Archive of articles - April 2006, page 5

Investors feeling no election jitters

WHILE promises by the front-running opposition Smer party to roll back economic reforms if it enters the next government can keep foreign investors awake at night, most still hope that any administration that emerges from June elections will maintain the country's pro-investment and business-friendly course.

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Low turnout a risk for election favorites

Castles in dire need of reconstruction

BRATISLAVA Castle's hosting of last year's summit between US President George W Bush and Russian president Vladimir Putin proved it is the only venue in the city regal enough for such a historic event.

Fico's hunt for foreign friends

A COUPLE of weeks ago, the boss of Slovakia's strongest opposition party, Robert Fico, vehemently protested against the praise that European Commission President José Manuel Barroso lavished on the reforms that Slovakia has enacted over the past several years.

Reader feedback: Just a sweeping statement

New radio director rejects golden handshakes

The Beatles in folk return from Asia

FIFTY-five members of Lúčnica returned home from touring Macao and Taiwan on April 12. It was the third time the symbol of the country's traditional dance and music had reached Asian audiences. The last such trip took place seven years ago.

Electricity most expensive in eastern Slovakia

Nové Zámky

THIS southern Slovak town has its name in the plural because two fortresses used to stand there: the old one and a new one.

SMK MP caught speeding, DUI

The history of brick in Slovakia

THE DEVELOPMENT of complex building materials has not stopped the use of bricks, a simple building material that has accompanied humankind for centuries.

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Devín - exception to the rule

TIME has been merciless when it comes to Slovakia's castles. Many are in ruins that slowly disappear when no intervention is forthcoming. Devín, the symbol of Slavic fame during the Great Moravian time, is one of the lucky ones to survive.

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Ambassadorial club

I came to Slovakia more then three years ago, although it seems as if it were yesterday. I knew I had come to a country that was soon to become member of NATO and the European Union.