Archive of articles - May 2007, page 3

As if the windstorm wasn't bad enough...

Head of Tatras' forest administration says environmentalists are risking survival of mountain trees.

Ten companies made up 41% of total Slovak exports

EnviroMin: Agreement with Brussels "not important"

THE ENVIRONMENT Ministry intends to defy a request from the European Commission that the removal of logs from protected natural areas in the High Tatras mountains be halted until the environmental impact can be assessed.

Slovak firms are outsourcing their image

HIRING a marketing director for $100,000 a year gets you a mid-career professional with a mixed bag of skills and an overhead burden of 40 to 50 percent. Spending the same money on an outsourcer gets you a team that may be better suited to think through, structure, create and manage a full range of marketing and communication tasks for you, wrote Danny Flamberg, a brand-building specialist on his Manhattan Marketing Maven blog.

PM Fico outlines vision for future energy policy

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Fico discussed bilateral relations with Queen Beatrix

Our British demand

The tea that killed Alexander Litvinenko in November 2006 contained a dose of radioactive polonium worth $10 million. His murder was not only ordered, it was sponsored. Everything suggests that the culprit and his sponsors live in Moscow.

Slovaks spend the night in museums and galleries

THERE SEEMS to be some hope for the renaissance of museums in Slovakia as the country took part in the third annual Europe-wide Night of Museums and Galleries on May 19.

Smer hangs on to top ratings

SMER, the leading party in the ruling coalition, continues to enjoy high popularity levels despite its moderate downward trend.

Ministry gives up telecom shares

After much prodding, the Transport, Post and Telecommunications Ministry said it would transfer its stake in the telecom operator Slovak Telekom to the Economy Ministry. The European Commission has been criticizing the Transport Ministry for owning shares in the telecom firm and at the same time creating legislation for the telecom sector.

A mistaken confession

When asked by the moderator of a TV talk show whether they believed Hedviga Malinová, an ethnic Hungarian student who claims to have been beaten up by Slovak extremists last year, or the police, who say the incident never happened, guests Béla Bugár (SMK) and Viliam Veteška (HZDS) fell into the trap, with Bugár declaring for Malinová, and Veteška for the police.

Ukrainians leave parliamentary speakers’ conference early

Environment Minister goes to Prague for meeting on climate change

Death of Hedviga Malinová’s accuser thought to be suicide

Private health insurers remain, state-owned insurers to merge

Dutch Queen Beatrix finishes visit in Košice

European parliamentary chairmen to meet in Bratislava

Over 140 investors interested in Slovakia