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President Gašparovič leaves for three-day visit to Montenegro
Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič left for a three-day official visit to Montenegro on September 12 in what will be his first visit to the country since it became independent in 2006, the TASR newswire reported. In Podgorica, Gašparovič will discuss boosting mutual ties – especially in economic matters as well as Montenegro's efforts to join the EU and NATO. The current situation in the Western Balkans will also be addressed.
The secrets we found in the festival jars...
The theme of the international theatre festival Divadelná Nitra’s 20th edition (September 23-28, 2011), the (non-)telling of secrets, is enhanced by our new visual identity showing a shelf with different jars and cans. Under their lids, many surprises are waiting, both on the stage and off-stage.
Slovakia commemorates 9/11 attack in the USA
The Slovak Republic joined other countries in commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on targets in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. According to the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, the attack on the US represented an attack against Western civilisation, its values and way of life, the ministry wrote on its website.
Poll finds Slovak citizens give a poor evaluation to governing coalition
Almost two-thirds of Slovak citizens view the current ruling coalition in negative terms, according to a survey released by the MVK polling agency which showed that only 27.3 percent of those who participated in the survey, conducted by the agency between August 23 and August 29, evaluated the activities of the coalition positively, the SITA newswire reported.
Vote on EFSM might be linked with confidence vote on government
Three coalition parties, the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ), the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and Most-Híd are said to be inclined to the idea of uniting the vote on the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM) with a confidence vote in the government, the TASR newswire reported.
NBS comments that it supports the idea of unified taxes in the eurozone
After publication of the Index of Global Competitiveness made by the World Economic Forum, in which Slovakia fell to 69th place among 142 evaluated countries, the governor of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS), Jozef Makúch, called upon the government to pass a law to increase the competitiveness of Slovakia, the TASR newswire reported.
Visually-impaired musicians wow Bratislava audience
Blind and visually-impaired musicians from all over Slovakia showed off their talent at a series of concerts that are traditionally held every two years. The last performance in this cycle, and the climax of the event, was the concert held in Bratislava at Eurovea Square, near the new Slovak National Theatre, on August 20.
Radičová sues Fico over statements
PRIME Minister Iveta Radičová has filed a legal complaint against Robert Fico, the chairman of Smer party and a deputy speaker of parliament, alleging that her personal rights were violated by the former prime minister, the press department of the Government Office announced.
PM says tax office issue 'is closed'
FOR OPPOSITION leader Robert Fico of the Smer party, a contract signed in August to lease space for tax offices in Košice is sufficient reason to initiate a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Iveta Radičová. She has responded that the controversy is absurd and she considers the issue closed. Radičová even tossed the matter back to Smer, suggesting if it was a scandal involving party cronyism, it was one that began under the previous Fico government.
Former police VP charged
THE FORMER vice president of Slovakia’s Police Corps, Stanislav Jankovič, might end up in court on a charge of abuse of power after he allegedly returned a driving licence to a businessman who had been stripped of it for committing a driving offence, the Sme daily reported.
‘Missing man’ found in a pub
Rescuers from Slovakia’s Mountain Rescue Service (Horská záchranná služba) helped police track a man who had been reported missing in Liptovská Teplička on August 31. Two acquaintances who were hiking with the man in a forest lost contact with him for a long time so they called the 112 emergency number in the early evening hours and reported him missing.
Electricity could get cheaper
THE REGULATORY Office for Network Industries (ÚRSO) has addressed 50 motions pertaining to alleged fraud over construction of photovoltaic power plants. Because of a shortfall in the electricity produced by these solar power plants, the price of electricity could decrease as of January, the SITA newswire reported. Electricity generated by other means is considerably cheaper than solar power.
Slovak media laps up new WikiLeaks
HARDLY a day passes without the media in Slovakia – broadsheet or tabloid, printed or electronic – reporting on statements fished from the latest batch of leaked US diplomatic cables released by the WikiLeaks website in late August. The information and comments that appear in the correspondence between Bratislava and Washington, DC, are rarely a surprise, but they are a reflection of – and, to some in the Slovak media, a justification for – the suspicions that they have voiced over the years that now turn out to have been shared by diplomats and others.
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Getting the best teeth you can afford
HUMANS have been getting their teeth drilled for several thousands of years and in spite of all the technological advances in dentistry the dental drill still remains one of the most important instruments available to dentists. The good news for Slovaks is that top-quality dental treatment – in terms of materials, technology and procedures – is available here: the question is only how much patients are willing to pay. Most of the latest dental techniques are not covered fully or at all by the public health insurance scheme. But for most people there is a cheaper alternative, which is also the main current trend in dentistry: prevention.
Slovakia’s ranking drops
SLOVAKIA is the least competitive country in central Europe, and ranks even lower than Vietnam or Azerbaijan, according to the latest Index of Global Competitiveness, published annually by the World Economic Forum. In the 2011 ranking Slovakia dropped nine places and ended 69th among the 142 countries evaluated.
'Suspicious’ nominees list posted
A LIST of what Igor Matovič, an independent MP and leader of the Ordinary People group, called the names of political nominees who are filling posts in the public sector has been released.
The wagoners of Holíč
THE SQUARES of towns and also their streets usually give the impression of being bigger in old photos than they are today. The clue to this mystery is simple: there were no cars then. Thus, we can also see the cobbles and lower parts of houses in old photographs.
Dual-use insurance cards on the way
NATIONAL health insurance cards with a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) on their reverse side may soon be in Slovaks' wallets, but no earlier than 2012.
JAWA motorcyclists cruise through Orava
JAWA 500 OHC motorcycles were first produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s and since that time they have become legendary. During the weekend of August 26-28, a Czecho-Slovak convoy of 16 riders brought their JAWA 500 motorcycles, painted in the traditional dark red colour, to Ružomberok to undertake a joyride across the Orava region. The convoy first visited the open-air museum in Zuberec and then rode through Trstená, Tvrdošín and Dolný Kubín and back to Ružomberok.
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