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Motor shows in Slovakia
There are two main motor shows in Slovakia: The 21st International Show of Motor Vehicles, Accessories and Garage and Servicing Equipment - Autosalon / Motor Show Bratislava 2011 will take place on April 12 to 17 at Incheba Expo Bratislava
Jadro
THERE are three reasons why after the tragedy in Japan one would expect “jadro” (nucleus) to be Slovakia’s word of the week – firstly, Chernobyl is right next door, in neighbouring Ukraine. Secondly, Slovakia’s other neighbour is Austria, where the anti-nuclear lobby is especially strong. And thirdly, the country gets more than half of its electricity from nuclear power plants. France, with 75 percent, is the only EU country more dependent on nuclear energy.
Heavy historical baggage
MASSED marchers, neo-Nazi groupings that offer frustrated youngsters licence to kick anyone labelled “the enemy”, sub-cultures devoted to collecting trashy Nazi relics and reading speeches by shady figures from the past that continue to haunt present generations who lack the necessary historical self-reflection, and extremist politicians: none of these make good historians.
Battle over Cyprus
SHARP differences of opinion have emerged within the Slovak cabinet over the future of the country’s military contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus.
Ex-minister alleges wire-tapping
DOZENS of parliamentary deputies and journalists are having their phone calls intercepted with the consent of the interior minister, according to former construction minister and current Slovak National Party (SNS) MP Igor Štefanov. While some MPs said they had heard rumours about such practices, the Interior Ministry immediately dismissed the accusations. Štefanov himself currently faces a proposal to strip him of his MPs’ immunity from prosecution, so that police can charge him with misconduct in a public office over his involvement in the notoriously non-transparent bulletin-board tender case.
Car producers in Slovakia
Volkswagen Slovakia
The bastion of Helena Zrínska
EASTERN Slovakia’s Zborov Castle, pictured here in a postcard from the 1920s, used to have two names. Apart from Zborov, it was also known as Makovica, or Poppyhead. It was hit by one disaster after another. In reality Makovica, as a guard castle, could not have expected anything else.
Quote of the week
“We want to avoid any bombastic statements and shouts like those of [Interior] Minister Lipšic.”
Investors ponder quake effects
MARKET watchers worldwide are fixing their sights on earthquake-stricken Japan and trying to estimate the impact the catastrophe might have on the world’s third largest economy, and its subsequent worldwide effects. Observers noted that the earthquake instantly affected global financial markets and said that even markets in central and eastern Europe felt some heat from risk-averse global investors.
Students build their own car
STUDENTS of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Košice have built their own full-size car. Except for the basic platform and the engine, the attractive ICAR 2010 cabriolet is the achievement of a team of students, the Pravda daily wrote in late December.
Church reconstruction reveals 1920s mementoes
WORKERS renovating the Church of St Trinity in Raslavice, a municipality in eastern Slovakia’s Bardejov district, recently made a surprising discovery. While replacing the church’s roof, they found a metal tube that contained a letter written in 1926 and 15 antique coins.
Honeywell to invest in Slovakia
ECONOMY Minister Juraj Miškov on March 14 confirmed plans by US-based multinational Honeywell International to invest over €38 million in Slovakia. The investment will create at least 446 new jobs in Prešov, producing turbochargers designed for cars and trucks , the TASR newswire reported.
BISB: Producing Global Citizens for the 21st Century
The British International School Bratislava was established in the leafy suburb of Dubravka, Bratislava in 1997 with 40 students of four or five nationalities. Today it is a thriving school of 630 students comprised of 45 nationalities and with a waiting list for many of its classes, and the school site is therefore being developed to meet the demand for places and further improve its facilities. Although the school was established originally to provide a school for the growing ex-patriate population, some 30% of the school population is Slovak. Parents of these students have deliberately chosen a ‘British International’ education. Why do parents and their children choose BISB?
Quake poses questions for nuclear safety
THE INTERNATIONAL community has responded to the devastating earthquake that struck Japan on March 11 with compassion for the thousands of lives lost and the more than half a million left homeless. But the explosions at the Fukushima I nuclear plant, where radiation levels have been rising since the earthquake damaged its cooling system, has officials around the world fielding questions about the safety risks of nuclear power.
World-record holder visits Biker Film Festival
THE SECOND annual Biker Film Festival in Ružomberok welcomed a special guest this year, Marian Illéš, the festival’s organiser, told the SITA newswire.
Thieves avoid pink cars
THE NUMBER of cars stolen in Slovakia increased during the first 11 months of 2010, when 2,082 cars illegally ‘changed hands’. The figure is 134 more than during the same period of 2009. As many as six cars a day on average are stolen in Slovakia, the Sme daily wrote in late December.
Automotive industry organisations in Slovakia
Automotive Industry Association of the Slovak
Big three prepare to ramp up production
2010 was a year of challenges for carmakers operating in Slovakia, all of which had to grapple with the effects of the global economic crisis. Numbers revealed so far indicate that the sector stabilised last year, and the outlook for 2011 looks promising. All three carmakers in Slovakia are already expanding or plan to expand their production here, meaning more car models will be produced, and more people employed in the local automotive industry.
Kia Slovakia has new president
ON JANUARY 1, Myung-Chul Chung was appointed president and CEO of Kia Motors Slovakia, which produces cars at its plant in Teplička nad Váhom, near Žilina. He replaced In-Kyu Bae, the first president of Kia Motors Slovakia, who has left Slovakia after more than six years to continue his professional career within Hyundai Kia Automotive Group in the Republic of Korea, Kia Motors Slovakia announced.
Bratislava, a new home
“THOSE OF you who are less than 25 years old are less Bratislavan than I am,” said Sawkat Choudhury, a physician who came to Bratislava as a medical student in 1985 and stayed, during a debate in Bratislava’s Artforum bookshop which gathered five expats from far-off as well as not-so-distant places who currently reside in the Slovak capital.
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