Archive of articles - January 2007, page 7
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Memory Institute nominations continue to shock
THE RULING coalition was keeping the name of its chosen candidate for the head of the Nation's Memory Institute (ÚPN) a secret ahead of the scheduled January 15 ballot in parliament, but the Czech and Slovak press sounded the alarm at the possibility that a far-right historian might be elected.
Fascist leader Tiso still divides country
IT IS a documented historical fact that the government of the Nazi puppet Slovak state in the Second World War sent over 70,000 of its Jewish and Roma citizens to their deaths in Nazi death camps.
Černák lawyer investigated for corrupting judges
THE POLICE have begun an investigation of Ľubomír Samuel, the lawyer defending Slovak organized crime boss Mikuláš Černák, for influencing the courts handling his murder cases.
STV boss cleans house under cabinet gaze
EVER SINCE Radim Hreha took over as director of Slovakia's public television station, STV, last December, media observers have expressed fears the station will quickly lose its independence under the Robert Fico government. In the second week of January, these fears were confirmed in dramatic style.
Palko launches challenge for KDH leadership
VLADIMÍR Palko, the former deputy chairman of the opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), has officially announced that he will run for the party's top post at its upcoming spring national congress.
A drinker's roadmap
ANY FOREIGNER living in Slovakia quickly learns that Slovaks may joke a lot about alcohol - I've heard drinking shots referred to as "Slovak handball" - but actually take great pride in their regional concoctions and centuries-old drinking traditions.
Political pork
VLADIMÍR Mečiar's New Year's gift of a pig to his coalition partner, Prime Minister Robert Fico, may have been a harmless bit of tomfoolery, were it not for the fact that his choice of animal was eerily appropriate to his government's political style.
Pyramid scheme bosses get 11.5 years
THE MEN behind Slovakia's bankrupt pyramid schemes BMG Invest and Horizont, Vladimír Fruni, František Matik, and Marián Šebeščák, have been sentenced to jail by the Special Court for organized crime for cheating tens of thousands of clients out of their deposits.
Squeeze-out could simplify ownership structures
The institution of "squeeze-out" (Slovak legal terminology recognises this term as "the right of buy-out") was introduced into Slovak law as of January 1 this year, and offers a new possibility for buying out minority shareholders in accordance with EC Directive 2004/25/EC on takeover bids.
- Weekend: What to make of Easter in Slovakia
- He said he wanted a guitar and ran away. About the time a famous NHL team picked up an unknown Slovak
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- News digest: Finns air unseen video of Fico shooting, PM’s bloody jacket driven away by minister
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- Cockroaches and crumbling toilets greet seven-year-old battling serious virus
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Weekend: What to make of Easter in Slovakia
- News digest: Finns air unseen video of Fico shooting, PM’s bloody jacket driven away by minister
- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- Prices surge in Slovakia as inflation hits 15-month high
- Cockroaches and crumbling toilets greet seven-year-old battling serious virus
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- German shoemaker Lowa joins wave of factory closures in Slovakia
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- Prices surge in Slovakia as inflation hits 15-month high
- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- News digest: A parade too far? Fico heads to Moscow despite EU warnings Video
- Danish shoemaker to shut Slovak factory, axing 650 jobs in fresh blow to struggling region
- A café in an ice cellar, sand dunes and a flower shop at the border
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Hollywood turns Slovak highlands into high-speed playground Video
- German shoemaker Lowa joins wave of factory closures in Slovakia
- Chicken Jockey! Chicken Jockey! Chicken Jockey! Video
- Danish shoemaker to shut Slovak factory, axing 650 jobs in fresh blow to struggling region
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- Prices surge in Slovakia as inflation hits 15-month high
- Slovakia's latest basketball star is destined for great things in the USA
- News digest: Finns air unseen video of Fico shooting, PM’s bloody jacket driven away by minister
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- He has been disciplined for delays. Now he will lead Slovakia’s top court
- Slovak startup Upfan declares war on fake tickets
- Smer MEP tells Slovaks to learn the EU’s rules – so they can break free from Brussels
- Too small to cope alone, Slovak villages are teaming up
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