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Existing investments draw new ones
THE REPUBLIC of Korea is the most important non-European investor in Slovakia, which has had the effect of boosting mutual trade. But since Korean companies prefer their own sub-contractors, new Korean investments tend to be attracted to already existing ones. Earlier this year, the arrival of new investors, plus the expansion of some existing ones, were announced.
Slovak exhibits in Japan
COLLEGE lecturer and graduate of a visual-arts academy, Jozef Jackanič, exhibited his work in the Japanese city of Gotemba at the end of 2013. In February 2014, his creations were presented at the Slovak Embassy to Japan from where it was also lent to presentations in Tokyo and other parts of the country.
V4 theatre plays translated into Korean
THE VISEGRAD-FOUR (V4) countries - Poland, Hungary, The Czech Republic and Slovakia - have intensified their joint contacts with the Republic of Korea, in part to mark the V4’s 20th anniversary, as well as the 20th anniversary of mutual ties.
Turecká hosts annual bryndzové halušky contest
SINCE 1995, the central-Slovak municipality of Turecká has hosted a festival to celebrate Slovakia’s national dish, bryndzové halušky (potato dumplings with bryndza sheep cheese and bacon).
Kiska eats lunch at reform school
PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska experienced firsthand lunch in a reform school, following reports of malnutrition of children in such institutions around the country.
Another amnesty on arms
THE INTERIOR Ministry is planning a third gun amnesty that should start in early December and last for six months, allowing holders of illegal and home-made firearms to turn them in without penalty. Two earlier amnesties brought in about 8,000 guns.
Doprastav undergoes restructuring
ONCE the biggest construction company in Slovakia, Doprastav has narrowly avoided bankruptcy and now wants to write off as much of its debt as possible within a restructuring process.
Monument of knights, relics
DESPITE Bratislava losing a significant number of its historical buildings to insensitive redevelopment over the course of the 20th century, there are still some places left in the Slovak capital that seem not to have changed at all.
S&P improves Slovakia's outlook
AFTER exiting the EU’s excessive deficit procedure some months ago, Slovakia has received more good news. Rating agency Standard & Poor’s revised its outlook for Slovakia to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’. At the same time, it affirmed its ‘A/A-1’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings for Slovakia. Such ratings are important for the interest rates at which the country borrows money. A positive outlook equals cheaper loans and thus budgetary savings.
Turning challenges into benefits
WHEN preparing for his diplomatic mission to Slovakia while still in Tokyo, Akio Egawa came across the name of Major Theodor Edler von Lerch, the Austro-Hungarian soldier who brought skiing to Japan. “I think in Slovakia not many people know this name, but in Japan, Edler von Lerch, born in Bratislava, is considered to be the father of skiing, as he introduced skiing to Japan more than 100 years ago,” said Japanese Ambassador Egawa in an interview with The Slovak Spectator, which covered a number of aspects of Slovak and Japanese links.
Officials should hold just one post
IN A RARE moment of agreement the conservative Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and the liberal Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party both claim that public officials should only be allowed to hold one elected office at a time. They are not alone, either, as even the ruling Smer party has new limits in mind.
Recalling the Roma Holocaust
THE ROMA Holocaust in Slovakia largely took the form of forced labour in awful conditions leading to death and illness, and later moved to a second phase – direct mass murders. As the August 2 commemoration date of the Roma Holocaust passes, historians are returning to the theme of what took place. The Holocaust was the result of legislation adopted by the Slovak war-time state (1939-45), which mirrored the legislation of Nazi Germany, including the racist Nuremberg laws. The precise number of Roma killed in Slovakia during the Holocaust remains unknown, with data from many regions missing. The total number of European Roma victims is estimated between 300,000 to 500,000.To justify the murders, the Nazis used propaganda portraying Roma as an asocial group that spoiled the racial purity of the German population.
East getting hundreds of jobs
AFTER inexpensive products from Asia brought down the textile industry in eastern Slovakia several years ago, it seems that the situation has been improving. But instead of clothes, local sewers will make car seat covers. Two foreign companies have announced investments in Stará Ľubovňa and the creation of about 250 jobs, the Hospodárske Noviny economic daily wrote.
Enel denies Rosatom excluded from SE purchase
ITALIAN energy giant Enel has officially denied reports that it will not sell power producer Slovenské Elektrárne (SE) to Russian firm Rosatom.
Putin invited to SNP celebrations in Slovakia
PRIOR to leaving the presidential office on June 15, former president Ivan Gašparovič invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), to take place in late August in Slovakia.
Food inspections at borders stricter due to Russian embargo
SLOVAKIA’s Agriculture Ministry has toughened food inspections on the country’s borders in the wake of the recently announced Russian embargo on agricultural products from countries that support sanctions against Moscow, ministry spokesperson Radka Kulaviaková informed on August 7, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Protest organised outside US Embassy over violence in Gaza
ALMOST two dozen people gathered peacefully in front of the US Embassy in Bratislava on August 7 to protest the armed conflict in the Gaza Strip, the TASR newswire reported.
Nesrovnal to stay in SDKÚ, wants support of broad centre-right coalition
Candidate for Bratislava mayor Ivo Nesrovnal (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union-SDKÚ) rejected the rumours that he might jump ship and join the Sieť party, according to his statement released on August 6.
Roma blood donation event also sends a message
A Roma blood donation event was held in Banská Bystrica on August 6 aimed collecting needed blood for transfusions and demonstrate that people of different skin colour have the same blood.
IOM: 12 Slovaks and 23 migrants in Slovakia returned home so far this year
In the first half of 2014, the International Organization for Migration in Slovakia helped 23 migrants to return from Slovakia to 13 home countries and provided comprehensive assistance to 12 Slovak citizens who became victims of human trafficking abroad, the organisation wrote in its quarterly report. In this period, the IOM Migration Information Centre in Bratislava and Košice also counselled 1,113 clients.
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