Testing period extended on Hungary-Slovakia gas link

April 17, 2015

The testing period for the new gas pipeline connecting Hungary and Slovakia has been extended until May 31, Slovak pipeline operator Eustream said. During the testing phase, the pipeline operators are offering 50,000 megawatt hours per day entry and exit capacities to Hungary on a first come-firs

Russian Airline Cancels Bratislava-Moscow Route

April 16, 2015

Daily Hospodarske Noviny reported today how Russian airline UTair is cancelling its regular Bratislava-Moscow flights after four years of running the service.

Exclusive: Disney to get into river cruising

April 14, 2015

In a move that could mark the beginning of a new era for river cruising, family vacation giant Disney is getting into the business.

Father to retrace steps of men who escaped Auschwitz

April 15, 2015

A father will be retracing the steps of two men who managed to escape from Auschwitz and walk to freedom.

Only senior Communist not to sign document “legitimising” ’68 invasion to get high honour

April 14, 2015

Czech President Miloš Zeman is to award the Order of T.G. Masaryk to
František Kriegel, a late Communist politician who was the only person to
refuse to sign a document “legitimising” the Russian-led invasion of

Traffic Police Out in Force This Week

April 13, 2015

Traffic police will be out in force this week as part of the campaign to crack down on speeding all week until Sunday evening.

UPDATE 1-Slovakia considers buying Enel's stake in local utility

April 13, 2015

Slovakia's economy and finance ministries will soon recommend whether the government should try to buy back a stake in electricity producer Slovenske Elektrarne from Italy's Enel, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday.

Czech and Slovak leaders divided over Russia's 9 May parade

April 13, 2015

Controversy around Russia's 9 May WWII memorial has shown the extent to which Russia relations are shaping public debate in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Expats Bulletin 10.4.2015

April 10, 2015

Did you ever wonder, what is Kickstarter and how you can get on some of the action? Well do not ponder this question anymore, because this week we’ll be interviewing Aleš Burger, the founder of the most successful crowdfunding website in the Czech republic and Slovakia called HitHit.com .

Havel’s Letter to Husák: still an inspiration 40 years on

April 11, 2015

Forty years ago this week, on 8 April 1975, Václav Havel sent an open
letter to Czechoslovakia’s President Gustav Husák. The letter was to
become one of the key documents of dissent during the period of
“normalization”. It outlined the creeping fear, apathy and humiliation

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