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Hidden dance club is a hit
BUCHAREST, Belgrade and Krakow are famous throughout the world of electronica and dance music. But, although Bratislava is better known as a destination for stag parties than a club town, it does have a secret weapon.
Love Museum solicits sad stories
THE MUSEUM of Broken Relationships is accepting personal tales of Slovak break-ups and broken hearts until August 28.
When ministers are like ripe apples at the end of September
THE HEADS atop Slovakia’s ministries have been falling like ripe apples at the end of September. Vladimír Mečiar, chairman of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS), requested on August 14 that Prime Minister Robert Fico sack Agriculture Minister Zdenka Kramplová, who has been on the job only eight months.
Meterological sting nabs data thieves
THE STATE weather forecasting company suspects a private rival of using its data without permission.
Quote of the Week:
"It is as if you compared weather conditions in Africa and Antarctica."Labour Minister Viera Tomanová, responding to whether she sees a similarity between her and former Environment Minister Jaroslav Izák, who was sacked last month on suspicion of misusing government subsidies.
Strong SMEs can help Slovaks diversify industry
EVEN though only a handful of large Italian companies have invested in Slovakia, they've ensured their position in the commercial world by going into strategic fields such as energy production and banking. The Italian power company Enel owns a majority stake in Slovakia's single energy producer and the Intesa and UniCredit banks own two major Slovak banks.
Company squabbles stall toll project
OBJECTIONS filed by unsuccessful consortiums competing for a Sk20 billion deal to build and operate an electronically-controlled toll system in Slovakia have caused a postponement of the project.
Countrywide Events
Western Slovakia Bratislava DANCE: FLAMENCO dancer María Serrano from Sevilla will presents her passionate dancing art as part of the Iberica festival of Iberian cultures in Bratislava on August 22. The dancer has previously peformed her latest dance project FlamenTango in Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other countries. Serrano's performance is the highlight of the fifth year of the Iberica festival, which will perform in Bratislava after stops in the Czech towns of Brno and Boskovice. The Slovak flamenco group Los Remedios will open the evening in the PKO (Culture and Leisure Park) at Nábrežie L Svobodu 3 at 20:00. Visitors who arrive early can attend workshops and demonstrations of flamenco, Argentinean tango, and flamenco guitar led by prominent artists, including Alvaro Vargas from Columbia and Eduardo Trassiera from Spain. Videos of previous Iberica festivals can also be viewed. Tickets for the festival cost between Sk350 and Sk550. For more information, go to www.inerica.cz.
Restaurants protect authenticity
THE ORIGIN of Italian cuisine can be traced to the times of ancient Rome and Greece. It is one of the best known and most popular cuisines in the world, including in Slovakia.
Bare-Chested Man back in Šafárikovo Square
LADISLAV Bielik: Exhibition in the Park 1968-2008 opened at Šafárikovo Square in Bratislava in late May to mark the famed photographer’s birthday.Bielik was working for the Smena daily when he took his most famous photos near and at the square on August 21, 1968, during the invasion of the then Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops.
Film, music and food
THERE is no need to introduce Italy to Slovaks, who flock to its historical sites and beaches over the summer holidays. Slovaks also know Italy as the native country of world-class painters, sculptors, and musicians, as well as a country with a rich cinematography. Of course, Italian cuisine is another phenomenon beloved in Slovakia. And, most recently, the arrival of Italian investors has made this country and its language even more interesting.
Kremnica mint set to roll out first Slovak euro coins
THE MINCOVŇA mint in Kremnica is set to begin producing Slovak euro coins. Production will be launched with a ceremony on August 19, Jaroslav Setnický, the company’s spokesperson, told the SITA newswire.
Seven dead in bizarre train wreck
p>SEVEN PEOPLE died and 40 were injured in a bizarre train wreck in the Czech Republic on August 8.The train, the EuroCity 108 Comenius, an express heading from Krakow via Ostrava to Prague, crashed into a road bridge, which was under reconstruction and had collapsed onto the tracks. The accident took place near Studénka, in the northern Czech Republic.
E-mail spies may head to prison
TWO employers in Žilina face charges of illegally screening employee e-mail. The employers, a 48-year-old woman and 22-year-old man, allegedly looked into the e-mail communications of their employees and in the process appropriated ideas and used them for their own benefit, the SITA newswire wrote. Now the bosses could wind up in jail.
Deal to bring quicker aid to tourists
A NEW POLICY of cooperation between Polish and Slovak air emergency services should speed up the process of getting aid to distressed tourists.
Responses to Georgia and Russia differ
THOUGH the Foreign Affairs Ministry has released a rather carefully–worded statement on the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia, representatives of the Slovak National Party (SNS), a junior member of the ruling coalition, have laid the blame for the fighting on the small country in the Caucasus.
A photo overview
EVERY November, hundreds of photos flood Bratislava during the Month of Photography. This year, along with presenting the latest developments in photography in Central and Eastern Europe, the festival will focus on Italian photography.
Witnesses recall Soviet invasion of August '68
THIS August 21 is the 40th anniversary of the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Russian–led troops.Between the night of August 20 and the early morning hours of August 21, the Russian army and troops from the Warsaw Pact countries rolled onto the streets of what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. They had been ordered there to put an end to the Prague Spring, the spate of democratic reforms instituted by the progressive leadership in Prague, led by the charismatic Alexander Dubček.
Labour Minister back under spotlight
LESS than a month after the environment minister was sacked due to allegations of cronyism, another minister in the Robert Fico government has been suspected of favouring candidates friendly to her party Smer when approving hefty subsidies for social projects.
Tug-of-war over minimum wage continues
THE ERA of hard-line social policies that Prime Minister Robert Fico heralded for the second half of his rule seems to finally be materialising. Fico, the Labour Ministry and the country’s trade unions are pushing to raise the minimum wage from the current Sk8,100 (€268.87) a month to at least Sk8,900 (€295.43), starting next year. Employers have shown little sympathy for the requested hike and said that such an increase might force many businesses to close shop.
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