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Mountains and adventure at Aupark film festival
THE MULTIPLEX Palace Cinemas in Bratislava's Aupark shopping mall will soon become the centre of attention for hikers and mountain climbers.
Harach "had to make a living"
The Slovak Spectator (TSS): How did you come to own the land that makes up the Bernolákovo - Západ project?
The Lisbon Treaty, in hindsight
WHILE Brussels has welcomed Slovakia's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, which sailed through parliament on April 10, the treaty's path to passage caused a serious rift between the opposition parties that political analysts are describing as a crisis.
Meeting regional needs
ALTHOUGH the tradition of higher education in Prešov began with the founding of a school of philosophy in the 16th century, it wasn't until 1997 that a university was founded there. Today, the primary mission of the University of Prešov (PU) is to contribute to the development of knowledge-based society in the city and the surrounding region.
Slovaks scramble for ritzy addresses
AFTER years of living in grey, communist-style apartment blocks, Slovaks have taken an interest in more appealing housing.
Brussels: Internship in offices of Slovak MEPs
SLOVAK Members of European Parliament Peter Šťastný and Miroslav Mikolášik are offering internships to recent university graduates and students in their final year. The Bernardo civic association will assist in selecting the interns. The internship in Šťastný's office will last from September 8 to December 11, 2008. Mikolášik's office is offering it from August 25 to October 24, 2008. Fluency in English or French is required. Applications can be downloaded from the Bernardo Group website. A recommendation letter and motivation letter are required. Deadline: May 26, 2008. For more information, go to www.bernardogroup.org.
Lešť to get unique training centre
THE SLOVAK Defence Ministry's Institute of Special Healthcare and Training (ÚŠZV) in Lešť is part-way through construction of a specially-built training environment to be known as Jakub Village. It will be one of just a few in Europe, the ministry told the SITA newswire.
Seven out of 10 young people attracted by jobs abroad
THE MAJORITY of Slovak youth is dissatisfied with the job opportunities on offer here and is planning to leave the country to get work abroad. This is one of findings of a survey of young people aged 15-25, conducted online by GfK Slovakia in March, the SITA newswire reported.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
Tunnelling the tunnel
THE SAGA surrounding construction of the most expensive highway tunnel in Slovakia's history, at Branisko, could end in court. A Slovak investigator, in cooperation with Swiss police, has now charged 10 individuals with financial crimes in connection with the tunnel's construction.
Slovakia flooded with daffodils
A FUND-RAISING drive by the League Against Cancer on April 11, which used the daffodil as its symbol, meant that thousands of the yellow floral symbols of solidarity appeared in the streets across Slovakia. The day was even more successful than last year, the Pravda daily wrote.
Mikolaj: Ethnic minority pupils to study an equal amount of Slovak
The Slovak language will be taught at schools for ethnic minorities at a level that will ensure that the pupils will master the language, Education Minister Ján Mikolaj said on April 17 in Bratislava, the TASR newswire wrote.
SARIO attracted less investment year-on-year
The Hospodárske Noviny financial daily wrote on April 17 that the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) attracted considerably less investment in the first quarter of this year than it had a year ago.
Košice to host world-class performance of Carmen
The Košice Steel Arena is to be the venue of a lavish performance of one of the world's most popular operas, Carmen, on April 24, organisers announced on April 17.
SDKÚ: Fico trying to distance himself from Branisko case
In reaction to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's statement on April 17, SDKÚ chairman Mikuláš Dzurinda said that by establishing parliamentary investigating committees, Fico (Smer) is trying to distance himself from the scandal surrounding the siphoning of funds from the Branisko road tunnel, the TASR newswire wrote.
Low interest in vocational training, despite jobs on offer
On April 17, the Sme daily reports that despite a continuing shortage of skilled factory workers in the Slovak labour market, secondary schools providing vocational training have reported a drop in the number of applicants, the SITA newswire wrote. Pupils in the final grades of primary school were required to send applications to secondary schools by the beginning of April. Most of them have applied to attend secondary grammar schools or do four-year training courses in hotel and catering services. Unemployment in Slovakia is currently the highest in the EU. Unfilled vacancies are mostly in the car and electrical engineering industries. SITA
New STV chief's background in communist Czechoslovak TV
The April 17 edition of the Sme daily carries a report on the background of the new director-general of the public service broadcaster Slovak Television, Štefan Nižňánsky. According to the report, he was a member of the communist party in the eighties and at the time held an important position in TV. In this role, he decided which news stories conformed to communist ideology, and could thus be broadcast. After the Velvet Revolution, his TV career ended and he became a businessman. The daily reports that Nižňánsky has recently regained a high profile with the help of the ruling coalition party, SMER-SD. SITA
Press Code critics will go unheeded, says daily
The Pravda daily on April 17 reports that protests against the new Press Code will go unanswered, according to the SITA newswire. It says that Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič intends to sign the Press Code into law, despite an ever-lengthening list of organisations asking him not to do so. Several of the protests have come from abroad. Slovak publishers, the Slovak Syndicate of Journalists and the heads of the five most important Czech periodicals have all called on the president to veto the law. In particular, they are critical of the so-called right of reply. The Czech journalists point out that the right of reply is applied in the Czech Republic only in cases where false information has been published. SITA
Palacka rejects link to Branisko corruption case
Former Transport Minister Gabriel Palacka on April 17 strongly rejected claims made by the current Prime Minister, Robert Fico, linking him to alleged corruption in the construction of the Branisko Highway Tunnel. Ten people now face charges relating to the case. In a statement provided by Palacka to SITA news agency, he called the claims a monstrous lie.
President signs Law on Employment Services
A new law gives labour offices the authority to determine how often the unemployed must come in and prove they are looking for work, the SITA newswire wrote.
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