Slovakia’s meanness deterring more than migrants
Country’s hard line on migrants last year dismayed thousands of younger, more liberal citizens.
Country’s hard line on migrants last year dismayed thousands of younger, more liberal citizens.
THE NATIONAL Property Fund (FNM) which was established after the fall of communism to control privatisation of state-owned companies, including strategic ones, was abolished at the end of 2015.
IN THE SLOVAK mountains, a total of 152 injuries were recorded by the Mountain rescue Service (HZS) between December 23 and January 4, of which seven were fatal. Six more took place on the Polish side of the Tatras.
SINCE January 1, Slovakia is in the state of “half-chairing” the European Union, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the EU, Peter Javorčík, said as quoted by the TASR newswire.
FOR SOME time, the chance to have a Slovak House at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro looked gloomy, but recently, the outlook has changed.
RATHER than potential threats from the migration crisis, what affects the lives of people in Slovakia are domestic issues, President Andrej Kiska said in his New Year’s address.
SLOVAK painter Janko Alexy used to roam around Slovakia in his young years, painting squares, churches, castles, and landmarks.
Slovakia no longer offers the 19-percent corporate tax and low labour costs that attracted many investors in the country a decade ago. However, it still boasts tradition in a number of industries that investors find a useful basis for their businesses in the country, as well as labour force with, for instance, decent language skills.
Whereas the Slovak startup scene has been experiencing a boom and creating approximately 1,000 innovative companies each year, new investors and the government’s priorities in supporting young entrepreneurs’ activities have appeared.
Employees reporting corruption eligible for protection but inspectorates can’t keep up.
IN 2014, non-profit activities of banks were dominated by cultural and charity projects. Banks supported hundreds of socially beneficial projects, usually from several life spheres simultaneously.
Slovakia has some examples of firms continuing the tradition