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Over Slovakia honoured for pictures
NAD SLOVENSKOM (Over Slovakia), a book of outstanding aerial photos of Slovakia, recently won a competition to name the most beautiful book about Slovakia published last year.
No more bohemians
THE ACADEMY of Fine Arts and Design is a favourite with students wanting to study visual communication, design, photography or graphic design.
Clock is ticking on drawing
SLOVAKIA must act by the end of 2008 if it wishes to draw over Ř425 million remaining in EU funds that was allocated for the 2004-2006 programming period. By the end of 2007, only Ř744.1 million had been used from the total allocation of Ř1.169 billion (63.65 percent).
New thermal power stations on the horizon
CHEMICALS producer Chemko Strážske recently commissioned a study to evaluate the environmental impact of adding a thermal power plant to its site.
Slovakia wedded to nuclear power
THOUGH Slovakia will try to move towards more renewable energy sources, nuclear power has an unshakeable place in the energy plans that will guide the country until 2030, at least according to a document that Economy Minister Ľubomír Jahnátek presented in late September 2007.
Dozens mark anniversary of wartime Slovak State
DOZENS of supporters of Slovakia's Nazi-backed Second World War puppet state gathered to mark the 69th anniversary of its founding at the grave of its president, Jozef Tiso, in Bratislava on March 14 and 15. In a familiar display of far-right sympathies, those attending - mostly young, shaven-headed men and pensioners - sang nationalist songs and listened to nationalist speeches. They included members of the far-right Slovenská Pospolitosť (Slovak Togetherness) civic organisation. About ten policemen monitored the situation at the cemetery on March 14, but no disturbances occurred, the SITA newswire wrote.
Auction brings in record hauls
THE FIRST art auction of the year at the SOGA auction house fetched a world-record-setting sum for a work by Hungarian artist Andrej Nemeš (Endre Nemes).
Solar and biomass wait for state support
EUROPEAN Commission rules bind Slovakia to increasing the share of the energy it produces from renewable sources to 14 percent. Currently, the actual figure stands at around 6 to 7 percent. Solar energy and energy from biomass - which the Slovak economy minister has identified as the country's most promising renewable resource - could contribute to reaching this goal.
Pipeline blast leaves crater but no casualties
A HUGE explosion in a natural gas pipeline close to Slanec, a village in eastern Slovakia, left a large crater and caused a fire, but no casualties. Experts think that wear in the old pipeline might be behind the accident on March 17.
Learning when to bow out
IN THE early nineties, a certain Slovak politician was put in charge of the country's tracks, trains, roads and highways.
SPP-Distribúcia invests in gas lines
SPP-Distribúcia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Slovak gas utility (SPP), plans to invest Sk1.5 billion (€46 million) in reconstructing and constructing high-pressure, medium-pressure and low-pressure gas lines.
Postmen face hybrid beast
IN THE MIDST of moves to liberalise the European postal services market, the Slovak Post has been handed a new shield to protect it from growing competition. Earlier this year, parliament revised the law on postal services to ensure that competitors do not cherry-pick clients from the state-owned postal company's monopoly.
The Use of Renewable Energy - a new Trend
The present Europe-wide development in the area of renewable energy is characterized by the pending passing of the Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (Commission draft January 2008), which prescribes a significant increase in energy generated from renewable resources for all Member States. For Slovakia, the target for share of energy from renewable sources in final consumption of energy is 14 % by the year 2020.
Tensions plague opposition
INTERNAL tensions continue to paralyse Slovakia's opposition parties.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
Pensioner honoured for honesty
OĽGA ĎURKOVÁ, a pensioner who supports herself and her handicapped son on Sk6,400 a month, plus a tiny income from doing odd jobs, did the right thing when she came across a large sum of lost money on February 20.
Radičová's bid for President
THE VICE-CHAIRWOMAN of the opposition SDKÚ party, Iveta Radičová, should run for president. That's the conclusion of political scientists who say she has a real chance of making it to the second round, and that she should run even if she does not get the support of all the opposition parties. Direct presidential elections in Slovakia will be held during the second half of next year.
Inflation safely below euro reference value
THE INFLATION rate in Slovakia picked up last month, before the end of the reference period for the evaluation of the Maastricht inflation criterion, but fulfillment remains highly likely. Data released by the Statistics Office shows that year-on-year harmonised inflation increased from January's 3.2 percent to 3.4 percent in February. Its twelve-month average, standing at 2.1 percent as of February, remains relatively far below the reference limit of 3.1 percent, the SITA newswire wrote.
Getting closer to lifting US visas
INTERIOR Minister Robert Kaliňák met US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff in Washington, DC, on March 18 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that confirmed both sides' commitment to abolishing tourist visa requirements for Slovaks.
Smer member implicated in land transfer scheme
AN INFLUENTIAL member of the ruling Smer party has rejected allegations that he orchestrated the transfer of a lucrative parcel of state land near Bratislava to a private firm owned by his girlfriend and his former employee for a fraction of its real worth.
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