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New Bríza-era SPF deals uncovered
DETAILS have emerged about previously unknown, suspicious land transfers approved at the Slovak Land Fund (SPF) during the term of Branislav Bríza, the Sme daily wrote.
The life and career of Pola Negri
THE POLISH Institute in Bratislava is wrapping up Pola Negri - Film Legend, a fascinating exhibition about the Polish-born actress famous for her vamp roles in silent films and early talkies.
Slovakia ranks 43rd in use of IT and telecom
OUT OF 127 countries, Slovakia ranks 43rd in the use of information and communications technologies, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Cabinet road plan and budget outline don't match
ON APRIL 23, the cabinet approved a draft plan for maintenance of first-class roads through 2010. The plan estimates that maintenance across Slovakia in 2008 will cost Sk1 billion. For each of the following two years, Sk1.930 billion has been earmarked, SITA wrote.
Anti-drug unit chief steps down
THE NATIONAL anti-drug unit is to get a new boss. Its current head, Marián Pecko, is to leave the unit on May 1 at his own request, according to the Sme daily. But he will remain with the police, serving in the office fighting organised crime.
SMK consumed by leadership infighting
THE WAR of words between Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) chairman Pál Csáky and former chairman Béla Bugár is heating up.
Eastern opportunities
KEY foreign investments in western Slovakia have attracted logistics firms to the region. But good news is expected in the rest of the country with logistics firms announcing plans to operate further east. Further developments in the automotive and high-tech industries are being planned which should lead to further growth in the logistics businesses serving them.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
New logistics centre in Zavar Industrial Park
HB Reavis Management Banská Bystrica will build an industrial and logistics centre worth approximately Sk6.7 billion near the town of Trnava, in western Slovakia. The investor predicts that the centre will create 960 new jobs, company spokeswoman Želmíra Rácová told SITA.
Euro expectations build
AS MAY 7, the day on which Slovakia will hear the European Commission's verdict on its application to join the eurozone, approaches, debate about the new currency is growing more intense in Slovakia. Slovak state officials are confident that Slovakia now meets all the nominal economic criteria for the country to adopt the euro and say that the battle is now shifting from economics to diplomacy.
Lipšic: Tunnelling proves NPF is useless
THE NATIONAL Property Fund (NPF) paid Sk100,000 to the Nitra-based Media Vision Agency (MVA) to collect copies of media articles in which the Fund was mentioned and produce copies of its research budget, the Sme daily wrote on April 11.
Archbishop prays for Tiso
THE CONTROVERSIAL figure of Jozef Tiso, president of the wartime fascist Slovak state, has been honoured by a top representative of the Roman Catholic church in Slovakia. The Archbishop of Trnava, Ján Sokol, celebrated a requiem mass for Tiso on April 18, the 61st anniversary of his execution as a traitor. The Conference of Bishops of Slovakia said it was a private act by Archbishop Sokol.
Another pyramid scheme manager sentenced
THE FORMER owner of the non-licensed deposit company AGW, Matúš Grega, has been jailed for 8.5 years and fined Sk2 million (€61,600) on fraud charges. It follows a plea bargain between Grega and the prosecutor, approved on April 21 by the Special Court.
Quote of the Week:
"What do you mean by a firm close to the HZDS? If I meet you here today, are you a person close to the HZDS? Or if I meet a bear ... "
Opposition schizophrenia
SLOVAKIA'S political arena is suffering from a bizarre case of schizophrenia: the largest of the governing coalition's parties seems unwilling to shake off its opposition-party habits, while the opposition parties still appear traumatised by their loss of power.
Cabinet is preparing post-euro fund for the poor
THE GOVERNMENT is creating a special reserve in next year's budget for low-income people, young families and pensioners, the Pravda daily reported.
Ida Kelarová prepares Roma children for big concert
ROMA children from the Wild Poppies programme have started preparing for a major concert, which should take place in the autumn, under the leadership of well-known singer Ida Kelarová. The SITA newswire reported the plans, announced by Lucia Čierna, programme co-ordinator for the civic association ProDonum.
Post stores thousands of undeliverable items
AT the beginning of this year, Slovak Post counted more than 160,000 items at its storage site in Banská Bystrica that were undeliverable due to an incomplete or missing address. Around 600 such items are processed daily at the Postal Registration and Deposit Office in Trnava, Andrea Pivarčiová, spokesperson for Slovak Post, told SITA.
Gamekeeper's house in Ľubochňa
SLOVAKIA has always been richly covered in forests. People have taken advantage of this natural beauty to make a living. The gamekeepers' houses scattered across the country are a reminder of this. The postcard shown above is from the 1920s. It is a reproduction of a painting by prominent Slovak painter and writer Janko Alexy that shows one of these houses.
Minds meet to weigh fate of Hotel Kyjev
TWENTY international artists and architecture theorists took part in a site-specific symposium at Bratislava's icon of modernist architecture, the Hotel Kyjev, between April 4 and 13.
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