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Minister Harabin blasts Special Court
Justice Minister Štefan Harabin levelled sharp criticism at the Special Court and its judges during an appearance on Slovak Television on February 16.
Customs officials seize 164 kilos of cocaine
SLOVAK customs officials and policemen seized a record shipment of cocaine in early February. They uncovered 163.8 kilograms of the drug dissolved in bottled wine in a warehouse in the Dunajská Streda District, the ČTK newswire wrote. The street value of the drug is estimated at around Sk1.64 billion (€50 million).
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
The oldest globe in Slovakia found in Komárno
WORKERS at the Podunajské Museum in Komárno have found the oldest globe in Slovakia in the museum's stores. The celestial globe from 1603 is a work of the Dutch astronomer and cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu from Amsterdam, the SITA newswire wrote. It depicts the celestial spheres of the northern and southern hemispheres.
V4 and Baltic states to negotiate energy policy
The Visegrad Four countries and three Baltic states have agreed to form a common energy policy, the Hospodárske Noviny daily wrote.
Breaking news
THE EURO-Socialists, by an absolute majority of votes, has decided to renew the candidacy of Slovakia's ruling party Smer for membership in the Party of European Socialists (PES). The European Socialists did so on February 14, despite the fact that the Slovak National Party (SNS) remains part of Slovakia's ruling coalition. PES suspended Smer's candidacy in October 2006 after Robert Fico formed a coalition with the SNS.
Housing real estate prices in Slovakia up 24%
THE AVERAGE price per square metre of housing real estate in Slovakia grew 24 percent to Sk37,306 over 2007. In the last quarter of 2007, the average prices posted the highest growth of the whole year, up 32.5 percent year-on-year, the SITA newswire wrote.
Slovak economy ranks 35th worldwide
THE SLOVAK economy landed 35th worldwide in the 2008 Index of Economic Freedom survey conducted by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. Slovakia thus moved five spots upwards and scored 68.7 percent, the SITA newswire wrote.
Driver survives crash with armoured vehicle
ON FEBRUARY 7, a very lucky Škoda Fabia driver sustained only minor injuries after colliding with an armoured military vehicle known as the Alligator. The armoured vehicle crashed into the passenger car at 7:45 on one of the busiest roads in Slovakia near Žilina, the Pravda daily wrote. The crash caused a huge traffic jam between Žilina and Martin that lasted over two hours.
Are we ready to be objective?
WRITING history books about regions that have not fully recovered from national or ethnic tensions is like handling precious old objects that would certainly break if handled too recklessly.
Four states as one unit
SLOVAK financial and private equity players are finding that emerging Central European markets are similar enough to provide opportunities across the region.
Fewer poor receiving social benefits
SLOVAKIA pays out less to the unemployed and poor than last year. But this does not mean that the number of needy has decreased, the Pravda daily wrote.
Foreign Affairs Ministry condemns assassination attempt
THE SLOVAK Ministry of Foreign Affairs sharply condemned the attempt to assasinate the President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao on February 11. The assasination attempt was made by groups of revolting soldiers in the capital, Dili, the ministry wrote in a press release.
Czech hikers survive avalanche
FOUR mountaineers from the Czech Republic escaped a frozen grave in the High Tatras on February 8. An avalanche hit them in the Zmrzlá Valey close to Zelené Pleso lake. At that time, avalanche dogs and their handlers were undergoing a week-long training in the Tatras, the Pravda daily wrote.
Night of the Ad Eaters comes to Bratislava
AFTER five years, the Night of the AdEaters advertising show is returning to Slovakia.
Slovak dancer wins Cirque du Soleil award
JÁN GONŠČÁK has received an award from the Circue du Soleil's Community Support Grants for the Visual and Performing Arts Programme.
Code eludes changes
A WEEK after press freedom watchdog Miklós Haraszti promised the Slovak government a legal analysis of its draft press law, the document has been published; as expected, it is sharply critical of the cabinet's intentions, and recommends that entire sections of the bill be scrapped or rewritten.
Elly Wright to teach jazz singing
JAZZ singer Elly Wright from Vienna will give lectures in jazz singing during the summer jazz workshop to be held in Bratislava between June 30 and July 4.
Bill eases pension change
LAST year the government opened up the second, 'capitalisation', pillar of the pension system for six months, allowing more than 1.5 million people the opportunity to leave the pillar from January until June 2008.
V4 stands together to attract investors
IT IS NATURAL that nations in the Central European region should compete, but it is nonetheless crucial that they understand that together they have an appeal for foreign investors who are looking at the whole region when picking their new homes, said Antal Heizer, Hungarian Ambassador to Slovakia.
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