Demonstration of about 1,000 people in front of Presidential Palace in Bratislava called on President Ivan Gasparovic not to sign the newly-enacted Patriot Act. March 10. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

Furniture and Living 2010 fair started in Nitra. (© PHOTO TASR - Henrich Misovic)

Slovak tennis player Lukas Lacko was overpowered by Jurgen Melzer from Austria in the 2nd round of Davis Cup, Group I, Europe/Africa. Slovakia was beaten by Austria 3:2. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

Motocykel, Boatshow, and Fishing exhibition started on March 4 in Incheba fair area in Bratislava. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

Spring is comming in Slovakia. (© PHOTO TASR - Frantisek Ivan)

Ice hockey olympic semifinal: Slovakia was beaten by Canada team 3:2. Slovak fans in Banska Bystrica. (© PHOTO TASR - Michal Svitok)

Folklore Masters Days in Nitrianske Pravno, Pravnianska Dolina Valley in Upper Nitra region. Jakub Saray, fujaras producer at the picture. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavol Remias)

It is not an easy task to be Slovak women ice hockey goalkeeper. Zuzana Tomcikova during Russia - Slovakia (4:2) match at the Winter Olympics. (© PHOTO TASR - Jan Sukup)

Vancouver 2010 Olympics, ice hockey: Slovakia outlasts Russia in seven-round shootout, win 2-1. Demitra swooped in from Bryzgalov’s right and baited him into going post-to-post before flipping a beauty past the Russian’s outstretched blocker for the win. See video. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

Spring holidays began in Eastern Slovakia. Children can visit ZOO in Kosice. (© PHOTO TASR - Frantisek Ivan)

Anastazia Kuzmina got the gold medal for Slovakia in women's 7.5 km biathlon sprint at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

Which of snow sculpures is the most beatiful? A competition in Presov, Eastern Slovakia.(© PHOTO TASR - Milan Kapusta)

Slovak ice hockey star Zigmund Palffy is already in Vancouver. Slovak coach Jan Filc at left. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

Snow and windy weather in Eastern Slovakia. Some roads around Michalovce were blocked by snowdrifts. (© PHOTO TASR - Frantisek Ivan)

Construction of another four D1 motorway sections (25 km) which are expected to finalise the uninterrupted motorway connection between Bratislava and Kosice was launched by Prime Minister Robert Fico in Hricovske Podhradie (near Zilina) on Friday. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavol Durco)

Avalanche dogs training in the High Tatras, Popradske Pleso, on February 4. (© PHOTO TASR - Lukas Furcon)

Opposition SDKU-DS chief Mikulas Dzurinda, facing accusations over the privatisation of the Crowne Plaza hotel while in government from 2002-06, hit back at Prime Minister Robert Fico. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

Fashion show at the Wedding fair in Bratislava on January 30. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

Chantal Skamlova, right, and Jana Cepelova of Slovakia hold trophy after beating Hungary's Timea Babos and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada during the Girls Doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (© PHOTO TASR / AP - Shuji Kajiyama)

A gramophone made from gingerbread by confectioner from Trencin Maria Murarikova. She worked on it with her daughter for 35 hours and they used 4 kilograms of candies. The gingerbread gramophone got gold medal at the Danubius Gastro 2010 fair. (© PHOTO TASR - Radovan Stoklasa)

It is not easy to be olympic athlete. Shortly before Olympic oath to the President of Slovak Republic Ivan Gasparovic. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

The ice in the winter port in Bratislava. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

2010 Slovak Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team begins its final tune up for Winter Olympics. From left: Petra Pravlikova, Petra Jurcova a Nikoleta Celarova. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

Freezing temperatures allows ice skating on lakes in Bratislava. The picture from Strkovecke Jazero lake. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

Six chairmen of opposition parties and hundreds of people gathered at Bratislava's SNP on January 23 to protest against current Slovak government. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

Olympics fashion Made in Slovakia for Winter olympics in Vancouver. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

The biggest tourist fair in Slovakia - ITF Slovakiatour has started in Bratislava. The picture shows a fair stand of Kosice region. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

The Private Anatomy exhibition with works of Slovak artist Lubo Guman has been open on January 19 in the Michalsky Dvor Gallery in Bratislava. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

January is a month of high school ski trips. The picture from Zuberec / Janovky. (© PHOTO TASR - Lydia Vojtassakova)

Half million cars have been produced till January 15 by the Kia company factory which is located in Teplicka nad Vahom. The 500,000th Cee'd was donated to local hospital. Hospital's director Viliam Grajcar (right) and the Kia's president In Kyu Bae. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavol Durco)

New postage stamp for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics published by the Slovak postal office Slovenska posta. Author of the stamp: Peter Uchnar.(PHOTO TASR - Slovenska posta)

Production of straw wine has just started in Vajnory, Bratislava. Sweet and expensive straw wine is made from grapes that have been dried under cover to concentrate their juice. (© PHOTO TASR - Eduard Fasung)

Inciting people to break the law is a road to hell that the Government rejects, said Premier Robert Fico after a meeting with President Ivan Gasparovic and Parliamentary Chairman Pavol Paska on Tuesday. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

Pile of dung in front of Government Office of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava as a part of hauliers blockade. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

Protesting small and medium-sized road carriers block roads of Slovakia's capital Bratislava. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

Triple Olympic winners, double canoeists Pavol and Peter Hochschorners received from the President Ivan Gasparovic the 1st Class Ludovit Stur Order, which is one of the most important Slovak orders. Brothers were among the group of people who received orders at the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the Slovak Republic. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)