Archive of articles - May 2006

Foreigners buying historical houses in Slovakia

Central bank increases key rates 0.5 percent

Matchmaker for voters on-line

Tender for third mobile operator opened

Glváč files defamation suit against former justice minister

New findings in Remiáš murder

Parties promise fast construction of highways

Candidates under the microscope

Mečiar absent from 74 percent of parliamentary voting

KDH refuses Dzurinda's offer

President still ponders signing EU constitution

Poll: Almost half of Slovaks do not know a Roma in person

Election campaign starts

Few young people on party lists

Getting a bang for the HR buck

IF AN HR department is not managed effectively, it may be time to consider outsourcing some personnel activities. However, how do you know if your HR department is not performing as it should?

New theatre needs another Sk229m

Record dividends to be paid to foreign owners

CRM as a hosted service

CUSTOMER relationship management applications bring new levels of sales, customer service and overall profitability to businesses of all sizes. However, many businesses find it difficult to justify the upfront investment in such applications or lack available in-house technical resources.

Dilemma solves music unknown

DETERMINED to make its breakthrough in Central Europe, the Slovak alternative rock band Dilemma set out for the third Nová Krev (New Blood) contest, which is the Czech Republic's equivalent of the Coca Cola Popstar search for new talents. Pit against 180 Czech and 2 Slovak bands, the young musicians from Košice played hard, and came out on top.