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Czech and Slovak Glass in Exile
Hard, sharp, fragile. Transparent, colourful, painted, laminated, glued. Mirrored as well as matte. All of these adjectives can be applied truthfully to the glass artworks on exhibit at the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava.
Hidden by the Carpathian forests, two monuments to a proud past
The Červený Kameň and Smolenice castles and the Driny cave are probably the most popular tourist destinations in the Malé Karpaty (Small Carpathian mountains) in western Slovakia. But for tourists who are willing to tread less travelled roads, there is much more to explore.
Easter
Slovakia will celebrate Easter in March starting with Good Friday on March 21 and culminating with Easter Monday.
Thousands discovering advantages of Austria
A century ago, Bratislava was a multicultural city where you were more likely to hear German or Hungarian on the streets than Slovak. Now that the last borders separating them from the rest of Europe have been raised, the residents of the Slovak capital are reasserting themselves as citizens of Central Europe – in part by buying up Austrian real estate.
Visa-free travel to USA within sight
On March 17, the Hospodárske Noviny economic daily reported that Slovakia is making a crucial step on its path to visa-free travel to the United States.
SDKÚ court resists punishing renegade members
On March 17, the Sme daily wrote that the SDKÚ-DS party’s internal court was meeting to decide on the expulsion of fourteen members who had signed a petition by the "Time is Ripe for Change" initiative, which called for party chairman Mikuláš Dzurinda to be replaced.
Fewer than 12,400 have left second pillar
From the beginning of this year to March 14, fewer than 12,400 of the 1.5 million pension savers enrolled in the second capitalisation pillar have left it, the SITA newswire wrote.
Foreign Affairs Ministry calls for end to violence in Tibet
The Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry called for calm and a peaceful resolution to the violence that has rocked the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, since March 10. It also said a thorough investigation of the events and each death was warranted, ministry spokesperson Ján Škoda told the SITA newswire.
Life insurance to expand rapidly, analysts say
INSURANCE companies expect the number of life insurance policies will expand significantly this year.
Dzurinda purges SDKÚ
THE LEADER of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ), the country's largest opposition party, moved to expel 14 members on March 8 in what could be the largest culling of party ranks in Slovak history. It is SDKÚ chairman Mikuláš Dzurinda's most radical step as party leader, the SITA newswire wrote. Internal SDKÚ bodies must approve the decision, and are widely expected to go along with it.
Visa memorandum with USA could come soon
SLOVAKIA will probably sign a memorandum of understanding opening the road to the lifting of visa requirements for Slovak tourists travelling to the USA, according to diplomatic sources with whom the ČTK newswire has spoken. Similar memoranda, signed in February by the Czech Republic and this month by Estonia and Latvia, have angered some EU members who oppose bilateral deals.
Half of Slovak households put some income aside
WHETHER it's in a bank or under a mattress, half of Slovaks put aside a part of their salary each month, according to a recent survey by GfK Slovakia.
Clients allege involuntary re-registration
PRIVATE health insurance companies Dôvera and Európska Zdravotná Poisťovňa (EZP) registered 384 people without their consent, according to complaints filed with the Office for Healthcare Control (ÚDZS).
Slovak Post closes three-year deal
SLOVENSKÁ POŠTA, the national postal carrier, has signed a three-year deal with three companies that will insure its services.
Sládek: Emotion, not age, determines a mime's career
"EXCUSE me, I've just given five performances and they've left their marks on my voice," Slovak mime Milan Sládek joked in a hoarse whisper during a press conference about his latest project.
Insurance fraud - Slovak style
LOSING non-critical body parts apparently struck some people as an easy route to insurance riches - or at least this is what a recent, well-known case suggests.
Ice-hockey legend Šťastný calls on Široký to resign
PETER Šťastný, an ice hockey legend and now an MEP, has repeated his call for Juraj Široký to step down from all his Slovak ice-hockey posts. According to a report on the SITA newswire on March 10, if his demand is not met, Štasný is threatening to leave Slovak Hockey's Hall of Fame and request the removal of the flag bearing his name and number, which currently hangs in the stadium of his club Slovan Bratislava. Šťastný regards Široký as a danger to democracy and sporting integrity because of his alleged cooperation with the secret service (ŠtB) during the communist regime.
Revenue service chases tax-dodging landlords
EVADING tax on rental income from property in Slovakia has recently got riskier. In late 2007 tax offices started checking renters with the help of data from real estate offices, the Sme daily wrote. Checks carried out so far showed that of 746 renters, 40 percent had not registered their rental businesses. They have been handed a Sk2,000 fine and obliged to register with the tax office.
Mature wines win out over youngsters
THE YEAR 2006, a splendid year for winemakers, will probably cast a long shadow on local wines for some time to come. Its dominance was confirmed at the first of the Slovak national viticultural competitions, Vitis Aurea Modra, on March 7. Two of the three champions were from 2006, with the only young winner in the category of dry white wines, the Pravda daily wrote.
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