Newsletter 04-05/12

Since our last newsletter in the end of March, the new Slovak Government led by Prime Minister Robert Fico has been formed. The government has already handed its program over to the Parliament for approval.

Norwegian Air Shuttle has now commenced direct flights between Bratislava and Oslo. Ambassador Trine Skymoen cut the ribbon for the first check-in at Bratislava Airport Letisko. We hope that the new route will be appreciated by Slovaks and Norwegians alike, providing easy access to both of these beautiful countries. Already, we can hear Norwegian spoken more frequently in the streets of Bratislava. In April, Bratislava hosted the Globsec Global Security Forum for the 7^th time. The conference attracted high level state officials, defence personnel and scholars from broader Europe and Russia, United States of America, and the Middle East. The Norwegian Minister of Defence, Espen Barth Eide and former Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Thorvald Stoltenberg took part in panel sessions, which you can read more about in the article below.

We are now looking forward to many interesting events in May. The Norwegian writer and philosopher Edvard Hoem has written several books about the life of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, and will tour Slovakia 9-10 May with the lecture “Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s European Visions and Norway in Europe today”.

On 10 May there will be a ceremonial opening of a courtyard dedicated to Bjørnson in the Slovak Philharmonic building Reduta in Bratislava – a beautiful building whose reconstruction was partly financed by EEA and Norway grants.

A Norwegian film festival will also take place in Cinema Lumiere in Bratislava 9-13 May, and Mr. Edvard Hoem will introduce the opening film “Synnøve Solbakken“ which is based on a novel by Bjørnson.

For those who prefer beautiful organ music, the Norwegian organ player Lars Notto Birkeland participates in the organ festival “Ars Organi” in Nitra 13 May. You can read more about all of these events in the articles below, and we also recommend the event calendar on our website.

In accordance with a well established tradition, Norwegian Constitution Day will be celebrated with fellow Norwegians in Martin on 17 May from 1300-1500. All Norwegians in Slovakia are invited to this traditional 17 May celebration! We hope to see many traditional Norwegian folk costumes “bunader” in Martin this year.

The spring has certainly reached Slovakia, and we wish everyone a lovely springtime, be it with sunshine or rain,

The Norwegian Embassy in Bratislava

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Správy

Nórsky minister obrany sa zúčastnil stretnutia Globsec 2012

Nórsky minister obrany Espen Barth Eide a bývalý nórsky minister zahraničných vecí a obrany Thorvald Stoltenberg diskutovali na konferencii Globsec 2012 o bezpečnostnej spolupráci vo Visegradskom regióne, ako aj o postupe NATO v časoch fiškálnej krízy. Minister Barth Eide hovoril o skúsenostiach škandinávskych krajín s tzv. inteligentnou obranou. Read more >

Nórska veľvyslankyňa otvorila let Bratislava – Oslo
	Prestrihnutím pásky na Letisku M.R. Štefánika otvorila nórska veľvyslankyňa Trine Skymoen priamy let medzi Bratislavou a Oslo.Read more >

Timm na Slovensku od roku 2000
	Výrobca lán od 1772Read more >

NOVÁ SPRÁVA: Fond pre dôstojnú prácu a tripartitný dialóg
	Prvé výsledkyRead more >

Kolesá od histórie až po súčasnosť
	Zaujímavé múzeum susedí so skalou trenčianskeho hraduRead more >

Viac zo života
	V malebnom prostredí Myjavskej pahorkatiny vedú autisti prirodzenejší a dôstojnejší život Read more >

Kultúra

Dni nórskeho filmu
	V stredu 9. mája 2012 bude o 20.00 hod. v bratislavskom kine Lumiére slávnostné otvorenie Dní nórskeho filmu. Prehliadku nórskej kinematografie zaháji nórsky spisovateľ Edvard Hoem, ktorý uvedie otvárací film festivalu „Synnøve zo Solbakkenu“.Read more >

Turné Edvarda Hoema na Slovensku
	Nórsky spisovateľ a filozof Edvard Hoem prichádza na Slovensko s prednáškovým turné na tému: ,,Európske vízie Björnstjerne Björnsona. Nórsko a Európa dnes.“ Read more >

Ars Organi Nitra 2012 privíta organistu Larsa Notta Birkelanda
	Nórsky organista Lars Notto Birkeland vystúpi na organovom festivale Ars Organi Nitra 2012. Read more >

News

The Norwegian Minister of Defence participated in Globsec 2012
	The Norwegian Minister of Defence, Espen Barth Eide and former Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Thorvald Stoltenberg took part in panel sessions about security cooperation in the Visegrad region and NATO’s way forward in the fiscal crisis. Minister Barth Eide talked about the Nordic states’ experience with smart defence.Read more >

The Norwegian Ambassador opened the flight Bratislava - Oslo
	By cutting the ribbon at Bratislava airport, the Norwegian ambassador Trine Skymoen opened the historical first flight connection between Bratislava and Oslo. Read more >

Timm in Slovakia since 2000
	The Norwegian company has been making ropes since 1772.Read more >

The EEA and Norway Grants: Solidarity and cooperation in Europe
	A new Norwegian white paper on the EEA and Norway Grants has been submitted to the Storting: “This white paper thoroughly documents that Norway is making a difference for the new democracies in Europe,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.Read more >

NEW: Decent Work and Tripartite Dialogue
	First resultsRead more >

Historical and contemporary wheels in Trenčín
	With the castle rock insideRead more >

More colourful life
	In the picturesque countryside of Myjava Hills people with autism enjoy a more natural and decent life.Read more >

Culture

Norwegian film days
	On Wednesday 9 May 2012 at 20.00, the ceremonial opening of “the Norwegian film days‘‘ takes place in the cinema Lumiere in Bratislava. The screenings of the Norwegian cinematography will be opened by Mr. Edvard Hoem who will introduce the opening film of the festival “Synnøve Solbakken“.Read more >

Edvard Hoem will tour Slovakia
	The Norwegian writer and philosopher Edvard Hoem tours Slovakia with his lecture “Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons European Visions and Norway in Europe today”. Read more >

Ars Organi Nitra 2012 welcomes Lars Notto Birkeland
	Norwegian organ player Lars Notto Birkeland comes to Nitra to participate in the organ festival Ars Organi Nitra 2012. Read more >

Melding

Invitasjon til 17. mai-arrangement
	Kjære nordmenn i Slovakia! Den norske ambassaden, i samarbeid med Friluftsmuseet og de norske studentene i Martin, har gleden av å invitere til 17. mai feiring.Read more >

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bratislava
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