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Prešov to have the biggest Jesus
BY the end of 2010, the world's tallest statue of Jesus Christ could be erected in Prešov.
Chechens, Dagestanis behind shopping centre shootout
A SHOOTING at the Polus shopping centre in Bratislava on February 1 that left one man dead and two wounded has been blamed on a heated argument among a group of Chechens and Dagestanis resident in Slovakia and Austria.
Smer loses supporters
POPULARITY of the ruling coalition leader, the Smer party of Robert Fico, decreased in January. Results of a public opinion poll, which the polling institute of the Statistics Office ÚVVM conducted on a sample of 1,109 respondents between January 1 and 9 showed that Smer's support fell 1.3 percentage points compared with the previous month, the SITA newswire wrote.
More Slovaks reported missing
THE NUMBER of missing or wanted people is growing in Slovakia. Martin Korch, spokesman for the Police Corps, told the SITA newswire that police had found 5,058 of the 5,854 missing people in 1991, but the number of cases had grown to 21,153 by 2007. Of this, police have only solved 13,951.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
Project gives Roma a chance to work and learn
IN AN effort to fight stereotypes about the working habits of the Roma, U. S. Steel Košice has launched a special employment project to help those who are willing to work. U. S. Steel now employs more than 150 Roma on contract in various parts of the company. In mainstream Slovak society, there is a pervasive stereotype that Roma people do not want to work and that they tend to commit criminal offences, said the spokesman of U. S. Steel Košice, Ján Bača.
Location makes the region competitive
EASTERN Slovakia is the only region in Slovakia that borders a non-EU country - Ukraine - and it is also one of the ten poorest regions of the EU. Yet one of its greatest assets is its closeness to the eastern markets, including the Russian Federation. While the main strengths of the region are its location, its industrial and tourism potential, and a rich pool of available labour, its major drawback is a weak transport infrastructure, said Peter Mihók, Chairman of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SOPK).
A poem of colours in Danubiana
THE ABSTRACT paintings of Catalonian artist Albert Ráfols-Casamada finally arrived at the Danubiana Gallery in Bratislava in late November after touring Mexico, New York, Rome and Lisbon.
Wrangling over councils
IN THE MIDST of fiery discussions over a recent revision to the Press Act, the election of new members to the councils that oversee the operation of public service television and radio has poured more fuel onto the fire. While the ruling coalition is happy with the list of new council members, the opposition and media experts argue that most of them are close to the ruling parties; a situation that could threaten the councils' independence.
The east knows investors' needs
KOŠICE has been working hard on making its young and educated stay at home, thus improving the pool of available labour. In return the region promises better roads, a stronger focus on education and added-value investments. The Slovak Spectator spoke to Zdenko Trebuľa, chairman of the Košice Region, about the region's prospects, improved educational curriculum, cooperation with its neighbours and investors' appetite for east Slovakia.
Quote of the Week:
"Well, when we were in opposition we didn't get anything approved in parliament either"
Family trees in Veľký Šariš
THE INHABITANTS of Veľký Šariš in the Prešov Region have created the largest collection of family trees in Slovakia.
Wooden Daddy named most beautiful book
A JURY picked Drevený tato (The Wooden Daddy) by Tomá#š Janovic, with illustrations by Martina Matlovi#čová, as the most beautiful children's book of last autumn and Môj anjel sa vie biť (My Angel Can Fight) by Roman Brat as the best book of the autumn, the SITA newswire reported.
GPs and dentists may become wanted goods
ALMOST one half of general practitioners and dentists in Slovakia are of retirement age. They do not have successors, and health insurance companies are facing an increasing problem, which is to sign new contracts with doctors in order to keep the minimal health care network, the Sme daily wrote.
Eastern Slovak tourist spots have potential
FOUR out of six UNESCO cultural and natural sites in Slovakia, as well as ten of 16 additional prospective sites on the list, are located in the eastern part of the country. This makes eastern Slovakia ripe for the development of a booming tourism industry.
Parliament pans SPP sale
IN A MOVE questioned by both lawyers and opposition, the Slovak parliament has approved a report stating that the state was ripped off in the blockbuster sale of 49 percent of its major gas utility in 2002, and that the deal, overseen by the previous government led by Mikuláš Dzurinda, was not done transparently.
Slovak archaeologists go to Kuwait
A TEAM of Slovak archaeologists is leaving for its fourth expedition to Kuwait to continue research on acient settlements. The 20-member team, consisting of workers of the Archaeological Institute at the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) in Nitra and experts from Kuwait and Turkey, will spend three months on Failaka Island in the Persian Gulf.
U. S. Steel Košice staying the course in Slovakia
WHEN David Lohr arrived in Slovakia in 2005 to take over as president of U. S. Steel Košice, he listed construction of a new galvanising line as one of his priorities. Now in January 2008, the galvanising line is rolling out new products and the company is taking great pride in successfully achieving this important goal. Over time, the company expects to supply every car company in Europe, particularly within the Visegrad Four.
Will Slovakia lose the wine of kings?
WHEN Louis XV of France offered a glass of Tokaj to Madame de Pompadour, he called it the "Wine of Kings, King of Wines". Three centuries later, Slovak wine growers from the famous Tokaj region are concerned about its future.
Firms get ready for euro switch
ALTHOUGH the European Commission has not yet officially said whether Slovakia will be allowed to enter the eurozone, businesses are being advised to inform their banks by the end of February how much euro cash they are going to need for the first few days after the planned changeover to the euro in January 2009.
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