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CE.ZA.AR prizes awarded
THE EIGHTH year of the CE.ZA.AR awards, organised by the Slovak Chamber of Architects, now knows its winners. The award ceremony took place on October 8 in the Old Town Hall.
Five run for Judicial Council seat
FIVE candidates, including Štefan Harabin, who earlier this year failed in his bid to get re-elected as Supreme Court president, will run for a vacant seat on the Judicial Council, which oversees the operation of the judiciary in the country. The deadline for submitting candidacies elapsed on October 13, with Harabin’s critics dubbing the November 25 election as a “litmus test of the condition of the country’s judiciary” as 1,400 judges will be voting to pick their representative on the council.
The Night of Lights at the Children’s Railway attracted crowds
THE OLDEST still operating steam engine in Slovakia – and in the whole central Europe – can be seen in Košice, used for leisure rides at the Košice Children’s Railway during the high season.
Šefčovič to oversee Energy Union
FOR SOME time it seemed that Slovak diplomat Maroš Šefčovič would oversee the transport and space portfolio in the European Commission, satisfying Slovakia’s voiced ambitions to get a strong economic department. Šefčovič is now however promoted to serve as EC vice president for the Energy Union, far surpassing expectations.
Some developers of industrial real estate
-Goodman International, sk.goodman.com-Erste Group Immorent, www.erstegroupimmorent.sk-HB Reavis, www.hbreavis.com-J&T Real Estate, www.jtre.sk-Karimpol, www.karimpol.com-PointPark Properties (P3), www.pointparkproperties.com-Prologis, www.prologis.com
Draft budget sparks debate
FREE trains for students and seniors or wages for scientists? Which is more important?Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government has made their choice as students and pensioners are set to travel for free, a decision that will cost the state budget about €13 million, a number similar to the sum by which the state is going to reduce the budget of Slovakia’s biggest scientific institution, the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) for 2015. The scientists are letting it be known they are none too happy with the decision.
Institutions and organisations in Transport in Slovakia
-Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development, www.telecom.gov.sk-Association of Road Transport Operators of the Slovak Republic (ČESMAD), www.cesmad.sk-Slovak Union of Motor Carriers (UNAS), www.uniadopravcov.sk-Transport Research Institute (VÚD), www.vud.sk-The Electronic Toll Collection system, www.emyto.sk
Gefco marks 10 years in Slovakia
ONE of the biggest logistics providers in the country, Gefco, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary of operating in Slovakia. Once primarily a logistics provider for manufacturers, Gefco Slovakia has broadened its portfolio to include some 600 clients from various sectors including automotive, pharmaceuticals, paper, retail, machinery, electronics and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).
Boarding house in High Tatras was destroyed by fire
THE LIMBA guest house in Tatranská Kotlina in the Prešov region was engulfed by fire earlier on October 10, with Adrian Tropp of the District Headquarters of the Fire and Rescue Corps in Poprad confirming that the fire was immense.
Quote of the week
“The minimum wage is a holy thing for us.”
Dual education is making a comeback
A glossary of words as well as an exercise related to this article are also published online.
The first Cuban-Slovak festival saw gastronomy and rolling of cigars
THE FIRST Cuban-Slovak festival that presented folk artisans and artists from Cuba took place on October 5 in the municipality of Babiná in the Zvolen district.
Chamber opera opens new season
IN SPRING, the project of Chamber opera (Komorná opera) was founded, with the stated goal of aiding and promoting students and fresh graduates of musical fields to get work experience, learn to connect with the audience and to utilise their full potential.
Bicycle was the fastest
A CAR driver, a cyclist, a public transport traveller and a runner competed during the morning rush hours in Bratislava to see who will reach Hlavné Námestie square in Bratislava’s centre from Bratislava’s borough of Rača during the mobility week in mid-September. Those competing had to travel or run a route eight kilometres long and also buy breakfast in a grocery store on the SNP Square. The cyclist reached the destination first and the runner was the last, Michal Feik, an advisor of Bratislava Mayor Milan Ftáčnik, informed the TASR newswire.
Sowing Community
OUT OF the long-unused concrete terrace under the iconic Slovak Radio pyramid, Bratislava’s first rooftop edible garden, Pod Pyramídou, is sprouting, nourished by the very communities it will serve as a multi-functional meeting place.
Former journalist Teleki sues state
EX-JOURNALIST Jana Teleki has sued Slovakia for being exposed to a 16-year long criminal prosecution, demanding reimbursement of €500,000.
Slovaks succeeded at Czech Press Photo
SLOVAK photographers were awarded in several categories of 20th Czech Press Photo (CPP) competition. One of the dominant topics of this year was the conflict in Ukraine.
Drums of the World 2014
BRATISLAVA is one of the places (there are only a few of them in Slovakia as of now) where festivals of drums and percussions take place. After the Drummers’ Gatherings / Bubenícke slety, originally Czech events took place a few times in the Slovak capital; but there still remains a gap in this musical genre.
Days of Slovak literature festival held in Bratislava
THE ZERO year of the biggest literary festival called Days of Slovak literature started in Bratislava on October 15. During the four days the festival offers in total 92 happenings introducing 146 authors and illustrators, as well as musicians, dozens of presenters and other performers, the TASR newswire reported.
Consultancy companies in industrial real estate
-CBRE, www.cbre.sk-Colliers International, www.colliers.com/en-gb/slovakia-Cushman and Wakefield, www.cushmanwakefield.sk-Jones Lang LaSalle, www.jll.sk/Slovakia/sk-SK
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