Archive of articles - March 2007, page 11

Mafia must not be allowed public presence

CITIZEN Juraj Ondrejčák has certainly made an impression since being named to the Education and Culture Commission in the Bratislava suburb of Lamač.

Slovaks want equality in Europe

SLOVAKS want to live in a Europe that has a clean environment, that supports its young families and seniors, and that treats migrants fairly.This was the outcome of a series of debates on key issues affecting the EU among randomly selected Slovak citizens at the Barónka hotel in Bratislava from February 24-25.

Istrokapital now a Cyprus holding company

UNDER European Union legislation, it has been possible since 2004 for companies incorporated within EU states to form a 'European Company', known by the Latin term Societas Europaea or SE, in order to avoid the legal and practical constraints arising from the existence of 27 different legal systems within the EU.

The Common Cold

WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED going to sleep one night feeling fine and waking in the morning to the symptoms of that torturous thing known as the common cold (nádcha). Like zombies (mŕtvoly; mŕtvola) we move through the day, not sick enough to stay home and not well enough to feel good.

Slovak Afghan unit ready to roll

THE SLOVAK cabinet approved the removal of the country's engineering unit in Kabul to Kandahar in the south of Afghanistan at its regular session on February 28. The Slovak contingent is led by Major Tomáš Bobko.

Against the laws of nature

Fico government readies first privatizations

THE FICO government came to power last June vowing to halt privatization, but now seems about to break that promise with planned sales of state shares in Poštová Banka and state assets in two bus transport firms.

Fico's stumble on Libya trip angers Bulgaria

PRIME Minister Robert Fico had to do some fast talking to escape the diplomatic fall-out from his trip to Libya in late February.

EVENTS COUNTRYWIDE

American musical RENT reaches out to Slovak audiences

RENT, the smash-hit Broadway musical by writer/composer Jonathan Larson, opened this weekend for a limited engagement at Bratislava's Istropolis Theatre, adding Slovakia to the growing list of countries the musical has taken by storm since its original premiere in 1996.

Around Slovakia

Fico negotiates electricity imports

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No extra work

Slovakia's soldiers are home again from Iraq after three years. The reasons for their return are notorious. Robert Fico has always wanted to bring them home, and has said he regards the US war on Iraq as "absolutely unjust".

Work on Mochovce nuclear plant starts again after 9 years of inactivity

PRIME Minister Robert Fico has announced that the Mochovce nuclear power plant's last two units, which were left unfinished when the facility was opened in 1998, should be up and operating within the next five years.

HP signs Sk1.2 billion passport contract

Ski season a question mark

WHETHER most ski resorts will decide to end the ski season this week or leave open the possibility for skiing in March remains up in the air. A warm front is approaching Slovak mountains, with predictions of sunny days and temperatures up to 8 degrees Celsius at altitudes of 1,000 metres.

Government prescribes a "cure" for health insurance

WHEN PM Robert Fico cancelled the Sk20 fee for a visit to the doctors and the Sk50 fee per day at the hospital, the government was hoping that the public would see it as a sign that the country's troubled health care was at the top of the government's agenda.

US Steel takes EC to court over emission limits