Archive of articles - January 2007, page 5

Investor Rehák wearies of financing Týždeň weekly

WEEKS after returning from a sojourn in pre-trial custody on extortion charges, entrepreneur Ladislav Rehák says he is putting a For-Sale sign on a pro-opposition weekly he owns, the up-market Týždeň.

Foreign Ministry apologizing for government

The cherry on the cake?

WHEN THE election terms of 6 Constitutional Court justices expire on January 22, the court, whose function is to protect the basic rights and freedoms of Slovak citizens, will be left with only 4 justices of its full complement of 13.

Andrášik hunger strike reaches month

THE HUNGER strike of Milan Andrášik, one of the six men convicted of the 1976 murder of medical student Ľudmila Cervanová, reached a full month on January 19 despite pleas from his family to give up the protest.

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"Journalism is a demanding profession"

Weather forecast turns promising

SKI resorts have been fighting tooth and nail for every last bit of snow on their slopes, yet the situation continues to resemble more early April than the peak of winter. Only narrow strips of snow remain on many slopes and some lifts and cableways have even gone out of operation completely.

"Crying over emissions"

The European Union distributed more emissions quotas to states and companies for the 2005 to 2007 period than they were able to use. Despite this, industrial concerns complain every year that the quotas are insufficient.

Special Court boss wins job tender again

Fico giving new face to Slovak foreign policy

WHILE THE Foreign Ministry insists that no major change has occurred in Slovakia's foreign policy under the new government, Prime Minister Robert Fico's recent foreign relations initiatives have left the distinct impression that the Government Office has its own ideas on that score.

Opposition prepares law to protect 'second pillar'

Learning a foreign language through music

SONGS have long been a staple of parents and teachers looking for a fun way to educate children about healthy habits, the body or history. And, in the United States, educational programming like Sesame Street and Barney & Friends has proved extremely successful at using music to advance literacy, pronunciation and sense of rhythm and rhyme.

Doctor struggles to understand Roma ghetto after 25 years

TWENTY-FIVE years ago, Pavol Štroncer lost a round of rock, paper, scissors to a colleague at the hospital where he worked. As a result, he was sent to work for six months as a pediatrician at Luník IX, then a newly built housing complex for Slovaks and ethnic Roma in this eastern Slovak city.

Štefan Hríb's last stand

Štefan Hríb, the former presenter of the Pod Lampou talk show on the STV public channel, walked out of the studio as a guest on a live shoot on January 18 after accusing the station's current management of censorship.

Ball season opens

ON JANUARY 13, the Opera Ball at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava officially opened the 2007 ball season. The Opera Ball is regarded as the society event of the year.

SNS taps historian Ivan Petranský for ÚPN

KDH proposes extra week off for fathers

HZDS MEPs bidding for entry to liberal club

THREE Members of the European Parliament from the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) are bidding for membership in the liberal and democrat grouping within the European Parliament.

Archbishop denies having served as communist spy

JÁN Sokol, the controversial archbishop of the Bratislava and Trnava diocese, has mounted a defense against persistent accusations that he collaborated with the ŠtB secret service during communism.