Archive of articles - October 2013, page 8
If you desire to read an old article, use the search bar or select the publication date.
Glossary: UN condemns Moldava raid
Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper. As well as this special glossary, which relates to the article UN condemns Moldava raid, you can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.
Building of industrial space reflects economy
SLOVAKIA’S industrial space market has the lowest vacancy rate in central Europe. Market watchers say this rate reflects the current economic situation and high competition in the region, and believe prospects are good for building new industrial space along highways around Žilina and Košice.
UN condemns Moldava raid
MOLDAVA NAD BODVOU – The United Nations is the latest organisation to officially condemn a violent police raid on a Roma settlement outside the eastern city of Moldava nad Bodvou in June, but the biggest criticisms remain with the continued failure of state authorities to fully investigate allegations of police brutality, illegal detention and excessive use of force.
New logistics terminal in Strečno
THE DB SCHENKER company opened a new 3,000 square metre logistics terminal in Strečno, near Žilina, in late June. This will enable the company to create new infrastructure and modernise its existing infrastructure, the company’s general director, Dietmar Smickl, said during the ceremony, the TASR newswire wrote.
Smer delays presidential election talk
WILL he or won’t he? At the moment, the question that matters to the Slovak public whenever the presidential election is mentioned is whether Prime Minister Robert Fico will throw his hat into the ring. Much like other political parties, Fico’s Smer have put off strategising for the presidential vote until after next month’s regional elections.
Countrywide Events
Western SLOVAKIA
NGOs seek detailed property info
PUBLIC property declarations need to be more detailed in order to achieve better transparency, a group of non-governmental organisations has written in an open letter to Slovak MPs, calling on them to support the opposition draft amendment to the constitutional law on the protection of public interest.Under the amendment, the directors of the public-service broadcaster RTVS, the state-run social insurer Sociálna Poisťovňa, the Land Property Fund, the president of the Police Corps and state representatives in companies where the state is the majority owner, should all be required to submit property returns.
Cargo Slovakia to reorganise
THE STATE-owned railway freight company, Železničná Spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia (ZSSK Cargo), will spin its auxiliary activities off into subsidiaries to make its operation more effective, reduce its debt and increase competitiveness.
Raspberry angers Gov't Office spokesperson
WHILE the Association of Spokespersons of Slovakia (AHS) handed out its prizes for the year’s best spokespeople on October 11 without any controversy, the prize for the worst spokesperson, which was supposed to go to the head of the Government Office’s press department, Erik Tomáš, was cancelled.A 12-member jury decides who wins the prize, known as the Raspberry, which goes to the worst spokesperson. It nominated Erik Tomáš and the spokesperson of the president’s office, Marek Trubač, who won the prize two years ago.
For love, or for land?
WHILE we can only guess as to whether this young couple from Rozbehy in the Záhorie region married out of love, it is likely they did not. Not that people were incapable of falling in love in the past, but in the countryside marriage was viewed quite differently than it is today.
Online shopping poses challenges
WITH people increasingly favouring online shopping over brick-and-mortar stores, internet shoppers are seeking ever shorter delivery times for their purchases. As a consequence, retail and its related sectors of transportation, logistics, storage and even real estate, have had to adapt to this change.
Untapped Danube
A RECENT study called the Danube Axis, elaborated by the OECD, maintains that the Danube River offers a lot of untapped potential for exports as well as the development of cities that lie along it.
Geis has a new central office
THE GEIS group, a complex logistics services provider, opened a €7 million new central office in Zvolen in early July.
October edition of Nájdite sa! – Find Yourselves! saw 14 adoptions
THE NINTH edition of the Nájdite sa! (Find Yourselves!) event took place on October 5 and saw 12 successful adoptions, with two more completed afterwards. The series is organised in Bratislava’s Horský Park and allows animal shelters to present their pets to those who would like to adopt one. Numerous celebrities attended the event, including Kristína Farkašová (the ‘ambassador’ of the event), model and host Lucia Hablovičová, singer Peter “Šarkan” Novák, host Hanka Gallová, singer Jakub Petraník and host Matúš Krnčok.
Tax license provision of new budget disputed
WHILE the government of Robert Fico’s Smer party has promoted its 2014 budget plan with catchphrases touting it as a post-crisis budget of social reconciliation, responsible but based on solidarity, the opposition is calling the plan, which the Slovak cabinet approved on October 10, a wasted chance, risky, a blow to free enterprise and part of Fico’s campaign for next year’s presidential election.
Klausová becomes Czech ambassador to Slovakia
LÍVIA Klausová, wife of former Czech President Václav Klaus, has become new Czech ambassador to Slovakia after she received agreement from the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Police want to interrogate constitutional justices
POLICE have asked the Constitutional Court to strip three of its justices of their confidentiality pledge. The investigator of the anti-corruption unit wants to interrogate SergejKohut, Juraj Horváth and Ladislav Orosz against whom Supreme Court President Štefan Harabin submitted a complaint, alleging they have abused their powers of public officials, the Sme daily reported October 18.
“Bureaucratic nonsense” of the year announced
THE REGISTERATION and then the cancellation of registered people working on limited employment agreements, known as “na dohodu”, to the health insurance system by employers has won the Bureaucratic Nonsense 2013 award.
Hollande will visit Slovakia
FRENCH President Francois Hollande will become first president of the country to officially visit an independent Slovakia. The one-day trip will take place on October 29, the TASR newswire reported on October 17.
ÚPN head accused of sabotaging institute, responds it’s part of discrediting campaign
The Nation’s Memory Institute (ÚPN) Chairman Ondrej Krajňák refused to open the extraordinary session of the ÚPN Board on October 16 and left the meeting as boardmembers then unanimously approved a resolution which states “serious and deep concern over the action of its chair, Ondrej Krajňák, who in the long term disrespects the position and tasks of the institute’s bodies”.
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
- From eight to thousands of runners. How Košice marathon rose to prominence Photo
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- Iconic Slovak barn still draws crowds. Without donors, it might have been lost Photo
- The Coburgs are long gone. The park is just getting started. Photo
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- Slovakia loses another EV model to Spain as Stellantis chooses Zaragoza over Trnava
- Convicted of multiple murders, Slovakia’s mafia boss seeks release from prison
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Weekend: Celebration of fun comes to Malacky Photo
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- Digital Jarvis is real now. He is coming for your to-do list
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- A mayor resigns over €2.7 million fraud scandal at town hall
- Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed
- He designed Gatwick. But this is his masterpiece
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
- News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- 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 More articles ›
