Archive of articles - July 2007, page 4

Right place, right time

THE AMERICAN media company Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has become the sole owner of Slovakia's most popular television station, Markíza. The news would have been more exciting if the shares shuffle happened in 2005, when the US Department of State singled out Pavol Rusko, one of the former owners of Markíza, for "influencing TV Markíza's editorial policies, despite having divested his ownership interest."

READERS feedback: Fees would improve system

Opposition attacks land trade

Viva Musica! Festival recalls the joy of music

FOR THE third time since 2004, the Viva Musica! Festival is bringing a week of outdoor music concerts to the heart of Bratislava's Old Town.With its relaxed atmosphere in a central location and slew of exciting Slovak and foreign artists performing a diverse selection of audience favourites, the festival hopes to show that classical music is fun.

May trade deficit higher than expected

Smer party still most popular

THE RULING Smer party kept its spot at the top of the country's popularity chart this month, according to a new poll.The survey from the Statistics Office's Institute for Public Opinion Research showed that 43 percent of respondents would vote for Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer if the general elections were held in early July, an increase of 2.3 percentage points since June.

EVENTS COUNTRYWIDE

READERS feedback: Free is not bad

CME becomes owner of TV Markíza

Cyclists banned from forest trails

Around Slovakia

Terms of electronic toll tender published

Lawyer Partners to pursue listener fees issue with EU

Fico wants Mikolaj to return BWM

Slovakia's construction output on the rise

State agencies to circumvent new labour code

Plan to protect consumers during euro adoption unveiled

Poll: One quarter of Slovak websites visited from abroad

Crown approaching record levels against euro