Tracing Jewish heritage on a Danube river cruise

April 11, 2015

AmaPrima cruise passengers attend the bar mitzvah of Nathan Baranow at the Stadttempel synagogue in Vienna, one of the ship's stops on the Jewish heritage tour along the Danube River.

Trolling for Putin: Russia's Information War Explained

April 7, 2015

Protesters build a barricade early in the morning of Feb. 21, 2014 on Kiev's main square, Independence Square. Efforts to gain a ceasefire between the protesters and Ukrainian government forces had not yet borne fruit, and violence was raging.

Slovak Telekom Plans IPO of 49% Stake

April 8, 2015

Bratislava-based Slovak Telekom, 51%-owned by Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG, on Wednesday said it plans to float the remaining 49% stake held by the Slovak state in the form of shares and global depositary receipts in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and London.

Employee Luncheon Vouchers Under Attack

April 9, 2015

An article in today’s Hospodarske Noviny points to a plan by the Association of Hotels and Restaurants (ZHR) to take some of the power away from luncheon vouchers,  as establishment owners are not happy about the commission paid to the ticket issuing companies.

Expats Bulletin 9.4.2015

April 9, 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 .

Here and There: Hungry children - still a reality?

April 8, 2015

Recent figures show that 1.6 million Israelis are living below the poverty line - of whom 756,900 are children. Just a couple of weeks ago I went along to a wonderful musical evening the performer was the well-known Israeli pianist, composer and conductor Gil Shohat.

Internationals Bratislava Moustache Party, 9 April

April 8, 2015

Do you enjoy meeting people from around the world, but find it difficult to do this in Bratislava? Well, it is not so hard. It is with great pleasure that we announce that the organization Internationals Bratislava has organised new exciting party! This time around the theme is mustaches!!!

UPDATE 1-Slovak Telekom to list on Bratislava, London exchanges

April 8, 2015

Slovakia plans to list its 49 percent stake in mobile and fixed-line telecoms group Slovak Telekom on the Bratislava and London stock exchanges, the company said on Wednesday. The government's 2015 budget plans have predicted an up to 1 billion euro return from the share sale.

Expats Bulletin 8.4.2015

April 8, 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 .

Lavrov Calls for Pull-back of More Weapons in Ukraine

April 4, 2015

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