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Guessing Time

1. Am I from : A) France B) Slovakia C) Spain ???

Slovakia & EU

Where we are: In the heart of Europe Memeber of the EU Bordering to: - Poland -Czech republic -Austria -Hungary -Ukraine

1990 Czech and Slovak Federative state

1. January – establishment of the Slovak Republic as an independent state I was 3 years old

1998- I stared to dance Slovak folk dance

1st of May 2004 The Slovak Republic became a member of the European Union.

LONDON Greece POLAND France ITALY SLOVAKIA SPAIN

1st of January 2009 Slovakia adopted the common European currency on.

Economic Transformation Catch up in European integration process Improving international rating Economic reform- pension system... Growing interest by foreign investment above-average innovative growth

Slovak –Taiwanese relations

Economic and cultural cooperation Representative office since 2003

Traditional Slovakian Food

The beauty of Slovakia!

Castle

1200 Caves, only 12 of them you can see!

Language Time

The Differences between Slovakia & Taiwan

Slovakia vs. Taiwan Population: 23 mil. Population: 6 mil. Area: km² Area: km² Slovakia Taiwan

Quiz about Slovakia

1. What is the time in Slovakia NOW? 2. How old is my country ? 3. How many of us living there? 4. What language do we speak/ do you know any words? 5. How do we look like and how we are(character) –write any adjectives

Which is Slovakian Flag? A) B) C)C) D)

A) B) C) D)D) Who is from Slovakia?

What is the Capital City of Slovakia ? A) Taipei B) Bratislava C) Paris

Slovak Dance Performance

Secret time

We celebrate twice a year: 1. regular birthday 2. name-day => calendars contain a list of name => widely celebrated => flowers are sold out for popular name (Štefan/ Ján) => in the daily newspapers The original list was the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. The name day corresponds to the day on which a saint "fell asleep" or died.

The Official Slovak Calendar for August => Each day was assigned a name 1. Bozidara 2. Gustav 3. Jergus 4. Dominik, 5. Hortenzia 6. Jozefina 7. Stefania 8. Oskar 9. Lubomira 10. Vavrinec 11. Zuzana 12. Darina 13. Lubomir 14. Mojmir 15. Marcela 16. Leonard 17. Milica 18. Elena, Helena 19. Lydia 20. Anabela 21. Jana 22. Tichomir 23. Filip 24. Bartolomej 25. Ludovit 26. Samuel 27. Silvia 28. Augustin 29. Nikola 30. Ruzena 31. Nora

Košice 2013 – European Capital of Culture The city was awarded the prestige title of European Capital of Culture. => new vision for Košice- change the city's image and raise its visibility and profile on an international scale.

The European Geographical Central Point The village of Kremnické Bane

Q&A