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Gajary’s history: near and far

THIS POSTCARD from 1919 depicts the village of Gajary in the Záhorie region, situated close to a border crossing to Austria on the Morava River. This strategic geographic position once made the village a busy place, at least from time to time, as a commercial route from the nearby town of Malacky led through the town.

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Bus transport in Slovakia

Unlike the state-owned railway company, regional bus transportation is provided by regional joint-stock companies. One of the most important of them is the Bratislava bus company Slovak Lines. For bus connections and more information go to www.slovaklines.sk.

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Stop smoking, says Nitra - the town of prevention.

Nitra: a dose of prevention in 2009

UNTIL the end of November, Nitra can be called the town of prevention. During the next ten months, the city council together with the city police, civic associations, schools, cultural institutions, and individuals will concentrate on preventing all kinds of addictions and various types of pathological social phenomena like criminality and domestic violence, the TASR newswire wrote.

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Archaeological find unearthed in Trenčín

AN AREA in the centre of Trenčín, in front of the former Army House, has turned into a deep pit surrounded by a fence for the past several months. Bratislava investor Tatra Real plans to build underground garages there and, over them, a glass shopping gallery called Extrovertum.

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Quote of the Week

"The minister had forgotten that our ministry was not the contracting party in this case."

Tragic accident claims 12 lives; national day of mourning announced (updated)

In one of the worst traffic accidents in Slovakia’s history, a collision of a bus with a train near the village of Polomka in central Slovakia claimed 12 lives. A passenger train with two carriages crashed into a bus which was carrying 37 skiers from Bánovce nad Bebravou to the ski resort Bučník at about 9:00 am on Saturday, February 21.

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EC approves first assistance for Slovakia's D1 highway section

The European Commission (EC) has green-lighted Slovakia's first application for a non-refundable contribution from the European Union’s Cohesion Fund for €263,473. The money is to be used to co-finance the construction of the D1 highway section between Sverepec and Vrtižer, Transport Minister Ľubomír Vážny said on February 19, the SITA newswire wrote.

Central Election Commission interprets the Slovak Constitution

A candidate who receives an absolute majority of valid votes from all eligible voters can become president in the first election round. Slovakia’s Central Election Commission agreed on this interpretation of the Constitution at its first meeting after its members were sworn in. Ten of its twelve members voted for the resolution while two refrained from voting, the SITA newswire reported.

Slovak Defence Minister at informal NATO meeting in Krakow

Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Baška is attending a two-day meeting of defence ministers from NATO member states in Krakow, Poland, the SITA newswire reported.

Poll: Confidence in Gašparovič slips, trust in Radičová rises

Prime Minister Robert Fico remains the most trusted politician in Slovakia, according to a survey conducted between February 1 and 9 by the Institute for the Research of Public Opinion, part of the Slovak Statistics Office. It suggested that he enjoys the trust of 40 percent of those polled.

National Bank confirms economy is 'cooling off'

The results of the Slovak economy for the last quarter of 2008 confirm that the economy is cooling off, said the governor of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS), Ivan Šramko, as quoted by the SITA newswire.

Several companies in Trenčín Region face difficulties

Považská Bystrica-based company PSL said it plans to lay off 193 employees as a result of the economic crisis.

Child-maintenance dodgers to lose driving licences

As of April 1, 2009, parents who avoid child-maintenance payments will be deprived of their driving licences, according to an amendment drawn up by the chairman of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) Vladimír Mečiar and fellow HZDS MPs Katarína Tóthová and Ľudmila Mušková which was approved by Parliament on February 18.

Gašparovič rejects criticism of his State of The Republic Address

President Ivan Gašparovič hit back at his main rival in the March 21 presidential election, Iveta Radičová, who criticised his State of the Republic speech to parliament this week.

Education minister refuses to change textbooks in line with new law

The Slovak National Party (SNS), a junior member in the governing coalition said on Wednesday, February 18, that it would ask the Constitutional Court for a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of a new law instituting ethnic-language place-names in geography textbooks at minority schools pending its final verdict on the legislation.

Petrol price goes up, diesel to remain unchanged

The price of petrol in Slovakia increased as of Wednesday, February 18, although diesel should remain the same, the Natankuj.sk website announced, as quoted by the TASR newswire.

Minister: Health-care staff can only smoke before or after work

Health Minister Richard Raši said on February 17 that it was unacceptable for health service employees to smoke on duty.

Opposition presidential candidate Radičová reacts to Gašparovič address

The joint opposition presidential candidate Iveta Radičová has criticised the incumbent head of state, Ivan Gašparovič - who is also her main rival in the upcoming presidential elections - for being insufficiently active.

SDKÚ to summon extraordinary parliamentary session on crisis

The opposition Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ) party has decided to summon an extraordinary parliamentary session to propose measures aimed at minimising the impacts of the global crisis on the Slovak economy, SDKÚ chairman Mikuláš Dzurinda said at a press conference on February 17.

Parliament rejects KDS proposal on Slovak tax sovereignty

Slovakia will not have its tax sovereignty protected by a constitutional law.

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