Archive of articles - May 2012, page 7
If you desire to read an old article, use the search bar or select the publication date.
More Slovak nurses work in Austria
THE NUMBER of Slovak nurses caring for seniors in Austria has increased from about 6,000 in 2009 to about 16,000 now. Miloslav Bahna from the Sociological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences presented the results of the Nurses 2011 research in late January, the SITA newswire reported.
Parliament okays Fico’s programme
AFTER a two-week marathon debate, with comments by 60 members of parliament on the programme statement that the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico will pursue over the next four years, parliament easily adopted the document on May 15 with 82 yes votes among the 145 MPs present. Fico’s Smer party holds a comfortable majority of 17 seats in parliament so it was expected that the programme would have no trouble passing. But it took much longer than expected because of the large number of MPs, mostly from opposition parties, who wanted to comment on the direction proposed by the new government.
Some HR and employment agencies
- Amrop Slovakia, www.amrop.sk- Grafton Recruitment Slovakia,www.grafton.sk - Index Nosluš, www.indexnoslus.sk - Iventa Slovakia Management Consulting, www.iventa.eu/sk - Lugera & Maklér, www.lugera.sk - Manpower Slovensko, www.manpower.sk - Menkyna & Partners Management Consulting, www.menkyna.com - ProAct People, www.proactpeople.sk - Profesia, www.profesia.sk - Target Executive Search Slovakia, www.target.sk - Trenkwalder, www.trenkwalder.sk
Pacts signed to offer jobs abroad
THE SLOVAK labour centre has signed bilateral agreements with its counterparts in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic that will allow the centre to directly offer jobs in these countries, the TASR newswire wrote.
Earnings gap for women is 20.7 pct
SLOVAK women must work three months longer in a year to make the same pay as men. Oľga Pietruchová of the gender equality office of the Labour Ministry told the TASR newswire that the average difference in the hourly pay of men and women in Slovakia is 20.7 percent as compared to 16.4 percent for all of Europe.
Fico seeks more for decommissioning
DURING a meeting of the European Nuclear Forum in Bratislava, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico asked the European Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger, to increase the EC’s contribution to the cost of decommissioning the two units of the V1 nuclear power plant in Jaslovské Bohunice, the TASR newswire reported.
‘Africa’ in Banská Bystrica
AN INTERACTIVE exhibition that first opened at Bratislava’s Children’s Museum showing the lifestyles and rituals of Africans has now travelled to two sites in Banská Bystrica. Thurzo’s House of the Central-Slovak Museum is offering one part of the exhibition, called Travels around Africa, until July 29 and the other part, Colourful Nature, is housed in the Tihányi Manor House in the Radvaň area of Banská Bystrica that also belongs to the museum.
Quote of the week
“No government can do it. Not even one led by Chuck Norris.”
Harmonised inflation at 3.7 percent
INFLATION in Slovakia continued its moderate deceleration in April. Inflation, as measured by the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), stood at 3.7 percent in April, a fall from 3.9 percent in March.
Parties agree to end MPs' immunity
MEMBERS of Slovakia’s parliament will no longer enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution after September 1, the day Slovakia celebrates the 20th anniversary of the adoption of its constitution – if the political parties in parliament stick to the commitment they announced to the public on May 16. After September 1 a member of parliament will be protected from prosecution only for statements made in official parliamentary forums and for his or her votes in parliament while “in everything else there will be equality in the face of the law”, stated MP Radoslav Procházka, a member of the special committee established to draft the constitutional change that will scrap the immunity currently enjoyed by MPs.
International Dance Day takes to the streets
THERE are many “international days” in Slovakia celebrating a wide variety of persons, places or events. One such is International Dance Day. This year, to draw a little more attention than usual to its chosen field, the Elledanse Dance and Theatre School decided to commemorate the day in a totally unusual way with an event they called “open-doors day.”
Orpheus in the Underworld in Košice
THE STATE Theatre in Košice is offering one of the most famous pieces of operetta, Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux enfers) as its last premiere of this theatre season. The last time the theatre offered works by Offenbach was in 1984 but this is the first time Orpheus in the Underworld is being staged as a full-length evening show. A popular part of the work is its genuine can-can choreography: it was used not only to attract theatre visitors but was also offered to the media (at a press conference) and to the public at a shopping centre and the central bus station.
Slovakia returns among elite ice-hockey teams with silver medal
EVEN though David did not beat Goliath, the Slovak underdog was the unexpected surprise of the whole IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, which took place in Finland and Sweden between May 4 and 20. Although Slovakia’s national team was not favoured at the beginning, it greatly surpassed the expectations of both fans and experts when it played for the gold.
Employment edges up in first quarter
THE ECONOMIC growth of 3.1 percent over the first quarter of 2012 was accompanied by a rise in employment, to 2.2 million people. Compared with the first quarter of 2011, this represented an increase of 0.6 percent, while seasonal adjustment boosted it to 0.7 percent, the Statistics Office announced on May 15.
Building stronger business-academia ties
MORE cooperation between businesses and the education system could help improve the quality of education and the skills of those who graduate from Slovak schools, benefitting both parties. Businesses are once again bringing this concept to the forefront as the new government gears up. Education Minister Dušan Čaplovič seems to have a sympathetic ear for the idea but at this point there are only pledges rather than specific legislative action plans.
Reduta's new organ makes its
WHEN the Reduta, home of the Slovak Philharmonic (SF), reopened in January 2012 after a major reconstruction, the SF revealed that its new pipe organ was not yet ready. Now the organ is set to fill the hall with music after making its debut on May 20.
US investors snap up Slovak bonds
AFTER successful sales of bonds denominated in Czech crowns and Swiss francs earlier this year, Slovakia offered the country’s first US dollar-denominated bond issue on May 10, selling $1.5 billion (approximately €1.15 billion) of 10-year bonds. Demand was as high as $3.0 billion.
Church in Chanava gets a new, old-bell
The church bell that originally hung in the now-collapsed bell tower in Zacharovce has found a new home in the church in the village of Chanava. What was originally a Calvinist church has stood in this village in the Rimavská Sobota district since 1830 and last year repairs to the church were finished. Andrea Nagyová, the vicar of the Reformed Church, told the TASR newswire that the interior of the church’s tower was rebuilt so that it can hold three bells.
Institutions and organisations related to employment in Slovakia
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and FamilyMinister: Ján Richterwww.employment.gov.sk
Young Slovak Roma perform in Brussels
INTERNATIONAL Roma Day inspired a performance in Brussels on April 8 by 15 young, talented residents of the village of Moldava nad Bodvou in Slovakia who are amateur musicians with Slumdog Theatre (Divadlo z chatrče), along with singer Ida Kelarová and her band. Their performance was staged as part of an international conference called From Segregation to Integration: the Role of Culture in Roma Inclusion, the TASR newswire wrote.
- Weekend: Celebration of fun comes to Malacky Photo
- Convicted of multiple murders, Slovakia’s mafia boss seeks release from prison
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- Slovakia loses another EV model to Spain as Stellantis chooses Zaragoza over Trnava
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- News digest: Prosecutor seeks jail for NBS Governor Kažimír as his political support wanes
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- News digest: Fico’s bloc wants to save money by restricting electoral access
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- Weekend: Celebration of fun comes to Malacky Photo
- Slovakia loses another EV model to Spain as Stellantis chooses Zaragoza over Trnava
- News digest: Prosecutor seeks jail for NBS Governor Kažimír as his political support wanes
- Convicted of multiple murders, Slovakia’s mafia boss seeks release from prison
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Weekend: Celebration of fun comes to Malacky Photo
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- Digital Jarvis is real now. He is coming for your to-do list
- Paris leads, Bratislava trails: European cities ranked on safe travel for children
- Convicted of multiple murders, Slovakia’s mafia boss seeks release from prison
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- A mayor resigns over €2.7 million fraud scandal at town hall
- He designed Gatwick. But this is his masterpiece
- Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed
- News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- News digest: Prosecutor seeks jail for NBS Governor Kažimír as his political support wanes
- Slovakia loses another EV model to Spain as Stellantis chooses Zaragoza over Trnava
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- Weekend: Celebration of fun comes to Malacky Photo
- News digest: Fico’s bloc wants to save money by restricting electoral access
- Slovakia plans to restrict access to new medicines amid funding shortfall
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners More articles ›
