Slovakia beats US 1-0 in World Cup warmup Nov 15, 2009
Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009 2:12 AM EST BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) In its first warmup match for next year s World Cup, the U.S. was missing key starters and lacked sharpness in a 1-0 loss to Slovakia on Saturday. Marek Hamsik converted a penalty kick in the 26th minute after Austrian referee Stefan Messner called defender Jonathan Bornstein for pushing Vladimir Weiss the son of Slovakia s coach in the penalty area ... Preparing for its first World Cup appearance as an independent... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Swine flu scare tightens borders around Ukraine Nov 4, 2009
LVIV, Ukraine Russia and Slovakia tightened their borders with Ukraine on Tuesday as the World Health Organization began investigating a suspected swine flu outbreak ... Slovakia, which lies on Ukraine's western border, closed two of its five border crossings with Ukraine to keep the infection from spreading. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Afghan Taliban already outnumbered 12-1 Oct 28, 2009
Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, right, arrives Friday in Bratislava, Slovakia, for a meeting of NATO defense ministers. . (MSNBC -- International)
Allies seem willing to boost aid in Afghanistan Oct 25, 2009
(10-24) 04:00 PDT Bratislava, Slovakia. Top NATO and U.N. officials signaled Friday that they may request more international troops to join American forces in Afghanistan as the top U.S. defense official said President Obama is still weeks away from deciding on a shift in war strategy. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NATO allies consider increasing troops in Afghanistan Oct 24, 2009
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - NATO and United Nations officials signaled yesterday that they may request more international troops to join American forces in Afghanistan as the top US defense official said President Obama is still weeks away from deciding on a shift in war strategy. At a meeting yesterday of 28 NATO defense ministers, Pentagon chief Robert Gates said allies indicated a willingness to boost military and civilian aid - even as Obama remains undecided over whether to escalate US troop... (Boston Globe)
NATO moves toward more troops for Afghan war Oct 24, 2009
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that NATO allies are moving toward sending more troops and civilian aid to Afghanistan. Gates said he was "heartened" by allies' commitment to the 8-year-old war even as the Obama administration mulls whether to order tens of thousands more U.S. troops to the fight. (Florida Today)
NATO Endorses Wider Afghan War Effort Oct 24, 2009
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Oct. 23, 2009 ... U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, shares a word with the U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, right, during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday Oct. 23, 2009. (CBS News)
NATO backs a U.S. surge strategy Oct 24, 2009
Without discussing troop levels, NATO ministers meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, endorsed the strategy put forward by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. and allied commander. The alliance rejected competing proposals to narrow the military mission to simply fighting the remnants of al-Qaida. (AZCentral -- News)
Gates: All eyes on Afghan runoff election Oct 23, 2009
Gates wrapped up two days of talks in Seoul and was headed to a meeting of NATO defense ministers Friday in Bratislava, Slovakia, where a wide range of topics was expected to be addressed. The Pentagon chief indicated he has not yet decided whether the U.S. should send more troops to Afghanistan, as the top American and NATO commander there has requested. (Florida Today)
With no US decision on Afghanistan, what will NATO discuss? Oct 23, 2009
NATO defense ministers meet before a dinner event Thursday in Bratislava, Slovakia ... That may make it difficult to discuss anything of any substance at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, where Topic A will be the mission in Afghanistan. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
NATO chief calls for perseverance in Afghanistan Oct 22, 2009
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia The NATO secretary-general says Afghanistan is the most complex challenge the alliance has ever faced but that it must remain engaged there to prevent the country from turning back into an al-Qaida training ground ... He spoke Thursday at a security conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, ahead of an informal meeting of defense ministers from the 28 NATO states ... BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) NATO defense ministers will meet here Thursday to discuss the war in Afghanistan and the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
* SOUTH AFRICA 2010 : Disappointed Poland fans call for a revolution Oct 21, 2009
pl, and has already boycotted one qualifier against Slovakia that they say cost the association sales of up to 20,000 tickets. End PZPN wants delegates to give PZPN board members a vote of no confidence at their next meeting in December, which would lead to a free election for new association leaders. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Gates seeking allies help on Afghanistan war Oct 19, 2009
Gates was departing Sunday on a weeklong mission to Japan, Korea and Slovakia in part to ask NATO partners and Asian allies for continued contributions to a war now in its ninth year ... From there, he goes to Bratislava, Slovakia, on Thursday to meet NATO defense ministers for what Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said would be a discussion focusing mostly on Afghanistan. (MSNBC -- International)
Emanuel: Troop Decision Depends on Afghans Oct 19, 2009
Gates, who is undecided, at least publicly, on that question, was departing Washington on Sunday on a weeklong trip to Japan, Korea and Slovakia, in part to ask NATO partners and Asian allies for continued contributions to a war now in its ninth year. Japan is withdrawing two naval ships out of the Indian Ocean that have been used as refueling stops for allies en route to Afghanistan. (Newsmax)
Emanuel Signals Obama Troop Decision Tied to `Credible' Afghan Government Oct 19, 2009
From Asia, Gates will travel on to Bratislava, Slovakia, for an Oct. 23 meeting with his counterparts in NATO, which is leading the military force in Afghanistan. To contact the reporter on this story: in Washington at. (Bloomberg -- US)
UN backs Gaza 'war crimes' report Oct 17, 2009
GOLDSTONE REPORT VOTE For: Argentina, Brazil, China, Russia and 21 others Against: US, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Ukraine Abstentions: Belgium, Bosnia, Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Gabon, Japan, Mexico, Norway, South Korea, Slovenia and Uruguay No vote: UK, France and 3 others. The Palestinian Authority initially backed deferring a vote, but changed its position after domestic criticism. (BBC News -- Africa)
Brown Says U.K. May Send More Troops to Afghanistan if Allies Reciprocate Oct 15, 2009
U.K. Defense Secretary will meet North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies in Bratislava, Slovakia later this month to discuss Afghanistan, Lewis said. Obama is examining options for the Afghan war after McChrystal warned that the U.S. risks failure without doing more to protect the local population from the Taliban. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty Oct 2, 2009
LISBON TREATY PROGRESS Approved by parliament: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK Defeated by referendum: Irish Republic Challenges: Czech and Polish presidents yet to sign treaty. If they reject it a second time, the treaty could be scuppered. (BBC News -- Europe)
AP Interview: Yushchenko optimistic about NATO Sep 22, 2009
"I'm a great optimist. I'm sure Ukraine will follow the path of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria.". He pointed also to the Russian invasion of Georgia, another former Soviet republic, in August 2008 as a strong selling point for NATO membership, which includes a guarantee that an attack on any member state will be viewed as an attack on the alliance as a whole. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Czech Credit Rating Is Safe as Election Row Simmers, Moody's Hornung Says Sep 9, 2009
The country has been rated A1 by Moodys since November 2002, five notches below the top Aaa rating and level with Estonia and Slovakia. The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland are the more stable economies in Central Europe and the Czechs are in a better position than their peers in the region, Moodys said in a report last week. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Hungary and Slovakia: Frost bite Sep 3, 2009
Hungary and Slovakia ... Icy relations between Hungary and Slovakia turn even frostier ... For Hungary and Slovakia, at least, it is no longer working. (The Economist)
Americans Historically Resistant to Reform Aug 17, 2009
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. And need I mention Hong Kong which probably has the BEST health care in the world (Yup, even better than the US of A). (CBS News)
Fear Factor: How Herd Mentality Drives Us Jul 27, 2009
"A dramatic example is the loss of 200,000 scientists and engineers within the manufacturing sector____ECONOMIC STRIFE _ That is Being used as a Weapon to ELIMINATE a DEMOCRACY and REPLACE IT With The TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP of : A NAZI FASCIST RULE Against the American People by rohink-2009 October 19, 2008 8:10 PM EDT Ask yourself, what in the world is going on and how did the Treasury and Fed Reserve just get all this power... and the American people are fighting over taxes. It is the... (CBS News)
LETTER: Family's struggle shows health reform is needed Jul 24, 2009
The U.S. ranking for letting children die has sunk past 17 other countries since 1960, and now ties with Poland and Slovakia. If the Republicans and the right-wing Democrats manage to block real public-option health care, that rate will continue to sink, and more children will continue to die here, and more millions of adults will spend years in pain because they cannot afford health care. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Voters steer Europe to the right Jul 14, 2009
Fringe groups appear to have benefited, with far-right and anti-immigrant parties picking up seats in the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Slovakia and Hungary ... Lowest turnout was seen in Slovakia (19. (BBC News -- Europe)
UKIP forms new Eurosceptic group Jul 2, 2009
The new UKIP-led group's other members are from Denmark (two), Greece (two), Finland (one), France (one), the Netherlands (one) and Slovakia (one). UKIP won 17. (BBC News -- Europe)
Queen Elizabeth II's costs rising Jun 30, 2009
The queen visited Slovenia and Slovakia last year, while Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, toured countries including Japan and Indonesia. Officials said a 400,000 pound ($661,302) relaunch of the royal family's Web site in February, and hiring staff to run it also contributed to the increase in costs. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Rotary needs exchange host families now Jun 27, 2009
These students are not your guests, they are a member of the family, expected to obey your family s rules, says Grace Durfee of North Andover, who hosted exchange student Jakub Kovac of Slovakia last year. Durfee was among three sets of exchange-student hosts enjoying a get-together with the Lemires at their home Monday night. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Jews hope to reclaim their architectural legacy in Eastern Europe Jun 26, 2009
Bratislava, Slovakia - For architectural historian Maros Borsky, the story begins five years ago. He was documenting the synagogues of Slovakia, which, like the rest of post-Holocaust Eastern Europe, saw its countryside depopulated of Jews, with most provincial synagogues abandoned ... Slovakia itself has seen a war-time community of 137,000 shrink to some 3,000 Jews today, with only five of 100-plus synagogues functioning. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
The rise of Hate 2.0 Jun 23, 2009
It was also a crime in Slovakia, although this law was repealed in May 2005. The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, and the United Kingdom have all rejected Holocaust denial legislation. (BBC News -- Technology)
Scary elections in eastern Europe: Time to start fretting Jun 16, 2009
But they will have little in common when it comes to minority rights for Hungarians in neighbouring countries such as Slovakia and Romania, where Magyar irredentism is a convenient bogeyman for local chauvinists ... The exception was Slovakia, where the ruling centre-left Smer (Direction) party led by the prime minister, Robert Fico, did well on a paltry 19. (The Economist)
EU poll marathon enters penultimate round Jun 6, 2009
BRUSSELS (AFP) Voters in Cyprus, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia headed to the polls Saturday in the final weekend of European elections, marked by low turnout and gains for the far-right in the Netherlands ... In Slovakia, the last opinion poll put voter turnout at 14 percent, after only 17 percent took part in elections in 2004, when the country had the lowest turnout among EU member countries. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Dutch far-right 'gain' Jun 5, 2009
Latvia, Cyprus, Malta and Slovakia vote on Saturday, while the Czech Republic and Italy vote over Friday and Saturday, and Saturday and Sunday respectively ... Thursday: UK and Netherlands Friday: Ireland, Czech Republic Saturday: Latvia, Cyprus, Malta, Slovakia, Italy and Czech Republic Sunday: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and SwedenResults from 2000 GMT Sunday. (BBC News -- Europe)
Out of Africa Jun 4, 2009
Giant chickens, pop stars and celebrities have all been recruited to end Slovakia's record as the EU's most apathetic country ... Ibrahim Maiga, a celebrity in Slovakia, is campaigning against racism ... "I really want to fight this election just to show Europe that Slovakia has a great future in Europe. If I'm elected and for the first time in history a black man represents Slovakia that's going to be obvious to all of Europe.". (BBC News -- Europe)
British, Dutch voters start EU elections Jun 4, 2009
Cyprus, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia will go to the polls on Saturday before Europe's Super Sunday, when the other 19 EU nations -- including France, Germany, Italy and Spain -- will round off the voting. Ireland's EU partners will be watching closely as embattled Prime Minister Brian Cowen seeks to convince his countrymen that they need the EU more than ever as the downturn hits hard. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
27 countries, 375 million votes Jun 4, 2009
And it will begin on Saturday, June 6 in Cyprus, France, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia. The other countries will conduct their voting on Sunday, June 7. (CNN -- International)
UK votes in MEP and council polls Jun 4, 2009
Latvia, Cyprus, Malta and Slovakia on Saturday and Italy and the Czech Republic over the weekend. The other 18 EU countries will vote on Sunday, with the first results expected from 2100 BST.. (BBC News -- UK)
Euro election at a glance 1/6/09 Jun 2, 2009
Slovakia's governing Smer party has called an extraordinary session of parliament, to discuss what it regards as a challenge to Slovakian sovereignty by Hungarian politician Viktor Orban. The Fidesz party leader said the European election would determine how many Hungarian MEPs would "represent Hungarians living in the Carpathian Basin" - an area that includes Slovakia ... An ethnic Hungarian leader from Slovakia, Pal Csaky, was with him at the rally, on the border between the two countries. (BBC News -- Europe)
'Day of reckoning' May 30, 2009
Its former empire links it to Hungary, the western Balkans, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is difficult to imagine a place more plugged into Europe. (BBC News -- Europe)
Europe may elect 'virtual MEPs' May 26, 2009
LISBON TREATY PROGRESS Approved by parliament: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK Defeated by referendum: Irish Republic Challenges: Legal objections delaying ratification in Germany, Polish president also delaying ratification, Czech president yet to sign treaty. In this election Spain has... (BBC News -- Europe)
Nigeria: Citizen Runs for EU Seat May 25, 2009
According to the statistical office, other non-natives running for a Czech seat in the EP include two candidates from Slovakia, one from Italy and one from France. "I think we're in the age that everyone feels that, at this moment, if you really try, then anything is possible," Olawepo said. (allAfrica.com)
Election country-by-country May 22, 2009
Slovakia has enjoyed solid growth since joining the EU, attracting significant Western investment and becoming a major exporter of cars ... Unlike most of its neighbours, Slovakia is in the eurozone, and many Slovak politicians see that as an important defence against currency speculators. (BBC News -- Europe)
Seven-times winners Ireland dumped out of Eurovision May 16, 2009
Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, Cyprus, Hungary and Slovenia have also exited the competition. The success of the night was Estonia, who last appeared in the final in 2003. (BBC News -- Europe)
Central and Eastern Europe: No panic, just gloom May 15, 2009
Neil Shearing of Capital Economics, a consultancy, reckons that German and other scrapping schemes to boost car sales will add fully 1% to GDP in Slovakia, and 0. 5% in the Czech Republic and Hungary. (The Economist)
Letters for Sunday, April 26, 2009 (894) Apr 28, 2009
rhennkens wrote on Apr 26, 2009 1:11 PM:" The citizens of Kauai are controlled by very few with vested interests in 2009. The citizens of Japan were controlled by very few with vested interests in 1941. Unless the vested interests on Kauai have status as Emperor, you can change the way of life in your county.If you think that they know it all. They don't.If you think that they are interested in you....think harder.Think about Ghandi. Think about Rosa Parks. Think about Poland, the Chech... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Rick Steves: What's new in Europe for 2009 Apr 20, 2009
Several Eastern European countries - including Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Baltic States - have recently done away with border controls for travel within Europe ... Neighboring Slovakia kicked off the year by adopting the euro currency. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Why the US will boycott global racism conference Apr 20, 2009
Bratislava, Slovakia - The first World Conference Against Racism, held in 2001 in Durban, South Africa, was all but derailed when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict took center stage. The second global meeting against racism, discrimination, and xenophobia, which starts Monday, is on shaky ground over the same question. (Christian Science Monitor)
Slovak police accused of abuse Apr 9, 2009
The incident has caused uproar in Slovakia after footage of the incident was published on a news website ... The incident is particularly sensitive in Slovakia because all of the boys are members of the Roma or gypsy minority, many of whom live in virtual shanty towns in the east of the country. (BBC News -- Europe)
Eurozone retail sales slump by 4% Apr 7, 2009
The eurozone now includes 16 nations that use the euro as their national currency, after Slovakia adopted the euro at the beginning of the year. Unemployment across the zone rose to its highest level in almost three years in February, at 8. (BBC News -- Europe)
Obama launches effort to reduce nuclear arms Apr 6, 2009
Decades of communism were toppled in Czechoslovakia through the 1989 Velvet Revolution, so named because it was one of the few peaceful overthrows of communism in the Iron Curtain. The Czech Republic split from Slovakia in 1993. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Ivan Gasparovic wins presidential run-off in Slovakia Apr 5, 2009
BRATISLAVA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Incumbent President Ivan Gasparovic beat opposition candidate Iveta Radicova and was re-elected in Saturday's runoff, according to final results released by the statistics office. Gasparovic, 68, garnered 55. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Slovakian president expected to win second term Apr 5, 2009
Slovakian president expected to win second term ... Slovakias voters were widely expected to elect President Ivan Gasparovic to a second term in office yesterday, as the 68-year-old incumbent faces the countrys first female presidential candidate in a runoff ... The incumbent has campaigned on his record, saying he can offer the stability and continuity Slovakia needs in the current economic crisis. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Slovakia back to the polls for presidential climax Apr 4, 2009
AFP Slovakian presidential candidate Iveta Radicova at a campaign rally in Bratislava on March 18 ... Slovakia's economy, largely dependent on exports of cars and electronic goods produced mostly be foreign manufacturers, is forecast to contract this year after growing by 10 ... The role of the president is mostly ceremonial in this parliamentary democracy that was established in 1993 after the fall of communism and the breakup of Czechoslovakia. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Deutsche Bahn's boss steps down Apr 1, 2009
Euro-crash: Slovakia bucks trend. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (BBC News -- Europe)
Slovak President Gasparovic, Backed by Prime Minister, Seeks Second Term Mar 22, 2009
4 million people showing the two politicians under a Together for Slovakia banner. The vote isnt about individual candidates, it rather reflects the political landscape with Fico on one side and the opposition on the other, , director of MVK polling agency, said in an interview. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Slovaks vote for new president Mar 21, 2009
Radicova, a sociology professor who entered politics three years ago as a labour minister, would be Slovakia's first female president. Representing dynamic and cosmopolitan Slovakia, she ran an Obama- style campaign, backed by celebrities and academics ... She is a deputy of the opposition Slovak Democratic and Christian Union but her liberal views on abortion earned her harsh criticism from the Roman Catholic leaders, the main church in Slovakia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Post a comment Mar 4, 2009
e. Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia), GDP is like to drop at least 2-5%, while those countries worst affected (i. e. the Baltic States, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine) are likely to face double-digit declines in GDP. Conclusion: In terms of expected output lost in the region, this is as bad as or even worse than the Asian crisis of 1997-98. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
`New Europe' Longs for Bush as Obama Returns Focus to Old Allies, Russia Mar 3, 2009
Two decades after they began throwing off the yoke of the , Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria are all in the EU and NATO. So are the former Soviet republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and the former Yugoslav republic of Slovenia. The anti-missile system remains a flashpoint. (Bloomberg)
Europe industrial output slumps Feb 25, 2009
Slovakia became the bloc's 16th member in January. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Letter from a year-old state Feb 24, 2009
A rutted track leads to the monument, which is surrounded by barbed wire and protected by a NATO contingent from Slovakia. We are waved toward the visitors' parking lot, marked by a hand-lettered sign. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Rohingya migrants; Wake up America Feb 21, 2009
In my French language class in Geneva, there are students from Ukraine, Russia, Holland, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Brazil, Albania, Cambodia, Lithuania, and a couple of other countries. I am the only American. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
The Arab world's (uneven) progress Feb 20, 2009
Internet usage in Egypt jumped, but only slightly compared with Peru and Slovakia. And intraregional trade increased, but it is still half the level of Asia. (Christian Science Monitor)
The western Balkans: A stuck region Feb 17, 2009
But late last month he suddenly announced that he was off to become Slovakia s foreign minister. And his undiplomatic language shocked Bosnians even more than his abrupt departure. (The Economist)
What's new in Europe for 2009 Feb 7, 2009
Several Eastern European countries, including Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Baltic States, have recently done away with border controls for travel within Europe. This means you can now go from country to country without stopping to show your passport. (CNN -- Travel)
