Good evening. Here is the Monday, November 27 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in fewer than five minutes.
Top law firms in Slovakia
(source: Sme)
The latest ranking of the largest law firms in Slovakia presents results in 12 categories, mostly based on the fields in which they practice law.
The Slovak Spectator, in cooperation with the Finstat company, has been bringing the professional and general public a more comprehensive picture of law services in Slovakia since 2014.
In this article, we are bringing the results in the main category, while the articles with the results for partial categories are the following: M&A, Banking & Finance, Real Estate & Development, Intellectual property, Litigation & Arbitration, Labour law, Restructuring & Insolvency, Regulation & Compliance and Competition law.
The law firm SOUKENÍK – ŠTRPKA placed first in the general ranking with the highest number of lawyers working for the company.
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FEATURE STORY FOR MONDAY
Slovakia's thrilling via ferrata adventure
A rope bridge. (source: P.D. for The Slovak Spectator)
Embark on an adventurous climb through Slovakia's oldest via ferrata in the Lúčanská Malá Fatra mountain range, offering adrenaline, rope bridges, and varying difficulty levels. The via ferrata is open even during the winter.
EVENT FOR THIS WEEK
NEXT Festival is a dynamic showcase of contemporary sonic innovation. (source: FB Next Festival )
NEXT Festival: An annual sonic adventure uniting groundbreaking electronic experiments, free-form improvisation, and avant-garde genres. Celebrating artists who blur the lines between composers and performers, the event explores the forefront of contemporary music.
The festival will start on November 29 and will end on December 3.
In other news
A 23-year-old man, identified as Bruno, attacked his 17-year-old brother Ruben and their parents in Šaľa; the parents sustained injuries and were hospitalised, while the brother did not survive the attack. The assailant later jumped out of a window, resulting in his likely death.
According to a recent Focus agency poll, two months after the elections, political party preferences in Slovakia have remained largely unchanged, with Smer leading by almost 24 percent. The survey suggests satisfaction with the new government, indicating little shift in support for Progressive Slovakia, Hlas, SaS, and Slovak National Party (SNS), while the coalition led by the Slovensko (OĽaNO) party has experienced a significant drop in popularity.
Slovakia commits to combating illegal migration and protecting EU external borders in collaboration with the Visegrad Four group, and the Austrian and German interior ministers. They agree to address migration challenges at the source, emphasising the need for dialogue and joint efforts to find effective solutions within the EU.(TASR)
Slovakia anticipates its initial winter snowstorm, with 7 to 20 centimetres expected in central and eastern areas, and up to 35 centimetres in isolated spots. The snowfall, influenced by two low-pressure systems, is likely to be predominantly snow despite some rain at lower altitudes. Eastern Slovakia, including the Zemplín, Abov, and Gemer regions, is forecasted to receive the most significant snowfall. Following the precipitation, a brief intrusion of cold Arctic air is expected, leading to windy conditions and potential snowdrifts.
In 2022, Slovaks generated 2.6 million tonnes of municipal waste, averaging 478 kilograms per person, an increase of nearly 50 percent over the past decade. About 39 percent of household waste ends up in landfills, while the recycling rate is approximately 50 percent. Around 9 percent of municipal waste is converted into energy or heat in waste-to-energy facilities. Slovakia is still considered a significant contributor to landfill waste.
Slovak motorcycle racer Štefan Svitko, a three-time European champion, is gearing up for his fifteenth Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. Supported by the Slovnaft Rally Team, he aims for a Top 10 finish in the challenging 12-stage event covering nearly 8,000 km. (TASR) (source: TASR)
WEATHER FOR TUESDAY
Cloudy to overcast skies are promised for Tuesday. As winter approaches snowfall is expected in many areas. In the southern half of western Slovakia and occasionally in the south-central and eastern parts of the country, precipitation like rain or rain with snow is to be expected. The highest daily temperature will be -2 to +3 °C. SHMÚ has issued level 1 warnings across Slovakia and level 2 warnings in the Košice and Prešov regions due to snowfall, drifting snow, freezing rain, and gusts in the mountains.
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