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New information system tested on Danube
SLOVAKIA has been testing a new European river information system, IRIS, on the Slovak part of the Danube River for three months.
Plastic modellers strut their stuff
FANS of plastic modelling met again in Poprad in March for the 18th annual Plastic Session competition. But it was clear from the beginning that this year’s competition had attracted fewer modellers than on previous occasions, the SITA newswire wrote.
Airport ‘not infomed’ about EC’s investigation
M.R. ŠTEFÁNIK Bratislava Airport announced on March 12 that has not been officially informed about or requested to cooperate with the European Commission’s investigation of an agreement on airport fees, the airport’s spokesperson Dana Madunická told the SITA newswire.
Endurance runner fends off dog-attacks en route to China
IN A bid to reach China under his own power, runner Jozef Rajchl is part-way through his attempt to cover 11,722 kilometres in less than 152 days. So far he’s on course, at least physically, the SITA newswire wrote.
Roskopf breaks chain saw-juggling record
SLOVAK Milan Roskopf has broken one of the more unusual world records – that for simultaneously juggling two chainsaws and a one-kilogramme ball - the ČTK newswire reports. He achieved the feat at the Impossibility Challenge 2008 competition in Dachau, southern Germany.
Hundreds of illegal workers found in second half of 2007
LABOUR inspectorates, labour offices, tax authorities and police uncovered 1,276 cases of illegal work in the second half of 2007. Labour inspectors were the most successful, discovering 655 illegal labourers, the SITA newswire wrote. In 428 of these cases, employers had failed in their duty to report workers to Sociálna Poisťovňa, the social security provider.
Frequencies for sale; lukewarm welcome
A NEW SET of mobile frequencies in Slovakia are being put up for sale, which could allow a fourth mobile operator to enter the Slovak telecommunication market, or one of the existing operators to broaden their reach. The catch is that the frequency package is intended for high-speed mobile internet, rather than voice, traffic. And, so far at least, none of the existing operators are rushing to bid.
Slovak children win at Japanese competition
EIGHT Slovak children won awards during an art competition in Japan. Six of them were honoured in Bratislava on March 31 for paintings and drawings that they had entered into a competition co-organised by Kanagawa Prefecture, on Japan’s Honshu Island, the SITA newswire wrote.
Advertising spending rises to Sk13.5 billion
SLOVAK companies spent about Sk9.8 billion on publicity and an additional almost Sk3.7 billion on public relations, leaflets and other forms of advertising last year, the Stratégie monthly periodical wrote.
Aeroflot to resume Moscow-Bratislava flights
RUSSIAN airline Aeroflot plans to resume regular flights between Moscow and Bratislava on May 27 this year, with two flights a week.
Young Americans help Prešov children
A HUNDRED young Americans, the children of U.S. soldiers deployed in European NATO bases, have been helping out with projects in Prešov, the SITA newswire wrote.
Highway tender stalls
TENDERS have not had an easy ride in Slovakia lately: the twice-stalled attempt to find an operator for the country’s proposed new electronic highway toll system; problems surrounding the tender for the euro campaign launch; the Defence Ministry’s ill-fated cleaning contract, to name but a few. Now, the tender for the first tranche of public private partnership (PPP) projects to build and operate parts of the D1 highway, worth several billion crowns, has joined the list of troubled tenders.
The private museum of airplanes expands.
The private Aero Museum in Martin-Tomčany received a new exhibit on March 29. A Soviet MiG 21 jet
INEKO says government is not meeting its promises
AFTER a year and a half in power the government is lagging behind in fulfilling its pre- and post-election promises on higher quality, greater accessibility and security of transport, according to an analysis by the Institute for Economic and Social Reforms (INEKO).
Many file taxes at the last minute
ABOUT one third of people and companies put off submitting their tax returns until the very last minute.
Investors look east
PRIVATE equity companies are eyeing eastern markets and have marked Ukraine and Russia on their investment maps, if the recent plans of three market players are any sign of a trend.
E-toll launch deadline tightens
A NATIONAL electronic road toll system could still be launched on schedule in January 2009, according to analysts, but that target is now looking increasingly tight. To meet it, the tender to decide on the system’s operator would have to be completed during April and a contract signed with the winner by the end of the month.
‘Cosmetic’ changes fail to silence Press Code critics
THE RULING coalition parties remain deaf to the uproar from Slovakia’s major dailies, which printed blank front pages on March 27 in protest at the controversial draft Press Code awaiting approval by parliament.
Airport’s plans for take-off
BRATISLAVA airport has some lofty ambitions. By 2012, it hopes to boost its capacity to serve 5 million passengers per year, providing investment plans work out. Bratislava promises, among other things, a new passenger terminal and growth in the surrounding facilities. While the airport knows how it will finance its initial investments, it hasn’t yet confirmed exactly where the money is coming from to pay for the second stage of the ambitious plan.
Nitra seeks more foreign students
NITRA has history of higher education in pedagogy and teacher training which stretches back almost fifty years. But Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (UKF) now provides applicants who want to study in this historical city in south-western Slovakia with a much wider variety of options.
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