Europe's Next Housing Boom Raises Red Flags in Ex-Communist East

June 22, 2017

As the Nordic housing market cools and prices fall in pre-Brexit London, lenders in the European Union's eastern wing are shoveling cash to borrowers emboldened by record-low unemployment, wage growth and expansive monetary policy.

Workers At Volkswagen Plant In Slovakia Strike Over Wages

June 22, 2017

Labor unions called it, starting Tuesday, after a number of negotiation rounds about their demand - a 16 percent increase - failed.

Czech prime minister meets with his Austrian and Slovak counterparts

June 22, 2017

Czech Prime Minster Bohuslav Sobotka met with his Slovak and Austrian
Counterparts, Christian Kern and Robert Fico, in Brno on Thursday. The main
topic on their agenda was migration crisis and the European Union summit in

Czech prime minister to meet with his Austrian and Slovak counterparts

June 22, 2017

Czech Prime Minster Bohuslav Sobotka is set to meet with his Slovak and
Austrian Counterparts, Christian Kern and Robert Fico, in Brno on Thursday.
The three prime ministers are set to discuss the upcoming European Union

The Latest: 6 Central Europe nations vow unity on migration

June 19, 2017

Sub-Saharan migrants stand on the deck of the Golfo Azzurro rescue vessel as they arrive at the port of Pozzallo, south of Sicily, Italy, with hundreds of migrants aboard, rescued by members of Proactive Open Arms NGO, on Saturday, June.17, 2017.

Youngstown meets mayor of its Slovak sister city

June 17, 2017

Jan Volny presented Youngstown mayor, John McNally, with handcrafted wood carvings of the city seals of Youngstown and Spisska Nova Ves. John Slanina, a board member of Youngstown Spisska Nova Ves Inc, said that many positive things have come out of the partnership.

VW's Strike in Slovakia Exposes a European Divide

June 21, 2017

Slovakia is in many ways the poster child for East European integration into the European Union. But the strike taking place now at Volkswagen's Bratislava plant says a lot about how disunited Europe looks from the European Union's eastern edge.

Giant Mersey Gateway bridge building machine reaches epic milestone

June 21, 2017

The giant bridge building machine, Webster, carries out its final concrete pour on the Mersey Gateway's south approach viaduct The 1,700 tonne machine, which looks and operates like a giant Meccano set, has been working on the south approach viaduct creating the reinforced concrete deck t

BA: English Quiz Night, Wednesday 19 July

June 20, 2017

The always entertaining and popular Quiz Night evening by InterNations Bratislava is ready for July 2017 IMPORTANT: It is best to confirm your attendance by writing to dloyola@gmail.com as we are often full, but you can also come along on the night.

How Slovakia Can Balance Trade, Even With Those Pesky Chinese

June 20, 2017

The Slovak Economy Ministry has encouraged a change of course in policy toward China to balance the Slovak-Chinese trade deficit. According to a recent report by TASR, 7% of Slovak imports come from China, while only 2.5% of Slovak exports go to China.

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