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No new aid for Greece beyond current bailout: Slovakia [Feb 09, 2012] (BRATISLAVA ) - Slovakia opposes further aid to embattled eurozone member Greece, beyond a 130-billion-euro ($173 billion) loan package which Athens is trying to unlock, Finance Minister Ivan Miklos said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia wants Plzen coach Vrba for national team [Feb 07, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ? The Slovak football federation says it wants Viktoria Plzen coach Pavel Vrba to take over the national team. The federation says chairman Jan Kovacik was given a mandate to negotiate a deal with the Czech coach. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia wants Plzen coach Vrba for national team [Feb 07, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- The Slovak football federation says it wants Viktoria Plzen coach Pavel Vrba to take over the national team. The federation says chairman Jan Kovacik was given a mandate to negotiate a deal with the Czech coach. [via YahooNews] More >>

IEA: Slovakia needs diverse energy sector [Feb 07, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Expanding energy ties between the Slovak republic and its regional neighbors will ease its reliance on Russian natural gas, the IEA said. Presented By: Chicago Booth Business Forecast [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovaks rally to protest corruption [Feb 03, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - For the second time this year, allegations about corruption that appeared on the Internet are causing anti-government protests in Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsSlovaks rally to protest corruption [Feb 03, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - For the second time this year, allegations about corruption that appeared on the Internet are causing anti-government protests in Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Corruption allegations on Internet prompt more anti-government protests in Slovakia [Feb 03, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ? For the second time this year, allegations about corruption that appeared on the Internet are causing anti-government protests in Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Weiss out as Slovakia manager [Jan 30, 2012] Bratislava, Slovakia (Sports Network) - The Slovakian Football Association confirmed on Monday that national team manager Vladimir Weiss has been terminated by mutual agreement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak soccer coach Vladimir Weiss loses job [Jan 30, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ? The Slovak soccer federation says the contract of national team coach Vladimir Weiss has been terminated by mutual agreement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak coach Vladimir Weiss loses job [Jan 30, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ? The Slovak football federation says the contract of national team coach Vladimir Weiss has been terminated by mutual agreement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hitler painting fetches $53,000 in Slovak auction [Jan 29, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AFP) - A 1913 painting by Nazi Germany's dictator Adolf Hitler sold for 32,000 euros (S$53,000) in a Slovak internet auction on Sunday, the Darte auction house said. Related Stories Colicky pandas removed from public view at Edinburgh Zoo Unpopular Sarkozy seeks election boost with TV speech Africa leaders must respect gay rights: Ban Ki Moon Huge Israeli drone said to be ... [via YahooNews] More >>

One Million Cars From Kia's Zilina Factory [Jan 26, 2012] BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA ? Jan 26, 2012: just over five years since production started Kia Motors Manufacturing Slovakia has built its 1,000,000 car ? a white, diesel-engined cee?d SW. [via YahooNews] More >>

Major media in Slovenia follow Slovakia in teaming up to charge common fee for online access [Jan 20, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia ? Slovenia is following Slovakia in a project for media to earn revenue by charging a single fee for access to their online sites. In May, all major Slovak newspapers and others went behind one common pay wall and offered unlimited access to areas considered exclusive in a project known as Piano, for a single fee of ?2.90 ($3.71) a month. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Virgin Mary, Patron of Brazil, to Be Enthroned in Slovakia [Jan 17, 2012] APARECIDA, Brazil, JAN. 16, 2012 ( Zenit.org ).- The archbishop of Aparecida will participate this week in the enthronement of an image of Our Lady of Aparecida in Bratislava, Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Newspaper Articles Not Copyrightable In Slovakia [Jan 10, 2012] Yenya writes "In Slovakia, newspaper articles can be freely aggregated and archived, and are not worth copyright protection. The district court in Bratislava, Slovakia, stated in the case between news publishing house Ecopress and a news monitoring company Storin, that while the news articles manifests traces of creativity, it is not enough to be considered worth protecting the authors rights ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovenia's Mainstream Media Is About To Go Behind A Giant Online Paywall [Jan 10, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ? Slovenia is following Slovakia in a project for media to earn revenue by charging a single fee for access to their online sites. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsMedia in Slovenia to charge for online access [Jan 09, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovenia is following Slovakia in a project for media to earn revenue by charging a single fee for access to their online sites. [via YahooNews] More >>

Top News Headlines [Jan 09, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovenia is following Slovakia in a project for media to earn revenue by charging a single fee for access to their online sites. [via YahooNews] More >>

Major media in Slovenia follow Slovakia in teaming up to charge common fee for online access [Jan 09, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia ? Slovenia is following Slovakia in a project for media to earn revenue by charging a single fee for access to their online sites. In May, all major Slovak newspapers and others went behind one common pay wall and offered unlimited access to areas considered exclusive in a project known as Piano, for a single fee of ?2.90 ($3.71) a month. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Heitman Acquires Aupark Tower in Slovakia [Jan 02, 2012] BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA-Chicago-based Heitman has purchased the 350,000-square-foot Aupark Tower here from HB Reavis Group . The building is the third foreign investment announced by Heitman in late December, as the firm said it bought two office buildings in Budapest right before Christmas. [via YahooNews] More >>