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Oldest mining academy celebrated
THE MINING Academy at Banská Štiavnica, the first university of mining and one of the oldest technical universities in the world, marked its 250th anniversary in mid October. The celebrations culminated on October 12 when representatives of universities and high schools from Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic, all considering themselves as successors of the Mining Academy’s tradition, gathered in Banská Štiavnica the SITA newswire reported.
Museum in Stará Ľubovňa renovated rare attic beams
At the beginning of September, the Ľubovnianske múzeum / Ľubovňa Museum finished the project of renovating 44 attic beams.
Originals of unique historical documents were shown to public for one day
Both inhabitants of and visitors to Trenčín were able to get first-hand experience of original documents that map the history of the town. Unique originals of charters bestowing town privileges were exhibited within Trenčín in Archive Documents / Trenčín v archívnych dokumentoch. It was open on Thursday, September 20, in the building of the State Archives in Trenčín on Kožušnícka 1.
In September, 19 owners find their new pet
The autumn event of the animal charity project Nájdite sa / Find Yourselves, which strives to bring together shelter animals and prospective owners, was successful once again.
Albanian Baki Sadiki detained in Kosovo
The UN forces in Kosovo have arrested an Albanian fugitive Baki Sadiki who has been sentenced in absentia in Slovakia to 22 years in jail for drug production. Though the Slovak side has already initiated talks about his extradition, the whole situation might be complicated by the fact that Slovakia has not officially recognised Kosovo yet, the private TV Markíza reported on October 26.
Parliament passed law on inappropriate conditions in retail chains
Slovak suppliers to shopping malls will be in a better position when dealing with shopkeepers, according to the amendment to the law on inappropriate conditions in retail chains, passed by parliament on October 26.
President postpones approval of Čentéš
Slovakia will continue to be without a general prosecutor sixteen months after its parliament elected one, as President Ivan Gašparovič has announced his refusal to deal with the appointment of Jozef Čentéš even after receiving the Constitutional Court’s decision on the matter last week, the Sme daily reported on October 29.
16 people injured after train crash in Bratislava
Two passenger trains collided in Bratislava on Friday, October 26, leaving 23 people injured, including the driver of one train who remains in the critical condition. The total damage might reach up to €5 million, the TASR newswire reported.
Hlina leaves OĽaNO
After several weeks of speculation, MP Alojz Hlina has left the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO) party. The main reasons cited were the party’s status and the behaviour of its leader Igor Matovič, the TASR newswire reported on October 26.
Dutch cuisine: Cheese-eating traditionalists, but with a taste for the new
WHEN Daphne Bergsma talks about ‘Old Amsterdam’ she is not referring to the historic heart of her home town, the capital of the Netherlands.
Orchestra opens season
THE 2012/2013 season of the Slovak Philharmonic (SF) opened, following the climax of the annual Bratislava Music Festival, with concerts on October 18 and 19. These were conducted by the SF’s principal conductor, Frenchman Emanuel Villaume, and focused on the French horn.
Alcohol from Czech distillery banned
NO SPIRITS made by the Czech company Drak Distillery after January 1, 2012 can be sold in Slovak shops, according to the State Veterinary and Food Administration (ŠVPS), the SITA newswire reported.
Labour Code revamped
AS EXPECTED, a crucial revision to the Labour Code has sailed smoothly through parliament, in which the ruling Smer party holds a majority. Out of 144 deputies present on October 25, 82 voted for the revision while 62 were against. The changes adopted, drafted by the Labour Ministry to redress the balance in relations between employees and employers, which it believes was significantly harmed to the detriment of employees by the previous cabinet of Iveta Radičová, will become effective as of January. The opposition warns that the revamped Labour Code, along with other changes that are awaiting final approval, will damage Slovakia’s competitiveness.
Official 'Roma Reform' is launched
CHILDREN belong in school and the Roma Reform will bring them back there, so said Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák and Government Proxy for the Roma Communities Peter Pollák when introducing the education-related part of a long-heralded reform to address problems of the Roma community on October 22. Authors of the reform pitched 14 solutions which include obligatory three-year pre-schooling for children of families regarded as being at risk, in order to prevent the further “creation of professional receivers of social subsidies”.
Extraordinary Sunday lunch
HAVING a Sunday lunch with your family is a time-honoured tradition in Slovakia. Yet, this routine might change for some families for one Sunday as some of their members could be substituted by foreigners living in their neighbourhood.
Education at the heart
FOREIGN direct investment (FDI) is and will continue to be one of the core drivers of economic development in Slovakia. Thus the aspiration of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) is for Slovakia to become a premium FDI destination in Europe for international companies by 2020. To win the FDI race, Slovakia should carry out the ten most important steps vital for achieving this vision with one of them being the need to invest in education.
Dutch recipes: Cheese dice
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Fewer students in higher education
THE NUMBER of university and college students in Slovakia is declining. At the beginning of the 2011/2012 academic year, a total of 212,030 students attended universities in Slovakia, which is 5,009 fewer compared with the previous year, the annual report about the state of higher education in Slovakia for 2011, produced by the Education Ministry, reads.
A drama in too many acts
THE STORY of Jozef Čentéš’s tortuous (and still uncompleted) path to the general prosecutor’s job would serve as the perfect theme for an absurd theatre play set in an obscure state where people believe that they live in a parliamentary democracy and, by electing their representatives, have some control over how the society is run – but where in fact power is wielded elsewhere, serving interests far removed from the public good. One might perhaps enjoy the show and even applaud the surreal twists in the story line if it did not resemble so closely the farce now being played out for real. Moreover, the story of Jozef Čentéš is far too grave to amuse anyone who wants to have some confidence that the country is being run in line with dependable and firm rules, and not just arbitrary decisions made by individuals who are in office merely because they were the lesser evil.
Czech industrial architecture is part of a 'globalised language'
DESIGN factory, an industrial-zone-turned-gallery in Bratislava, has recently become a true-to-style exhibition space for the presentation of Současný český industriál / Contemporary Czech Industrial. Originally exhibited in the Jaroslav Fragner Gallery in Prague, the 39 constructions depicting recent architecture connected with the production, storage and distribution of goods are presented by photographs with Czech/English text placed on stylish pallets.
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