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Epiphany train ride
THE TRAIN operating as a tourist attraction on the track between Trenčianska Teplá and Trenčianske Teplice first set out on the rails on January 6, the holiday of Epiphany.The train made three trips in both directions that afternoon, starting at 13:00 from Trenčianska Teplá and at 13:40 from Trenčianske Teplice, Trenčianske Teplice Mayor Štefan Škultéty told the TASR newswire. The regular operation of the narrow-gauge railway started in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but was stopped on December 11, 2011 after more than 100 years, due to a lack of profitability.
Monetising of online news content evolves
WHILE readers abroad are increasingly willing to pay for digital news, media experts see quality and original content as the basic premise for establishing a paywall, as well as the most challenging factor when monetising their content.
Viva radio and TV Fooor end
TWO SLOVAK media outlets are off the air. Viva radio, the successor of Radio Twist, went off the air on December 21, and TV Fooor, the youngest channel of the private Markíza, made its final broadcast on the night of December 31.
More money to vocational training
THE STATE is seeking to boost young people’s interest in training in traditional trades, including butchers and fishermen.
Stallaert's 'moving stills' in GMB
THE FIRST solo exhibition of Belgian contemporary artist Kurt Stallaert outside his homeland can be seen this winter at the Bratislava City Gallery (GMB). It combines his earlier Bodybuilders’ World series of photographs with recent works that are his current specialty - “moving stills”, as he calls them.
Tourists want to see the hidden places (video included)
"Slovaks are like a coconut, people are quiet and more reserved in public. However, when you get inside that shell, you've got a friend for life," Gavin Shoebridge, a journalist in Radio Slovakia International, says when talking about Slovaks. A Slovak wife brought this New Zealander to Bratislava, where he likes to show his friends places the locals prefer to hide. "You can never get bored in Slovakia," he says.
Slovaks enter 2014 with pessimism
A NEGATIVE mood prevails among Slovaks as it relates to social and political developments entering 2014, a year that will see presidential, European and municipal elections.
Tabloid publisher wins case at ECHR
SLOVAKIA will have to pay almost €30,000 to the Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia publishing house based on a decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.
Unemployment is the word of 2013
THE NEWS word of the year in 2013 was ‘unemployment’, with journalists having used it in 7,164 stories last year. It was followed by the name of Slovak Prime Minister ‘Robert Fico’, which appeared in 6,554 stories. ‘Saving’ was the third most used word, occurring in 4,079 pieces, based on a ranking of the most commonly used words conducted by the monitoring agency Newton Media, the SITA newswire wrote.
St Stephan’s Ride marks 25 years of Christmas tradition
THE TRADITIONAL St Stephan’s Ride was revived in Soblahov 25 years ago. The event, which involves a ride through the Trenčín Region village on horseback, has gained popularity in recent years.
Education top priority for UN youth delegate
EDUCATION is the root of almost every major problem in Slovakia from unemployment to racism, says Hana Skljarszka, a 23-year-old sociology student, who now serves as Slovakia’s United Nations Youth Delegate. During her stay at the UN she and some other youth delegates tried to implement theses about the protection of non-heterosexual young people, she said. The Slovak Spectator spoke with Skljarszka about her impressions from the UN, her agenda and her activities as a delegate.
New Year's a century ago
THOUGH today bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new one is an occasion – especially for the young – for social events and wild parties, in Slovakia this was not always the case.
The president's speech
IVAN Gašparovič, who will be remembered more for his occasional slips of the tongue than intellectual depth, delivered his very last New Year’s presidential speech. The outgoing president thanked all who helped him “even in situations when some tried to trample on the human dignity of the president, when they ignored or intentionally falsely informed about the work of the president”. Yet, unfortunately, it was Gašparovič, the one-time right-hand man of the controversial three-time prime minister Vladimír Mečiar, who during his two terms in office set the presidential standards rather low. This is not to say the country’s experience with the presidential office cannot get any worse.
Fines catch up with builders
THE SUPREME Court has upheld an Antitrust Office verdict finding six construction companies in Slovakia guilty of forming a cartel when competing for a highway construction order in a public tender. The companies involved must pay an aggregate fine of nearly €45 million.
Public, politicians blog as businesses lag behind
IN A time when journalists were dismissive of bloggers the Sme daily decided to publish blogs on its home page back in 2004. Since then, nearly 27,000 bloggers have registered on the Sme blog system, a sign of the growing popularity of blogs among politicians and the general public, even as private companies continue to lag behind the trend.
Record bankruptcies in 2013
THE NUMBER of bankruptcies hit a record high over the past year, with nearly 400 companies filing for bankruptcy.
Deficit much lower than expected
SLOVAKIA’s state budget deficit was more than €1 billion lower than projected at the beginning of 2013.
SND offers two tickets for price of one
TICKETS for some selected performances of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) are now being sold “1+1”, meaning that visitors can purchase two tickets for the price of one.
15 candidates to run for president
FIFTEEN people submitted petitions for presidential candidacies backed by either 15,000 citizen signatures or 15 parliamentary deputies. The deadline elapsed midnight January 9. The number is the highest ever for presidential elections, the SITA newswire reported.
MPs questions legitimacy of contract addendum
THE ADDENDUM to the agreement over distribution of textbooks signed by the Education Minister Dušan Čaplovič might be at odds with law, according to MPs Lucia Žitňanská and Miroslav Beblavý, former members of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ). The MPs have already filed a motion with the Public Procurement Office (ÚVO). The ministry denies the allegations, the SITA newswire wrote on January 9.
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