Archive of articles - June 2006, page 10

Trust authority again puts off airport decision

SLOVAKIA's largest airports in Bratislava and Košice will have to wait a little longer for their new owner to touch ground. Likewise, the TwoOne consortium, which has been on final approach since January 2006, must bide its time until it gets the final word from the Antitrust Bureau (PMÚ), Slovakia's competition authority, on whether the sale of the airports could restrain competition in the region.

What's new in Japanese film

NOT many Japanese films are screened in Slovakia. They bring a different perspective to local cinemas fed mostly with European and American productions, but regular Slovak moviegoers rarely get a taste of them.

PwC makes Sk557 million on SE sale

One day they'll stay home

WHILE most Slovaks may remember their physics teacher saying that "matter never gets lost it only gets transformed", this law of nature does not apply to parliamentary elections scheduled for June 17. Many people feel their vote may be lost if they cast it for a party that is unlikely to win the 5 percent support it needs to qualify for parliament.

The Coachman's Pub (Starý Smokovec)

AT THE FOOT of the High Tatras, in the centre of Starý Smokovec, used to stand a stylish mountain pub. Between 1886 and 1931, it served local citizens, wagoners and, as it name indicates, coachmen.

Matchmaker for voters online

Parties notice culture at last

FOLLOWING the many political and economic reforms Slovakia has undergone since the revolution in 1989, politicians are finally beginning to direct their attention to culture. Many have left significant room for it on their election agendas.

Young people most open about voting preferences

SEVENTEEN years after the fall of communism, many people in Slovakia are still afraid to state their political allegiances openly, the Pravda daily found.

Slovaks only wait for the boom of alternatives

SLOVAKS still do not trust alternative construction materials. Only a small percentage of people decide to build houses from wood or other alternative materials, and brick and mortar is largely preferred in Slovakia. In Western Europe, and even in some neighbouring countries like the Czech Republic, the share of alternative construction materials is increasing.

Comedy without laughter

LAUGHTER is a great way to celebrate the Year of Mozart, which marks the 250th anniversary of his birth. Mozart was an avid prankster, who even hid in-jokes in his compositions, such as traces of Martín y Soler's comic opera Una cosa rara in the banquet scene of Don Giovanni.

Old apartments getting muscles

DURING the last half year, the prices of apartments in old houses and concrete panel blocks of flats in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, have shown quite a significant increase. The price gap between old and new apartments is narrowing.

Central bank dispute heats up

Fico accuses SDKÚ of using illegal money for campaign

Mysterious investor heading to Spiššský Hrhov

Transpetrol buyback open

Simonstein & Henriks Corporation chooses eastern Slovakia

Slovak books on the Internet

Massive investment heading to Spiš region

Central bank without vice-governor