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EU ponders Ukraine policy
FIRE, smoke, fights, barricades. For the the past two months, Ukraine has resembled a country at war. While observers claim the political solution of the crisis in Ukraine is in everybody’s interest, they admit further escalation of tension could mean problems for Ukraine’s immediate neighbour – Slovakia.
Polish recipes: Zander in Polish sauce
Preparation.
Quote of the week
“Not anyone who has at home a small TV set and small camera can pretend that they are a big journalist and be striding around parliament.”
ECHR shoots down regulated rent
RENT control, applied to certain properties in Bratislava and Trnava, infringes on the rights of property owners, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on January 28.
Slovaks develop compact charger
DESPITE being completely unknown a year ago, today Slovaks Viktor Reviliak and Jozef Žemla are fighting giants like Sony and Samsung for customers for their CulCharge, a compact charge and data cable. Since most mobile users need a charging cable, CulCharge may have found a place in the market, the Hospodárske Noviny daily wrote on January 10.
Degradable plastic from Bratislava
SLOVAK scientists have developed a break-through technology to produce ecologically-friendly plastic bags that biodegrade when thrown into compost. The plastic is produced from organic materials like whey and corn, the Hospodárske Noviny daily wrote.
State targets carousel fraud
CAROUSEL fraud, a form of VAT evasion which can involve a company sending empty trucks or transporting goods in personal cars through border crossings, has become quite common in Slovakia. The Sme daily calculated that the state loses more than €200 million in VAT to carousel fraud each year.
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