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Nijinsky’s life-story premieres at SND
ONE OF THE most ambitious pieces this ballet season at the Slovak National Theatre is Nijinsky, the God of Dance – a piece about the renowned dancer of the Ballets Rousses ensemble that had recently its world premiere in Bratislava.
Quote of the week
“If you still see some people at the construction site, it is due to the errors and backlogs.”
EPH to obtain minority share in SE
THE ITALIAN energy group Enel and the Czech Energetický a Průmyslový Holding (EPH) have reached an agreement over the sale of the share Enel holds in the dominant Slovak power producer Slovenské Elektrárne (SE).
Electronic bills of health/health cards postponed
AS FOR now, the project of electronic bills of health/health cards has been scrapped. The Finance Ministry agreed with the Aliancia Fair-play and the slovensko.digital platform which asked for the public procurement concerning the new cards to be halted.
UN Committee slams Slovakia for violence against Roma
THE COMMITTEE Against Torture (CAT) of the United Nations slams Slovakia, citing violence and the state of the judiciary as the most troublesome issues.
Judge Harabin will not be suspended
ŠTEFAN Harabin, former justice minister and Judicial Council and Supreme Court chairman, who now works as a judge in the Supreme Court, should have been suspended from this position.
Brussels to cover three Slovak highway projects
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) will pay for the construction of three highway projects in Slovakia.
Cabinet to withdraw state approval from Goethe Uni Bratislava
THE PROPOSAL of the Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry to withdraw accreditation from the German-language Goethe University in Bratislava was approved by the cabinet at its session on December 16.
ÚPN reveals personnel structure of communist secret service in 1971-74
THE NATION’s Memory Institute (ÚPN) revealed the organisational and personnel structure of the communist-time secret service - State Security (ŠtB) - in Bratislava between 1971 and 1974 on December 16.
Slovak artist exhibits in CERN
SLOVAK glassmaker Ján Zoričák has the rare opportunity to exhibit his works in CERN.
Cabinet approves €15 million for Bratislava for the EU presidency
THE GOVERNMENT – at its session on December 16 – approved €15 million for the city of Bratislava to prepare for Slovakia’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2016.
Foreign Ministry, mobile operators launch emergency SMS
THE FOREIGN and European Affairs Ministry along with mobile phone operators Slovak Telekom, Orange Slovakia, O2 Slovakia and SWAN announced at a press conference on December 16 that they will launch a new emergency text message service for Slovaks abroad from January 1.
Accommodation project for refugees still alive
THE INTERIOR Ministry wants to place Iraqi refugees into houses of volunteers despite protests of villagers and mayors, making their integration easier.
Bratislava’s Old Bridge is completed
THE RECONSTRUCTION of Old Bridge in Bratislava has been finally wrapped up after two years of complicated work.
Most Slovaks own their housing
NINE in ten Slovaks own the place they live in, which ranks it the second highest in the European Union.
Bratislava will host candlelight vigil
ON THE occasion of the International Migrants Day, which falls on December 18, a candlelight vigil for migrants who died or went missing when trying to escape to another country will be held in Bratislava.
University in Sládkovičovo loses accreditations
FOLLOWING its decision to offer PhD studies, the Education Ministry has halted some other study programmes of the Danubius University in Sládkovičovo (Trnava Region).
Countrywide events
Tips for events in Slovakia between December 18 and 27, including numerous Christmas concerts, a Christmas market, a lot of live (rock, jazz, ethno) music, gospels, a winter run and a mountain hike, a special ballet, modern dance, exhibitions and more.
New Faces of Slovak Jazz emerged
THE ANNUAL competition New Faces of Slovak Jazz knows its 2015 winners; they were announced at an even in the Nu Spirit Club in Bratislava on November 29.
Institute’s employees arrested for trading medication
POLICE detained six employees of the National Institute of Oncology (NOÚ) for selling the medication for cancer patients and charged them with theft.
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