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No more barbed wire
AUSTRIA and Slovakia used to be part of one country. But changes in the world’s political order, horrible wars and totalitarian regimes erected barbed wire barriers and interrupted much regular contact between Slovaks and Austrians. The fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 and the enlargement of the European Union to include Slovakia in 2004 has mended broken partnerships and brought new forms of cooperation. The Austrian Cultural Forum, operating under the auspices of the Austrian Embassy, was one of the early architects in renewing historical cultural contacts as well as building new ones.
A royal parade in Banská Bystrica
COSTUME parades representing the entourages of King Mathias Corvinus and Queen Beatrix of Aragon were the highlight of the 120th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Central Slovak Museum in SNP Square in Banská Bystrica on July 12.
Police identify Chinese “men in black”
POLICE have identified the three most aggressive Chinese "men in black" that attacked Slovak activists in front of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava during the protest against human right violations in the People's Republic of China, Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák said on July 14. The protests and subsequent attack came during June’s visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Slovakia.
Ruthenian and Ukrainian minority in Slovakia
ETHNIC Rusyns (or Ruthenians) and Ukrainians living in Slovakia account for just over one-half percent of the 5.4 million residents of Slovakia. The Rusyn (Ruthenian) national minority received the status of an autonomous ethnic minority only after the fall of the communist regime in 1989. Until that time Rusyns (Ruthenians) were regarded as Ukrainians.
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Pohoda
“HOW are you doing?” “V pohode.” Cool.
Legal opinion: Debt 'should not be paid'
THE MINISTRY of Health paid almost Sk150 million on an alleged debt owed to Technopol even though three legal analyses had advised against it. In 2004, Hana Muráňová, then head of the ministry’s legal section, recommended to Rudolf Zajac, then minister of health, that the Technopol debt “should not be paid”. In a three-page analysis she pointed out uncertainties regarding the true owner of the receivable and the guarantee issued by a Bratislava hospital, as well as the fact the matter was still before the courts. A year later, attorney Ernest Valko submitted a five-page analysis to Zajac, in which he stated that the original debt contract from 1990 was “an absolutely invalid legal act” because it was not sufficiently precise and understandable.
Judge says her independence was pressured
THE JUSTICE ministry has cast doubts on the work of Anna Benešová, a judge of the Bratislava Regional Court, who in an earlier interview with the Sme daily accused the court’s management of putting pressure on her to give preference to the complaints of the then-justice minister and presently Supreme Court head Štefan Harabin. She also claims she was advised on how to rule in those cases.
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We have the right to be called Roma
Margita Damová has never in her life left the village of Rankovce in the Košice county. She was born as the third of 11 children to a mason’s family. She finished nine grades of primary school, but she says she’s always wanted to go to school and learn more. Today, at the age of 50, she believes she still has time to change her life.
EBRD to participate in completing R1
p>THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will take part in the project to complete the R1 express road from Nitra to Tekovské Nemce in the Nitra region, as decided by the EBRD Council of Directors on July 14, the TASR newswire reported.
Letters to the publishers go international
INTERNATIONAL media freedom watchdogs have once again turned their attention to Slovakia after learning that former justice minister and current President of the Supreme Court, Štefan Harabin, sent out-of-court settlement proposals to four Slovak media outlets in June demanding huge payouts as damages for negative allegations that appeared in the publications.
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SkyEurope to announce new investor
THE NEW management of the Slovakia-based, low-cost SkyEurope airlines has persuaded the company’s shareholders at a meeting in Vienna on July 14 to okay a drastic cut in the company’s basic assets from €42.6 million to €6.6 million, the online news service of the Sme daily, sme.sk, reported.
British Ambassador takes in the Bratislava Zoo
THE BRITISH ambassador to Slovakia, Michael Roberts, spent an afternoon at the Bratislava Zoo on July 10.
Slovaks and Italians talk about nukes
ITALY’s Enel is looking at ways to finance construction of nuclear power plants in Italy beginning in 2013, with possible bond issues in the cards, Enel Chief Executive Fulvio Conti said on July 14, during the visit of the Italian Minister of Economic Development, Claudio Scajola, to Mochovce.
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Archaeologists uncover palace of Vandal king
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found traces of what could once have been the residence of a Vandal king. The stone construction of the tile and mortar remnants indicates that the structure was probably built by the Romans more than 1,600 years ago.
Ukrainian institutions in Slovakia
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Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA Bratislava EXHIBITION:GALLERIES, cultural centres and even public spaces in Bratislava are hosting one of the most extensive exhibition projects in Slovakia through August 23. Sculpture and Object, now in its 14th edition, involves as many as 70 artists from 18 countries. The displays, both individual and collective, are arranged according to different thematic criteria. However, they all share a common framework established by prominent Slovak artist Viktor Hulík - removing barriers between the works of art and the audience. Most of the exhibitions are in public areas or are otherwise free of charge. More information can be found at awww.sao.galeria-z.sk.
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- UK appoints Bilal Zahid as new ambassador to Slovakia
- News digest: Prosecutor seeks jail for NBS Governor Kažimír as his political support wanes
- Weekend: Celebration of fun comes to Malacky Photo
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- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- Slovakia loses another EV model to Spain as Stellantis chooses Zaragoza over Trnava
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- Convicted of multiple murders, Slovakia’s mafia boss seeks release from prison
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- The disinformation scene has become a tool of media capture
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- A mayor resigns over €2.7 million fraud scandal at town hall
- He designed Gatwick. But this is his masterpiece
- Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed
- News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest
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