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Central will change hands
BRATISLAVA’S shopping centre Central has a new investor.
Military plane crash victims commemorated
SLOVAK President Andrej Kiska and his Hungarian counterpart János Áder paid homage to 41 Slovak soldiers and one civilian ministry official who were killed in a military aircraft crash in the Hungarian village of Hejce on January 19, 2006.
Kližan talks about match-fixing attempts
SLOVAK tennis player Martin Kližan says he has been offered money for losing a match.
Jobless rate drops below 11 percent
THE NUMBER of jobless in Slovakia is the lowest since March 2009, and it is expected to continue decreasing.
Slovak scientists boost health research
SLOVAK scientists have decided to boost research focused on the improvement of patient health and have set up a new Biomedical Centre that comes under the auspices of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV).
Finance Minister talks economic agreements in Iran
SLOVAK Finance Minister Peter Kažimír officially visited Iran where he opened a Slovak- Iranian business forum in Mashad with Khorasan province Governor Razavi Alireza Rashidian.
French library opens in Šaľa
CITIZENS of France sent two tonnes of second-hand books to Slovakia.
UNICEF collects money from 10,000 Slovaks
NEARLY 10,000 Slovaks contributed to the financial collection for malnourished children in Nepal and Mauritania.
The Guardian recommends the Tatras
THE PRESTIGIOUS British daily The Guardian listed the High Tatras among the top 10 destinations for adventure holidays in Europe.
Banks will use IBAN format only
SLOVAKS will have to use the International Bank Account Number (IBAN) in all banks as of February 1.
President gave his salary to facility for homeless
PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska donated his December salary of €5,220 to a re-socialising facility for the homeless, Resoty, founded by priest, communist-era dissident and altruist Anton Srholec.
Smer would need a coalition partner, poll suggests
SEVEN parties would make it to the parliament if the elections were held in first half of January.
French firm has new plant in Beluša
FRENCH engineering company CCN Group has built a new production plant in Beluša in the Púchov district.
Airports report increased passenger numbers
Passenger numbers were on the rise at Slovakia's three biggest airports last year.
New platform links French teachers
SLOVAKIA, together with six other countries, has become a pioneer in a new professional platform focused on teachers, pedagogues and other experts on teaching French.
Bratislava gears up to help homeless in freezing temps
The capital is ready to set up a tent camp or arrange for the opening of railway station waiting rooms to shelter the homeless.
Dual education to see influx of new employers
The dual education scheme will have nearly three hundred new employers.
Slovaks are not afraid of migrants
Prime Minister Fico has used the migrant crisis to bolster his standing ahead of March elections, but Slovaks are more concerned about economic issues.
25 years of French culture in Slovakia
FRENCH culture has historically had a strong and lasting impact in Slovakia and this has never been missing for too long.
Lajčák: There is no reason for panic
There is a need for a unified pan-European strategy.
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