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The car belonged to Hyza in the past, now carried Hungarian plates.

Refugees die in a truck near Slovak border in Austria

DOZENS of refugees have lost their lives near the Slovak border today, in a van carrying the brand of a Slovak company.

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State ready to buy claims from Váhostav creditors

THE STATE stands ready to start buying claims from construction giant Váhostav SK’s creditors as of next week, Finance Minister Peter Kažimír said after the cabinet session held on August 26.

Education Minister Juraj Draxler and Ľubor Fišera

Five Slovak universities may lose their title

After a complex accreditation procedure five universities in Slovakia may lose their titles. Education Minister Juraj Draxler along with Ľubor Fišera, the head of the Accreditation Commission, presented results of the accreditation procedure of 22 high schools on August 27.

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Craftsmen show their skills, for the 25th time

CRAFTSMEN skilled in all imaginable as well as unimaginable Slovak traditional crafts will gather from all over Slovakia to demonstrate their skills and sell products in Bratislava during the Craftsmen Days festival to be held during the first weekend of September.

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Almost 40 Slovak companies rank in TOP 500

AS MANY as 39 companies from Slovakia have made it into the CEE TOP 500 companies of central and eastern European regions, composed by Coface.

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Slovak milk producers to protest in Brussels

THE CURRENT crisis in milk production not only causes financial losses for farmers but may also result in some of them closing their businesses, according to the Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK).

Radka Minarechová

Exhibition on Titanic comes to bratislava

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Slovak man's story part of Titanic exhibition in Bratislava

THE GLOBAL exhibition displaying the legendary ship Titanic as well as the time when it was built can be seen in Bratislava’s Incheba complex until the beginning of December. Comprising 17 rooms and almost 3,000 square meters, it takes visitors on board the most famous and luxurious ship of its time, and also describes the fates of passengers, both survivors and victims.

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Government still interested in increasing stake in Slovenské Elektrárne

THE SLOVAK government is still interested in increasing its 34-percent stake in electricity utility company Slovenské Elektrárne (SE), even though Italian concern Enel - which holds 66 percent in SE - announced earlier this week that it has launched exclusive talks on selling its stake to Energetický industrial holding (EPH) owned by Czech and Slovak entrepreneurs Daniel Křetínský and Patrik Tkáč, and J&T financial group.

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The site of new Jaguar Land Rover plant near Nitra

Crooks may land €2 million in land deals for Jaguar Land Rover

Speculators who have been buying up land from people with an eye to subsequent sales to make way for a new Jaguar Land Rover plant near Nitra may well make a net profit of up to €2 million, according to the head of the non-parliamentary Sieť party Radoslav Procházka.

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New warning labels on cigarette packages.

New cigarette warnings coming to Slovakia

AFTER several weeks of summer vacation the government had a productive session on August 26 passing several major changes in legislation including the introduction of the criminal prosecution of firms, the creation of a new audit office and new cigarette warning labels, the TASR newswire reported.

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The state’s privatisation agency will cease to exist as of next year

THE NATIONAL Property Fund (FNM), Slovakia’s privatisation agency, will be scrapped as of next year.

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Actress Polnišová talks immigration, human rights

PETRA Polnišová is a popular comic actress in Slovakia and since her partner and father of her two sons is French Matthieu Darras, she spends part of her life in France. She admits that she is a foreigner in France, but since her stay in France has always a character of holiday she always looks forward to it.

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Sale of Slovak foods satisfactory says Ministry

SLOVAKIA is not self-sufficient in production of foods but as local agricultural and food production capacities are not fully used the share of Slovak foods on shelves of local stores and in baskets of Slovak consumers has become more closely watched.

Jana Liptáková