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Ministry forms commission to protect consumers against disadvantageous contracts
A commission is being created to protect consumers against unacceptable contracts, the Justice Ministry stated on its website, www.justice.sk, on October 6.
PM Fico distances himself from Ján Slota's personal attacks
Prime Minister Robert Fico issued a statement on October 6 distancing himself from statements made by Ján Slota, the leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS), who likened Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Kinga Göncz to Adolf Hitler.
President and Prime Minister open discussion on Slovakia's future
On October 6, Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič, Prime Minister Robert Fico and representatives of the country's academics opened a nationwide discussion on a long-term vision for the development of Slovak society until 2030.
Slovaks return as British pound weakens
THE BRITISH pound has long since lost its shine – for Slovaks. This is especially true if they calculate how much they could have earned in Britain several years ago, and how much this would be worth now. This may have led more than one fifth of the Slovaks who had moved to Britain to return home, the Sme daily wrote in August.
New analysis affirms foul play in Remiáš case
THE EXPLOSION that killed Róbert Remiáš, the go-between for a key witness to the abduction of Michal Kováč, Jr., in 1996 was without a doubt caused by a car bomb.
British royal couple to visit Bratislava and Tatras
QUEEN Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will travel to the Slovak capital and the Tatra Mountains during their two-day visit to Slovakia later this month. Marek Trubač, spokesperson of the Slovak president, outlined the preliminary agenda of the royal visit to the SITA newswire.
Election of Supreme Court President postponed indefinitely
THE JUDICIAL Council has indefinitely postponed the election of the Supreme Court President planned for September 30. Its stated reason for doing so was that it had not received a report from a representative of the Supreme Audit Office on how the Supreme Court spent Sk17 million (€564,297) allocated to it in 2007, the SITA newswire wrote.
Social values show change
A NEW European Values Study presented by the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) on September 24 found that Slovaks place the highest value on family and work.
Paul Newman’s roots were in Humenné
PAUL Newman, the legendary American actor who died on September 26, was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, but his mother – whose birth name was Terézia Fecková – was born in the Slovak town of Humenné. The actor’s grandmother is buried there and some of his relatives still live there, the Pravda daily wrote.
Bathory continues to fascinate
THE LEGEND of Elizabeth Bathory has captivated generations, but her true character eludes many. She has been branded the most renowned serial killer of her time, accused of torturing and murdering more than 600 people.
Baal is about love and freedom
ACCORDING to the official site of the famed Dutch RO Theater, Bertolt Brecht’s Baal “is a rebel who wants to redefine all the rules and human values himself”. But in the provocative interpretation of the play directed by Alize Zandwijk, “herself” would be more suitable, for the usually masculine protagonist is a woman in this version.
Uproar over autonomy
PÁL CSÁKY, chairman of the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK), has caused an uproar by mentioning the prospect of autonomy for southern Slovakia at a meeting with Romanian MEP László Tőkés on September 27.
Adding fuel to the fire of doubt
THERE is much psychology involved in terms like “golden age” and “crisis”, be it the zenith or the crash of a company - or world financial markets - especially since the name of an established institution can quickly become as fleeting as a wrongly managed heritage.
Ginsberg's 1965 visit inspires play
STAGE DIRECTOR Viliam Klimáček has created a new play for the GUnaGU theatre in Bratislava entitled Ginsberg in Bratislava (beat generation 1965). It tells the story of American poet Allen Ginsberg’s visit to Bratislava in 1965.
Education is the most -frequently provided employee benefit
EMPLOYERS motivate their employees to perform better in several ways. One is to provide benefits.Since August 2007, more than 135,000 users have taken part in an internet poll about wages conducted by Merces.sk, part of Profesia. The poll looked at 14 of the most common benefits which employers offer employees. The responses suggest that the most frequently provided benefit is education for employees, while the least common benefit is a contribution to health insurance. One third of the respondents did not list any benefit.
European banks catch a cold
EUROPEAN financial markets seem to be going down with the contagion which has been affecting their counterparts in the United States for more than a year now. The world spent the past week waiting with bated breath for a U.S. congress decision about how – or whether - to throw the ailing financial sector a multi-billion dollar lifeline.
Volunteers from abroad save monuments in Slovakia
THIS YEAR, foreign volunteers helped renew and save monuments such as Bojnice Castle, the Veľký Šariš and Čierny Hrad ruins, and the calvaries in Bratislava and Banská Štiavnica. From June to September, there were 15 international camps in Slovakia in which 129 young people from all over the world participated, the SITA newswire wrote.
Prague Energy Exchange trades in electricity for Slovakia
THE PRAGUE Energy Exchange (PXE) commenced trading in electricity for Slovakia on October 1. PXE Secretary General David Kučera said that most of the important Slovak electricity traders will participate in the exchange, and he anticipates their active involvement.
ICF now in Slovakia
The ICF (International Coach Federation)now has a chapter in Slovakia, founded in the middle of 2007 by four ICF members: Marián Fabian, Klára Giertlová, Alfonz Haviar, and Zlatica Stubbs.
Murder plot thwarted
A DISTRICT Court judge in Banská Bystrica has ordered two youths, both 14, to be held in prison pending trial for their part in a murder plot .
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