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Road tax to change radically
THE CURRENT system of tax on motor vehicles is changing radically. While pleasing transport firms, the Bratislava local government perceives the new tax as an example of growing nationalisation of local self-administration.
SOSNA presented “Hobbit House” to the public
THE CIVIC association SOSNA tries to promote the construction of economical houses from available resources. By the end of October, it presented to the public another interesting building – after the construction of the Ekocentrum in Družstevná pri Hornáde near Košice.
Belgian investments make their mark
SMALLER in size and with almost double the population of Slovakia, Belgium has made its presence felt in Slovakia. While Slovakia has been more successful in exporting its goods and services to this country, Belgian investments to Slovakia are increasing.
New independent distribution network
THE INSURER Aegon will now also offer services and products of other insurers and banks via its new Aegon Partner project.
Students leave for Czech universities
THE NUMBER of Slovak students leaving to the Czech Republic to pursue higher education has risen steeply in the past 10 years. An estimated 6.4 percent of students studying at Czech universities in 2013 were Slovak, nearly double the number from 2003, when it was 3.5 percent, according to the annual Academic Ranking and Rating Agency (ARRA) report.
Exercise: Childhood obesity is still a problem
This exercise is linked to the article: Childhood obesity is still a problem
Jazz crosses borders
IT IS rather a cliché that music knows no geographical or language borders, and thus, musical cooperations, like those among visual artists, are quite common.
Brewery opens to the public
THE BIGGEST brewery in Slovakia, Heineken Hurbanovo, has again opened its doors to all those interested in how beer is brewed. Thousands of people visited the plant in mid-September, while almost 2,000 enjoyed tours of the brewery led by its employees, the TASR newswire wrote.
Festival courts US poet
THERE have been a host of festivals recently in Slovakia; sceptics claim that this is due to the Slovak system of state grants. Among all those, one stands out, as it is focused on an ancient art that has found itself somewhat on the margin of public interest nowadays: the art of poetry.
Institutions of the Netherlands in Slovakia
Royal Netherlands EmbassyAmbassador: Richard van Rijssenwww.holandskoweb.com
Business partners are likely to grow closer
THE NETHERLANDS keeps topping investment charts with billions of euros in investments in Slovakia with established businesses extending their investments. But as Slovakia will chair the European Union during the second half of 2016 for the first time, it would like to share the EU presidency experience with the Netherlands, as this country which is similar to Slovakia in terms of size, will hold this position just before Slovakia.
Glossary: Childhood obesity is still a problem
Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper. As well as this special glossary, which relates to the article Childhood obesity is still a problem, you can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.
Belgium: General facts
Political system: Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchyCapital: BrusselsTotal area: 30,528 square kilometresPopulation: 10.4 millionOfficial languages: French, Dutch, GermanCurrency: euro
Gang boss sentenced to 16 years
THE SUPREME Court has sentenced Piťovci gang head, Juraj Ondrejčák, to 16 years in prison for leading the criminal group. The gang, according to the Specialised Criminal Court, was involved in drug trafficking and collecting protection money and operated out of Bratislava’s Lamač district.
Some firms with Belgian capital
Aspel Slovakia, www.aspel-group.com
Childhood obesity is still a problem
A glossary of words as well as an exercise related to this article are also published online.
Harabin out of Judicial Council
JUDGES have opted for yet another change to the country’s ailing judiciary, selecting pro-reform judge Dušan Čimo over Štefan Harabin to fill a vacant seat on the Judicial Council, a collection of judges that help oversee the country’s court system.
Defining Success Together
How would you briefly characterise your law office?
Re-built Danubiana received prize
BRATISLAVA has quite a unique phenomenon in its close vicinity: the Museum of Modern Art Danubiana, which lies amidst natural scenery on an artificial peninsula of the river Danube near the Čunovo white-water complex.
SlovaKs excel in Fragments
SOME Slovak expats have found success and fame abroad, but some seem to be still drawn back home, at least from time to time.
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- Convicted of multiple murders, Slovakia’s mafia boss seeks release from prison
- Slovakia plans to restrict access to new medicines amid funding shortfall
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
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- Digital Jarvis is real now. He is coming for your to-do list
- News digest: Fico’s bloc wants to save money by restricting electoral access
- The disinformation scene has become a tool of media capture
- Slovakia plans to restrict access to new medicines amid funding shortfall
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
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- Digital Jarvis is real now. He is coming for your to-do list
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- The disinformation scene has become a tool of media capture
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- A mayor resigns over €2.7 million fraud scandal at town hall
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- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
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- Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed
- News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest
- The compass points to Kúty, and people are starting to follow
- News digest: Prosecutor seeks jail for NBS Governor Kažimír as his political support wanes
- Slovakia loses another EV model to Spain as Stellantis chooses Zaragoza over Trnava
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- Weekend: Celebration of fun comes to Malacky Photo
- News digest: Fico’s bloc wants to save money by restricting electoral access
- Slovakia plans to restrict access to new medicines amid funding shortfall
- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
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