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Explosion at Novácke Chemické Závody injures three employees
A gas explosion occurred at Novácke Chemické Závody (NCHZ), a chemical company, on the morning of February 22, the TASR newswire was told by the mayor of Nováky, Dušan Šimka. Nobody was killed but three employees suffered burns. They were taken to hospital for treatment. NCHZ representatives gave assurances that this was an isolated industrial accident that does not represent any threat to the public. TASR
Mission 21 party chairman Šimko rejoins KDH
Ivan Šimko, chairman of the Mission 21 party that has ceased to exist, said at a press conference on February 22, that he is rejoining the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), the TASR newswire wrote.
eTrend reports on changes in Interblue Group Europe
Jana Luetken is no longer a member of the managing board of the Switzerland-based Interblue Group Europe and is no longer authorised to act on the company's behalf, the eTREND web portal reported on February 22, the TASR newswire wrote. The portal referred to an extract from the Swiss Company Register. According to the website, the name of the new person running the company isn’t listed in the register as yet. It has been claimed that Interblue Group Europe is the legal successor to the US-based company Interblue Group which bought 15 million tonnes of carbon-dioxide emission quotas from Slovakia in 2008.
Independent Slovak MP may become vice-chair of Alliance for Europe of Nations party
Zdenka Kramplová, an independent MP (formerly from the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, HZDS), stated on February 22 that she may become a vice chair of the Alliance for Europe of Nations (AZEN) party, which is chaired by her former party colleague Milan Urbáni, the TASR newswire reported.
Speaker’s Corner connects English-speaking students
On February 11, around 130 students representing 31 schools from all over Slovakia arrived at Sukromné gymnázium in Žilina to participate in the third Speaker’s Corner competition.
Slovak Pavol Hurajt gains bronze medal in biathlon in Vancouver
Slovak biathlon athletes clinched a great success at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver thanks to Pavol Hurajt winning a bronze medal in the men's biathlon mass start race on February 21. Following the gold and the silver won by Anastasia Kuzmina, Hurajt has completed the medal set for Slovak biathlon athletes, the TASR newswire wrote. The race was won by Russian athlete Evgeny Ustyogov, while the silver medal went to Martin Fourcade from France. Hurajt, who lost by only 16.6 seconds, will be rewarded with €25,000 from the Slovak Olympic Committee. TASR
HZD party throws its support to Smer in general election
The non-parliamentary Movement for Democracy party (HZD), at its national congress on February 20, announced its withdrawal from the June 12 general election to help the Smer party win another four-year term, recommending that its supporters back Smer, the TASR newswire reported.
US Burger King fast food chain to open its first branch in Slovakia
The Burger King chain of fast food restaurants based in the US and operating worldwide will open its first facility in Slovakia in March of this year at the Eurovea complex along the Danube River, the web portal aktualne.sk wrote on February 20. Burger King has been considering coming to Slovakia for some time but in summer 2009 its plans for expansion were delayed to an unknown time-point in the future, the ČTK informed.
Russia opens consulate in Košice
Russia opened an honorary consulate in Slovakia's eastern city of Kosice on February 19, the TASR newswire was informed. The opening ceremony took place with the Russian Ambassador to Slovakia, Alexander Udalcov, attending. Russia's consulate in Košice in the city centre will cover the regions of Košice and Prešov. It will be open for the public three days each week. Three other countries have consulates in Kosice – Belgium, Spain and Turkey. TASR
Slovakia drew €520 million in EU assistance
SLOVAKIA drew €519.812 million from EU funds in the period from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009, with the state budget’s co-financing amounting to €93.25 million. The country has therefore used 4.58% of EU sources allocated for all operational programmes in this programming period. This is according to a report on implementation and drawing of resources from the EU’s Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund on the basis of operational programmes in Slovakia's National Strategic Reference Framework in the second half of last year, the SITA newswire reported.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
Anastasia
WHEN Slovakia first participated at the Winter Olympics in 1994 no one would have guessed that the country’s first gold will first be won by someone called Anastasia. Jana, Zuzana, Mária, Anna, Eva, Martina, or Beáta perhaps. But foreign-sounding Anastasia? In a country, which unlike America, Britain, France, or Germany is unaccustomed to welcoming almost any immigrants, the historic feat of Russian-born Anastasia Kuzmina provides two opportunities.
Encouraging preventive check-ups
SLOVAKIA is among the countries with a health-care system that offers free preventive medical check-ups. Both health insurers and physicians perceive regular check-ups as a valuable tool for detecting diseases or other medical conditions at an early stage or even as a way to prevent the occurrence of some diseases and thus an important step in improving the overall health of the population. In spite of this many Slovaks do not take the opportunity to have regular check-ups, even when they are available for free. The good news is that the trend is moving at least slightly up.
Flux in labour market continues in 2010
Global economic downturn, financial crisis and recession will probably become less frequently used terms in upcoming business reports as the most recent figures on industrial production in Slovakia blessed market watchers, business people and ordinary citizens with the best results in many months and the economic forecasts for GDP growth in 2010 look more favourable than they have been for all of last year.
Talent management – a tool for future success
Talent is a term which requires no additional definition for most readers while talent management should be a part of the functioning of society across all economic and public spheres. Yet, the term ‘talent management’ probably calls for further explanation. In brief, it could be defined as the ability of an organisation to identify, acquire, retain and develop the most skilled people with the goal of placing them in leading and highly specialised positions in the future. However, in a 2006 poll among managers in Europe, only about 20 percent of them were able to formally define what talent management was even though 51 percent of them claimed that they were actively performing talent management-related activities.
Resurrection of a mammoth?
IT TOOK several years for the previous government to dismantle the onetime railway goliath, Železnice Slovenskej Republiky (ŽSR), into three independent businesses. Now the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico is toying with the idea of reassembling the national railway giant by bringing the current railway network operator and the passenger and cargo transport companies under one roof. The country’s antitrust authority instantly said there were problems with the plan, suggesting that it not only goes against the spirit of liberalisation and discriminates against other competitors in the railway market, but that it also will attract unwanted attention from the European Commission. The Transportation Ministry said that its goal is to interconnect the state-run railway companies under one holding company with three subsidiaries by January 1, 2011 in order to coordinate the management of the railway companies so that state funds are used more effectively.
Slovak monuments in the spotlight
ENTHUSIASTS of cultural heritage and historical monuments, or anyone who simply wants to learn more about Slovakia’s historical sights, have one more opportunity to do so thanks to a comprehensive encyclopaedia that is now available in both Slovak and English.
Chambers of medical professionals in Slovakia
Slovak Medical Chamber
How to enhance your chances of getting a desired job
One reads much advice from HR experts about how to behave at a personal interview, how to write a proper CV and so on. One might say there could be no chance that somebody comes unprepared.
Old citadel and Aupark to coexist in Košice
AT THE beginning of February remains of stone walls were found underneath Liberators’ Square (Námestie osloboditeľov) in Košice during trenching work for a future Aupark business and relaxation centre. Aupark’s investor said the archaeological finding does not threaten construction of the centre in any way and preliminary assessment is that the findings could be fragments of the foundation of a military citadel.
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