Archive of articles - July 2015
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Špania Dolina could be called “lacey”
TRADITIONAL bobbin lace from Špania Dolina belongs inseparably to this mountain village, just as mining traditions. The craft, although now made only by several, mostly elderly women, is admired by people in Slovakia as well as abroad.
Germany as you may not know it
THE GERMAN language has been strongly present historically in Slovakia – be it thanks to one of its neighbours, Austria, or the influx of German settlers to the country throughout the ages.
Gabčíkovo Mayor: Asylum seekers could arrive before referendum
REFUGEES seeking asylum in Austria may arrive in Gabčíkovo in Trnava region before a referendum on establishing a temporary asylum centre in the town takes place August 2, Mayor Ivan Fenes told TASR on July 30
Inspection: Police kicking man on the ground was ok
INVESTIGATORS have cleared police officers caught on video kicking a man on the ground and beating him with truncheons in Bratislava, the Sme daily reported July 30.
Hockey stars to play in Veľká Lomnica golf tourney
THE GOLF resort at Veľká Lomnica in the High Tatra mountains is set to host the eighth Charity Golf Cup under the auspices of ice hockey legend Peter Bondra this Saturday, the TASR newswire reported July 30.
Ex-Labour Minister critical of current policy
LABOUR, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Ján Richter should step in against the postponement of the deadline for paying deductions to state social insurer Sociálna poistovňa to the self-employed, former labour minister Jozef Mihál from the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) said July 30, the TASR newswire reported on July 30.
Kiska: Russia fears investigation into downing of MH17
A COUNTRY that wants to talk about truth and influence the fate of other countries is afraid of an investigation and is also lying, President Andrej Kiska said July 30, the TARS newswire reported.
PSA Peugeot Citroen boosts output more than 10 percent in 1H15
THE TRNAVA-based branch of the carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen Slovakia increased its production of vehicles in the first half of 2015 by 10.5 percent on the year, manufacturing a total of 165,227 cars over the first six months of 2015.
US convoy will pass through Slovakia to NATO drill in Hungary
A US MILITARY convoy will traverse Slovakia en route to a military exercise in Hungary, the Hospodárske Noviny wrote in July 29.
New facts about fatal helicopter crash emerge
THE THREE members of a military helicopter MI-17 crew were training winching up people into helicopter with the help of a rope not practicing landings, when they crashed on July 28 afternoon near Prešov.
Summer language course for foreigners opens for 51st time
STUDIA Academica Slovaca (SAS), the summer Slovak language course will starts August 3 and offers three weeks of lessons, lectures, workshops, trips, sightseeing and more.
E-book sales on the rise in Slovak market
READING a book on smartphone, tablet, or an e-book reader, is no longer limited to literature in English and every year, Slovak readers can pick from more and more locally published books in electronic format.
Draft budget curtails deficit below 2 percent
THE BUDGET deficit should continue decreasing in following three years, according to the first public administration budget draft introduced by the Finance Ministry on July 23.
Pro Musica – Magnólia choir won a US competition
THE ZEMPLÍN-based choir Pro Musica – Magnólia won a nice victory in the USA – in early July, winning at the Serenade Choral Festival in Washington, D.C.
Household gas prices to shrink 3.91 percent in September
GAS prices for households are set to drop by 3.91 percent as of September, with the average price of gas supplied to small businesses also set to post a fall by 3.7 percent.
Slovak-Austrian border development project gets €89 million
THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved more than €75 million as part of a project to support cross-border projects around the Slovak-Austrian border, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu announced on July 29.
SMK party: Dunajská Streda fans beaten up, Kaliňák must act
MASKED people beat up fans of DAC Dunajská Streda club after a football premier league match between the home side and Spartak Trnava on July 26 evening, with a Dunajská Streda town councillor for the Hungarian Community Party (SMK) among the victims.
Slovak among languages featured in new Google tool
SLOVAK is among the 27 languages available for instant visual translation in a new Google Translate application.
Teach for Slovakia chief talks education reform
STANISLAV Boledovič, the founder of the Teach for Slovakia project, believes that it helps socially disadvantages children succeed.
Police deny racially-motivated raids
OMBUDSWOMAN Jana Dubovcová points to an excessive number of searching actions in regions with numerous Roma communities demanding Police President Tibor Gašpar to check if they are racially motivated, but he denies they are.
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