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Slope off to Slovakia for a skiing holiday that won't break the bank
As the wind whipped across me in a sudden spray of snow, it felt like I'd stepped into a hurricane. Looking down the squall-scarred slope I wondered just how - or if - I was going to get down ...
Europe's best-kept skiing secret: Slovakia
Take to the magic of the fairytale Tatra Mountains in Slovakia where miles of ski slopes offer something to suit all levels of expertise ...
Picture this: Been there competition winner's trip to Slovakia
The prize in 2010's Been there photo competition was a photography trip to the Tatra mountains in Slovakia. Here are some of winner Slawek Kozdras's best shots
Slovakia mourns Russia plane crash victim and former Vancouver Canuck Pavol Demitra
Thousands of people attended a memorial service at a Slovak ice hockey arena Thursday to honor Pavol Demitra
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Eco-Tourism in Slovakia: It’s A Bear Necessity
For travelers seeking to give something back to nature and experience an adventure all rolled into one, the mountainous countryside of Slovakia provides a remarkable backdrop for the holiday of a lifetime ...
Visiting the Andy Warhol museum — in Slovakia
Wolves and bears still prowl the wooded foothills of the Carpathian Mountains along the border between Poland and Slovakia, and the local populace-
Prague and Bratislava richer than most old EU states
The Prague region in the Czech Republic and the Bratislava region in Slovakia are among the richest in the EU. But by and large, the bloc still suffers from a massive east-west income gap ...
Modra a trip to summer romance
Toronto filmmaker Ingrid Veninger has made an intensely personal film with Modra, so much so that it stars much of her family. Yet it will feel completely familiar to anyone who has endured the turmoil of teenage love ...
Hantuchova Winner of the PTT Pattaya Open 2011
Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia secured her first WTA title since 2007cruising to a convincing 6 – 0, 6 – 2 victory over Sara Errani of Italy in just one hour and 16 minutes.
Slovakia: Family holiday in a country that’s come back to life
Where can you take the family on an alpine-type holiday (forests, rivers, mountains), but at non-Alpine prices? Until last year, I had no idea, but I now know: it's Slovakia...
There’s some travel advice you never forget. “The Tatras are the most beautiful place in Europe,” I was told in a cafe in Prague 20 years ago...
Slovakia believes in the euro zone’s rules. Not a popular stance. SHEDDING a bad name often takes years of sweat. But when Slovakia capped a decade of economic recovery by adopting the euro in January 2009, it seemed to complete its transformation ...
Standard & Poor’s confirms Slovakia's ratings
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced on Wednesday, December 15, that it had affirmed its ‘A+’ long-term and ‘A-1’ short-term sovereign credit ratings for the Slovak Republic, with an outlook of ‘stable’. The transfer and convertibility assessment on Slovakia is ‘AAA’.
Bratislava the comeback kid among European capitals
Bratislava, capital of Slovakia and just an hour by train from Vienna, is the comeback kid among European capitals ...
CINEMA: Bratislava International Film Festival
Two quality films at the Bratislava International Film Festival deserve to be seen ...
Austrian airline flyNiki considers moving routes from Vienna to Bratislava
Bratislava Airport could get a one-quarter increase in its current number of passengers in spring 2011, the head of low-cost airline flyNiki, Niki Lauda, told the Austrian daily Österreich ...
Anastazia Kuzmina wins biathlon sprint gold
Anastazia Kuzmina of Slovakia missed only one of 10 shots and covered the course in 19 minutes, 55.6 seconds to win gold in the 7.5 km biathlon sprint.
Slovakia shock USA in Hopman Cup
Dominik Hrbaty upset James Blake 6-4 4-6 7-6 (7-1) to secure a surprise win for Slovakia over defending champions the United States in the Hopman Cup ...
In the final stage of its integration into Europe, Slovakia is exchanging its currency, the crown, for the euro, which is marking its tenth birthday.
Slovakia adopts the euro on January 1
Slovakia will become the sixteenth country to consign its national currency to history when it adopts the euro on January 1. The changeover takes place on the tenth anniversary of the birth of Europe’s single currency...
Slovakians have little time left to spend the last of their national korunas. When the clocks strike midnight on New Year’s Eve, the euro will step in ...
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for June 2008. More information: http://www.twincityjournal.eu/
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for May 2008. More information: http://www.twincityjournal.eu/
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for April 2008. More information: http://www.twincityjournal.eu/
Bratislava Airports Enters Schengen Airspace
Slovakia's largest airport in Bratislava M.R. Stefanik Airport was admitted to the Schengen airspace, allowing to remove passport checks on travellers between Schengen Agreement countries ...
Hantuchova Prepared to Begin Title Defense
Defending champion Daniela Hantuchova arrived in Indian Wells, relaxed and ready to vie for her third Pacific Life Open title. The Slovak captured her first two career Tour titles at this event, her first in 2002 as an 18-year-old ...
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for March 2008. More information: http://www.twincityjournal.eu/
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for February 2008. More information: http://www.twincityjournal.eu/
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for December 2007.
Slovak Ctrl Banker: Country On Track To Adopt Euro
Slovak central bank Governor Ivan Sramko said Tuesday that the country is firmly on track to adopt the euro and will pass a review of its fiscal position by Eurostat, the European Union statistics office ...
Slovakia ready to enter Schengen Zone: Austrian interior minister
Interior Minister Robert Kalinák and his Austrian counterpart, Gunther Platter, signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Strengthening Bilateral Co-operation on October 8. It deals with the two countries’ cooperation both before and after the border controls are cancelled at their shared border ...
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for October 2007.
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for September 2007.
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for July and August 2007.
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for June 2007.
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for May 2007.
Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia won her first title in five years when she upset second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-4 in the Pacific Life Open final ...
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for November 2006
A DISPLAY at the Bratislava City Gallery in Bratislava marks the 35th anniversary of the death of Slovak artist Martin Benka (1888-1971), one of the founders of Modernist Slovak painting in the 20th century ...
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for October 2006
1. and 2. September 2006;
Live presentation of hand-made production - about 90 craftsmen from Slovakia with a great spectrum of crafts.
Main program:
The Coronation Celebrations 2006
This ceremony will recall Bratislava’s fourth coronation; this time Matthew II von Habsburg, crowned in 1608. The Coronation Ceremony will be held in September, from the 1st through the 3rd in Bratislava.
The Summer of Culture Festival Bratislava 2006
Castle festival, 200 cultural events, 15 sceneries, 20 countries and more information ...
The defeat of Slovakia's economic reformers in Saturday's parliamentary elections is a salutary reminder of the difficulties involved in sustaining public support for market-oriented change ...
Left-leaning opposition wins plurality in vote
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- After eight years of rapid economic reform, Slovak voters turned to the left for the first time since the fall of communism in 1989 ...
CULTURAL EVENTS IN BRATISLAVA AND VIENNA
Twin city journal – information on the cultural events in Slovak, German and English language in Bratislava and Vienna for June 2006
Slovakia angered by horror film
Slovakian officials have expressed concerns that hit film Hostel tarnishes the reputation of their country ...
Warhol Has Slovak Town Hoping for More Than 15 Minutes of Fame
For a small Slovak town, Andy Warhol may be the key to rolling 15 minutes of fame into years of wealth ...
Four games, four victories and a rising prominence in world-class hockey. Slovakia has accomplished much so far in the Olympic men's tournament, even if its stars say they have yet to do anything ...
Slovakia wins first-ever Winter Games medal
Slovak snowboarder Radoslav Židek won Slovakia's first-ever medal at a Winter Games on February 17, taking the silver in the men's snowboard race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Atlanta Thrashers forward Marian Hossa scored two goals as Slovakia improved to 2-0 at the Olympics with a 6-3 victory over Latvia
Two late third period goals from Marian Gaborik saw Slovakia beat Russia 5-3 after Peter Bondra pulled the Slovaks even in the second period ...
Film causes wrong kind of horror in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Better known to the outside world for their ice hockey players and stunning models, Slovaks are horror-struck that the smash-hit slasher film "Hostel" is giving them a bad name ...
One survivor in Slovak military plane crash
Investigators in Hungary are trying to establish the cause of a plane crash which killed 42 Slovak peacekeepers returning from Kosovo. One person survived.
BRAT'S THE WAY TO HIT THE HIGHS
Bratislava is not on the tourist map, but it has luxury and charm ...
Slovakia Ties Currency to Euro
Slovakia took a major step toward joining the euro zone Friday by linking its currency, the koruna, to the euro in the European Exchange Rate Mechanism ...
FC Artmedia Bratislava's 3-2 triumph at FC Porto last night was greeted with astonishment in Slovakia after Vladimir Weiss's side became the country's first to collect points in the UEFA Champions League ...
Slovaks set up historic final with Croatia
The Slovak Republic is into its first Davis Cup final! The 12-year-old nation will take on the 14-year-old Croatia in a final over the first weekend of December ...
HRBATY TARGETS A PLACE IN HISTORY
Dominik Hrbaty is preparing to extend Slovakia's unlikely Davis Cup odyssey by securing a place in the final in front of 4,000 passionate fans in Bratislava this weekend ...
US Open: Bhupathi-Hantuchova win mixed doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi won his ninth grand slam title after he lifted the mixed doubles crown with Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia at the US Open ...
A Taste of Tokaj: Wine of Kings, King of Wines
By Shelley Puhak; A man resembling a clean-shaven Santa Claus swings opens a large barrel top serving as a door, revealing a set of stone steps leading underground.
I follow him into an underground tunnel cut out of the volcanic tufa rock. This passageway ...
Slovakia knocks off Netherlands for semifinal berth
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Dominik Hrbaty sent Slovakia to its first ever Davis Cup semifinal by beating the Netherlands' Peter Wessels, who retired hurt in their quarterfinal reverse singles match on Sunday ...
Found: Europe's oldest civilisation
More than 150 gigantic monuments have been located beneath the fields and cities of modern-day Germany, Austria and Slovakia. They were built 7,000 years ago ...
SABMiller to Acquire Stake in Topvar
Brewing giant SABMiller PLC said Monday it has signed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Slovak brewery Topvar as part of efforts to strengthen its position in central Europe, the British company said.
Slovakia's economy enjoys EU boom
Slovakia has been attracting investment from big business, day trippers, and stag night revellers since joining the EU last year ...
Ice Hockey World Championships 2005 ; Satan: 'Back to basics'
Slovakia captain Miroslav Satan says his side have to get back to playing simple hockey if they are to repeat their 2002 gold medal triumph ...
Ice Hockey World Championships 2005 ; Never count out Slovakia
A new poll shows 83 percent of Slovaks support their country’s membership in the European Union one year after joining. But you can bet an even higher percentage are happy that Slovakia has joined the group of elite hockey nations ...
Bratislava a great place to buy - once you find it
Bratislava is the new Prague, and Irish people would love it if they knew where it was, says Derek Scally. Many who do are investing in apartments costing from around €35,000 that offer decent returns ...
In Slovakia, education becomes growth engine
Nation strives to make switch to be supplier of brain power, not just brawn ...
SLOVAKIA has upheld its reputation of "Tatra Tiger" by posting one of the best economic results in Central Europe ...
Flat-tax movement stirs Europe
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA A few years ago, Martin Bruncko studied the flat tax at Harvard University. Today, the 28-year-old is flying to European cities to promote the idea, which he made a reality in his native Slovakia ...
Davis Cup - Slovakia eliminates defending champ Spain in upset
Slovakia eliminated defending champion Spain from the Davis Cup, taking an insurmountable 3-0 lead after Saturday's doubles match to advance to the quarterfinals ...
Bush arrives in Slovakia Wednesday evening
US PRESIDENT George Bush will arrive for a two-day visit to Slovakia on the evening of Wednesday February 23. This is the first visit to Slovakia by a US head of state since the origin of the Slovak Republic ...
Analysis: Slovak success story holds lessons for Bush
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- When President George W. Bush drops in to the Slovak capital Bratislava Wednesday evening he will enter a country rich in symbolism for his second term pledge to spread democracy across the world ...
Bratislava looking forward to Russo-American summit.
Preparation is underway in Bratislava for the meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States scheduled for February 24. Tight security measures will be imposed on the Slovak capital from Tuesday. The centre of the city, the places where Vladimir Putin and George Bush will be staying, are heavier patrolled ...
RUSSIAN-US PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT TO BE HELD UNDER PROTECTION OF THREE SECURITY RINGS
Three security rings will be formed in the Slovakian capital during the Russian-US presidential summit on February 24: around the hotels on the bank of the Danube River, where the delegations will be staying; around the Bratislava Grad, where, as expected, the summit will take place; and around the complex of buildings which includes the Presidential Chancellery and the House of the Government ...
Where in the world is Bratislava, Slovak Republic
When it was announced that US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin were to meet in Bratislava, Slovak Republic on February 23, 2005, many asked the same question—Where in the world is Bratislava? ...
Slovakia Beat Argentina to Win Hopman Cup
PERTH (Reuters) - Slovakia clinched the Hopman Cup for the second time when they crushed Argentina 3-0 in Saturday's final...
An economic tiger purrs in once-backward East Europe ...
Bush, Putin to meet in Slovakia in Feb.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush will meet in Slovakia in late February with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an expanding effort by the White House to improve relations with European nations.
Look east, say flat-tax advocates
Slovak success prompts reform, boosts competition.
President Vaclav Klaus, the former head of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), said last year that a flat tax like the one Slovakia recently implemented would not be likely to pass here at home ...
Getrag Ford to Build Plant in Slovakia
Getrag Ford Transmissions, a joint venture between U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. and Germany's Getrag Group, announced Thursday a decision to build a euro300 million (US$399 million) auto parts plant in eastern Slovakia.
With each passing year, the ski and snowboard scene in Slovakia gets better and better. In the past two years, major ski centres such as Jasná, Donovaly, and Skipark Ružomberok have constructed new, modern lifts. Nearly every important resort has ...
Slovak govt pledges aid to windstorm-hit area
The Slovak government on Sunday pledged all possible help to the Tatra Mountains area, which was hit hard by a severe windstorm over the weekend. Of the 46,000 hectares of the Tatra forests, more than one-half was completely destroyed or ...
The FOTOFO Month of Photography 2004 in Bratislava, Slovakia, looks to be a very worthwhile event, with exhibitions, workshops, portfolio reviews and more ...
Slovak wines more refined, European
ALTHOUGH central Europe doesn't get the amount of sun that some regions of France, Italy or Spain do, Slovak wines are fast climbing the quality ladder ...
Slovakia boasts quality hockey talent
... Slovakia, a country with a population half the size of New York City. Don't be deceived by this proud country's small size. It boasts some of the finest hockey players in the world.
Slovakia to join Schengen by 2007
THE SECOND generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II) will be ready in March 2007, enabling Slovakia and the other new EU member states to join the Schengen area ...
European Constitution to be signed in Rome today
EU leaders from the 25 member states will arrive in Rome today for the formal signing of the new European Constitution - officially starting the two-year ratification period.
THE LAST man to walk on the moon, Andrew Cernan, was welcomed home Monday, where he was received by Slovak President Ivan Gašparovic. A self-described "ordinary man", the American astronaut of Slovak origin arrived in Bratislava ...
EasyJet to fly from Slovakia in October
EasyJet has become the latest low-cost airline to enter the east European market, saying it plans to run flights from Slovakia starting in October.
Slovakia named best reformer by World Bank
The World Bank said Thursday Slovakia had been the most successful country in the world in 2003 in implementing reforms to improve its business climate ...
Coronation schedule – September 4th, 2004
10:00 - Ceremonial fanfare from Michalská and town-hall towers will mark the beginning of the event ...
Slovak town's 'Warhol city' aspirations
Already the home of the Warhol Family Museum of Modern Art, the northeastern Slovak town of Medzilaborce is planning to refashion itself as a "Warhol city," local officials said Tuesday.
Slovakia to adopt euro by 2009
Slovakia will be ready to adopt the single European currency by 2009, the Slovak Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday.
France and Slovakia each take home two gold medals
ATHENS, 20 August – Slovakia and France displayed their dominance in Canoe/Kayak Slalom having topped the medal standings with three medals a piece ...
World Cup Preview: Team Slovakia
For Team Slovakia, the inaugural World Cup of Hockey, wasn't very fun ...
Nitra: from fields to factories
THE NITRA region, with its mild climate and the most fertile soil in Slovakia, is home to the best conditions for agriculture in the country. Hence, it is only natural that the agriculture and food industry ...
The Carpathians' Appalachian twang (Ruth Ellen Gruber IHT )
TRNAVA, Slovakia If you find yourself in Trnava and didn't bring a guidebook, just get hold of a 200-crown note. There on the back of the sea-green bill, worth about E5, is a panorama showing ...
Slovakia Aims To Be Europe's Most Business Friendly Country
In just six years, the Central European country of Slovakia has moved from near political isolation under authoritarian rule to being a member of NATO and the European Union. On top of that, it also has a booming economy.
Bratislava: Old world charm at the center
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia About 60 kilometers down the Danube from Vienna, Bratislava has changed radically since the fall of communism, and particularly since Slovakia gained independence through its "velvet divorce" ...
Gasparovic aims to slow EU reforms
Slovak President-elect Ivan Gasparovic says he will slow economic reforms that are required by the European Union in an attempt to ease hardships such as unemployment...
AFTER 40 years Slovakia and Hungary have finally agreed on a common Tokay viticulture area that promises greater sales for the Slovak makers of the world famous wine label.
Slovak growth and inflation quicken
Slovak economic growth surged ahead by 5.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter but inflation ...
Bratislava opens for NATO assembly
SLOVAKIA has toughened border checks and safety measures in Bratislava's heart ahead of the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from May 28 to June 1.
Europe flies flag for new member states
The EU’s 10 new member states were officially welcomed to the European Parliament today.
A SLOVAK Week was launched at European Union institutions in Brussels on April 19 with a conference attended by Slovak Deputy Premier Pál Csáky, the news wire TASR wrote
Gasparovic trounces Meciar to win Slovak presidency
Former speaker of the Slovak parliament Ivan Gasparovic sailed to a resounding victory over controversial former prime minister and head of the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS), Vladimir Meciar ...
Slovakia vies to create 'Detroit' of Europe
TRNAVA, Slovakia Victory, in the relentless race to harness the global economy, does not go to the slow or soft-hearted, as the farmers living on the outskirts of this ancient walled town can attest.
New allies join NATO talks for first time
The seven new NATO members from Eastern Europe have raised their flags and heard their national anthems for the first time at the alliance's headquarters in Belgium
Service about Tatra Mountains broadcasted by Euronews
Euronews transmitted in February a service about Tatra mountains, still available on the site in the section "Europeans". The video was been realized in different languages
