabrik"

A COUPLE of years ago, the old industrial zone near Bratislava's Zlaté Piesky recreation area produced gravel. Now, it creates art.

Around Slovakia

Did she fall or was she pushed?

FOR SOMEONE who made no bones about her ambition to become Slovakia's next foreign minister, Monika Beňová's sudden withdrawal from the Smer party's list of candidates for June elections was one of the bigger surprises of the pre-campaign period so far.

Politicians growing expensive

SLOVAKIA is spending four times more money on its politicians than it did a decade ago.While 10 years ago one MP cost Slovak taxpayers Sk465,000 (€12,400) a year, the figure is now nearly Sk2 million, the Pravda daily wrote on March 20.

Smer signs deal with unions

THE OPPOSITION left wing Smer party signed an agreement with five labour unions on March 23 hoping to secure greater support ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. The unions have more than 84,000 members and say they represent around 700,000 people.

Health care workers threaten to strike over wages

THE WOES of Slovakia's cash-poor and recently revamped health care system continue to occupy the spotlight ahead of the upcoming general elections, and politicians have eagerly embraced the issue as a plank in their election platforms.

Young Slovaks have no faith in politicians

A POLL published recently by the European Commission shows that only 28 percent of young Slovaks are interested in and follow politics.

Mazák named advocate general to Luxemburg

Slovaks work long hours

Factoring receivables helps Slovak firms boost EU exports

IN ONE of the many by-products of Slovakia's entry to the European Union, more and more firms penetrating new EU markets are turning to external specialists to provide credit insurance and to help them manage their receivables. These operations, known as factoring, have experienced a boom over the last two years in Slovakia.

Car industry increases turnover

Ambassadorial club

I have always found an openness and a warm welcome in Slovakia. The quality of bilateral relations between Slovakia and Serbia and Montenegro springs from the closeness between our mentalities, the similarities between our languages and the historical ties between our two countries. Nor is Slovakia far from my homeland.

Legal advice centre opened in capital

Learning the lesson of Markíza

JOURNALISTS and politicians have always had a love/hate relationship. While many say that journalists need to keep their distance from politicians in order to see the wood despite the trees, those who favour closer ties with elected officials and the powerful say there is no other way to get information, and that peeking over the shoulders of their sources gives them valuable insight into confidential state affairs.

Slovakia lags behind in domestic infrastructure

Febiofest sets for a tour

CZECH film Štěstí (Something Like Happiness) will launch Febiofest, the 13th international festival of film, television, and video on Monday, March 27.

Slovaks to foot Nuclear Fund bill

THE SALE of a 66 percent stake in Slovakia's largest power utility, Slovenské elektrárne, to Italian power giant Enel now stands a fighting chance of being wrapped up before June elections after the Slovak parliament let Enel off the hook for the costs of dealing with spent nuclear fuel.

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