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The legacy of Bauhaus
BAUHAUS was not only an architectural style; it was also a social solution to the problems of the 1920s and 1930s whose concepts remain relevant today.
Best-selling cars brands in Slovakia
In total, 70,951 cars were sold in Slovakia in 2010, 21.54 percent fewer than in 2009, when car sales were propelled by the car-scrapping bonus scheme. Sales figures for new passenger cars and small utility vehicles in 2010 by manufacturer were as follows:
VOP: Find new investor or close
DEFENCE Minister Ľubomír Galko is preparing to name a crisis manager for Vojenský Opravárenský Podnik (VOP) Nováky, a state-run joint-stock military maintenance company that he says is in the worst financial condition of all the companies under his ministry’s jurisdiction.
Ambassador visits Roma
ON MARCH 11 and 12, Norwegian Ambassador Trine Skymoen met people working for the pilot project Divé Maky – šanca pre rómske talenty z celého Slovenska / Wild Poppies – A chance for Roma talents from all Slovakia which has been run since 2009 by the civic association Pro Donum in the biggest Roma settlement in Slovakia, Jarovnice. She watched a performance by children involved in the project, met Jarovnice mayor Florián Giňa and also witnessed everyday life in a Roma settlement.
Nominations for third Gypsy Spirit award open today
Nominations will open for the third Gypsy Spirit award, which celebrates the work of those trying to improve the situation of Roma in Slovakia today, Friday March 18. The aim of the project is to create a public platform to recognise work within the Roma community which could also serve to motivate other entities to become involved in projects contributing to complex, effective and long-term solution of the Roma community's issues.
Money from EU Solidarity Fund for flood-affected areas postponed
Disbursement of money from the EU's Solidarity Fund earmarked as aid to flood-affected areas in central Europe will be postponed due to differing opinions between the European Parliament (EP) and the European Council, the TASR newswire reported on Thursday, March 17.
Krajcer: Nothing stands in way of European Capital of Culture project
Nothing stands in the way of the project Košice for European Capital of Culture 2013 running at full steam, Culture Minister Daniel Krajcer said on Thursday, March 17.
Štefanov claims 40 MPs are being wire-tapped
An opposition MP and former minister has claimed that the telephones of dozens of Slovak MPs are being tapped. Forty deputies from both the coalition and opposition are having their calls intercepted, and Interior Minister Daniel Lipšic (Christian Democratic Movement (KDH)) is aware of this, opposition Slovak National Party (SNS) MP Igor Štefanov told a press conference on Thursday, March 17, citing "well-informed sources" whom he refused to identify.
Quote of the week
“We want to avoid any bombastic statements and shouts like those of [Interior] Minister Lipšic.” SNS MP Igor Štefanov, who claims that 40 Slovak MPs are being wire-tapped – but has presented no evidence to back his assertion.
US-Slovak consortium supplies US Army with new helicopter simulator
US Army representatives in Trenčín on Wednesday, March 16, took delivery of a special anti-terrorist version of the Mi-17 transport helicopter simulator, a device produced by an international consortium made up of Trenčín-based company Virtual Reality Media (VRM) and American firms Fidelity Technologies Incorporated and Aeronautical Systems Engineering.
Coalition MPs thwart extraordinary session initiated by Smer
Coalition MPs on Thursday, march 17, blocked an unscheduled parliamentary session initiated by the opposition Smer party to debate a series of legislative proposals it had put forward.
Transport minister: State will sell at least 66 percent of ZSSK Cargo
The state is planning to sell at least 66 percent of the shares in ZSSK Cargo, Slovakia’s dominant rail-freight operator, by June 2012, Transport Minister Jan Figeľ (Christian Democratic Movement (KDH)) announced on Wednesday, March 16.
Regulator: Both Slovak nuclear plants can resist earthquakes
The threat of an earthquake was taken into account when Slovakia's two nuclear power plants were constructed, with both the facility at Jaslovské Bohunice (Trnava Region) and the plant at Mochovce (Nitra Region) designed to withstand quakes of considerable intensity as expressed by the MSK-64 seismic intensity scale, the head of Slovakia's Nuclear Supervision Office (ÚJD), Marta Žiaková, said following a government session on Wednesday, March 16, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Inflation accelerated in February to reach 3.5 percent y-o-y
The prices of goods and services as measured by EU methodology rose by 3.5 percent year-on-year in February, up from the 3.2 percent rate seen a month earlier, Slovakia's Statistics Office announced on Wednesday, March 16.
Two young Hungarian citizens charged with wearing extremist symbols
Police in Košice have pressed charges against two young men from Hungary for promoting groups that support ideas leading to the suppression of fundamental rights and freedoms.
Government: Slovakia ready to send assistance and experts to Japan
Slovakia is ready to provide assistance to disaster-hit Japan, including makeshift accommodation facilities, mobile power generators, sludge pumps to clear flooded areas, blankets and other items, states a document drawn up by the Interior Ministry that was discussed by the government at a session on Wednesday, March 16.
Defence Ministry proposes Slovak pull-out from Cyprus UN mission
Based on a strategic evaluation, the Slovak Defence Ministry will recommend that the government ends Slovakia's involvement in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Defence Minister Ľubomír Galko (Freedom and Solidarity (SaS)) told a press conference on Wednesday, March 16.
Government: Bratislava Airport will be leased for 30 years
Slovakia will lease M. R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava for a period of 30 years, Transport Minister Ján Figeľ said after a government session on Wednesday, March 16. He added that the process – including the choice of a suitable consultant with international experience, as well as the tender to find a concessionaire – should be terminated by June 2012.
Government: Radiation levels in Slovakia remain normal
If the situation at stricken Japanese nuclear power plants doesn't worsen dramatically, Slovakia shouldn't be subjected to dangerous levels of radiation, according to an analysis of radiation monitoring and the anticipated effects of the situation in Japan that was examined by the government on Wednesday, March 16.
Mikloš: Levy system overhaul only option, time running out
The current system of levies – unjust, demanding in terms of paperwork and unsustainable in terms of the public finances and the quality of the business environment – will persist unless the latest proposal to overhaul it is approved, according to Finance Minister Ivan Mikloš (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ)).
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