List of author's articles, page 19
A beating that never took place, but refuses to go away
TWO MONTHS after she claimed to have been beaten up in Nitra by a pair of men for speaking Hungarian, the case of student Hedviga Malinová remains as full of unanswered questions as when police first shelved it after a two week investigation, saying it never happened.
Opposition adapts to life after power
THE RESIGNATION of Deputy Agriculture Minister Marian Záhumenský over an apparent conflict of interest at the end of October was significant not only in its own right, but also for a less obvious reason - it was the first time the political opposition had closed ranks and worked together since the June 17 elections that toppled the government they formed in 2002 from power.
Culture Ministry studying pros and cons of public media merger
AS EXPECTED, the STV Council last week failed to elect a new director for the public station. Despite the fact that the three second-round candidates received even fewer total votes from the 15-member council than they had in the first round, government officials said the stalemate had nothing to do with the fact that the ruling coalition has not decided what it wants to do with the country's public media.
Mečiar's amnesties: Plumbing the legal abyss
FOR THE FIFTH time in six years, the Christian Democrats (KDH) failed to convince parliament to support a motion to overturn two amnesties issued by Vladimír Mečiar in 1998 for two of the most notorious political crimes committed under his government: the 1995 kidnapping to Austria of Michal Kováč Jr., son of the president, and the thwarting of a 1997 referendum on NATO membership.
Smer versus the media?
EVEN IN the first hours after parliamentary elections, when the victorious Smer party barred journalists from its headquarters and forced them to wait outside on the sidewalk, it was clear that relations between the media and Smer would be complicated.
Fico's break with the European socialists: What the suspension means for Slovak politics
DESPITE Ján Slota's record of extremist remarks and behaviour, members of the Slovak ruling coalition of which he is a part were clearly having difficulty last week in understanding why the Party of European Socialists (PES) had suspended the ruling Smer on October 12 for working with Slota's far-right Slovak National Party.
PM talks end without major agreement
PRIME Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány emerged from talks in the town of Komárno on November 15 having made a number of lofty promises but little progress in resolving the disputes that have caused a surge in tension between the countries.
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- Perk, Trnava: “Stylish, affordable, and seriously tasty” – restaurant review
- Slovakia’s public finances remain in deep trouble
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- Slovakia’s labour market falters as migration policy falls behind EU neighbours
- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- Police bosses handed cut-price “luxury” flats in Bratislava
- Cockroaches and crumbling toilets greet seven-year-old battling serious virus
- Perk, Trnava: “Stylish, affordable, and seriously tasty” – restaurant review
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- Slovakia’s public finances remain in deep trouble
- News digest: Police linked to Fico gunman video leak – minister accused of cover-up
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Slovakia’s labour market falters as migration policy falls behind EU neighbours
- Police bosses handed cut-price “luxury” flats in Bratislava
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- Perk, Trnava: “Stylish, affordable, and seriously tasty” – restaurant review
- Bratislava’s embassy-backed events you don’t want to miss
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Slovakia’s public finances remain in deep trouble
- Slovakia mourns Pope Francis, a shepherd of hope and humility Photo
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- News digest: Police linked to Fico gunman video leak – minister accused of cover-up
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- Perk, Trnava: “Stylish, affordable, and seriously tasty” – restaurant review
- Bratislava’s embassy-backed events you don’t want to miss
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- Slovak scientists help tear down two objections to Jurassic Park premise
- News digest: Police linked to Fico gunman video leak – minister accused of cover-up
- Police bosses handed cut-price “luxury” flats in Bratislava
- Cyclists, sausages and a railcar called Hurvínek Photo
- Slovakia’s labour market falters as migration policy falls behind EU neighbours
- Remembering the priest-scientist and pioneer of wireless communication
- Perk, Trnava: “Stylish, affordable, and seriously tasty” – restaurant review
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