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Michal Truban
Michal Truban (born 22 October 1983) is a Slovak businessman and politician who has served as a Member of the National Council since 2023. He has been a vice-president of Progressive Slovakia since 6 June 2020. Business career Michal Truban founded Websupport, a web hosting company, as a high school student for his mother's business. The company became the eighth fastest-growing IT company in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2015, he was declared the IT personality of the year by the members of professional associations in the field of IT and telecommunications. However, a few months later, Truban announced his resignation as CEO and was replaced by Ján Cifra, but remained co-owner. In 2016, Truban published his first book titled ''Support: Ako vybudovať úspešný biznis, aj keď robíte jednu chybu za druhou'' (). The book contains the story of Websupport, as well as instructions and a discussion forum for entrepreneurs. According to Truban, over 6,000 copies of the book were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Council Of Slovakia
The National Council of the Slovak Republic (, abbreviated to ''NR SR'') is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral and consists of 150 members, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation with seats distributed via largest remainder method with Hagenbach-Bischoff quota every four years. Slovakia's parliament has been called the 'National Council' since 1 October 1992. From 1969 to 1992, its predecessor, the parliament of the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia, was called the Slovak National Council (). The National Council approves domestic legislation, constitutional laws, and the annual budget. Its consent is required to ratify international treaties, and is responsible for approving military operations. It also elects individuals to some positions in the executive and judiciary, as specified by law. The parliament building is in Bratislava, Slovakia's capital, next to Bratislava Castle in Alexander Dubček Square. Functions The 150-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democrats (Slovakia)
The Democrats (), known as Together – Civic Democracy (, Spolu) from 2018 until 2023, and later the Blue Coalition (, Modrí), is a Slovak political party founded in 2018 by Miroslav Beblavý. The party has changed leadership multiple times and is led by the former Minister of Defense of Slovakia Jaroslav Naď since 2 December 2023. Ideology Together – Civic Democracy was a centre-right conservative liberal and liberal conservative party. Spolu was placed as centrist or centre-right on the political spectrum. The former chairman of the party Eduard Heger presented the party as centrist, pro-European, pro-NATO and green. History Creation and parliamentary elections The creation of Spolu was announced on 17 November 2017, by former under-secretary of Sieť Miroslav Beblavý, who left the party in protest of its decision to join the Smer-led government, and former under-secretary of liberal SaS Jozef Mihál. The party presented itself as a centre-right, pro-European party focu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Slovakia Politicians
Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context ** Progressivism in South Korea, the political philosophy in the South Korean context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy paradigm focused on producing measurable results in pursuit of widely supported goals Political organizations * Congressional Progressive Caucus, members within the Democratic Party in the United States Congress dedicated to the advancement of progressive issues and positions * Progressive Alliance (other) * Progressive Conservative (other) * Progressive Party (other) * Progressive Unionist (other) Other uses in politics * Progressive Era, a period of reform in the United States (c. 1890–1930) * Progressive tax, a type of tax rate structure Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Progressive music, a type of mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Businesspeople
Slovak may refer to: * Something from, related to, or belonging to Slovakia (''Slovenská republika'') * Slovaks, a Western Slavic ethnic group * Slovak language, an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages * Slovak, Arkansas, United States See also * Slovák, a surname * Slovák, the official newspaper of the Slovak People's Party Andrej Hlinka, Hlinka's Slovak People's Party (), also known as the Slovak People's Party (, SĽS) or the Hlinka Party, was a far-right Clerical fascism, clerico-fascist political party with a strong Catholic fundamentalism, Catholic fundamental ... * {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1983 Births
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kysuce
Kysuce is a traditional informal name of a region in north-western Slovakia, situated around the Kysuca, Kysuca river and bordering the Orava region in the east, Poland in the north and the Czech Republic in the west. It consists of two districts: Čadca District, Čadca and Kysucké Nové Mesto District, Kysucké Nové Mesto. The northern part is called the Čadecké region and is part of the Gorals, Goral Lands. The region is surrounded by the numerous mountain ranges, for example Javorníky with the highest hill Veľký Javorník (1,071 m) in the west, the Moravian-Silesian Beskids with the highest hill Veľký Polom (1,067 m) in the north. In the East there are Kysucké Beskydy with the highest mountain (also the highest in the region) – Veľká Rača (1,236 m) – the symbol of Kysuce. In the South there is Kysucká vrchovina with the highest hill – Ľadonhora (999 m). The oldest known settlement in Kysuce is the city Kysucké Nové Mesto, which is located on an important t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Týždeň
''Týždeň'' (, stylized as ''.týždeň'') is a weekly Slovak news magazine based in Bratislava, Slovakia. History ''Týždeň'' was first issued in December 2004. Published weekly by W Press S.A., the magazine focuses on topics relating to society, politics, and culture. It offers the same views on events as ''Denník N'', with whom ''Týždeň'' also offer a joint subscription. Vladimir Čečetka and Ladislav Rehak have been major shareholders of W Press since its inception. At the end of 2007, Štefan Meszlényi from Komárňanské tlačiarní and Rudolf Zajac joined the publishing house. In 2011, lawyer Roman Kvasnica bought the latter's share. The magazine also deals with investigative journalism – the state of the judiciary and the prosecutor's office along with long-term cases such as Hedviga Malinová case, murder of Ľudmila Cervanová, or the investigation of Gorilla case. After the discussion show ''Pod lampou'' with Hríb on RTVS Radio and Television of Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plus Jeden Deň
''Plus jeden deň'' () is a daily newspaper in Slovak published by the company News and Media Holding. History The company Spoločnosť 7 Plus was founded in 1990 by three Slovaks. The paper was established in September 2006. It is one of multiple publications by the company for ''Plus 7 dní'', ''Šarm'', and ''Báječná žena''. On 28 March 2008, ''Plus jeden deň'' protested against a law which it said would curb freedom of the press by publishing a paper with its front page blank except for a summary of criticisms of the proposed regulation. The legislation arose out of a European Union treaty and was controversial when proposed in the parliament in Slovakia. When the law passed, the paper again printed a blank front page on 11 April 2008, save for a few lines which stated: "Dear readers, the parliament passed a media law that severely hits press freedom and editorial independence. It aims against the interests of the citizens and readers." The paper criticized that the law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trend (magazine)
''Trend'' (stylized in all lowercase) is an Austrian weekly business magazine headquartered in Vienna. Founded in 1969, the magazine is one of the oldest publications in its category in the country. History and profile ''Trend'' was established in Vienna in 1969 by Oscar Bronner, being the first independent business magazine in Austria. In 1974, ''Trend'' was sold to the Verlagsgruppe NEWS. The magazine was published monthly with a size of 210 x 280 mm. It targets senior executives, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers, as well as Austria's intelligentsia. They are among the pioneers of investigative journalism in the country and publishes a list of Best Workplaces in Austria. In December 2015, ''Trend'' merged with its sister magazine, '' Format''. Its frequency also was switched to weekly on 22 January 2016. Circulation ''Trend'' had a circulation of 72,000 copies in mid 1980s. The monthly magazine sold 68,000 copies in 2003. Its circulation was 50,000 copies in 2007. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonville Jacksonville Consolidation, consolidated in 1968. It was the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020, and became the 10th List of United States cities by population, largest U.S. city by population in 2023. Jacksonville straddles the St. Johns River in the First Coast region of northeastern Florida, about south of the Georgia state line ( to the urban core/downtown) and north of Miami. The Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the adjacent Atlantic coast. The area was originally inhabited by the Timucua people, and in 1564 was the site of the French colony of Fort Caroline, one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the continental United States. Under B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
