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Euro window
EVEN THOUGH the euro should already be on price tags and accounting documents in Slovakia by the summer, firms are not rushing the preparation of their employees for the new currency.
'Emma' tears off roofs, downs pylons
A MAJOR storm, dubbed "Emma", left almost 100,000 people in Slovakia without power on Saturday, March 1, with blackouts continuing in parts of the Záhorie region until Sunday evening. Strong winds, with gusts up to 120km/h, injured four people, the Pravda daily reported.
Slovaks get 'healthy' pay hike
SLOVAKS should be feeling richer according to new official statistics.
Mást
THE VILLAGE of Mást lies in the Záhorie region, close to Bratislava. It was settled by Croatians, who breathed new life into it after it was conquered by the Ottomans in the 16th century.
Studying Central Europe from Down Under
ŠTEFAN AUER has always wanted to travel the world, but in his student days it was almost impossible - as it was for anyone living in communist Czechoslovakia. Emigration seemed to be the only way out, so he chose it, and left for West Germany in 1988, just a year before the fall of communism.
A single online market
THE EUROPEAN Commission is considering how to make music, films and games available to everyone in the European Union through quick internet access without violating intellectual property. Recommendations are due by mid-2008 on new ways to achieve a single market for online content.
Cabinet adopts bill to modernise Slovak education
THE MODERNISATION of teaching in Slovak primary and secondary schools is moving a little closer. The Slovak cabinet on March 5 adopted a bill revamping the education system in schools, the ČTK newswire wrote.
Crisis, what crisis?
ALTHOUGH the cultural world in Slovakia seems, in general, to suffer from endless financial difficulties, the University of Performing Arts in Bratislava is coping well. It offers a wide range of courses in theatre, drama, puppetry, music, dance, film and television, and it's still attractive to students who wish to pursue a career in the performing arts. Since it was the first and has for a long time been the only institution providing university-level education in the performing arts in Slovakia, many famous Slovak artists call it their alma mater.
Central bank to outsource its website
THE NATIONAL Bank of Slovakia (NBS) is looking to redesign its website and outsource its operation.
Bad habits die hard
ALMOST everyone in Slovakia has a story to tell about corruption. But even those who have encountered it first-hand are eager to put the experience behind them, or justify it as an inevitable byproduct of a society built on interpersonal connections.
World Bank: essay competition on the subject of urban living
IN ORDER to find out how young people can make a difference in reducing poverty, the World Bank has launched the International Essay Competition. The Essay Competition is an annual, worldwide competition targeting young people aged 18 to 25, and is managed by the World Bank's office in Paris.
Slovak-Japanese labour market seminar
FINDING and training the right employees have become pressing issues for Japanese businesses across Central Europe.
Japanese tourism reps testing Slovakia
Fact-finding about selected tourism destinations in Europe – their offers and marketing tools – is the main objective of a 10-day visit by 27 Japanese tourism representatives who arrived in Slovakia on March 5, SLOVAKIA was told by Dárius Bosjak of Slovak Economy Ministry's PR department.
Slovakia to chair OPCW from mid-May
From May 12, Slovakia will begin a yearlong chairmanship of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which is based in The Hague.
Počiatek gives poor a tax rebate
On March 6, the Sme daily reported that the ruling coalition is planning a new tax bonus that will provide Sk200 to about 100,000 taxpayers with a gross salary below Sk9,300 a month. The measure could come into effect by next year, when Slovakia plans to introduce the euro.
Envelopes from candidates running for top STV post opened
On March 6, the Sme daily published the names of the candidates being considered for the post of STV director general.
Long-awaited Education Act approved by government
Slovakia's education system will provide free nursery schools in the final year before compulsory education begins for as many children as possible, according to a long-awaited education law that was approved by the Government on March 5, the TASR newswire wrote.
Abolition of visas to Canada a signal for USA
abolition of visas for Slovaks travelling to Canada should create a more positive atmosphere in the USA's decision-making on the same issue, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Ján Kubiš said on March 5 in Bratislava.
Nationalists demonstrate against Kosovo
Kosovo is Serbian" - several hundred protesters shouted at a demonstration in Bratislava on Wednesday, March 5, the TASR newswire wrote.
Slovakia and Hungary closer to final agreement on Tokaj wine
The Tokaj area, which straddles the border between Slovakia and Hungary, is to be recognised as a single common region, unique in global terms. Slovak Agriculture Ministers Zdenka Kramplová and her Hungarian counterpart József Graf agreed on this move at their meeting at the international Salima food industry fair in Brno, Czech Republic, on March 5.
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