Archive of articles - September 2007, page 2

Slovakia beats China for Sperian factory

ÚPN releases more secret police records

Nový Smokovec

THE PICTURE in this postcard from around the time of the First World War shows the spa resort of Nový Smokovec in the High Tatras.

Kingsley: 'Capitals change'

SIR BEN Kingsley is one of the world's most respected actors. His dramatic command, humanism, and commitment to character won him an Academy Award for Ghandi (1982) and nominations for his portrayals of a hardened gangster in Sexy Beast (2000) and a devoted family man in House of Sand and Fog (2003).

Paška wants to abolish legislative immunity

Brussels: Internships in the office of Peter Šťastný, MEP

NBS leaves key interest rates on hold again

Foreign workers will not cure auto industry labour gaps: experts

SLOVAKIA'S newly-arrived car giants are already facing a problem that has plagued industrial manufacturers across Europe: the lack of qualified labour.One carmaker has already brought in up to 100 foreign workers from the Balkans, but human resources experts say hiring foreign workers is not the best way to fill the gaps in the Slovak car industry's qualified workforce.

Drivers not revved up for Day Without Cars

SEVERAL Slovak cities took part in the Day Without Cars programme on September 22, but the traffic on the roads suggested not many people left their cars at home.

Second pillar likely to open

THE RULING coalition overcame an apparent crisis to push through to the second reading the bill that opens up the capitalisation pillar of the pension system for six months.The capitalisation, or second, pillar allows people to save for their pensions in private accounts administered by pension fund management companies. The bill would allow people to quit the pillar from the beginning of January 2008 until the end of June 2008.

Foreign study a good move: Slovak-born prof

In the era immediately following the collapse of communism, the opportunities for Slovaks to study abroad were scarce, because of the lack of money and the lack of information. But even then, Ľuboš Pástor knew he had to get beyond the communist approach to economic studies that still lingered at most Slovak universities.

EVENTS COUNTRYWIDE

World Bank wants Slovakia to meet euro schedule

THE WORLD Bank is still optimistic about Slovakia's economic development, but it says the country should do everything in its power to adopt the euro as planned on January 1, 2009 and continue its fiscal consolidation.

Around Slovakia

State wants to keep hospital control

THE GOVERNMENT has made another step towards completely halting the transformation of public hospitals into joint-stock companies, with cabinet approving a draft amendment to the law on health care providers on September 19.

Australia: Fellowship for European Researchers

Internet changes job-seeking habits

SLOVAK internet users are turning away from newspapers for their job searches, and they are looking for new jobs even when they already have one.These are some outcomes of surveys on the habits and preferences of the Slovak internet community conducted by TNS SK and Mr. Think for the LMC company in August. The surveys polled 1,560 respondents, the Sme daily wrote.

Autosalón Nitra presents 26 models

WB warns against fall out from economic growth