Archive of articles - January 2016, page 10

Opera Ball opens ball season in Slovakia

Paul Young opened the 16th Opera Ball at the Slovak National Theatre.

In one year, 120 people asked for return of Slovak citizenship

IN LESS than one year – between February 1, 2015 and January 8, 2016 – of the validity of the legal exception, 120 former citizens of Slovakia asked for a return of Slovak citizenship.

Slovakia faces brain drain, émigrés prevail over immigrants

LAST year, Slovakia witnessed the situation in which the number of people in of productive age who left the country was higher than of those who arrived, according to the data of the Demographic Research Centre (VDC).

More than million cars were produced in Slovakia in 2015

LAST year, more than a million cars were produced in Slovakia, according to preliminary data. Thus, the automotive industry exceeded the symbolic line, which it came close to in 2014 with 971,160 cars made.

Slovak biathlete Fialková gets excellent results at World Cup

PAULÍNA Fialková, a young Slovak biathlete, placed surprisingly well at the current World Cup races in Ruhpolding in three days.

4ka attracts 100,000 customers, to triple customers by year-end

THE FOURTH mobile phone operator, 4ka (meaning “number four”), to enter the Slovak mobile network market has 100,000 customers now and it entertains plans to boost the number to 300,000 by the end of 2016.

Troubles with EU funds expected to continue

Delays, lack of transparency persist into new period.

Campaign finances still not fully transparent

UPCOMING parliamentary elections will be the first test for new rules regulating the financing of political parties and campaigns but several parties running in the elections have still failed to open a transparent account to finance their activities.

Harvest of grapes for ice wine

FROSTY weather in Slovakia caused some worries and troubles, but it also brought joy: to skiers and ski resort managers, but also to wine growers and producers in the Small Carpathians.

Freezing temperatures plagued Slovakia, made for unusual images

THE FREEZING temperatures that swept across Slovakia shortly after the New Year were not exceptional for this time of the year.

Baby Jesus would need interpreter for 120,000 letters he got

THE YEAR17 of the Christmas Post project in December 2015 was a record one: a total of 120,736 letters arrived to the “mailbox of Baby Jesus” which is the most in the history of the event.

Kiska: Reason, not fear in 2016

SLOVAKIA needs better health care and education systems and Slovaks should decide rationally about a government that will be able to deliver change on the domestic front, the country’s President Andrej Kiska told the citizens at the start of 2016 – a year that will see parliamentary elections.

Quote of the week

“Whom will you recall first if something happens in Slovakia – Mr President? Probably not, you will keep caressing his head.”

NGOs prepare strategy to help homeless

This year focuses on preparation, but future improvements still depend on better finances.

IEE Sensing asks for aid and plans to create 337 new jobs

IEE Sensing Slovakia, a manufacturer of sensor equipment for the automobile industry, is asking for investment assistance from the state worth €4.58 million in the form of tax relief.

Pollák visits Roma ghetto after two children die

ON January 7, the Government Proxy for the Roma Community Peter Pollák paid a visit to Košice city's troubled Roma borough Luník IX and Mašličkovo settlement, where two small children died on January 1 and 3. The first child died in a fire and the second froze to death.

Fico rejects creation of compact Muslim community in Slovakia

First Slovak satellite goes into orbit

THE FIRST Slovak satellite named skCUBE will be carried into space by the Falcon 9 launch vehicle of American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company SpaceX from Vandenberg spaceport in California in May.

Pellegrini: Quotas lawsuit no problem for Slovak EU presidency

SLOVAKIA’s lawsuit against the Council of the European Union over mandatory refugee quotas shouldn't do any harm to Slovakia’s presidency of the Council in the latter half of this year, according to Parliamentary Chairman Peter Pellegrini.