Archive of articles - November 2017, page 8

Visit wine cellars

The tour around Small Carpathian cellars offers not only wine tasting, but also a rich additional programme.

Police dissolve a group robbing the state through food imports

The accused group members can spend up to 12 years in prison.

Danko criticised for friendly speech to Russian MPs

While the speaker of parliament spoke in Moscow, President Kiska delivered a speech in the European Parliament. Lajčák says both should have consulted him.

Budgetary Responsibility Council slams government for inadequate consolidation

Top 3 stories from Last Week in Slovakia

Chinese could produce e-cars in Slovakia - PM Robert Fico does not see election defeat - Poliačik leaves the strongest opposition party

Ecocide! How Slovakia destroys its national parks

Officially, the number of forests in Slovakia keeps growing but satellite shots of the national parks evoke horrors.

Amazon returns centre in Sereď already in operation

The centre is the largest and one of Amazon’s most technologically advanced ones

Canadian anthropologist faces charges of sexual abuse

The police seized pictures of underage girls and also a weapon while searching his premises.

Slovak firms to be involved in armoured vehicles' development

The Defence Ministry wants most of the new vehicles to be produced by Slovak companies.

Opposition wants to topple Kaliňák as Interior Minister

The opposition seeks to oust Kaliňák, as his ministry must pay fines amounting to €10-million for botched public procurement.

Cabinet green-lights changes to investment certificate for Volkswagen Slovakia

The list of land plots with “significant investment” certificates for VW Slovakia has been expanded.

Give poetry a chance....

The Ars Poetica 2017 festival offers foreign guests as well as local bards, with authors from the UK, Australia/Greece and Nigeria among them.

Artificial snowmaking has been begun in several areas in Slovakia

Several ski resorts have already started artificial snowmaking in mid-November although the real start of ski season is expected by mid-December.

Most people perceive the Velvet Revolution positively

The 1989 revolution, which toppled communism in Czechoslovakia, is perceived positively by 53 percent of people, while 19 percent see it negatively, according to a poll.

A total of 750 new jobs open in Levice

An expanding company, a producer for the automotive industry, invests €17 million in the Levice-Géňa industrial park while offering 750 jobs.

Police detain 78 illegal migrants in two lorries

In the city of Žilina, vehicles were stopped with dozens of illegally transported Iraqi, Iranian and Syrian nationals.

Academy of Sciences succeeds in luring smart people

SAV’s special programme effectively lures researchers from abroad to Slovakia, both expats and foreigners.

Economic growth slows

Growth is expected to continue in following quarters.

Culture minister offers to resign from his Smer post

Other deputy chairs reportedly said they would also resign due to regional election results.