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Former MP František Gaulieder killed by train
Former MP František Gaulieder, who once was illegally excluded from parliament by HZDS and its chairman, was killed by a train near the village of Trnovec nad Váhom (in Nitra Region) in the early hours of March 25.
Fico: I cannot see another living space for Slovakia than EU
After the Rome Declaration was adopted unanimously at the ceremonial summit of 27 European-Union member states in Rome, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that it has made it clear that the Union wants to carry on united.
Benefits – the main motivation for employees?
The benefits offered may help to attract and retain them, but do not guarantee they will stay in the job.
NBS checked non-banking firms
Some 300 violations of the new rules, which also include the duty for non-banking firms to have licence for their business, have been revealed since 2015.
Interest rates remain low
Cheap mortgages still attract clients, but the new rules set by the central bank may change the current situation.
Slovakia has more payment cards
Also the number of transactions made by payment cards increased in annual comparison.
Breath-taking photographs of Slovak mountains
Young photographer Šimon Trnka is proving the beauty of (not only) Slovak mountains in his photographs.
Slovak loans belong to the cheapest
The only countries with cheaper one- to five-year fixation mortgages at the end of last year were Germany, France, Austria, Finland and Luxembourg.
Slovak bell heads to Vatican
The consecrated bell will travel to Vatican as a gift for Pope Francis.
Mobile apps become ordinary service
Smartphone applications bring additional value to internet banking via faster access and higher security.
Young people to prepare for changes
Some observers call for scrapping the state-subsidised mortgages for the young.
Two components widen Slovak list of cultural heritage
Two new elements were added to The Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovakia.
Portrait of Maria Theresa goes to Vienna
The painting of the ruler hangs in the Primate’s Palace.
Marking Maria Theresa
Exhibitions, conferences, coronation festivities and more.
‘Government seems to control parliament, not vice versa’
Jana Dubovcová talks about her performance as ombudswoman, and the topics that remain for her successor.
You don’t bring me flowers
As Mrs Dubovcová has discovered, there is scant political passion when it comes to abuses of human rights – that is, the rights of each and every one of us
Discrimination, police brutality highlighted
The Slovak Spectator reviews some of the cases which Ombudswoman Jana Dubovcová has cited in her reports.
Quote of the week
“I only kicked him in the head.”
Actor to politicians: You are playing a terrible theatre
One of the main characters in the movie Únos, about Slovak politicians and the mafia in the 90’s has a message for politicians.
VAT collection efficiency is improving
Financial Administration sees measures taken to combat tax frauds and evasion as behind the improvement.
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