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Slovak haute couture takes to the catwalk
MADRID, Paris, London, New York, Munich or Prague – these are the cities in which some of the contestants for Brillance Fashion Talent (BFT), a prestigious competition for local fashion designers recently held in Bratislava, have worked or studied.
Institutions and organisations in construction and real estate in Slovakia
Ministry of Economy
Global strongmen heave-ho in Bratislava
THE STRONGMAN Champion’s League made a stop in Bratislava this year. The strongest men from all over the world competed on the afternoon of October 10 on the Danube Promenade near the Eurovea shopping mall. This prestigious Champion’s League event featured many of the world’s strongest men: Englishman Terry Hollands, weighing in at a hefty 186 kilograms; American Matt Wannat; Ukrainian Konstantin Ilyin; Serbian Ervin Katona and several others. Only Lithuanian Zydrunas Savickas, several times named the world’s strongest man, was missing from the programme as he had been injured at a previous competition.
Metropolis casino plans modified
THE INVESTOR in the Metropolis multi-functional complex planned for Jarovce on the outskirts of Bratislava has reduced the size of its planned casino. Gábor Zászlós, the chairman of the board of directors of Trigranit, the developer of the €1.5-billion project, announced in early October that the company is reducing the casino’s size from its originally-planned 27,000 square metres to around 19,000 square metres, meaning that the gaming area would comprise around 2 percent of the whole development instead of 3 percent.
Venice report divides opinions
THE VENICE Commission of the Council of Europe assessed Slovakia’s State Language Act and recommended reviewing and revising the provisions of the law which inappropriately restrict the use of a minority language, the SITA newswire reported.
Spanish week in Košice
OCTOBER 4 to October 11 was a busy week in Košice. Despite the morning rain and cold weather, over 400 students and teachers of the Park Mládeže 5 secondary school participated in La Rambla on Tuesday, October 5. La Rambla (named after a street in Barcelona known for its street jugglers, artists and comedians) consisted of a parade down Košice’s Main Street (Hlavná ulica), along with live statues and other attractions for passers-by and visitors to Košice. The students created a unique atmosphere packed with youthful energy, enthusiasm and originality. It was the 5th year of the Days of Spanish Culture event, held under the auspices of the ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain, the mayor of Košice, the head of the regional schools authority, and other prominent representatives and guests, the event organisers explained.
No solution in sight for Roma settlement
THE ROMA settlement in the western Slovak village of Plavecký Štvrtok has been living under threat of demolition for several months now. But despite the obvious interest of politicians in the matter, a solution for the problems associated with the community remains elusive.
Corruption grew, says TI
THE PERCEPTION of public sector corruption in Slovakia is that it worsened over the past year. This is according to the world’s most cited corruption index, the 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index, published annually by the non-governmental watchdog Transparency International. In the organisation’s most recent report Slovakia retained its worst position among the Visegrad Group (V4) of central European countries and the fifth worst position in the entire EU, with only Greece, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania having worse scores in 2010.
Tug-of-war on labour code
NEGOTIATIONS over changes in Slovakia’s Labour Code could easily turn into a lengthy tug-of-war: the trade unions are happy with the law’s current form; employers are demanding that it be made simpler, more flexible and more understandable; and foreign investors are saying it should reflect the specifics of the country’s economy and social system while preserving Slovakia’s competitiveness. The government of Iveta Radičová has several times declared its intention of making the country’s labour law more flexible so that it supports job creation in Slovakia – which still registers double-digit unemployment.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
Austrian gas can now flow into Slovakia
SLOVAKIA is now able to draw natural gas from Austria after the OMW firm completed a reverse-flow project at its gas hub in Baumgarten, an investment which cost about €4 million, the SITA newswire reported.
Slovakia hosts Norwegian royal visit
BRATISLAVA residents and visitors may have been pleasantly surprised to bump into the royal couple of Norway as they took an afternoon stroll around the city's old town on October 26. The leisurely sojourn was part of the official programme for the state visit by King Harald V and his wife, Queen Sonja, to Slovakia for three days at the end of October.
Initiative launched against parental child abductions
Slovak activists are launching an initiative which could fill a legislative gap when dealing with parents who abduct their own children and take them abroad.
Police Chief Spišiak says personnel changes helped in arrest of Karol Melo
According to Slovak Police Corps President Jaroslav Spišiak, personnel changes in the police including the replacement of some key officials helped lead to the arrest of Karol Melo, who was apprehended in Poland on Wednesday after being sought for four years.
Radičová attends two-day European Council Summit
Prime Minister Iveta Radičová is in Brussels to attend a two-day EU summit which will focus on changes to EU budget rules, preparations for the November G20 summit in Seoul on the global economy, and preparations for the climate change conference in Cancún (Mexico) in November-December.
Masaryk statue unveiled in Bratislava
A statue of the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, was unveiled in front of the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava on Thursday, October 28. Masaryk was one of the founders of the first Czechoslovak Republic and served as president between 1918 and 1935; October 28 marked the 92nd anniversary of the establishment of the republic.
Slovakia may save 30% on D1 highway construction
Construction of four stretches of the D1 highway between Žilina and Martin by private sources within the third PPP package and their operation for 30 years may be cheaper for the state than originally projected, the SITA newswire wrote.
PM Radičová says the Government Office is free of political nominees
No positions at Slovakia’s Government Office are occupied by political nominees, Prime Minister Iveta Radičová said on Wednesday, October 27, the TASR newswire reported.
SPP's general assembly approves personnel changes to its Supervisory Board
An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the gas utility Slovenský Plynárenský Priemysel (SPP) initiated by one of the company's shareholders, the National Property Fund, approved personnel changes to the company's supervision board on Wednesday, October 27, the SITA newswire reported.
Statistics Office reports on industrial and economic sentiment indicators in Slovakia
The sentiment among representative of Slovak industry improved in October again following a two-month decline and the confidence indicator in industry rose by 3 points to 2.3 points in October, according to a survey conducted among companies by Slovakia’s Statistics Office, the SITA newswire reported.
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