Following the confirmation of the disease in Hungary in the municipality of Kisbajcs (Györ district), close to the border with Slovakia, the Slovak veterinary authorities established a restriction zone in the border districts of Dunajská Streda and Komárno. All animal owners must apply rigorous hygiene and disinfection measures in facilities, vehicles, and equipment, and should immediately report any suspicion of the disease to the veterinary authorities. Dead animals should be disposed of only in approved facilities. In addition, all facilities open to the public with susceptible animals, such as zoos and circuses, should be temporarily closed. These measures aim to rapidly halt the spread of the virus, which is considered a serious threat to the country's animal health. 03 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Komarno vs Trencin on Sat Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Komarno 1 win(s) Have scored 10 goals in their last 5 matches 03 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT?Komarno vs Trencin on Sat 03 May 2025 16:00:00 GMT ended in a 0–0 tie.InsightsHave scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches Komarno is playing home against Trencin at Stadion FC Vion on Sat Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban agreed on the need to fight against irregular migration jointly October 22 (TASR) - At their meeting in Komarno on Tuesday stating that the countries situated on the Western Balkans migration route bear a disproportionately big burden when it comes to addressing problems related to irregular migration reads the joint statement released by the three leaders following their talks.        The leaders of Slovakia Hungary and Serbia have agreed that irregular migration is a serious problem that results from geopolitical instability conflicts and social inequality in the European neighbourhood They stressed that irregular migration is a challenge especially for countries on the Western Balkans migration route which "bear a disproportionate share of the burden in dealing with irregular migration and suppressing human trafficking as well as other activities related to organised crime."        Fico Orban and Vucic highlighted the role of the Schengen zone opining that its protection should be accompanied by regional compensatory measures that will ease the pressure on the EU's external borders.        In the statement the leaders stated that the solutions adopted at the EU level don't seem to be sufficient and sustainable and should be supplemented in particular by further strengthening the regional dimension of cooperation in the fight against irregular migration the situation on the Western Balkan route has improved significantly in recent months mainly thanks to the measures taken by the governments of Slovakia Hungary and Serbia.        The partners also reiterated their support for Serbia's EU membership and highlighted mutual cooperation They described the EU enlargement as a "geostrategic investment" "requires more active involvement of the EU in the Western Balkans region including in the fight against irregular migration".        The leaders of Slovakia Serbia and Hungary arrived in Komarno to discuss irregular migration and innovative solutions in the fight against it The foreign affairs ministers of the individual countries formed a part of the delegations as well By 2020-09-30T07:00:00+01:00 SLOVAKIA: The Ministry of Transport & Construction has selected a partnership of state passenger operator ZSSK and Austrian Federal Railways to operate PSO supported services on the 95 km Bratislava – Dunajská Streda – Komárno line for two years from December 13 which has operated the route under contract since taking over from ZSSK in March 2012 the ministry said ZSSK and ÖBB had offered to provide a better quality of service including the use of air-conditioned rolling stock at a lower average price of €9·65 per train-km which would reduce the annual subsidy by around €200 000 The existing timetable is to be maintained with slight modifications to optimise station dwell times The service will still be integrated with Bratislava’s regional transport network The ministry had called initially tenders for a 10-year contract on December 31 2019 but potential bidders said the conditions were unrealistic and the schedule too tight An interim two-year contract was then tendered in March in order to give more time to procure a long-term contract which will run for 10 years from December 2022 Despite saying the operation was unprofitable RegioJet had bid to continue running the services using its existing fleet of leased ex-DB Class 628 DMUs and ER20 diesel locomotives hauling former DB double-deck coaches The operator had proposed to gradually enhance the comfort of the fleet in return for a 10-year contract and a higher level subsidy but this offer was rejected by the ministry RegioJet began withdrawing its fleet of Class 643 Bombardier Talent DMUs leased from Alpha Trains which had been operated on the line from the start of its concession Services will in future be operated using ÖBB CityShuttle push-pull sets and a ZSSK Bdteer coach hauled by Siemens ER20 Class 2016 diesel locomotives that are currently deployed on Wien – Marchegg – Bratislava REX cross-border services These will be supplemented by ZSSK Class 754 diesel locomotives and coaches Less frequent additional services between Dunajská Streda and Komárno will be worked by ZSSK Class 840 three-car Stadler GTW 2/6 DMUs transferred from the High Tatras region The ministry acknowledged that capacity in the peaks will fall from 500 to 400 seats compared to Regiojet’s double-deck stock RegioJet reports that it carried 4 million passengers on the line in 2019 compared to just 706 400 in the last full year of ZSSK operation in 2011 SLOVAKIA: The Ministry of Transport has selected Czech open access operator Leo Express for a PSO contract to operate passenger services on the 95 km Bratislava – Dunajská Streda – Komárno line The contract is intended to run for nine years from December 10 2023 SLOVAKIA: The Ministry of Transport has cancelled a public tender for the operation of passenger services on the 95 km Bratislava – Komárno line after the only bidder was national passenger operator ZSSK which offered a price that far exceeded the ministry’s expectations CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ministry of Transport has selected RegioJet for a contract for to operate R23 fast passenger services on the 135 km electrified line between Kolín and Ústí nad Labem-západ The contract announced on March 30 runs for eight years from the December 2021 timetable .. Site powered by Webvision Cloud The Komarom-Komarno bridge between Hungary and Slovakia has been officially opened by the prime Ministers of Hungary and Slovakia to vehicle traffic today, following three years of work for a total cost of over €117 million with an EU contribution from the CEF Transport Programme of just over €100 million (85% of the total costs). Today’s inauguration brings another key piece of infrastructure supported by the EU into usage, alleviating congestion, improving safety and providing additional capacity to all users. Reporting by Jan Lopatka in Prague; Editing by Hugh Lawson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. 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Box 309East Longmeadow, MA 01060 Reporting by Jason Hovet in Prague and Anita Komuves in Budapest This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The latest bridge across the Danube River was inaugurated yesterday Featuring an inclined asymmetric cable tower the two-lane 600m-long Monoštor Bridge connects the towns of Komárom and Komárno which lie on the Hungarian and Slovak sides of the river the bridge opens up a new route for heavy-vehicle logistics between the two countries since the existing Elisabeth Bridge – 3km to the east – is not able to carry vehicles of more than 20t no long detours will be necessary anymore for lorries to cross the Danube,” said János Karkus project manager at Via-Pontis and lead of the engineering consortium behind the project a north bypass has not yet been built in Komárno so at the same time the new bridge will attract this traffic into the city centre and despite difficulties encountered during the Covid-19 outbreak the technical handover process both in Slovakia and Hungary was completed by the end of May within the contractual construction deadline there was a complete border closure for two weeks no construction could be performed at that time,” Karkus told Bd&e “This resulted in some delay in finishing the works After the complete border closure was cancelled since different permissions had to be obtained in order to cross the border on the existing Elisabeth Bridge the contractor could speed things up again taking advantage of the long days and good weather.” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic were both present at the inauguration on Thursday morning completing a journey which started with the signing of an intergovernmental agreement to build the bridge in October 2012 Bd&e visited the bridge in December last year. Read more about the project here (Issue #98 Sign up to get our twice-monthly email update With the greeting "Prichádza aj Bernard Thompson!" (Also comes Bernard Thompson) on its website the club MBK Rieker Com Therm Komarno in the mostly Hungarian city of Komarno on Tuesday announced its signing of the FGCU career scoring leader who on Friday had his only NBA workout with the New York Knicks and on Monday said he was still looking at other overseas options in August will join the team that last season went 29-7 to finish second in Slovakia's top league Komarno also competes in the Eurocup and EuroChallenge which potentially will give Thompson extra exposure for future professional options "I feel like it's the right one," Thompson said of the club "I'm just happy the process is over with and I can start my career now." Thompson said Komarno made a lesser offer through his agent last week But he was still considering options in other countries until Komarno improved its offer on Monday It's good for a first year," Thompson said Komarno also highlighted the signing of former Seattle University 6-foot rookie guard Isiah Umipig "It'll be a transition for me," said Thompson who is working to improve his ball-handling skills to take on more of a "scoring point guard" role "My niche is putting the ball in the basket If I can facilitate a team and still be able to score the ball I'll be good." Thompson will become at least the fourth former FGCU player active professionally who has played in France since graduating in 2012 Thompson's four-year starting backcourt mate will be FGCU's next to join the professional ranks as the NBA draft Thursday and NBA summer leagues next month play out The 6-4 Brown started his career overseas before finishing his rookie season in 2013-14 with the Maine Red Claws for whom he played throughout the 2014-15 season The 6-8 Fieler recently completed his rookie season in Spain helping his once-struggling second division team in Ourense to the league title and promotion to the top league Bernard Thompson knows his name isn't likely to be called Thursday during the NBA draft But given the quality of his only workout with an NBA team the FGCU career scoring leader feels good about his long-term prospects "It went pretty good," said the 6-foot-3 guard one of four prospects who worked out for Knicks staff Friday at the MSG Training Center in Tarrytown north of New York City in Westchester County They liked my defensive intensity and said I have a great chance to play in the league someday." That last item came after the workout from Knicks basketball advisor Clarence Gaines Jr. a key member of the Chicago Bulls staff while winning six NBA titles in the 1990s Knicks coach Derek Fisher and team president Phil Jackson also watched the workout Thompson mostly was pitted against 6-5 Harvard wing Wesley Saunders in two-on-two games with the other prospects 6-11 Kiel Turpin of FSU and 6-10 Cady Lalanne of UMass who said they also were evaluated on how quickly they absorbed playbook information How fast you can pick up on details and pay attention to details is one of their main things." Thompson figures the other players were going to do the same thing But not knowing how long Knicks personnel were going to be around after the workout he was first to walk up and introduce himself to Jackson after having already met Fisher "I was just trying to meet everybody," he said Thompson said Gaines also told him he needs to add bulk to his frame which increased from about 160-165 pounds entering college to about 175 now and has long-term prospects at point guard "It'll just stake some time," Thompson said "A lot of point guards are a little bigger Thompson and FGCU four-year starting backcourt mate Brett Comer, who had his lone NBA workout with the Miami Heat in late May are doubtful to be selected in the two-round an Associated Press honorable mention All-American as a senior in 2012-13 had workouts with a half-dozen NBA teams but went undrafted The 6-4 wing from Orlando started his career overseas before finishing the season with the Maine Red Claws But Thompson and Comer both are hopeful of receiving invitations to NBA summer leagues in Orlando or Las Vegas next month to enhance their visibility and professional prospects – this season and beyond "I'm just happy I got one," Thompson said of his Knicks workout It makes you want to go out and play harder and try to get better every day." Thompson said Gaines told him he could play immediately in the D-League But he's leaning toward options his agent has for him in Italy Wherever I go I'm going to be happy and try and enjoy it." Follow @NewsPressSeth on Twitter for more FGCU coverage If a time machine took us back to a Slovak town in say it would probably look completely different compared to today Cities and towns changed not only due to the march of modernity and advances in architecture but also due to disasters A good example of this is Komárno in the south of Slovakia The town on the bank of the Danube river seems to have suffered more than usual a figure that made Komárno residents create elaborate anti-fire rules either the laws or the town inhabitants were inconsistent A strong earthquake claimed hundreds of lives and left 279 houses in the form of stone piles and wood debris The break of the 18th and 19th century brought tremors of a different kind to Komárno As it's position used be quite strategic near the Danube It was soldiers who demolished the oldest part of the town to build a fortification stretching from the Danube all the way to the estuary of the Váh river Military fortifications and massive town walls affected the face of the town in another way it was possible to enter the town only by three gates it looks completely different today than how it used to several centuries ago In this postcard from the time of the Hungarian monarchy This story was first published by The Slovak Spectator on September 5 We have updated the piece to keep it relevant for today You can read this article in 2 minutesTrans.INFO Thanks to the newly-constructed Monoštor Bridge truck drivers will no longer have to make long detours on the Slovak-Hungarian border the Monoštor Bridge on the Danube now links two sister cities Komárno in Slovakia and Komárom in Hungary truck drivers who want to cross the Danube from Komárom to the port of Komárno no longer have to make long detours The new road link improves road transport and inland waterway transport on the Danube – boths of which are key in this important trans-European transport corridor 600-metre-long bridge alleviates the bottleneck caused by the Erzsébet bridge — EU Transport (@Transport_EU) September 17, 2020 “Both the heavy trucks that have to cross the river and the ships on the Danube will benefit,” said Adina Valean after the opening of the facility for traffic The new structure is not only more stable and almost twice as wide as the Erzsébet bridge While a maximum height of vessels for the old bridge was set at 8.35 m Pölös Zsófia Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 Sabina Koll Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 GXO to manage Northern Italy transport operations for PRG retail groupPölös Zsófia Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 The birds can die from eating the toxic poppy plant Updated on June 25, 2023: Intoxicated swans from the poppy field near Komárno, southern Slovakia, were caught by conservationists on June 6 and taken away, the public broadcaster RTVS reported Poppy fields near Komárno has become temporary home to a colony – or 'bevy' – of swans They apparently discovered a taste for the plant The bevy of swans that is now grounded in fields between the villages of Iža and Patince, near the Danube in southern Slovakia, may have become addicted to eating poppy sprouts, writes Slovak daily Denník N They now seem unable to move out of the fields Poppy sprouts are toxic for the swans: tens of birds have already died and scientists fear that the almost 150 more who remain The rest of this article is premium content at Spectator.skSubscribe now for full access Immediate access to all locked articles (premium content) on Spectator.sk Special weekly news summary + an audio recording with a weekly news summary to listen to at your convenience (received on a weekly basis directly to your e-mail) PDF version of the latest issue of our newspaper Access to all premium content on Sme.sk and Korzar.sk Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations The leaders said that current EU solutions are not fit for purpose either observed and verified directly by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Serbian and Hungarian leaders hold summit in Slovakia [EPA-EFE/JAKUB GAVLAK] WinnipegNewsManitoba town star of insect repellent adBy Danton UngerPublished: July 20, 2023 at 7:40PM EDT Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved Europe Place is the embodiment of Komárno‘s pro-European attitude While Slovakia as a country may seem uncertain about its future orientation - west to the European Union or a return eastwards - Komárno knows exactly what it wants And contrary to what nationalist politicians believe The city’s Euro-attitude is embodied by its newest attraction: Europe Place The recently constructed square in the city centre consists of buildings designed in architectural styles distinct to different European countries and beyond The Hungarian building is found next to the Slovak The square was opened in December 2000 and covers 6,500 square metres of land The centrepiece is the Millennium Fountain a dizzying swirl of colour and fine detail this project of unity is found in an area that has long been divisive for Slovaks Populists love to paint the predominantly ethnic-Hungarian residents as anti-Slovak saying that they have the interests of Hungary dearer to their hearts than those of Slovakia Who can ever forget an allegedly drunk Ján Slota the former head of the Slovak National Party making his impassioned call in 1998 for Slovaks to man their tanks and storm Budapest Controversy also arose in 2001 when the ethnic-Hungarian party demanded the formation of a ‘Komárno County’ during public administration reform The district’s voters would have been predominantly Hungarian Party leaders said it would allow locals a louder voice in regional governments; nearly every other Slovak politician was opposed saying the creation of such a county would be tantamount to dividing the country along racial lines The most recent row originated in Budapest Hungarian legislators passed a Status Law that would give ethnic Hungarians living in neighbouring countries special privileges including subsidies for education at Hungarian schools in Slovakia Bratislava charged the Hungarians with imposing a foreign law on a sovereign state a law that would no less discriminate against ethnic Slovaks Budapest responded by hinting that they would block Slovakia’s Nato entry one almost expects to find a city on the edge where ethnic Slovaks and Hungarians are constantly at each other’s throats (the racial division is approximately 65% Hungarian Komárno is peaceful and friendly - and surprisingly indifferent to disparaging comments made up north about southern Slovakia “People like Slota have blinders on,” said Cszaba (pronounced Cha-ba) “What they don’t seem to realise is that it is all about money Hungarians in Slovakia would not be a problem They say we’re trying to undermine the state that we want to be a part of a Greater Hungary Unemployment has been particularly devastating in Komárno Because it sits at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh the economy has been based around shipbuilder Slovenské Lodenice Komárno (Slovak Shipyards Komárno) But mismanagement in the late 1990s forced the firm to cut its workforce from 5,500 before the revolution to about 800 today The effects are felt all around town: Unemployment is at about 25% and in the Euro Alley shopping complex only a quarter of the retail space has been opened as traders wonder who they would sell to The problems here are no different from in the rest of the country who is tired of speaking about these issues “How many times do we have to say we don’t want to go back to Hungary These nationalists up north are pointing their fingers at Hungarians and thumping their chests for Slovaks but what we should all be doing is working together for the EU I prefer politicians like [Foreign Minister] Eduard Kukan whoever - work together to improve our lives and our country But I don’t like politicians with tunnel-vision.” Komárno may surprise first-time visitors the people are not pining for a Hungarian reunion And contrary to popular ethnic-Slovak belief but people addressed in Slovak switch over with neither hesitation nor irritation visitors are greeted with the bilingual “Jó napot Dobrý deň.” The Irish Pub on Europe Place even has a waiter who throws in a ‘Good day’ Our Spectacular Slovakia travel guides are available in our online shop “Everyone has to learn the national language,” an elderly man told me in Slovak But - without the silly nationalist rhetoric behind it - it is true.. Could it be that Komárno - so often the target of national ire - is more prepared for the European Union than is the rest of Slovakia Komárno is one of the oldest towns in Slovakia It has been settled continuously since the early Bronze Age The Romans built a military camp here in the 2nd century but were pushed out by nomadic Avar tribes in the 4th century Hungarian tribes took over in the 10th century and built the town’s first castle King Belo IV gave Komárno municipal rights in 1265.The castle became the focus of the Hungarian Kingdom’s anti-Turk defence system the remains of the Komárno defence system are today the largest bastion fortification in central Europe It defended the city well: the Turks never conquered the city although they did manage to burn it to the ground in 1529 and 1594 The fortification system can today be traced on foot in little over an hour Komárno was granted the status of a free royal borough by Empress Maria Theresa in 1745 Komárno was the fifth largest city in the Hungarian Kingdom with 10,000 inhabitants and a haulage system whereby boats were pulled upstream by teams of horses on the river bank Komárno supplied the Royal Court with fish from the 16th century Natural disasters were frequent: an earthquake damaged the largest structures in 1763; a large chunk of the town and 19 boats were destroyed in a furious storm on September 17 1876 and 1880; and plague outbreaks were also common.Komárno became part of Czechoslovakia in 1920 when the Treaty of Trianon divided the city in half at the Danube On the Hungarian side of the river is the town Komárom (population 19,600).Some 40,000 people live in Komárno today The main sites - besides Euro Place and the fortification system - are the baroque Serbian Orthodox Church on Palatinova ulica named after the general who led the 1848 anti-Habsburg revolt His statue at the centre of the square is decorated with flowers every March 15 by locals and by visitors from Hungary *Source: The Slovak-Austrian-Hungarian Danubeland A helping hand in the heart of Europe thanks to the Slovakia travel guide with more than 1,000 photos and hundred of tourist spots Detailed travel guide to the Tatras introduces you to the whole region around the Tatra mountains Lost in Bratislava? Impossible with our City Guide The Slovak Philharmonic and Katarína Koščová to stream live concerts at the weekend was the largest warship of the Czech-Slovak navy Its construction began in 1929 in the Slovak town of Komárno The ship touched the surface of the Danube on October 19 when First Czechoslovak President Tomáš G Czechoslovakia owned the vessel in the years 1930-1939 the ship was seized by Nazi Germany and renamed to Bechelaren disarmed and deployed for civilian purposes A demon made of chains by sculptor and architect Stanislav Mikovčák protects an oil spring The work of art is based on a local legend is one of Slovakia’s cultural treasures for its mining history Slovak creators, known as Hike the World, filmed a drone video about Slovakia, which was selected as the best September video by the US website AirVūz. The video presents the top 30 places in Slovakia A total of 480 volunteers participated in a clean-up event in areas of the Tatra national park and Pieniny national park where they collected 355.5 kilos of the rubbish in total 64 tons of waste have been collected in Slovak mountains He often cycles with Slovak mayors and plants tulips around the country Dutch Ambassador Henk Cor van der Kwast is, moreover, a huge expert on Bratislava-born composers. If you do not believe it, listen to the Spectacular Slovakia podcast or read the best podcast bits in the summary the ambassador shares about the ship-shaped art museum Danubiana in Čunovo more suicides and dark moments occur in the Polish Tatras Slovak thriller writer Jozef Karika was inspired by the mysterious wind The park surrounding the Rusovce manor house is today one of the best-preserved monuments to the art of gardening in Slovakia Arborists have worked for almost a year to bring the park back to how it used to look under its last private owners CLASSICAL MUSIC: The Slovak Philharmonic (SF) will play the opening concert of the 72nd season live from its concert hall on Friday, October 23. You can watch it on stream.filharmonia.sk and the SF’s Facebook page Friday's livestream will also be the inaugural concert of the new principal conductor Daniel Raiskin MUSIC: Katarína Koščová had to cancel her autumn tour, which was to promote her new album Hranica dažďa (Border of Rain). Yet, she will play and stream a single live concert on her Facebook page at 18:00 on October 25 MUSIC: The Opus publishing house compiled 14 songs by singer Eva Kostolányiová and released them on LP entitled Poď so mnou (Come with Me) The selection includes mostly foreign songs Kostolányiová died in October 1975 HISTORY: A tourist found silver coins from the 13th and 14th centuries under an uprooted tree near Piešťany THEATRE: The Spiš Theatre is currently moving a large part of its activities to the online space. Viewers can buy a ticket for online broadcasts of performances, as well as see a list of plays available, here Read last week's roundup. Notices are posted by 10 am Monday through Saturday Adjust Text Size: A+ A- As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 16 Share your memories and/or express your condolences below Unfortunately with the need to moderate tributes for inappropriate content your comments may take up to 48 hours to appear Home » BYD BYD the Chinese new energy vehicle company backed by legendary US investor Warren Buffett delivered the first all-electric bus to Volánbusz one of Hungary's largest public transport operators The bus will operate between Komárom, where 's Hungarian plant is located and is the first-ever all-electric bus to operate across the border in both countries It has a single range of 300 kilometers on a full charge and can carry up to 80 passengers It is worth mentioning that this bus has also received funding from the EU Interreg program The Hungarian all-electric bus and truck factory is BYD's first factory in Europe and the first electric vehicle factory invested by a Chinese new energy brand in Europe more than 90 percent of whom are locally hired The plant can produce 300 pure electric buses per year in a single shift were historically part of one administrative unit belongs among the oldest permanently inhabited localities in Slovakia with highly significant strategic points due to its location at the confluence of Váh and Danube Rivers That is also why one of the biggest fortification systems of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire was built here said preservationist Ľudovít Gráfel Komárno became a border fortification Ferdinand Emperor ordered the construction of modern fortification He summoned fortification builders from Italy with the first new bastion fortification in inland Europe it was expanded by so-called new fortification that resisted all the conquest attempts of the Turks The Austrian military machinery brought it to the centre of attention at the beginning of the 19th century when it was rebuilt “Visitor may basically look at all the objects with the exception of those that are part of some shops,” Gráfel said “The most interesting and historically most precious is part of the Old and New fortification but only with a guide because of the safety of visitors.” The outer circumference of the fortification system is 12.5 kilometres The old fortification stands on an area of more than 12 hectares The impregnability of the fortification is symbolised with a so-called Stone Virgin – an allegorical Baroque figure located in the biggest bastion of the new fortification The statue has an inscription: “Nec Arte Nec Marte,” which could be translated as “Not with a ploy Komárno has more than 40 cultural monuments A cross-border bridge connecting these two countries over the Danube River – through the towns of Komárno and Komárom – will fill the gap and insufficient capacity Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán ceremonially launched on October 17the construction of a cross-border bridge between Slovakia and Hungary over the Danube River set to link the towns of Komárom on the Hungarian side and Komárno (in Nitra Region in the southwestern part of the country) in Slovakia Komárno and Komárom used to form a single town on both banks of the Danube River in the Kingdom of Hungary Following the First World War and the Treaty of Trianon the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia cut the town in half When the new 600-metre bridge across the Danube is completed meaning that they will no longer have to pass through the centres of the two towns is expected to be completed by the end of 2019 “It’s rarely seen in politics that when you shake hands the deal is really valid,” Fico said in reference to the excellent state of Slovak-Hungarian bilateral relations “We meet politicians who shake hands but claim something else the following day.” The Slovak PM also thanked the Hungarian side for keeping his promises vis-a-vis Slovakia Orbán stated that this event is a good example of the fact that the Danube does not have to separate Hungarians and Slovaks “Let the new bridge be a symbol of the defence of Europe’s external borders and keeping internal borders open “Let this be the proof that Slovaks and Hungarians believe in a Europe in which the borders are passable,” added Orbán The overall costs of the project exceeds €117 million while the EU funding covers 85 percent of the cost You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Matica slovenská wants people to realise “the value of peace” again After an underground war-time shelter below the House of Matica slovenská in Komárno one scientific and cultural institution that upholds Slovak cultural heritage was removed from the list of official bunkers Matica slovenská wanted to use it for education The institution made a decision to open the Museum of Cold War in the shelter “The premises will be reconstructed to resemble a shelter from 1970,” said Jozef Černek head of the House of Matica slovenská in Komárno the strictest norm for the construction of bunkers was in place The shelter with its own water supply and filtration can accommodate up to 500 people “Many parameters of the shelter was classified information,” the head said Matica slovenská plans to reveal more about the place once it opens The opening of the museum is scheduled for late April or early May when the Komárno Days takes place in the town near the Hungarian border the institution has called on people to donate items from the seventies that could be used to furnish a flat in the bunker Volunteers should furnish two out 11 underground rooms with these donated pieces “Visitors will experience simulated alarms and the bravest can sleep one night in the old flat behind an armoured door without contact with the outside world,” Černek said Screenings of educational videos are also planned for people to realise the value of peace and to refuse a return to a time of fear and war threats,” Černek concluded a small water museum will be established on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the construction of the local water tower Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed in cattle in Slovakia after neighbouring Hungary reported cases earlier this month The disease has been detected on three farms in southern Slovakia in a part of the country home to large populations of pigs and cattle Around 2,000 animals are expected to be culled according to a report by local news website Dennik N The cases are Slovakia's first in 50 years, and they follow confirmation of FMD in a herd of cattle in Hungary earlier in March which led to a UK import ban on meat and dairy products from both countries The UK government said farmers and livestock keepers must be "absolutely rigorous" about their biosecurity following the cases Slovakia's outbreaks are close to the Kisbajcs region of Hungary where the virus was detected Two of the infected farms are in the Dunaszerdahely district one with 650 milking cows and the other with 670 animals The third infected farm is in the Komárno region but the number of animals on the farm has not yet been confirmed according to the NFU’s BAB office in Brussels and ‘disinfectant fords’ will be placed on the roads around the affected farms It comes just two months after FMD was detected in a small herd of water buffalo near Berlin, Germany The UK's chief veterinary officer urged livestock keepers to remain vigilant to the clinical signs of FMD Dr Christine Middlemiss said: “I would urge livestock keepers to exercise the upmost vigilance for signs of disease follow scrupulous biosecurity and report any suspicion of disease immediately to the Animal and Plant Health Agency but is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle pigs and other cloven-hoofed animals such as deer The disease causes significant economic losses due to production losses in the affected animals as well as loss of access to foreign markets for animals The 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak saw around 2,000 cases of the disease in farms across the UK Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said the government would "do whatever it takes" to protect farmers from the risk posed by the disease He said: “That is why restrictions have immediately been brought in on animal products from Hungary and Slovakia to prevent an outbreak "We will not hesitate to add additional countries to the list if the disease spreads." but in cattle the main signs are sores and blisters on the feet Any suspicion of FMD in animals must be reported immediately by calling the Government Helpline The number to report a suspected case is 03000 200 301 in England and 0300 303 826 in Wales Farmers and livestock keepers in Scotland should contact their local Field Services Office to report suspicion of disease Please contact the news editor Daniel Wild by emailing daniel.wild@farminguk.com or ringing 01484 400666 if you have a query regarding the content of this news article A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia Every week The Slovak Spectator brings you a selection of three short stories from across Slovakia in which pessimism and negativity are absent Animator, illustrator and director Dávid Štumpf, a native of Komárno in southern Slovakia, won the prestigious Emmy Award, granted by the US Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, for Outstanding Motion Design in the American television miniseries Ms “Basically, it’s a live action series about a superheroine, but it also has animated passages,” 33-year-old Štumpf said, as quoted by the TVnoviny.sk website Our team worked on the animated passages.” A graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts (VŠMU) in Bratislava and the Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague he has worked on several short films that have been screened at international film festivals and has received several awards both in Slovakia and abroad Štumpf acknowledged that the offer to work on Ms Marvel was the first commercial and foreign offer he had received The 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented on January 6 and 7 Slovak singer Karin Ann (21) who has been compared to Billie Eilish on several occasions achieved several successes abroad at the end of 2023 Her video clips were awarded at several festivals in the US and Cannes in France, the Hudba.zoznam.sk website reported The video for her song A Stranger with My Face directed by Olivia Mitchell and Kerry Furrh attracted the most awards it won the Best Music Video category at the New York Tri-State Film Festival in November 2023 and the Best Music Video category at the Top Shorts in October 2023 It was also praised by the jury at the City Of Angels Women’s Film Festival in Los Angeles The official trailer for the ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2024 taking place between January 10 and 14 in Kaunas features young Slovak figure skater Adam Hagara Hagara is currently 11th after the January 10 short programme His free skating ride will take place this evening (Friday he spoke about his dream of making it to the top 10 The winners of the upcoming World Cup ski races at the Jasná resort will take home a specially designed crown inspired by the traditional folk costumes of villages in the Liptov region Sauna lovers have a wide choice of places where they can enjoy a sauna in Bratislava There are outdoor saunas in a shipping container or a wooden barrel The first two months in Slovakia were really hard for Ukrainian Iryna Zinchenko. But winter came, and a chain of events filled the life of her family with real miracles In Slovak, you don’t have a sore throat but the throat pains you. For a remedy, try a drink with bacon grease, caramel, and even slivovica, writes Matthew J. Reynolds So-called “youngtimers” – vehicles that are 20 to 29 years old – are now officially considered to be younger historic vehicles in Slovakia This week's meme appeared on a banner held aloft during a protest in Bratislava on January 11 It was the latest in a series of public demonstrations against the government at which people expressed their disagreement at several changes planned by the ruling coalition such as the cancellation of the Special Prosecutor’s Office and changes to the criminal code that would reduce sentences for financial crimes like corruption The phrase refers to the Slovak expression “podrž taška” (literally “hold the bag”) which in this context means "bag carrier" – an unimportant or servile minion performing a task for the boss The target of the jibe was Hlas party leader Peter Pellegrini whose decision to join the coalition and subsequent actions as to Speaker of Parliament have enabled the government's policies instigated by Smer party leader and current prime minister Robert Fico You can send me your tips on good news stories about Slovakia or funny memes at radka.minarechova@spectator.sk The joint project of the two countries is funded with a contribution from European Union funds through the Connecting Europe Facility Slovak Transport and Exhibition Minister Árpád Érsek together with Minister of Innovation and Technology of Hungary László Palkovics checked the construction of a new road bridge over the Danube last Tuesday It will connect Slovak Komárno with Hungarian Komárom “After last year's moderate delays we will do everything we can to start serving the public with this bridge next year ”said Minister Árpád Érsek after visiting the site on both the Hungarian and Slovak sides The new two-way line will be 200 meters higher than the existing railway bridge only the Elizabeth Bridge dating from 1892 is accessible for passenger car traffic in Komárno The new bridge will be asymmetric with one pylon having a height of about 90 meters with suspension cables artificial islands are being used for the pillars There will be a main road with two lanes crossing the bridge It is to be followed by main driveways that each country will build themselves On the Slovak side we are building a 600-meter road section with two lanes connected by a roundabout to the I / 63 road Construction works are in line with the schedule their completion being tied to the finishing of the bridge body The total project budget is over € 117 million Slovakia has received more than 47 million from EU funds while Hungary can count on a contribution of more than 52 million euros Both ministers also signed a joint agreement to build a bridge in Ipeľský Předmostí during a joint meeting Between the municipalities of Ipeľské Predmostie and Drégelypalánk this will promote cross-border cooperation free movement of people for work or study and contribute to the overall development of the region They are building it on the site of the original bridge that was destroyed during World War II It will be designed for international passenger and freight transport up to a maximum total weight of 3.5 tonnes The estimated costs for the Slovak Republic will be almost EUR 1.3 million The financing of the bridge construction is planned from the Interreg V-A cross-border co-operation program Slovak Republic - Hungary 2014 - 2020 from the state contribution and from sources of the Banská Bystrica self-governing region IT WAS 250 years ago this June that a major earthquake hit the southern-Slovak town of Komárno The disaster struck the town on the morning of June 28 IT WAS 250 years ago this June that a major earthquake hit the southern-Slovak town of Komárno The earthquake occurred during a period of political stability in the region thus allowing for numerous primary sources documenting the earthquake’s impact and even an oil painting depicting the destruction in Komárno has been preserved A total of seven churches and 279 houses were destroyed in the earthquake dating back to the period of the Ottoman invasions in the 16th century and which was part of the town’s extensive fortification system suffered extensive damage (worsened by a later earthquake in 1783) Soldiers stationed there were redeployed elsewhere the land was transferred to the town and the buildings were sold in an auction The territory impacted by the earthquake in 1763 was bigger than today’s Slovakia; it damaged buildings in Budapest and was felt as far as Belgrade (Serbia) Earthquakes in the area continued to be felt into the 20th century the earthquake in 1783 damaged 780 houses in Komárno and a serious earthquake was also recorded on January 9 Seismic activity in Slovakia is ascribed to ongoing tectonic movement Thanks to the documentation of historical seismic activity based on historical sources we know about a devastating earthquake in central Slovakia in 1443 which registered more than eight out of 12 on the European Macro-seismic Scale (EMS) Modern seismology in Slovakia dates back to 1902 when a seismic measuring station was established in Hurbanovo Tony leaves with heavy hearts his sister Mary (Walter) Pohl of Creston MB; his brother Bill (Helen) Peron of Winnipeg MB; his sister Verna (David) Gregorchuk of Winnipeg MB; and his sister Olga (Wilbert) Paulson of Ashern Also left with very fond memories are his many Aunts and Uncles Tony cared very deeply for each person he came to know and even those he did not He had a very giving heart and you were always warmly received Family and friends were very important to Tony He spent all his days enjoying the company of the ones he loved Tony loved us and taught us to be the people we are his compassion and generosity shines like the brightest star in the night sky Tony worked in Winnipeg for a number of years While working at the University of Manitoba Tony made many friends and they especially enjoyed playing baseball at Assiniboine Park Tony enjoyed the comradery and competition of belonging to a number of bowling teams Tony worked at the Union Centre which he took much pride in and enjoyed to its fullest Tony worked very hard and enjoyed every moment of life A number of years after retiring Tony sold his house in Winnipeg and returned to the family farm in Komarno You were always guaranteed a warm welcome from Tony Walter and their dog Benji as you arrived at the farm Being on the farm and enjoying the outdoors were some of the simple pleasures that made Tony very happy Tony had a special place in his heart for children and many have had the pleasure of growing up with him in their life .. taking them on the snowmobile or just being comfortable sitting in the shade and talking Tony enjoyed road trips to visit his brother in Ontario and his sister in British Columbia He always made sure he visited as many family and friends along the way as possible and it was not a coincidence that his travels west usually occurred during the fruit harvest .. Teulon Gospel Tabernacle has always been a very important part of the Peron family's life the growth physically and in faith of the Teulon Gospel Tabernacle was a priority to Tony If you were fortunate to have Tony come to visit you it was around his schedule at the church because God was very important to Tony Services will be held at Teulon Gospel Tabernacle Interment at Pleasant Home Cemetery to follow donations made to the Teulon Gospel Tabernacle will be very much appreciated As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 11 It is the first case concerning wild birds A third source of bird flu was found near the village of Veľké Kosihy in southern Slovakia It is the first instance of bird flu identified in the wild population reported the State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic (ŠVPS) “The regional administrator of the local hunter’s association reported the mass death of swans on the lake near Veľké Kostihy on January 2,” ŠVPS informed The Inspector of the Regional Veterinary and Food Administration (RVPS) in Komárno checked the report the following day He found 26 dead swans and one with clinical symptoms The inspector took samples from dead animals and sent them to the National Reference Laboratory which examined them and confirmed positive results The Regional Veterinary and Food Administration said it has already adopted measures to halt the spread of the infection The ŠVPS has already confirmed two sources of bird flu in Slovakia The first one was found in breeding birds at a family house in Bratislava-Dúbravka while the second was confirmed at Košice zoo Registration has been successfully completed Make a new account if you don't have one yet Puedes ver la versión Española de BeSoccer.com You can see the English version of BeSoccer.com Vous pouvez voir la version French de BeSoccer.com Puoi vedere la versione Italian su BeSoccer.com Você pode ver a versão Brasileira de BeSoccer.com More than half of the inspected trains on the Bratislava-Komárno route have less capacity than they should have according to the latest Transport Ministry’s inspection of private carrier RegioJet which operates trains with a state subsidy on this route While the contract between the state and the carrier states that the train set has to have a total capacity of 500 passengers the inspection found trains with the capacity of only 320 Such a reduction of capacity is a breach of the contract which is also reflected in passengers’ dissatisfaction said Transport Minister Árpád Érsek “The Transport Ministry fully reimburses RegioJet’s operation costs and maintenance for a total of 12 trains and passengers have a right to the trains that the state orders from private carriers and pays for,” Érsek told TASR The ministry explained that the inspected trains did not have two but only one set of carriages The carrier also used so-called nostalgic carriages which do not meet the agreed contractual quality standards such as design speed of at least 120 kilometres per hour the capacity to transport prams and bicycles passenger information systems and air conditioning the ministry urged RegioJet to publicly apologize to passengers and promptly remedy the situation Although the ministry understands the current difficult situation of the carrier lowering the quality of travel is not permitted said ministry spokeswoman Karolína Ducká “The carrier can still use other solutions and rent quality carriages from other carriers,” said Ducká RegioJet responded by saying that over the long term the transport ministry has declined to order a rise in the capacity of the train sets according to its contractual obligation the ministry does not act in a fair manner and “tries to notably harm RegioJet,” said RegioJet spokesman Aleš Ondrůj RegioJet presented its proposal to solve the situation and informed the ministry about its readiness to deploy additional sets on crowded trains Ondrůj pointed out that during the last six months with a total loss of more that €4 million While the original contract required 10 sets in operation and two backup sets the ministry wanted to increase the capacity and RegioJet agreed to a daily operation of all 12 sets without backup “Though the operation without backup is not stable we have gone out to meet the ministry‘s desire,” said Ondrůj adding that in the case of the national railway operator ZSSK the ministry tolerates and pays operating backup of to up to 30-40 percent additional carriages will make commuting more comfortable Dunajská Streda (Trnava Region) and Komárno (Nitra Region) via train should become more pleasant Private railway carrier RegioJet and the Transport Ministry have introduced a new plan for the railway route which belongs to the busiest in the country "100 seats will be added to each of the three morning trains in the first phase," said Transport Minister Arpád Érsek (Most-Híd) adding that the new train sets will arrive from Prague double-decker trains must be delivered from Germany." the number of passengers on the Bratislava - Komárno route has almost doubled the number of passengers increased by 1 million in 2018 compared to the year before Train sets with a higher capacity will replace the current trains at the busiest hours RegioJet will add a set of fast-train carriages increasing the number of seats from 200 to 400 the capacity of other trains during rush hour will be increased "No more trains can be placed on the track," said Érsek "This is the only solution we can offer on the single-track railway for now." The fact that it is a single-track railway makes everything more complicated since all the existing trains must be able to pass this railway without any problem the density of this railway connection already resembles city railways in Germany and Austria said RegioJet's spokesperson Aleš Ondrůj as quoted on the Transport Ministry's website RegioJet will gradually employ double-decker trains in the next phase a contract must be signed with Germany's railways the trains will have to obtain a technical licence for operation in Slovakia