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Visa-free travel depends on security
THE US' visa regime has been one of the most discussed issues in Slovak-American relations over the last few years. US President George W. Bush promised during his visit to Bratislava in 2005 to work with the Slovak government to reform the US visa policy.
Baroque site among world's "most endangered"
CONSERVATIONISTS have listed a complex of Baroque churches and chapels in the central Slovak town of Banská Štiavnica as being among the world's most endangered historical sites.
Bratislava gets master plan
AFTER nine years of pressure from developers, local politicians and the public, Bratislava has finally got a new master zoning plan that replaces the Bratislava plan established in 1976. The Bratislava city council approved the new master plan, which will be the basis for the city's development for the next 30 years, in a unanimous vote on May 31.
400,000 tonnes of illegal waste from Austria was to have ended up in Slovakia
Slovak customs officers have caught illegal dumpers in the act of emptying two truckloads of trash from Austria at a quarry near the western Slovak town of Dubnica nad Váhom.
EU takes Slovakia to task
A major windstorm hit the Tatras in November 2004, devastating around 12,000 hectares of forest.
Slovak doctors headed to Libya
THE FIRST STEPS have been taken towards fulfilling Prime Minister Robert Fico's offer to Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi to treat HIV-positive Libyan children in Slovakia.Three medical specialists and a representative from the Slovak Health Ministry were to leave for Benghazi on April 29 for a five-day visit to Libya, during which time they will examine the children and find which ones would benefit most from treatment in Slovakia.
Field fires getting out of hand
FIRE-FIGHTERS had their hands full over the Easter holidays putting out wildfires in the High Tatras that were started by people who, not wanting to waste time with mowing, decided to deal with their overgrown fields by burning them.
Residents of Roma ghetto to be moved
THE CITY of Košice has announced plans to divide the Roma inhabitants of its Luník IX suburb into three groups in order to be able to offer better living conditions to those who are willing and able to pay for them.
Košice taken to task over prohibition
THE EASTERN Slovak city of Košice tried to clean up its streets and squares last May by completely forbidding the public consumption of alcohol, but now they will have to tone down the regulation out of respect for 'personal rights and freedom'.
Samsung investment a go
SOUTH KOREAN company Samsung Electronics LCD has signed an investment contract with the Slovak Republic that the government believes will pave the way for a total of 5,700 new jobs.
Investigators sift Nováky ashes for clues to deadly blast
AS TWO of the victims of the Nováky explosion were buried on March 7 and 8, attention focussed on the causes of the blast, which killed three people and left five missing.
Work on Mochovce nuclear plant starts again after 9 years of inactivity
PRIME Minister Robert Fico has announced that the Mochovce nuclear power plant's last two units, which were left unfinished when the facility was opened in 1998, should be up and operating within the next five years.
Mayors: Shifting Roma solves nothing
THE MAYORS of three eastern Slovak villages have written an open letter to Prime Minister Robert Fico protesting the construction of a Roma housing estate that is being built next to the road leading to the Slovenský Raj national park just a few kilometres away.
Mercury scare in Slovak Paradise
PREŠOV - Police from Spišská Nová Ves are combing the Veľká Biela Voda (Great White Water) creek and the surrounding area in the Slovenský Raj (Slovak Paradise) National Park for traces of mercury.
Illegal dumpers fined
Environmental inspectors found 151 cases of seriously contaminated water in samples taken from the country's rivers and lakes last year, which is 32 more than in 2005.
Central Slovak towns' third bid for cooperation
BANSKÁ BYSTRICA - Banská Bystrica and Zvolen have announced plans to form a central Slovak metropolitan area that would be able to hold its own in the battle for European and state funding.
Tipping east-west balance
PREŠOV'S new mayor, Pavel Hagyari, has announced his vision of a conurbation of Slovakia's second and third largest cities, Prešov and Košice.
Greater opportunities for cyclists
Plans are underway for a network of greenways that will run the length of Slovakia's borders with the Czech Republic and Austria.
Koreans, locals getting over culture shock
IT HAS BEEN three months since the Korean auto manufacturer Kia started regular production at their new plant near Žilina, and life is starting to get back to normal for local residents.
Slovakia's castles crumbling for lack of funds
MANY of Slovakia's castles are reported to be in a critical state of disrepair and even though plans are underway for their rescue, some have found that they won't be able to afford the fix.
- Residents of Roma ghetto to be moved
- Bratislava gets master plan
- Investigators sift Nováky ashes for clues to deadly blast
- Košice taken to task over prohibition
- Slovak doctors headed to Libya
- 400,000 tonnes of illegal waste from Austria was to have ended up in Slovakia
- Work on Mochovce nuclear plant starts again after 9 years of inactivity
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- News digest: Bear suspected of killing man in central Slovakia
- Bratislava satellite town breaks records and keeps expanding
- From Mexico to Slovakia – finding a new life Audio
- A deadly contagion has arrived in Slovakia: 30 years of stories from Slovakia
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- Then … Now
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- News digest: Bear suspected of killing man in central Slovakia
- France and Slovakia: Believing, loving, and working together
- Bratislava satellite town breaks records and keeps expanding
- From Mexico to Slovakia – finding a new life Audio
- Last Week: As disease spreads, Fico no longer insists on a “different opinion”
- Slovak roots: helping put Slovakia out there
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Slovak dad drops everything for son’s NHL debut — even a flight
- The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines
- France and Slovakia: Believing, loving, and working together
- Last Week: As disease spreads, Fico no longer insists on a “different opinion”
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- Dialects: can west understand east?
- News digest: Bear suspected of killing man in central Slovakia
- Slovak dad drops everything for son’s NHL debut — even a flight
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines
- France and Slovakia: Believing, loving, and working together
- Then … Now
- Dialects: can west understand east?
- Last Week: As disease spreads, Fico no longer insists on a “different opinion”
- This protest was for Gaza—then it turned into a showdown with a Marxist MEP and a far-right influencer
- No money for international jazz festival, Culture Ministry's nominees consider it regional
- Bratislava built under 4 km of cycle paths last year, leaving cyclists disappointed
- Rare footage brings Slovakia’s literary giant back to life Video
- How Slovakia’s president funded his campaign behind a wall of secrecy
- A deadly contagion has arrived in Slovakia: 30 years of stories from Slovakia
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- News digest: Bear suspected of killing man in central Slovakia
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