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Winter shows its powers
THE WINTER that we have all wished for has come only at the very end of the season. However, the recent generous snowfall has created an unusual situation: there is much more snow in Bratislava's Koliba than in many mountainous areas and this doesn't happen very often.
Twelve die in crash tragedy
IN ONE of the worst traffic accidents in Slovakia’s history a collision between a bus and 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 09:00 on Saturday, February 21.
TAX SYSTEM IN SLOVAKIA
BASIC INFORMATION
Keeping up in the race for talent
SOME people wear their academic titles like retired generals wear medals at military parades. Some people get them from parents, who pay for their education at trendy international schools. They wear them like lavish jewellery, intended to signify their status and demonstrate their intelligence. Then there are those who have academic titles, but do not actually need them since their academic work and international renown already give them an aura of sophistication and achievement. But whatever they say about their bearers, they do – or should – represent a certain standard. So when a school suddenly loses the people whose academic titles signal its quality, they can get into real trouble, not least in Slovakia.
Professorial shortfall
LACK of money, though it is the most commonly cited reason for Slovak universities lagging behind their western counterparts, is definitely not the only problem higher education institutions are grappling with. Another shortage – of qualified teachers and researchers – showed up recently in an unlikely place: Comenius University (UK) in Bratislava.
New exam for financiers
ENGLISH has become the international working language and knowing it well has become increasingly important for any ambitious finance professional. Passing these new specialised exams will certify one’s existing language skills and ability to work in an international context while students preparing for these exams can learn to use their language skills and hone their ability to clearly express opinions.
Slovak's short story wins UK prize
WRITING can often prove to be a tool for expressing one's impressions and emotions when all other means fail. This can be particularly true if one lives in a foreign country, and uses a language other than one's mother tongue for everyday communication. The Leander Bud is all this, as well as being the result of a love of writing.
Bratislavská Čučoriedka gets two new laureates
THE SLOVAK capital has two more laureates of the Július Satinský Award Bratislav-ská Čučoriedka (Bratislava Blueberry). Blueberries is what Satinský, a famous actor and writer, used to call crisp young girls in their teens. At the Bratislava ceremony, Eva Siracká received the award in the category Idea–Deed for her long work in fighting against cancer and for founding the Centre for Help. And a peculiar view of life, full of humour, secured this award for writer Tomáš Janovic in the category Personality, the TASR newswire wrote.
General prosecutor's mother attacked
AT 23:00 on the evening of February 20, unknown offenders seriously assaulted and robbed the mother of the general prosecutor, Dobroslav Trnka, private TV channel JOJ reported on its website.
Reform may trim red tape
AMONG several measures adopted by the Slovak government to ease the impacts of the global economic downturn on Slovak businesses were amendments to the tax laws. Tax and audit experts welcomed these revisions but questioned whether the government could do more and suggested that changes in the administration of tax matters would also be beneficial.
Right time to rationalise public spending
IT WILL be the private sector, not the public sector, which plays the most crucial role in the stabilisation of the economy and its subsequent revival: so believes Vladimír Masár, the chairman of the accountancy and consultancy firm Deloitte in Slovakia. He is also convinced that this is the right time to rationalise public spending and redirect some funds from public administration budgets to investment, for example in infrastructure or energy projects.
Great 20th-century buildings registered
RESEARCHERS have developed a Registry of Modern Architecture in Slovakia in which the most valuable buildings of the 20th century have been recorded. Five of these buildings have been proposed for immediate registration as national cultural monuments.
Crisis will test human capital
Since the beginning of 2009, Slovakia has been operating in what the finance minister has described as ‘crisis mode’. The tsunami-like economic crisis which rolled across the Atlantic and began to swamp Western Europe last year has hit Slovakia harder than market watchers and state officials had been expecting. The wave washed away rosy predictions and there is now broad consensus that the country’s economy will grow at a considerably slower pace than the government had assumed in late November 2008.
eTAX IN SLOVAKIA
eTax is a portal through which the tax administration provides authorised electronic services to tax ubjects. eTax was built within the eEurope+ programme, in cooperation with the Danish Tax Ministry– entral Customs and Tax Office.
INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE FIELDS OF TAXES
Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republicwww.finance.gov.sk
U.S. Steel offers severance deals
U.S. STEEL Košice, the biggest private employer in Slovakia, is encouraging its employees to leave or re-qualify for other positions.
Bishop uses pulpit to criticise Radičová
THE BISHOP of Banská Bystrica, Rudolf Baláž, in a sermon delivered during a recent mass, encouraged church members to not vote for Iveta Radičová, the joint opposition candidate in the upcoming presidential election. He reproached Radičová for her opinion on abortions and her statement that society can agree on what is moral and what is not, reported the Sme daily.
TAX CONFERENCE
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, starting at 8:30Place: Radisson SAS Carlton Hotel, BratislavaOrganised by the American Chambers of Commerce inSlovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
Prosperity from the vineyards
THE PRESENT DAY town of Pezinok, well-known for its vineyards, is not situated where it used to be. The remains of its 'predecessor' can be found in the nearby – and then much safer – Small Carpathians, where Božen, a prince of the Great Moravia, had his domain.
Quote of the Week
"Let us write them also on bacon – it can kill, too.” Milan Urbáni, a HZDS MP, suggesting that other products should carry health warnings as do cigarettes. He regards healthwarnings on cigarette packets as 'discriminatory'.
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