Foreigners in Slovakia, page 27
News and features on living in Slovakia
Slovaks view Russia as biggest potential threat
RUSSIA is the country that could pose the biggest threat to Slovakia and real Slovaks must speak Slovak according to a recent Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) survey released March 3, the TASR newswire reported.
Canadian companies active in Slovakia
-Colliers International, www.colliers.com-Corinex Group, www.corinex.sk-McCain Foods Limited, www.mccain.sk-Windsor Machine & Stamping, www.windsormachine.com-CGI Slovakia, http://sk.cgi.com-Martinrea Slovakia Fluid Systems, www.martinrea.com-Magna Slovteca, www.magna.com-IKO Slovakia, www.iko.sk
Canada: General facts
Political system: a parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a constitutional monarchyCapital: OttawaTotal area: 9,984,670 square kilometresPopulation: 35.7 millionOfficial languages: English, FrenchCurrency: Canadian dollar (CAD)
Canadian Institutions in Slovakia
Embassy of Canada to Austria and SlovakiaAmbassador: Mark Baileywww.canadainternational.gc.ca/austria-autriche
Trade, energy security and more in the focus
THE FREE trade agreement between Canada and the European Union will bring benefits to businesses and workers on both sides of the Atlantic and thus Mark Bailey, Canada’s ambassador to Austria and Slovakia, believes both Canada and the EU are committed to bringing the free trade agreement into force as quickly as possible.
Transatlantic cultural exchange
SIZE isn’t everything and though Canada and Slovakia differ in both geographic scale and size of population, their cultures and lifestyles have more overlap that one might expect.
Trade ties expected to grow
WHILE several Canadian companies are already active in Slovakia it is expected that the free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union would bring, gradually, some added benefits to Slovakia.
Finding a new home – Slovakia
Foreigners moving to Slovakia must start planning their journey much earlier than packing their suitcases.
Judges should explain their work
IN THE Netherlands many judges are on Twitter or on Facebook, commenting on their work to make people understand what their job is, says Dutch Ambassador to Slovakia Richard Van Rijssen, who suggests that if judges in Slovakia started themselves to be transparent about what they do and openly explain judgments, that would help to improve the perception of the judiciary here a great deal.
SlovaKs excel in Fragments
SOME Slovak expats have found success and fame abroad, but some seem to be still drawn back home, at least from time to time.
Institutions of Belgium in Slovakia
Embassy of Belgium in SlovakiaAmbassador: Christian G. Lepagewww.diplomatie.be/bratislava
Third time’s a charm
THE DUTCH company Yssel, which specialises in the production and processing of reinforcement steel, has already tried and failed twice to carry out a significant investment in eastern Slovakia. Now it plans to invest €30 million into a new plant for the production of concrete parts for the construction of buildings in the village of Obid, close to Štúrovo.
Belgian investments make their mark
SMALLER in size and with almost double the population of Slovakia, Belgium has made its presence felt in Slovakia. While Slovakia has been more successful in exporting its goods and services to this country, Belgian investments to Slovakia are increasing.
New independent distribution network
THE INSURER Aegon will now also offer services and products of other insurers and banks via its new Aegon Partner project.
Jazz crosses borders
IT IS rather a cliché that music knows no geographical or language borders, and thus, musical cooperations, like those among visual artists, are quite common.
Brewery opens to the public
THE BIGGEST brewery in Slovakia, Heineken Hurbanovo, has again opened its doors to all those interested in how beer is brewed. Thousands of people visited the plant in mid-September, while almost 2,000 enjoyed tours of the brewery led by its employees, the TASR newswire wrote.
Institutions of the Netherlands in Slovakia
Royal Netherlands EmbassyAmbassador: Richard van Rijssenwww.holandskoweb.com
Business partners are likely to grow closer
THE NETHERLANDS keeps topping investment charts with billions of euros in investments in Slovakia with established businesses extending their investments. But as Slovakia will chair the European Union during the second half of 2016 for the first time, it would like to share the EU presidency experience with the Netherlands, as this country which is similar to Slovakia in terms of size, will hold this position just before Slovakia.
Belgium: General facts
Political system: Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchyCapital: BrusselsTotal area: 30,528 square kilometresPopulation: 10.4 millionOfficial languages: French, Dutch, GermanCurrency: euro
Sweet results for Levice candy factory
WHILE the Dutch confectionery company Leaf built a production plant in Slovakia’s town of Levice to produce confectionery products for the western European market even before the global economic crisis, it obtained bigger growth only after it joined with the Scandinavian group Cloetta, the Trend weekly reported.
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