Archive of articles - May 2006, page 8

Coalition agrees on EU funds allocation for 2007-2013

Smer-HZDS government a distant possibility

Q1 real GDP growth at 6.3 percent

Fixed lines drop reflected in Slovak Telekom's Q1 results

Disk plans to expand in Šahy

Mayoral election scandal hits Petržalka

Dräxlmaier wants out of court settlement

"I have never been a threat"

VLADIMÍR Mečiar, the three-time former Slovak prime minister, does not appear to be the political threat that he once was. Do looks deceive, or has this pugnacious, charismatic politician really become a mellow grandfather?

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Study: Slovak PM earns the least

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Florian gets his fiery day

FIREFIGHTERS across the country celebrated the day of Florian, the patron saint of firefighting, on May 4. On this day each year, professional as well as voluntary firefighters traditionally prepare various attractions for the public and competitions among themselves, as well as live music.

Church finding creates archaeological sensation

RESEARCH conducted last month on frescoes at the St George Church in Kostoľany pod Tríbečom, in the Zlaté Moravce region, has concluded that the building is much older than originally thought.

Vows to cut red tape renewed

AHEAD of the nearing general elections, many political parties are making bold promises to cut bureaucracy to an unprecedented extent in order to please the voter.

UPC will provide public telephone service

The famous Czech Aboriginal

THE RECENT Mediawave festival in Šaľa, which introduces a whole range of arts, also hosted Czech didgeridoo player Ondřej Smeykal who has made this traditional wooden instrument of the aboriginal Australians famous far from its native land.

Child pornography raids result in nine arrests

NINE men ranging in age from 30 to 52 years, all of them Slovak citizens, were arrested on May 10 and charged with distributing child pornography as part of an international raid that saw police in Slovakia cooperating with forces in 11 other EU countries and the US.

Parties hit schools in hunt for lost youth

POLITICAL parties admit that young voters are becoming a target of their election campaigning ahead of the general elections.