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SNG offers free entry
THE SLOVAK National Gallery (SNG) has numerous changes in store for 2014, including the reconstruction of one of its main premises, the Water Barracks wing in Bratislava. Even more enticing for visitors is that admission to exhibitions in the gallery’s Bratislava and Pezinok locations will be free for the entire year.
No Slovak Olympic House in Sochi
FOR THE first time in 20 years, Slovakia will not have an official representative house at the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, after the Slovak Olympic Committee (SOV) said it could not afford it.“There will be no Slovak House in Sochi,” SOV spokesman Ľubomír Souček told the Hospodárské Noviny economic daily, explaining that the committee found the price offers unacceptable when the Russian organisers demanded several times more than the London games organisers in 2012 (€565,000) for renting the space.
Less economic freedom in Slovakia
ECONOMIC freedom in Slovakia has fallen 15 places year-on-year in a global ranking by the free market oriented F. A. Hayek Foundation.
KDH pushes ‘traditional family’
“MARRIAGE is a unique bond between one man and one woman.” Politicians of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) believe this definition of marriage should be included in Slovakia’s constitution.On January 14 they presented their proposal to amend the text of the constitution to include this definition, in addition to the already-existing provision that says that marriage, family and parenthood are protected by law, and that the constitution particularly guarantees the protection of children and minors.
Slovak firm navigates Brazilian market
BRAZIL has grown as a market for PCs, mobile phones and applications in recent years, attracting companies which develop related goods and services. Among those is Sygic, a Slovak company developing navigation software, for which Brazil has become a priority market.
Inflation continues to slow
THE PACE of growth in consumer prices continues to slow as inflation stood at only 0.4 percent in December 2013, which is 0.13 percentage points less than in the previous month. Average inflation last year reached 1.4 percent, the Statistics Office reported on January 14.
Dance piece SET-UP premiers
SET-UP, by the elledanse theatre and school of contemporary dance, premiers January 24, and explores people who, after transforming themselves, discover that boundaries disappear and their chances of progress become unlimited.
Brazilian-owned companies or companies with Brazilian investors
Embraco Slovakia, Spišská Nová Ves, www.embraco.skCRW Slovakia, Spišská Nová Ves, www.crwplasticos.comMicro Juntas SK, Spišská Nová Ves, microjuntas.sk (under preparation) Rudolph Usinados SK, Spišská Nová Ves, www.rudolph.com.br
Most-Híd suggests raft of measures targeting Roma issues
MICROLOANS, partial payments of social-welfare benefits in ‘coupons’, fines for employers who employ people illegally, Roma assistants and penalties for residents who destroy the flats provided to them by municipalities are among a raft of measures proposed by the Most-Híd party within their Vision 2016 strategy. They focus on coming to grips with poverty and Roma issues.
Harmonised inflation at 0.4 percent
NOT ONLY the national methodology, but also the European Union’s harmonised index of consumer prices confirm the slow in inflation, marking it at 0.4 percent in December 2013, 0.1 percentage points lower than in November. Average annual inflation rate, expressed by increase in the average annual harmonised index of consumer prices for the last 12 months in comparison with the average for the preceding 12 months, reached 1.5 percent in December 2013, the Statistics Office said. On annual base the prices in education grew most: by 5.7 percent. The rise was also indicated in alcoholic beverages and tobacco (2.4 percent), hotels, cafés and restaurants (1.6 percent), clothing and footwear (1.1 percent), recreation and culture (0.8 percent) and health (0.6 percent). The prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages as well as housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels posted only slight growth at 0.2 percent. On the other hand, the prices of transport dropped by 1.2 percent, followed by fall in the prices of post and telecommunications by 1 percent, furniture, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house by 0.7 percent and miscellaneous goods and services by 0.2 percent, the SITA newswire reported.
Slovakia may finally have home base in Sochi
SLOVAKS may finally have their own representation house in Sochi, home of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games which start in few weeks.
Police charge former tax chief
THE POLICE charged Miroslav Mikulčík, the former statutory representative of the Tax Directorate, in connection with the scandal surrounding moving the tax offices in Košice to new office space, the SITA newswire reported on January 16.
Reverse flow of gas to Ukraine not guaranteed
THOUGH Ukraine signed a draft agreement over receiving transports of gas via Slovakia, it is not sure whether the country will really transport the gas from the west. The final agreement will also depend on the prices of gas it gets from Russia, the Sme daily wrote in its January 17 issue.
Slow progress towards an accessible Bratislava
Every tourist has a list of sites to see on their trip to Bratislava: the Castle, St Martin’s Cathedral, Mirbach Palace, Devín, among others. Yet for disabled people Bratislava’s castles, as well as many of its other famous monuments, remain impregnable even in the 21st century. They are guarded neither by knights nor rivers nor cliffs. Rather it’s simply that curbs are too high, road-crossings have no audible beeps, or elevators have not been installed.
Government approves strategy for protection of children from violence
The National Strategy for Protection of Children from Violence in Slovakia was approved by the Government on January 15. The new strategy is the first of its comprehensive proposal of its kind. The starting point for the elaboration of the document was international conventions on children’s rights, existing legislation at the national level, as well as existing national policies in areas of health, education, social policy, justice and culture, the TASR newswire wrote. The strategy is also based on a representative survey of the prevalence of violence against children in Slovakia conducted in 148 primary schools during the first half of 2013 by the Child Psychology and Pathopsychology department of the Institute for Labour and Family Research. According to the results of the research, 9.4 percent of children experienced neglect by their parents, 20.6 percent of children were exposed to domestic mental and emotional violence. The respondents most frequently reported parent’s refusal to talk to them, humiliation and cursing. The number of children exposed to physical violence reached 23 percent and another 7 percent experienced sexual abuse. The strategy defines several strategic objectives, including the establishment of a special unit for tackling violence against children – the National Co-ordination Centre, which will operate under the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and the Family. Other goals include creating monitoring systems for child protection, adopting violence prevention measures, lifelong learning and launching campaigns on the issue.
Chinese carmaker eyes Slovakia
In a new development for the booming Slovak automotive industry, the Chinese carmaker BYD is looking to develop electronic cars in Slovakia to be later produced in China.
Fico and US VP Biden talk via phone
US Vice President Joseph Biden on January 15 called Prime Minister Robert Fico, in attempt to evaluate developments in US-Slovak relations since Fico’s visit to the White House last year.
Prosecution in the Moldava nad Bodvou police raid case forthcoming
After studying the file on the police operation on June 19, 2013, in a Roma settlement in Moldava nad Bodvou, the regional prosecutor in Prešov has ordered a prosecution in this case.
Alleged jewellery store shooter faces charges
Police have pressed charges against a man identified only as Ján, 52, of Nové Mesto nad Váhom who allegedly robbed a jewellery store in Bratislava on January 14 and killed a man and injured his wife in the process. Armed with a submachine gun, Ján shot dead the store’s owner, while the man’s wife and Ján himself suffered injuries, police said.
HIV cases in Slovakia grew by 60 percent in 2013
The number of people infected with HIV is up in Slovakia. While 50 new cases were registered in 2012, this figure for last year was 80, the Sme daily wrote January 16.
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