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2006

REPORT REPORT

ANNUAL CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2006 BRATISLAVA

ANNUAL REPORT

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CONTENT

Introduction Foreword by the Mayor 4 Bratislava: Mission, vision and development priorities 6 Local government 8 Internal affairs 12

Sections City planning and development 22 Environment 24 Transport 28 Construction 34 Heritage conservation 38 Culture, sport and free time 42 Education and youth 48 Social assistance 54 Public order 58 Tourism 66 International relations 72

Financial annual report Balance of income and expenses of the City of Bratislava for 2006 82 Formation and release of off-budget funds 86 Transfers 86 Overview of balance and development of debt 87 Business activities 87 Offsetting of financial relations to city budget 88 Arrangement of economic results of the City of Bratislava for 2006 89

Bratislava 2006 in figures 90 FOREWORD BY THE MAYOR

For Bratislava and its local government the year 2006 was the last year in the four-year period of office, a year of municipal elections, and so naturally, also a year for taking stock of the Bratislava Development Priorities Programme.

At the very beginning of this period, we did not exactly have it easy. When just before Christmas in 2002 I took over responsibility for the administration and future development of our city, Bratislava was a quarter of a billion in debt, which was due to be settled in the summer of 2003, but with only one quarter of this amount available to cover it. In such an atmosphere it was not exactly the best of times to think about development constructions. In order to ensure that Bratislava would programmes. Paramount was that we almost immedia- not today be on the verge of transport collapse, and, in tely had to restructure the debt service of the city very fact, to make sure it was prepared for the huge boom quickly to make sure the city was literally not brought to that awaits it in the coming years, we went ahead with its knees. We managed to achieve this also thanks to the about forty large and small transport construction pro- understanding and support of the city councillors. jects in the past three years worth several billion koruna. These include the new Apollo Bridge, the expansion and Not only did we manage to revive the city’s financing, reconstruction of various thoroughfares, a parking navi- but very quickly in the autumn of 2003 we were alrea- gation system, traffic lights and signs, camera surveillan- dy able to agree on combining our election manifestos ce at crossroads, and not forgetting motorway sections and for the first time since 1990 prepare a medium-term with the assistance of the state. We reconstructed rare three year programme of development priorities for the historical monuments, expanded social facilities for the city and at the same time acquire real funding for it. elderly and disadvantaged people, and re-launched the Bratislava thus had a vision of its future development, programme of council flat construction. We protected which came from the impetus of its citizens, public opi- and developed the forest park so that it may continue to nion polls, and the election manifestos. It contained be a favourite place for relaxation, sport and recreation. various projects that in the past had either been persis- We managed to do all this with a balanced budget and tently pushed aside or were neglected simply because of without digging into the pockets of citizens. This was the a lack of money. necessary “hardware” of Bratislava, so that it can now concentrate also on its “software” – the quality of life. In the Programme we focused on the most crucial aspects: transport and transport constructions, housing, Quality of life – these will be keywords in the develop- public order and development of the city. More than 40 ment priorities of Bratislava in the coming years. tasks from a 68-point programme concerned transport Bratislava and its people are, understandably and legi- COMING YEARS. PRIORITIES OFBRATISLAVAINTHE KEYWORDS INTHEDEVELOPMENT QUALITY OFLIFE–THESEWILLBE districts, asthis represent animportantbackground for not insultingor harmingourfriendsinneighbouring of healthylocalpatriotismamong Bratislavians,while bolster afairlynewphenomenon –thegrowingsense promote amodeloffunctioning forBratislavathatwill sition ofBratislavaasthecountry’s capital.Wewantto What’s more,weplanlegislatively toreinforcethepo- greenery. the qualityofmaintenancecityparksandroadside is agreencity,butwestillhavereservesespeciallyin city’s greenery,withaspecialfocusonparks.Bratislava We arepreparinganextensiveplanofrenewalforthe Ice-Hockey Championshipsin2011andbeyond. and multi-purposearenawithanoutlooktotheWorld of largeprojectslikethenewnationalfootballstadium Tehelné poleandallowingthestartofconstruction referring chieflytotheBratislavaforestpark,butalso have alreadystartedsomeoftheprojects,bywhichIam and amateur–recreationactiverelaxation.We ating modernleisurefacilitiesforsport–professional In theupcomingperiodwewanttoconcentrateoncre- ons andcivilinitiativegroups. amazing potentialofouruniversities,scientificinstituti- public tovoicetheiropiniononit,alsobyutilisingthe 15-20 yearsandpresentittothepublic,get We wanttoprepareavisionofBratislavaforthenext part inthelifeofourcitypensionersclubs. play centres,forinstance,totheelderlyactivelytaking from mumsonmaternityleavespendingtheirtimein ducts andcityservicesforallagestargetgroups, We wanttocreatequality,andaboveallaccessible,pro- ecological municipalpublictransport. will ensurethespreadofcapacitiesinfavourmore financially feasible,corepublictransportsystem,which ceive aquality,comfortableandinparticular,time other regionalcentres.Wehavetotalkaboutandper- enough tospeakaboutsecuringpublictransport,asin timately, fairlydemanding;inBratislavatodayitisnot April 2007 Mayor ofBratislava Andrej Ďurkovský, city ofourfuture. the end,forusBratislavians,itisdefinitelyalready bul, orMoscow.Eventhoughitdidnotwintheawardin the ranksofcitieslikeLondon,Berlin,Hamburg,Istan- slava madeitintotheshortlistforfirsttime,joining of theannualawardEuropeanCityFuture.Brati- In October2006inMunichtheyannouncedtheresults started togetherinBratislava. bodies, wewilltrytofinishoffseveralthingsthat partners intheCityCouncilandotherlocalgovernment yet anotherfouryears.Withthestrongsupportofour that theyputtheirfaithinmetoserveBratislavafor the countryin1989.Iamthankfultomyfellowcitizens take placeafterachangeofthesocio-politicalstatusin were thefifthsuccessivefreemunicipalelectionsto Municipal electionswereheldattheturnof2006.They sity education. mostly youngpeopleofaproductiveagewithuniver- several tensofthousandnewinhabitantstothecity, be capableofadoptingandcreatingtheconditionsfor from othermetropolisesintheEuropeanUnion,itmust capable offacingtheanticipatedstrongcompetition also thecapitalofSlovakRepublicandifitistobe the capital.BratislavaisacityofBratislavians,butit 4 5

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 FOREWORD BY THE MAYOR CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA BRATISLAVA IS A MODERN EUROPEAN CAPITAL, THE PROUD CENTRE OF SLOVAKIA AND THE CAPITAL OF THE PEOPLE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC. nomic growth, which supportsindividualabilities and and inspirational settingforbalancedandstable eco- draws onadeeptradition.This producesaprogressive technology, strongsupportfor talent,andwhichalso knowledge andeducation, supportedbythelatest prospers chieflyfromthedynamism ofservices,basedon make theirwayintoSlovakia.It is auniversitycity,which new ideas,moderntechnologiesandinvestmentcapital old continent.Bratislavaisagatewaythroughwhich natural crossroadsofnations,culturesandtradeinthe tural, economicandnaturalpotential,makeBratislavaa infrastructure, concentratedhumancapital,strongcul- phical positionofthecity,togetherwithitsprogressive self-achievement inahealthyenvironment.Thegeogra- social standingandcreatestherequisitesforthem people whatevertheirneeds,endeavours,desiresand ge, scienceandmoderntechnology,catersforvarious Europe andwhichnowadaysprosperswithknowled- of ourcity,thespiritwhichreflectshistory quality oflifethatBratislavaenjoys.Theatmosphere who iswelcomedhereasavisitor,perceivesthehigh working, studyingordoingbusinessinBratislava, Republic. Weworktowardmakingsurethateveryone of SlovakiaandthecapitalpeopleSlovak Bratislava isamodernEuropeancapital,theproudcentre VISION laxation andentertainment. opportunities, andawealthofpossibilitiesforsport,re- a balancedcentreofeducation,withworkandbusiness back oneday.WeendeavourtomakesureBratislavais tentment, andwiththeknowledgethattheywillcome hope everyvisitorleavesBratislavawithafeelingofcon- us, asarethecorrespondingecologicalparameters.We modern prosperousEuropeancapitalisimportantto The qualityoflifethatourresidentsexperienceinthis MISSION MENT PRIORITIES AND DEVELOP- MISSION, VISION BRATISLAVA: IN 2006–2009 DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIESOFBRATISLAVA the peopleofBratislava. contributes totheoverallsatisfactionandprideofall developmentactivities ofthecity ofBratislavasystematically andtoutiliseitin individualsandtheirincreasedparticipationinthe ofcitizens,publicorderandcleanlinessinthecity Toboost thepositiveimageofBratislavabyincrea- Toimprove theprovisionofinformationtocitizens Toprotect andenhancetheculturalheritage Tocreateamorehuman,healthierandgreener Togeneratetheconditionsforamoreactiveand Tocreatetheconditionsandopportunitiesforactive Toensureahighstandardofservicesandeasyaccess Toincreasethelevelofsafetycontinuallyand Tocreategreaterquality,saferandmorecomfortable city’s goodatmosphereanditsattractions. sing theoverallqualityoflifeandbysupporting decision-making inthecity so thattheyhavemoreopportunitytoinfluence of Bratislavaandimprovecommunicationwiththem urban environment life ofthecity fulfilling lifefortheelderlyanddisadvantaged and enjoyableleisuretimeforthepeopleofBratislava to theservicesthatcityextendsitsresidents systematically, andprotectthelifeproperty transport 6 7

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 MISSION, VISION AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA LOCAL The Slovak capital Bratislava is gover- ned by elected self-governing bodies. GOVERNMENT At the helm of the city is the mayor, as the highest representative of executive power. The supreme legislative power in Bratislava is the eighty-member City Council. This organisational model of local government has been in place unaltered since 1990.

For the purposes of local governance, Bratislava is split ning, Building Issues, Tourism and Asset Management into 17 boroughs. The boroughs constitute independent legal entities that handle their own property and bud- Karol Kolada, Deputy Mayor for Transport, Public Servi- get. Each borough has its own borough mayor, borough ces, Construction, Public Order and Fire Prevention. office and borough council. The number of councillors depends on the size of the borough and the number of Deputy Mayors as of 31.12. 2006: inhabitants. Milan Cílek (SDKÚ-DS) , First Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Strategy, Foreign Relations, Business The Mayor of Bratislava and the 80 councillors of the Activities, Transport and public Services City Council are elected by citizens by direct ballot in municipal elections for a four-year term of office. Mu- Anna Dyttertová (KDH), Deputy Mayor for Social Affairs nicipal elections took place at the close of 2006 – 2 De- and Health, Culture, Sport, Education, Tourism and As- cember, and so the people of Bratislava chose their local set Management authorities for the period up to 2010. Tomáš Korček (SDKÚ-DS), Deputy Mayor for Develop- MAYOR ment, Building Issues, Construction, Legislation, environ- The Mayor is the highest executive body of the city and re- ment, Public Order and Fire Prevention. presents it in external affairs. The post of mayor is set out under Article 16 of the Statute of the City of Bratislava. CITY COUNCIL The City Council is the legislative body of Bratislava local Mayor of Bratislava for the 2002-2006 and 2006-2010 government. It is the city parliament – the representati- terms of office: Andrej Ďurkovský (KDH) ve assembly of the people of Bratislava, which decides on all of the most important issues concerning the city. DEPUTY MAYORS The Mayor is deputised by his deputy mayors, who are The City Council is made up of 80 councillors who are elec- appointed by the City Council at the recommendation of ted by residents in direct elections for a four year term of the Mayor for the whole term of office from the ranks office. The City Council convenes at least once a month, of councillors. The standing of deputy mayors is set out usually on the last Thursday in the month. The meetings under Article 17 of the Statute of the City of Bratislava. are essentially public and take place in the Mirror Hall of Primate‘s Palace. Any resident of Bratislava can use the Deputy mayors till 14.12. 2006: meting to voice an idea, proposal or grievance. Branislav Hochel, First Deputy Mayor for Financial Stra- tegy, Foreign Relations and Social Affairs

Štefan Holčík (no political affiliation), Deputy Mayor for Culture, Sport, Schooling and the Natural Environment Tatiana Mikušová (SDKÚ-DS), Deputy Mayor for Land Plan- Tomáš Korček(SDKÚ-DS) Peter Kolesár(SDKÚ-DS) Karol Kolada(KDH) Viera Kimerlingová(KDH) Oľga Keltošová(NEKA) Róbert Kadnár(SDKÚ-DS) Bedřiška Jurzycová(DSS) Eva Jaššová(NEKA) Dr. StanislavJanota(KDH) Eva Jandošová(SDKÚ-DS) Dušan Hruška(SZ) Martina Hrnčiarová(SDKÚ-DS) Peter Hríb(SDKÚ-DS) Alexander Hollý(DSS) Štefan Holčík(nopoliticalaffiliation) Ján Holčík(SDKÚ-DS) Vladimír Holásek(SDKÚ-DS) Branislav Hochel(DSS) Jozef Házy(NF) Eva MáriaHarvanová(SDKÚ-DS) Jozef Harvančík(KDH) Milan Hagovský(SDKÚ-DS) Milan Ftáčnik(nopoliticalaffiliation) Stanislav Fialík(SDKÚ-DS) Dr. JozefFedeleš(SMK-MKP) Tomáš Fabor(SDKÚ-DS) Yveta Erdélyiová(SDKÚ-DS) Miroslav Encinger(SDKÚ-DS) Anna Dyttertová(KDH) Peter Dubček(NEKA) Marián Dragúň(KDH) Helena Doktorovová(SDKÚ-DS) Jaroslav Dobrotka(SDKÚ-DS) Peter Discantiny(KDH) František Dej(Smer-SD) Peter Čiernik(KDH) Marta Černá(nopoliticalaffiliation) Marta Čarnogurská(KDH) Milan Cílek(SDKÚ-DS) Alžbeta Broszová(KDH) Pavel Blažej(SDKÚ-DS) Martin Berta(KDH) Alexander Berkovič(nopoliticalaffiliation) Peter Beňuška(nopoliticalaffiliation) Anton Beleš(DSS) Tibor Beke(SMK-MKP) Pavol Baxa(KDH) Martin Bartoš(NEKA) Jozefína Baranová(KDH) Tomáš Ágošton(SMK-MKP) Jozef Augustín(KDH) CITY COUNCIL2002-2006: Katarína Záhumenská(SDKÚ-DS) Andrea Záhumenská(KDH) Július Šubík(nopoliticalaffiliation) Juraj Šterbatý(HZD) Boris Šramko(KDH) Ladislav Snopko(SDKÚ-DS) Branislav Raninec(SDKÚ-DS) Peter Rajkovič(KDH) Juraj Plechlo(ANO) Andrej Petrek(SDKÚ-DS) Otto Novitzky(SDKÚ-DS) Viliam Nagy(SMK-MKP) Oľga Mrvová(SMK-MKP) Vladimír Mráz(nopoliticalaffiliation) Hilda Mitterpachová(SDKÚ-DS) Pavol Minárik(KDH) Tatiana Mikušová(SDKÚ-DS) Ján Mikuš(SDKÚ-DS) Václav Mede(SMK-MKP) Patrick Lutter(NEKA) Dr. HalkaLežovičová(KDH) Eugen Lexmann(KDH) Peter Lenč(KDH) Ľudmila Lacková(nopoliticalaffiliation) Martin Kuruc(SDKÚ-DS) Dr. RudolfKováč(KDH) Ján Kotuľa(KDH) Gabriel Kosnáč(KDH) Dušan Kosík(DSS) Milada Dobrotková, MPH(SDKÚ-DS) František Dej(Smer-SD) Slavomír Čičmanec(KDH) Viera Čerňanská(SDKÚ-DS) Marta Černá(nopoliticalaffiliation) Peter Čecho(SDKÚ-DS) Vladislav Čapček(SDKÚ-DS) Milan Cílek(SDKÚ-DS) Ján Budaj(DÚ) Ján Brezák(SDKÚ-DS) Ivan Boháč(Smer-SD) Pavel Blažej(SDKÚ-DS) Martin Berta(KDH) Peter Beňuška(NEKA) Anton Beleš(DSS) Pavol Baxa(KDH) Michal Baranovič(SDKÚ-DS) Jozefína Baranová(KDH) Alexander Ballek(SDKÚ-DS) Jozef Augustín(KDH) Ružena Apalovičová(KDH) City Council2006-2010: 8 9

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA Helena Doktorová (SDKÚ-DS) Peter Šinály (SDKÚ-DS) Slavomír Drozd (Smer-SD) Peter Šramko (KDH) Peter Dubček (no political affiliation) Milan Trstenský (SDKÚ-DS) Gerti Duni (SDKÚ-DS) Martin Wolf (NF) Anna Dyttertová (KDH) Branislav Zahradník (SDKÚ-DS) Miroslav Encinger (SDKÚ-DS) Soňa Záporožanová (SDKÚ-DS) Tomáš Fabor (SDKÚ-DS) Jozef Závodský (KDH) Ľudmila Farkašovská (no political affiliation) Jarmila Ferančíková (SNS) CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES Gabriela Ferenčáková (NEKA) The City Council operates committees as its advisory, ini- Stanislav Fiala (KDH) tiative and control bodies. Committees are composed of Milan Ftáčnik (no political affiliation) councillors, but also city residents – experts. Committees Peter Gandl, PhD (SDKÚ-DS) prepare expert standpoints to documents that the Exe- Libor Gašpierik (SDKÚ-DS) cutive Board and City Council then discuss. Ján Hanko (SDKÚ-DS) Peter Hanulík (Smer-SD) City Council committees 2006-2010: Marek Hargaš (SDKÚ-DS) Mandate committee Jozef Házy (NF) Committee for Legislation and Law Štefan Holčík (no political affiliation) Committee for financial Strategy Dušan Hruška (Green Party) Ernest Huska (SDKÚ-DS) Eva Jandošová (SDKÚ-DS) Ladislav Jaško (no political affiliation) Peter Juriga (SDKÚ-DS) Ladislav Kianička (SDKÚ-DS) Viera Kimerlingová (KDH) Tomáš Korček (SDKÚ-DS) Gabriel Kosnáč (KDH) Ján Kotuľa (KDH) Ján Králik (SDKÚ-DS) Alena Krištofičová (SDKÚ-DS) Oliver Kríž (SDKÚ-DS) Viera Kyselicová (SDKÚ-DS) Ľudmila Lacková (no political affiliation) Matej Landl (no political affiliation) Viera Lehoczká (KDH) Peter Lenč (KDH) Gabriela Luptáková (no political affiliation) Andrej Mede (SDKÚ-DS) Gabriel Meheš (SDKÚ-DS) Tibor Merva (SDKÚ-DS) Valentín Mikuš (SDKÚ-DS) Tatiana Mikušová (NEKA) Pavol Minárik (KDH) Vladimír Mráz (no political affiliation) Ján Mrva (SDKÚ-DS) Oto Nevický (SDKÚ-DS) Nadežda Orságová (SDKÚ-DS) Katarína Otčenášová (SDKÚ-DS) Andrej Petrek (SDKÚ-DS) Branislav Raninec (SDKÚ-DS) Dr. Viera Satinská (no political affiliation) of PublicOfficials Committee forProtectionofPublicInterestintheWork Committee forTourismandInternationalCo-operation Committee forProtectionofPublicOrder Committee forHousingDevelopment Committee forSocialAffairsandHealth committee forCultureandHeritageConservation Committee forSportandRecreation Committee forSchoolingandEducation Committee forTransportandInformationSystems Committee forEnvironmentandConstruction Committee forLandUseandStrategicPlanning with CityAssets Committee forAdministrationandEnterprise Alžbeta Ožvaldová, BoroughmayorofPodunajské Ján Mrva,Borough mayorofVajnory Vladimír Mráz,Boroughmayor of DevínskaNováVes Peter Lenč,citycouncillor Vladimír Kubovič,Boroughmayor ofZáhorskáBystrica Tomáš Korček,Deputymayor Ľubica Kolková,Boroughmayor ofDevín Oľga Keltošová,BoroughmayorofLamač Eva Jandošová,citycouncillor Ernest Huska,citycouncillor Iveta Hanulíková,BoroughmayorofKarlovaVes Milan Ftáčnik,BoroughmayorofPetržalka Richard Frimmel,BoroughmayorofNovéMesto Gabriela Ferenčáková,BoroughmayorofČunovo Ladislav Fatura,BoroughmayorofVrakuňa Tomáš Fabor,citycouncillor Anna Dyttertová,Deputymayor Andrej Ďurkovský,MayoroftheCityBratislava Slavomír Drozd,BoroughmayorofRužinov Marta Černá,citycouncillor Milan Cílek,1stDeputymayor Ružena Apalovičová,citycouncillor Dušan Antoš,BoroughmayorofRusovce Executive Board2006-2010: the CityMayor. office, andtheboroughmayorsofallcityboroughs the CityCouncilfromitscouncillorsforafulltermof other membersupto10innumber,whoareelectedby The ExecutiveBoardiscomposedofDeputyMayorsand City ofBratislava. ve BoardisgovernedbyArticle18oftheStatute advisory bodytotheMayor.ThepositionofExecuti- trol bodyoftheCityCouncil.Italsoperformsrole The ExecutiveBoardistheinitiative,executiveandcon- EXECUTIVE BOARD Katarína Kalasová City controller2002–2006and2006–2010: the CityCouncil. the postbyCityCouncil.Thecontrolleranswersto The controllerisappointedtothepostandrecalledfrom sidised organisationsoperatedbythecity. fire brigade,municipalpolice,andinbudgetarysub- The controllerconductschecksatCityHall,themunicipal mary sheetbeforetheyareapprovedbytheCityCouncil. pares expertstandpointstothebudgetandsum- as issuesconcerningthecity’sassets.Thecontrollerpre- the incomeandexpenditureofcity’sbudget,aswell the jurisdictionofcityasawhole,andforchecking va whoisresponsibleprimarilyforcheckingtasksunder The CityControllerisanemployeeoftheBratisla- CITY CONTROLLER Dr. JánZvonár,BoroughmayorofRača Peter Šramko,citycouncillor Pavol Škodler,BoroughmayorofJarovce Ján Sandtner,BoroughmayorofDúbravka Andrej Petrek,BoroughmayorofStaréMesto Biskupice Prof. ŠtefanŠlachta Chief architectoftheCityBratislava(from3.4.2006): Bratislava. definitive resolutionofthepositionchiefarchitectto cial taskofthearchitectistopreparedraft tual arrangementofentrancepointstothecity.Aspe- city’s panoramaandverticallandmarks,theconcep- forms ofhousing,toprepareaconceptualdesignthe by publictenders,toinitiateandsupportprogressive housing estatesintocentres,toresolvekeyinvestments the city,toinitiateaconceptofsystemicconversion compliance totheregulationsandlanduseplanof tonic andnaturalvaluesofBratislava,todemandstrict to protectandenhancethecultural,historical,architec- slava on3April2006.ThetaskofthechiefArchitectis The postofChiefArchitectwasre-establishedinBrati- CHIEF ARCHITECT 10 11

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA CITIZENS CONTACTED THE FRONT OFFICE MOSTLY CONCERNING ROAD MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORT. crisis lifesituations suchasthebreakdownoftheir mar- Most frequently theyrequestedassistanceand advice in The largemajorityofofficeclients comprisedwomen. son, bytelephoneore-mail. that relatetofamilyissues,byvisiting theofficeinper- use oftheinformation-advisory servicesconcerninglaws Primaciálne námestie.In2006some650peoplemade section onthegroundfloorofCityHallbuilding in Bratislavasince2003andispartoftheFrontOffice The OfficeforFamilyandWomenhasbeeninoperation OFFICE FORFAMILYANDWOMEN (230 applications). with Act211/2000Coll.onfreeaccesstoinformation and 6,448signatures),requestsforinformationinline cation ofsignaturesanddocuments(10,574 plan, grantapplicationsforfree-timeactivities,certifi- selling, informationonprojectsofthecity,landuse establishments FortunaandonKopčianskaulica,street studienka, applicationsforsocialaccommodationinthe ging permits,theuseofpublicspace,drivingtoŽelezna requests ontheplacementofadvertisingboards,dig- permits, applicationstodriveintothepedestrianzone, requests forcouncilhousing,standpointstobuilding ned questionsontherentalorpurchaseoflandflats, social assistance.Themostfrequentrequestsconcer- of charge),assetmanagement,theenvironment,and maps weresoldwithafurther5,880providedfree transport, landuseplanning,digitalmaps(556 mostly concerningthefollowing:roadmanagementand a specifictheme.CitizenscontactedtheFrontOffice of themweregeneralqueries,whileothersconcerned Front Office,inperson,bytelephoneore-mail.Some ficial queriesandrequestsofcitizensvisitorsviathe In 2006theCityofBratislavaarrangedalmost41,000of- FRONT OFFICE AFFAIRS INTERNAL December 2006was454. The averagenumberofemployeesatCityHallas31 HUMAN RESOURCES Square inBratislava. “Pushing yourpram,pushingtheworldonMain of MaternityCentres,whichpreparedtheeventcalled The OfficegotinvolvedintheactivitiesofUnion problems freeofcharge. centres andinstitutionsthathelpproposesolutionsto tivities theOfficealsoprovidedcontactstociviladvice women withyoungchildren.Inadditiontoitsownac- ment andrelateddiscriminationofolderwomen Another rangeofproblemswastheissueunemploy- or accommodationpossibilitiesinBratislava. children andsinglemotherswereinterestedinhousing of tyrannisedandsinglemothers.Youngfamilieswith ment, housingproblemsafteradivorce,aswellissues lack offinancesfollowingdivorceandlossemploy- proceedings, butalsointhecaseofproblemsduetoa the bringingupofchildrenafteradivorceandin cation problemswithformerpartnersonalimonyand riage, relationshipsofhusbandsandfamilies,communi- 12 13

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 INTERNAL AFFAIRS CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA Number of employees of City Hall as of 31.12.2006 454 of which men 117

women 337

administration 418

manual professions 36

permanent 415

temporary 39

part-time 22

directors of sections and the Mayor’s Office 5

managers 54

Number of employees in facilities without legal personality (accommodation facilities, Pekníkova youth centre) 48

Number of persons working on work agreements parallel to employment 49

In 2006 the city utilised language learning as part of the project Increasing the Professional and Qualification Le- vel of Employees. The project supporting employability, business spirit, and equal opportunities was co-financed by the European Union via the European Social Fund. In the course of the project around one hundred employees deepened and broadened their knowledge of English and German.

Budgetary organisations of Bratislava had the following staff in 2006: 155 employees in five youth centres (of which 118 were pedagogues and 37 non-pedagogues). Total workforce was 155, 572 employees in elementary art schools (of which 487 were pedagogues and 85 non-pedagogues), The average number of employees in ele- 334 employees in four old-folk homes and three mentary art schools (EAS) and youth centres retirement homes. (YC) under the jurisdiction of the City of Bra- 51 employees in care facilities. tislava as of 31.12.2006 is given below: oa A n C 4,7 87,68 4.53 3.5 3.30 4.50 444,37 7.26 6.70 5.90 1.95 7.31 6.20 10.00 4.27 10.10 3.25 3.65 4.25 35.60 23.05 4.00 2.75 Total EASandYC 28.30 2.00 75.38 21.80 5.62 35.87 Total 35.41 YC Gessayova6 YC Pekníkova2 40.00 YC Hlinícka3 39.50 3.87 YC ESKOChlumeckého12 YC Štefánikova35 25.90 41.13 Total EAS Daliborovonám.2 EAS J.Albrechta.Topoľčianska15 Calculatednumberofnon-pedagogue EAS Istrijská22 EAS J.Kresánka.Karloveská3 Calculatednumberofpedagogues EAS E.Suchoňa.Batkova2 EAS Vrbenského1 EAS Hálkova56 EAS Ľ.Rajtera.Sklenárova5 EAS Exnárova6 EAS Podjavorinskej9 EAS M.Ruppeldta.Panenská11 EAS Jesenského6 EAS, YC so 11.06 employeesasof31.12.2006 as of31.12.2006 405.81 55.05 38.56 32.63 8.40 16.80 14 15

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 INTERNAL AFFAIRS CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA City Library 59 In 2006 the city started to establish an information system for electronic administration, which will secure com- Bratislava City Gallery 59 munication with citizens via an electronic submissions Bratislava City Museum 80 desk for qualified electronic signatures and a system of Bratislava Heritage Conservation Institute (MUOP) 17 electronic forms for communication with citizens.

Bratislava Culture and Information Centre 65 Over the course of two months in 2006 the information Zoo 71 system for property tax administration was put into ope-

Sports and recreational facility administrator (STARZ) 153 ration. The system ensured the transfer of data from all seventeen boroughs, their consolidation and tax levying Paming – city monument protection investor 15 for 2006. With regard to the geographic information sys- Marianum – funeral and cemetery services 165 tem, modules were completed for searching taxpayers for property tax in the module public greenery and the Bratislava City Forests 14 module bridge administration. General Investor Bratislava (GIB) 24

The city also continued to provide citizens and visitors The total average calculated number of employees in with an expanded public access point to the internet subsidised organisations in 2006 was 722. from Primaciálne námestie, Hlavné námestie and Fran- tiškánske námestie. The connection also covers the Nova LEGISLATION AND LAW radnica building (New City Hall). Public access is also In the course of 2006 the city prepared a draft revision possible at the Front Office. Wi-Fi access is a popular ser- of Act 254/1998 Coll. on public works, where the city vice that opens up new possibilities in the area of mobile proposed supplementing provisions based on which it communication. The first Hot Spot to be made publicly would have an independent position in the field of pub- available by City Hall was in April 2005. lic works instead of being part of the upper-tier regional unit (VÚC). The city also prepared a draft revision to the In 2006 the city’s official internet portal ‘bratislava.sk’ Act on Local Taxes, by which it introduced a new tax immediately received 3 awards: Best local government from investment activities for development of transport electronic service for combining thematic and typologi- infrastructure. The draft has not yet been forwarded to cal navigation, access to reservations system for hotels, the legislative process, but different ways of generating accommodation facilities and cultural events, access to revenues are being sought, which will then be used to all local government documents; Best website of cities develop transport infrastructure in Bratislava. and boroughs; Best local government website in area of tourism. The city also revised the drafts of acts that concerned the activities of local government, as well as 72 notifi- DIGITAL MAP cations, based on which draft laws and executive legal The City of Bratislava is creating its own geo-information regulations were evaluated. portal with the ambition of providing citizens with comprehensive spatial information by way of public compu- In 2006 six bylaws, three addenda to the Statute of the ter networks. The proposed modern solution makes the City of Bratislava and six decisions of the Mayor were timely provision of up-to-date information possible on prepared. the current status of the city’s space usage in a compre- hensible form. CITY INFORMATION SYSTEMS At present the capital uses a structured computer ne- At present data are entered to data bases using special twork in six buildings that contain more than 370 compu- functions in the form of decrees, records, drawings and ters and six main servers. The Informatics Department is maps. They comprise data on the placement of sources also responsible for compiling the development concept of pollution, waste handling, the condition of public of the Bratislava information system, the electronifica- greenery, traffic organisation, city real estate, geodetic tion of services provided to citizens by local government, documentation of buildings, the current names of streets the formation and innovation of the official internet pa- and applicable rules for new investment objectives and ges of the city and it also co-ordinates the purchase of their realisation. information technologies. roughs andtheSlovakPoliceForce. and RescueBrigadeinBratislava,alsowithcitybo- and RescueBrigadeinBratislavatheDistrictFire gade Presidium,theRegionalHeadquartersofFire surveillance authorities,suchastheFireandRescueBri- ming itstasksinthisareaitco-operatedwithstatefire tion checks,discovering957deficiencies.Whenperfor- the fieldoffireprotectioncarriedout1,217preven- In 2006Bratislavaintheareaofstateadministration FIRE PROTECTION compiling architectonicstudiesandgeneralplans. graphic formatforthepurposesofplanningbuildings, 1:20,000 ororthophotographicmapsindigitalandcarto- se mapsfromitsmapfundsatascaleof1:10,000, city providesalsospatialinformationandspecificpurpo- record ofmapsheetsonCD-ROM.Atthesametime of cartographicmapsscale1:500orintheforma buildings. Informationoutputsarecreatedintheform sively accordingtothegeodeticmeasurementofnew The newinformationisenteredtothebasesprogres- 16 17

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 INTERNAL AFFAIRS CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA STRUCTURE OF ELECTED BODIES AND STRUCTURE OF CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF BRATISLAVA as of 31.12. 2006

CITY CONTROLLER CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD Ing. KATARÍNA KALASOVÁ

DEPUTY MAYOR DEPUTY MAYOR FIRST DEPUTY MAYOR JUDr. TOMÁŠ KORČEK ANNA DYTTERTOVÁ RNDr. MILAN CÍLEK

COMMITTEE FOR LEGISLATION AND LAW COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR FINANCIAL STRATEGY Ing. PAVOL BAXA Ing. JOZEF ZÁVODSKÝ Ing. VIERA KIMERLINGOVÁ

COMMITTEE FOR LAND USE AND STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR TRANSPORT doc. Ing. arch. PETER GANDL, PhD. Ing. GABRIEL KOSNÁČ AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Ing. TOMÁŠ FABOR COMMITTEE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE FOR CULTURE AND HERITAGE CONSERVATION PhDr. ĽUDMILA FARKAŠOVSKÁ HELENA DOKTOROVOVÁ

COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTION OF PUBLIC ORDER COMMITTEE FOR SPORT AND RECREATION Ing. TIBOR MERVA Ing. MARTIN BERTA, CSc.

COMMITTEE FOR SCHOOLING AND EDUCATION Mgr. VIERA KYSELICOVÁ

COMMITTEE FOR TOURISM AND INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION, Ing. VIERA ČERŇANSKÁ

COMMITTEE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE WITH CITY ASSETS, PhDr. BRANISLAV ZÁHRADNÍK

SECTION I – CITY ECONOMIC SECTION II – CITY LAND SECTION III – ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT USE PROGRAMMES AND USE OF CITY PROPERTY

FINANCE DEPARTMENT CITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

FINANCIAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT PROPERTY RENTALS DEPARTMENT

LOCAL TAXES AND FEES DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, EDUCATION AND SPORT

FIRE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT JUDr. ZUZANAZAJACOVÁ,chiefpoliceofficer CITY POLICE Ing. VLADIMÍRMRÁZ MANDATE COMMITTEE Ing. DUŠANHRUŠKA INTERESTS INTHEWORKOFPUBLICOFFICIALS COMMITTEE FORPROTECTIONOFPUBLIC ROAD MANAGEMENTDEPARTMENT TRANSPORT OPERATIONSDEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TRANSPORT PLANNINGANDTRAFFIC CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ing. ANNAPAVLOVIČOVÁ Ing. ANDREJĎURKOVSKÝ AND ROADMANAGEMENT SECTION IV–TRANSPORT MAYOR INTERNAL AFFAIRSDEPARTMENT INFORMATICS DEPARTMENT HUMAN RESOURCESANDPAYROLLOFFICER ORGANISATIONAL DEPARTMENT LEGAL AFFAIRSDEPARTMENT RECREATIONAL FACILITIES COMMUNITY CENTRE KOPČIANSKA ACCOMMODATIONFACILITY FORTUNA ACCOMMODATIONFACILITY also thestaffoffollowingestablishments: in additiontothoseworkingatCityHall, Employees oftheCityBratislavainclude, Note: FRONT OFFICE AND SAFETYATWORK OFFICER FORSPECIALTASKS,HEALTH SECRETARIAT CENTRAL COMPLAINTSREGISTER ADVISORY COUNCIL CHIEF ARCHITECT MARKETING ANDCOMMUNICATIONSDEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSDEPARTMENT MAYOR’S OFFICE 18 19

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA

CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2006 ANNUAL REPORT

20 20 URBAN The main priority of the capital in the area of planning in 2006 was the preparation PLANNING of a new Land Use Plan for Bratislava.

NEW LAND USE PLAN In 2006 the City Council passed the Land use plan for In terms of obtaining land planning documentation and the Podhradie zone and the Land use plan for the south reference materials, in 2006 the Slovak capital was prima- city centre – Petržalka City, the area between the ‘Starý rily concerned with the final stage of compiling the new most’ and ‘Prístavný most’ bridges. The Bratislava Deve- Land Use Plan for Bratislava. Based on comprehensive lopment Concept in the field of heat energy was also discussion of the draft Land Use Plan, the evaluation of procured. Changes and additions to the Land use plan of various submitted standpoints and revision proposals, an the Dunajská zone were discussed, as were changes and adjusted proposal of the land planning documentation additions to the Land use plan of the Machnáč zone. was finally agreed on. This document reflects the objective opinions and interests on how the territory should be In the process of procuring land planning reference ma- used and is the outcome of agreements and compromises terials by other entities the city negotiates the orders reached through discussions of all parties involved. for their preparation and issues standpoints to their re- solution. The draft Land Use Plan was prepared for approval by In 2006 preparations were started on the details of the Bratislava City Council. Once passed it will be an impor- public procurement of documentation for the planning tant tool in land use planning, via which the objectives decision concerning the Core public transport system and tasks of land planning in the city will be met. These on the section Janíkov dvor – Šafárikovo námestie, ope- objectives mostly concern the creation of conditions for rational section Janíkov dvor – Šafárikovo námestie in co-ordinating all activities in the territory, with particular Bratislava. emphasis on the creation of an urban environment, the protection and formation of the countryside, the preserva- In 2006 the city prepared a total of 377 expert sub-opi- tion of natural and cultural values, care for the natural en- nions, comprising: vironment and the responsible use of natural resources. 76 - evaluation of submitted investment objectives in Bratislava territory using EIA (Environmental Impact During the year the draft of the new Land Use Plan was Assessment) presented to students of the French Technical Universi- 40 – land planning information ty and another two universities abroad, urbanists and 12 – standpoints to land planning applications and members of the regional fraction of CDU from Stuttgart, land planning documentation as well as participants of the 10th Conference on Urban 249 – binding standpoints and reference documents and Regional Research in Bratislava. for orders chairing 16 public discussions of objectives and envi- ACQUIRING PLANNING DOCUMENTATION ronmental impact assessments (EIA/SEA) The city as the land use planning authority continued in its work to procure land use plans and urban studies for selected zones also in 2006, as well as preparation work to procure general plans of individual functional systems in relation to the citywide land use planning documentation. Regional PublicHealthOfficeinBratislava: Governing Region,thePublicHealthOfficeSRand prising representativesofCityHall,theBratislavaSelf- representatives oftheestablishedworkinggroup,com- which itthenpresentedtotheworkingmeetingswith tik. In2006thecompanyworkedinfollowingareas, tract concludedbythecitywithcompanyEuroakus- meration”, whichisbeingcarriedoutbasedonacon- plans foranti-noiseprotectionintheBratislavaagglo- ject “Compilationofstrategicnoisemapsandaction In thecourseof2006workwascarriedoutonpro- ANTI-NOISE PROTECTION pared: As partoflanduseplanning,thefollowingwerepre- were procured: Expertise documentsforlanduseplanningactivities targetedpointsforthewholeagglomeration, upda- three-dimensional modelofbuildings three-dimensional modelofroadandrailnetwork measuring andevaluatingnoiseatselectedpoints noisemap forselectedlocalityanditsverification modelling theroadnetwork–creationofacitytraf- structureofsubmittedtechnical-acousticdataand Socio-economicsofthedailypresentpopulation Urbanevaluationoftheusebranches EvaluationofurbanindicatorsinaEuropeancontext, Evaluationofthepotentialgreeneryinterri- ProgrammeofEconomicandSocialDevelopment Conception ofhigh-risebuildingsinBratislava–ana- Selection andevaluationoflocalitiesintheterritory Locality forconstructionofflats–statusreport, validation ofpossibilitiesforbuildingfootballpitches preparationofinternetpresentation lyses, the WorldIce-hockeyChampionships2011, of Bratislavafortheplacementmixed-usehall within thenetworkofschoolfacilitiesinPetržalka, ted orthophotographicmaps fic modelfromtheperspectiveoftrafficintensity analysis oftrafficcensus Bratislava. River DanubeandtheareasofQuadrantIV, other Europeancities, tory ofBratislavainthecontextexperiencefrom mia Istropolitana,BermanGroup), the city–methodofelaboratingdocument(Acade- part oftheEuropeanstatisticalsystem. internet sitewww.bratislava.sk.Thesestatisticsbecame published andfreelyaccessibletothepubliconcity’s statistics compiledincompliancewiththisprojectare regional policyforthebudgetaryterm2007-2013.City with thepurposeofpreparingandimplementinganew comparable dataforcitiesinmemberstates,especially 2006. TheUrbanAuditprojectproducedadatabaseof rope. ThecollectionofdatacontinueduntilDecember comparing thequalitybetweenindividualcitiesofEu- in landuseplanningprocesses,especiallytermsof nitoring ofadditionalindicatorsthatcouldthenbeused sources. Furthermore,discussionstookplaceonthemo- timating thosevariablesthatwerenotpresentinany other sourcesthanfromnationalstatisticsandines- Bratislava participatedinthegatheringofdatafrom selected citiesofEurope. the projectwerenationalstatisticaloffices,Eurostatand mation betweenthecitieseasier.Themainplayersin ties intheprojectandtomakeexchangeofinfor- to comparableinformationfromotherparticipatingci- the statusofindividualcitiesinEU,tosecureaccess URBAN AUDITII.Theaimoftheprojectwastoevaluate In 2006theCityofBratislavatookpartinproject URBAN AUDIT into practicein the comingyears. The projectswill bepresentedtothepublicand thenput ce, ItalyandJapanaspartofthe ERASMUSprogramme. of youngarchitectsfromTurkey, France,Slovenia,Gree- Austrian students,theprojectalso sawtheparticipation gether designideasforparks.In additiontoSlovakand selected fromalistofsuitable localitiesandputto- three-day workshopsatwhichthey,overseenbyexperts, Students ofbothuniversitiesactivelyparticipatedintwo vak UniversityofTechnology-FacultyArchitecture. partners ViennaUniversityofTechnologyandtheSlo- the project,whichsawinvolvementofproject selected localitieswerechosenforthepracticalpartof the creationofnewparks.Fromtheoreticalpart pinpointing localitiessuitableforrevitalisationor schemes. Thetheoreticalpartoftheprojectfocuseson nise theimmediateresidentialenvironmentofhousing to revitaliseexistingareasofgreeneryinorderhuma- - FacultyofArchitecture.Themaingoaltheprojectis of TechnologyandtheSlovakUniversity – SlovakRepublic,withthepartnersViennaUniversity ted fromtheCommunityinitiativeINTERREGIIIAAustria ject called“Gardensforeveryone”,whichwassuppor- In theautumnof2006citystartedworkonpro- GARDENS FOREVERYONE 22 23

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 URBAN PLANNING CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA THE CITY ALONG WITH BOROUGHS TAKE CARE OF ROUGHLY 4,000 HECTARES OF PUBLIC GREENERY. Sad J.Kráľabeing theresponsibilityofborough of hectares ofgreenery, withthe42-hectarehistorical park tares. Theboroughsofthecity lookafterafurther800 class AandBroads,coveringan areaofaround220hec- after approximatelyeightthousand roadsidetreeson Tyršovo nábrežie(5ha)andHradny vrch.Italsolooked inner citygreeneryin2006,mostly inHorskypark(22ha), The CityofBratislavatookcareroughly90hectares CARE OFGREENERY much as95%ofthetotalbudgetorganisation. 24.5 million.Revenuesfromwoodextractionmakeupas 30-hectare largeterritory,withatotalbudgetofSKK out recreational,forestryandcultivationactivitiesinthe tislava forestparkareaonbehalfofthecity.Itcarries tislava CityForests(MLB),whichadministratestheBra- The areaisadministeredbythecityorganisationBra- football pitchisavailableforafee. the areaisfreeofcharge,butminiartificialgrass than 4.2hectareswasrenewedandreplaced.Entryto the playgroundequipmentinareacoveringmore public toiletfacilitieswerealsoputintoservice.Allof all. Abuffetwasopenedonsiteandpreviouslylacking and funactivitiesofchildrenyoungfamiliesabove the public,readytoserverecreational,relaxation tizánska lúka(Partisanmeadow)washandedoverto In JulythenewlyreconstructedrecreationalareaPar- the Vidricastream. stretch fromPatrónkatothefirstpondinflowof ding leisuretimeintheareaHornamlynskadolina– cant increaseinthenumberoftouristsandpeoplespen- it moretosuitwalkersandcyclists.Thisledasignifi- the cityreconstructedroadCestamládeže,adapting Major changesatthesitebeganalreadyin2005when ŽELEZNÁ STUDIENKA ENVIRONMENT which Bratislavaissoleshareholder. usual bythecompanyOdvozalikvidáciaodpadua.s.,in The city’smunicipalwastewasdisposedofin2006as MUNICIPAL WASTE Slovakia s.r.o. project since1999hasbeenthecompanyPhilipMorris and PodunajskéBiskupice.Thepartnerofthecityin three spotswenttoboroughsofLamač,KarlovaVes, ring thesummermonthsaspartofproject.Thetop bushes wereplantedandpublicgreenerytendeddu- ranking ofthetopthreeboroughsinwhichtreesand ronmental projectGreenCity.Residentsvotedonthe The year2006wasthe8thandfinalofenvi- more thanthreethousandhectaresofforestpark. Petržalka. Furthermore,BratislavaCityForestsmanages city forestpark. a modernrecreationalarearightinthe studienka. ThisprojectgaveBratislava 2006 wastherevitalisationofŽelezná of improvingthenaturalenvironmentin most welcomedbythepublicinterms The projectthatwasmostvisibleand 24 25

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA Waste statistics and records in 2006

MUNICIPAL WASTE (in tons to one decimal place)

FROM MUNICIPALITY Number Volume recycled

Bratislava Class of waste Total waste as material as energy as compost

TYPE OF WASTE 1 2 3 4 5

Paper and cardboard 200101 8000.9 5626.4 2374.5

Glass 200102 3571.1 3571.1

Biologically degradable kitchen and restaurant waste 200 108 4.1 4.1

Light bulbs and other waste containing mercury 200121 0.7 0.7

Obsolete equipment containing CFCs 200123 103.3 103.3

Edible oils and fats 200 125 0.2 0.2

Oils and fats other than 20 01 25 200 126 0.9 0.9

Printing inks, paints containing NO 200 127 6.6 4.3

Medical substances other than those stipulated in 200131 200 132

Batteries and cells stipulated in .... 200133 15.7 15.7

Obsolete electrical and electronic equipment 200135 67.4 67.4

Obsolete electrical and electronic equipment, other 200136 27.3 27.3

Wood other than that listed in 200137 200 138 232.7 77.1 155.6

Plastics 200139 1377.1 734.9 642.2

Metals 200140 58.7 58.7

Biologically degradable waste 200201 5318.5 5318.5

Earth and stone 200202 1933.1

Other biologically non-degradable wastes 200203

Mixed municipal waste 200301 114920.7 114841.8

Waste from marketplaces 200302 806.5

Waste from street-cleaning 200303 14009.2 190.3

Sediment from cesspits 200304 180.3 70.3

Waste from cleaning sewerage system 200306 232.8

Bulky waste 200307 24487.2 6634.0

Petty building waste from municipalities 179900 6281.1

Sum total 181627.1 10210.9 124759.9 5548.5 0.0 uiiaiymncplt usage municipality ntrioy usd ertr wtoteeg othermanner withoutenergy Outsideterritory In territory ysoae byincineration by storage 1. 01. 7. 0.0 78.9 213.4 40815.5 1. 94 213.4 19.4 9 7 8 10 disposed of 68. 6281.1 17844.2 110.0 13818.9 806.5 78.9 1933.1 2.3

and 41,000tonsweredisposedofbystorage. were recycledascompostinfacilitiesoutsideBratislava the incinerationplantatVlčiehrdlo,almost6,000tons recycled asmaterials,124,000tonsenergyat nicipal wasteinBratislava,ofwhich10,000tonswere In 2006OLOprocessedmorethan181,000tonsofmu- 26 27

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA AS MUCH AS 30 PER CENT OF TOTAL EXPENSES OF THE CITY BUDGET WAS USED TO SECURE THE PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT. on theApolloBridgebetween2005–2007 Year-on-year comparisonofthenumbervehiclesin24hours operator STARZ. coordinated incooperationwiththecitysportsfacility coni Bridge–Riviéra,MlynskádolinaLesopark)were paths Karadžičova–Ružinovská,DevínskaRoad,Lafran- preparations forthemaincyclingpaths(e.g. kistov –BratislavskáandPrístavnáPlynárenská.Land – Mladágarda,PúchovskáPrivinohradoch,Čsl.Tan- mová –Vlárska,TrenčianskaMiletičova,Račianska construction ofDúbravskáRoad,TrafficlightsatStro- Street toadual-carriageway,theRiviérajunction,Re- Extension ofEisnerovaStreet,WideningHarmincova Widening PrístavnáStreet,Račianska ge II,WideningtheTomášikova–Ružinovskájunction, were specified:ReconstructionofMierováStreet–Sta- and preparationsofthefollowingtrafficconstructions In themain,civilengineeringdocumentswereprocessed 100 000 110 000 120 000 130 000 140 000 150 000 TRANSPORT 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000 80 000 90 000 0 9920 0520 2007 2006 2005 2004 1999 2000 2003 assigned tothepriorityprogramme. tions ofothertrafficconstructionsthathadnotbeen In termsoftrafficplanning,thecityoversawprepara- priorities in2006. focused itsattentiononprogramme In termsoftransportplanning,thecity ReconstructionofObchodnáStreet Traffic surveysatcityjunctionsandroads Traffic lightsatKaradžičova–Poľná,preparationof Resolving theproblemofturningofffromApollo Slovnaftská –Svornostijunctiontransportasses- Dunajská zone–assessmentoftransportationaccess Widening oftheNábrežiearm.gen.L.Svobodu Reconstruction oftramtracksbetweenObchodná civil engineeringdocuments Bridge toBosákováStreet sment ofnewproposedlayoutthejunction options Street andKapucínska Apollo (May) Apollo Lafranconi Prístavný Nový Starý 28 29

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 TRANSPORT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA Year-on year comparison of the number of vehicles in 24 hours on bridges across the Danube between 1999 – 2007

Year-on-year comparison of vehicles (hourly traffic) on Apollo bridge in direction of Košická

4 000 3 750 3 500 3 250 3 000 2 750 2 500 2 250 2 000 1 750 1 500 1 250 1 000 750 500 250 0 00:00 - 01:00 01:00 - 02:00 02:00 - 03:00 03:00 - 04:00 04:00 - 05:00 05:00 - 06:00 06:00 - 07:00 07:00 - 08:00 08:00 - 09:00 09:00 - 10:00 10:00 - 11:00 11:00 - 12:00 12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:00 15:00 - 16:00 16:00 - 17:00 17:00 - 18:00 18:00 - 19:00 19:00 - 20:00 20:00 - 21:00 22:00 - 23:00 23:00 - 00:00 21:00 - 22:00 Year-on-year comparisonofnumbervehiclesonbridgesoverRiverDanube(vehicles/1day) the MPTandsuburban busandrailwaytransport witha (BIT), thepossibility wascreatedofusingtheservices of As partofthefirststageBratislava IntegratedTransport BRATISLAVA INTEGRATEDTRANSPORT of passengers. metres werecoveredwhensecuring thetransportneeds get. Thisamountwasusedtopayforthe42,397,000kilo- 30.3% ofthetotalvolumeexpensescitybud- provision ofMPTservicesin2006.Thissumisasmuch The cityusedatotalofSKK2,066,698,000tosecurethe tram tracksMostová,purchaseofMIDIandMINIbuses). tor andforrepayingpreviousloans(reconstructionofthe used fortechnologicalandsocialbuildingsoftheopera- red Solarisbuses).Theremainingfinancialresourceswere (trolleybuses withanadditionaldieselmotor,CNG-powe- diely) andSKK308,451,000wasusedtopurchasevehicles (tram tracksObchodná,Kapucínska,trolleybuslineDlhé used forthereconstructionoftransportconstructions 28796 the servicesofMPT.SKK352,159,000subsidieswas preciation ofcitypropertyusedbytheoperatortosecure 31554 712,292,000 forthereconstruction,maintenanceorap- 18712 111690 The cityprovidedsubsidiesforcapitalexpensesofSKK - 273612 - in 2007. - 48975 burse theresultinglossfrom2006worthSKK194,406,000 - advance subsidiesforoperationofMPT,thecitywillreim- 65439 - les revenuefromticketspassengersandprovided 62823 22415 113812 en theactualattainedoperatingexpenses,generatedsa- 2006, whichemergedasaresultofthedifferencebetwe- - 236476 transport companyDopravnýpodnikBratislava,a.s.in 49965 - 134352 - ring thesustainedlossinmanagementofpublic 252562 1,160,000,000 inadvancesforcurrentexpenses.Conside- 86110 66782 from itsbudget.Throughouttheyear,itprovidedSKK 50284 185220 red operationofmunicipalpublictransport(MPT)only 17660 - In thefieldofpublictransportin2006,citysecu- 86120 42350 51428 185040 MUNICIPAL PUBLICTRANSPORT 17750 42170 39100 SUM OFALLBRIDGES 39000 PRÍSTAVNÝ MOST 19992000200320042006 MOST APOLLO 2005 STARÝ MOST NOVÝ MOST MOST LAFRANCONI Bridge/year the cityprovidedSKK7,149,825toreimbursetarifflosses: In 2006,26,279prepaidticketsfortheBITweresoldand year-on-year growthof6-8%. nual numberoftripswithintheBITisonrisewitha the mentionedservicein20061,510,490trips.Thean- losses ofindividualoperators.Passengersmadeuse the divisionofticketsalerevenuesandemerging sated byreimbursingthemaccordingtothesetruleson participating intheBITsystem,whichcitycompen- of aunifiedtariffgenerateslossesforoperators – ZahorieandMPTvehiclesthroughoutthecity.Theuse the SLOVAKLINEScompanyindirectionofBratislava trains ofSlovakRailwaysinanydirection,thebuses single traveldocument.Passengerscanmakeuseofthe fic, asamended,andotherrelated regulations. transport, asamended,Act315/1996 Coll.onroadtraf- thoroughfares, asamended,Act 168/1996Coll.onroad thoroughfares inaccordancewith Act135/1961Coll.on jurisdiction fromstateadministrationintheareaof As theroadauthority,citydealswithtransferred ROAD AUTHORITY ting asystemofdividingtherevenuefromticketstales. and transportconditionsforalloperators,oncrea- unified setoftravellingdocumentswithtariffs by theCityofBratislava)comprisedworkoncreatinga Bratislava Self-governingRegionanda35%stakeheld s.r.o. (foundedinJuly2005witha65%stakeheldby In 2006,alargepartoftheactivitiescompanyBID, spoločnosť, a.s. SKK2,826,174fortherailwaycompanyŽeleznična SKK4,323,651forSLOVAKLINESBratislava,a.s., 30 31

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 TRANSPORT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA In this segment in 2006, the city issued 1975 permits for: Ventúrska Street and Michalská Street were repaved. placement of advertising 77 The city also constructed a pedestal for the statue of H. access and stopping on the pavemen 85 C. Andersen, reconstructed the corroded internal sup- bulky transport 34 port and anchor chambers on ‘Novy most’ bridge and establishment of cut-offs and connection roads repaired the pavement under the railing. to class I and II roads 84 parking places set aside for taxi service 9 As part of the joint project “Safe Journey to School” parking places set aside for others 24 with the VÚB Foundation, special road (safety) signs shutting off class I and II local roads 68 were placed in the vicinity of certain Bratislava elemen- setting up construction sites 110 tary schools. outdoor seating (summer terraces) 53 cultural events 48 free selling and other activities 209 arrangement of local thoroughfare networks 4 cutting down road greenery 2 entrance to pedestrian zone 270 parking permits for entrance to the pedestrian zone 240 digging work 658

For these permits, the roads authority levied fees worth SKK 4,981,080. The Operative Committee discussed and approved 1,430 changes to traffic for determining the use of traffic signs and equipment on local class I – IV roads and purpose thoroughfares in the territory of the city.

ROAD MANAGEMENT As part of the project Revitalisation of Železná studienka, the road management department of City Hall arranged the construction of a new power connection and public lighting at the Partizánska lúka – Železná studnička locale. As part of the Water moat project, the construction of public lighting and festive illumination was secured.

With respect to the bad road capacity of Račianska Street, it was necessary to widen the road to two lanes. Imple- mentation of this operation was divided into three stages: Stage I: Widening Račianska Street in the segment Pri Bielom kríži - Bardejovská Stage II: Widening Račianska Street in the segment Smikova Street – Skalická Street Stage III: Widening Račianska Street in the segment Sliačska Street – Riazanská Street

Due to the breakdown of the wall on Podkolibská Street, it was necessary to reconstruct it swiftly, primarily for safety reasons. The public and festive lighting on the Main Square and Františkánske Square was reconstructed, festive lighting of the “Victims of Fascism Memorial” on Tyršovo Square in Petržalka was established, public lighting on Stará Dúbravská Road was modernised, the surface of public transport stops was repaired and the 32 33

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 TRANSPORT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA TRANSPORT CONSTRUCTION DOMINATES THE LIST OF FINISHED INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN 2006. CONSTRUCTION cost ofSKK9.5 million. Followingpropertysettlements was completed in 2006,extendingtheroadby 75m ata continues toJeséniovaStreetin Koliba.Thefirstphase roadway beginsatthebridgeover MagurksáStreetand the connectionsbetweenthem. Thecompletionofthe the built-upareasinKoliba andKramárezones Construction workonVlárskashould improveaccessto COMPLETION OFVLÁRSKASTREET struction ofhotwaterpipesatthespottobewidened. nierska Street.willbecompletedin2007followingrecon- The remainingrightturnlanefromRačianskaontoPio- Riazanská –SliačskáStreet. tions: PriBielomkríži,Mladágarda–SmilkovaStreet, pedestrians toprovidefortwo-lanetrafficinthreesec- modifications andtheestablishmentoftrafficlightsfor Račianska Streetwasexpandedbysomeconstruction EXPANSION OFRAČIANSKASTREET SLAVA DEVELOPMENTPRIORITIESPROGRAMME CONSTRUCTION COMPLETEDIN2006UNDERTHEBRATI- during thecourseof2006. mises and118parkingspotsatDlhéDielyinKarlovaVes The citybuilt90councilflatsincludingcommercialpre- lúka recreationarea,partoftheBratislavaForestPark. as wellthecompleterevitalisationofPartizánska children’s sportsareaatDraždiakLakewascompleted, the LittleDanubewerecarriedout.Constructionofa and thecyclingpathfromVrakuňapastSlovnaftalong first phaseofcamerasurveillanceatselectedjunctions the completionofVlárskaStreetandmuchmore.The Račianska Street,thereconstructionofMierová the KarlovaVes-Dúbravkaringroad,wideningof traffic safetyandcapacity,includingthelightson projects. Overall,therewere25projectsfocusingon Transport constructiondominatesthelistofinvestment sing Development Fund. sing DevelopmentFund. and SKK17.2millionfromtheStateHou- SKK 57.8millionfromtheCitybudget which SKK209millioncamefromloans, construction worthSKK284million,of vestor Bratislavy(GIB).Thecityperformed engineering organisation,Generálnyin- ater partofitsinvestmentprojectsvia During 2006,thecitycarriedoutgre- ny’s headquarters. In2006,GIBcompletedwork onthe nected toCityHall andtheNationalHighway Compa- In futurethevideosystem’stransmissions willbecon- spectorate oftheSlovakPoliceForce onŠpitálskaStreet. of camerasconnecteduptothe RegionalTransportIn- traffic at29selectedjunctions onkeyroadsbymeans This projectfocusesonthemonitoring anddirectionof Camera surveillanceofjunctions–phaseone Trenčianska junctionatatotalcostofSKK4.7million. Streets, trafficlightswereinstalledattheMiletičova– As partofthereconstructionMiletičovaandKošicka Traffic lightsatMiletičovaandTrenčianska pleted inJune2006atacostofSKK34.1million. traffic lights.Constructionbeganin2005andwascom- coming downfromDlhéDiely.Trafficflowisdirectedby Riviéra), aturninglanewascreatedforarticulatedbuses car parks.InfrontoftheTatrabankabuilding(formerly including changestothearrangementofroadsand to thejunctionofDevínskaRoadatKarloveskáStreet, The workincludesmodificationsfromMolecovaStreet lights attheDevínskaRoad-KarloveskáStreetjunction Public transportontheKarlovaVesringroad,traffic 1,121m forSKK60million. Mierová Streethasbeencompletelyreconstructedover over alengthof454mandtotalcostSKK28million. mášikova StreetandRadničnéSquarewascarriedout struction ofMierováStreetinthesectionbetweenTo- In 2006,thesecondpartoffirstphaserecon- RECONSTRUCTION OFMIEROVÁSTREET a thirdphaseof346.65mfromBardošovatoJeséniova. Street toBardošovaoveralengthof135.11mand ject, itwillcontinuewithasecondphasefromNaRevíne for parcelsintheremainingarearequiredpro- 34 35

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA junctions Mlynské Nivy – Košická, Košická – Prístavná, Sports centre in Petržalka Apollo Bridge (right side), Apollo Bridge (left side), Rož- In the Petržalka area near Draždiak Lake, a children’s ňavská – Vajnorská, Gagarinova – D1 motorway, Račian- sports ground was constructed. It is fenced off and gu- ska – Jarošova, Račianske mýto, Nový most – Nábrežie, arded and has attractive play equipment for children of Dolnozemská – Einsteinova, an expansion at the Regio- all age groups. nal Transport Inspectorate and the connection between the Inspectorate and the National Highway Company. Reconstruction of the Lamač swimming pool Through the STaRZ organisation, the city began work The work was carried out by NOPE, a.s., and costs for in 2006 on the reconstruction of the Lamač swimming 2006 were SKK 14.6 million. During 2007, the project pool with a budget of nearly SKK 33 million. The project will continue in phase two. includes the installation of new utilities, a new service building, a new swimming pool divided into three inde- Cycling paths pendent sections (one for swimming and two for recre- In 2006 the first phase of construction was completed, ation), a beach volleyball court and children’s area. 2006 a 1,700m section from a total of 2,900m which is a con- saw the completion of demolition and utility work as tinuation of the east ring road to the Little Danube cy- well as the heavy construction of the service building cling path. This section is in line with Bratislava‘s overall and pools. The reconstruction should be completed by cycling network plans, linking up to the established path September 2007. in Vrakuňa. The next section is the Morava-Danube cycling path, Partizánska lúka recreation area made up of Lodenice, Karloveská zátoka, Čierny potok In collaboration with Bratislava City Forests, the city of- and Devínska cesta after crossing Sihoť Island. The Lode- ficially opened the reconstructed Partizánska lúka recre- nice – Čierny potok section is designed as an integrated ation area to the public in July 2006. path with lighting for pedestrians and cyclists while the section from Čierny potok across Sihoť Island is a purely Reconstruction work on the area began at the end of cycling path. Overall costs for the construction, comple- 2005. Firstly, two new sports areas were built: a univer- ted in November 2006, came to SKK 7.1 million. sal asphalt court with basketball hoops and volleyball posts, and a mini football pitch with artificial turf. The Block of flats in Dlhé Diely development of these sports areas was financially sup- The construction of council flats using a grant from the ported by the Regional Sports Centre and the Slovak State Housing Development Fund continued in 2006 Football Association. with the erection of a mixed-use block of flats on the site of the unfinished skeleton of a healthcare centre from At the end of 2006, the water authority Bratislavská vo- the 1990s. In less than 12 months a six-storey building dárenská spoločnosť installed water mains and sewera- was constructed, providing 90 new flats. The complex ge lines in the area and built a pumping station. Siemens includes 118 parking spaces. Construction costs totalled constructed public lighting and electricity connections. SKK 165 million. The general contractor for construction work was the tecture incollaboration withJoanaHolčíková. lúka reconstructionaretheVan JarinaStudioofArchi- Programme ofpriorities.Theauthors ofthePartizánska nal areaprojectwhichwaslisted inthecity‘s2004-2006 The revitalisationofŽeleznástudienka isarecreatio- and introducedtheno.43“ecological”busroute. Železná studienkatoKamzík,builtnewparkingspaces Cesta mládeže,naKamzíkandthefunicularfrom levels ofprotection.Backin2005,thecityreconstructed ce. Inpracticethismeansthattheareaisassignedvarious Natura 2000programasanareaofEuropeansignifican- pathian area.TheVydricastreamisacclaimedunderthe Železná studienkaislocatedintheprotectedLittleCar- themselves onthemanysportsareasandclimbingwall. run loose.Childrenandtheirparentswillbeabletoenjoy smaller childrentoplaysafely.Dogsarenotallowed of opengrassyareasforsports,lyingonthegrassor popular outdoorbarbecuing.Thisenabledtheexpansion Visitors totheareacanuseaseparategrillpavilionfor mented byfurnishingsmadeofnatural-lookingwood. was builtatŠtvrtýrybník.Theareaistastefullycomple- called turnaroundattheRotunda.Aviewingplatform parallel toCestamládežeatŽeleznástudienka,theso- the project,includingmostfamousonethatruns Forest pathwaysintheareawerealsofixedaspartof ted thefootbridgesoverVydricastream. ups, replacedrubbishbinsandbenchesreconstruc- 15 newonesgroupedaccordingtochildren’sagegro- atre’s auditorium,replacedplaygroundequipmentfor an annextotheamphitheatre,renovatedamphithe- reconstructed allthoroughfares,builtpublictoiletsas firm Metrostav,chosenbypublictender.Thecompany already beenissued: projects, forwhichplanningorbuildingpermitshave compiled theprojectdocumentationforfollowing During thecourseof2006,GenerálnyinvestorBratislavy CONSTRUCTIONS PREPAREDFOR2007-2010 Expansion ofHarmincovaStreettoafour-laneroad Reconstruction ofDúbravskáRoad Interconnection ofHarmincovaandRázsochyStreets TrafficlightsatthejunctionofKutlíkova– Romanova Traffic lights atthejunctionofPúchovská–Privino- Ružinov ringroad,reconstructionofZáhradnícka Ružinovringroad,expansionoftheTomášikova– PublictransportarrangementattheKarlovaVesring PublictransportarrangementattheKarlovaVesring ExtensionofTomášikovastreetattheVajnorská– ReconstructionofRybničnáStreet,phasetwo TheNapántochroad(extensionfromtheMäsokom- ExtensionofEisnerovaStreettoII/505inDevínska torway with connectionstoLamačskáRoadandtheD2mo- hradoch lanes oftraffic Street intheLíščienivy–Miletičovasectionforfour Ružinovská junction second phases road, Kuklovská–Karloveská,trafficlightsfirstand Street junction road, trafficlightsattheNábrežieSvobodu–Žižkova Račianska Streetsection binát factory) Nová Ves 36 37

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA THE OLD TOWN HALL BUILDINGS ARE AMONG THE MOST IMPRESSIVE IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE. CONSERVATION HERITAGE courtyard. archaeological researchbegan oftheApponyiPalace the Kostolnáulicaside.In fourth quarterof2005, buildings, aswellthere-roofing oftheTownHallon novating thestreet-sidefacade of theentirecomplex Town Hallcourtyardcontinued,andworkbeganonre- tion workonfinishingthefacaderenovationstoOld of thecompanyHÍLEKaspol.,a.s.fromSenica.Construc- of thefirst-phasecontractor,resultinginselection went aheadandapublictenderwasissuedforselection were vacated.Attheendof2005,planningproceedings by theBratislavaCityArchiveandRegionalLibrary collections continued.InFebruary2006,thespacesused of theOldTownHall.Theclearingoutmuseum’s as wellartistic,historicalandarchitecturalresearch arch ontheApponyiPalacefacadeswasalsocompleted, measuring, startedin2005.Artisticandhistoricalrese- and planningwork,includingnecessarysurveying Preparation beganin2004withanewusestudy.Design tion requiresjointcoordination. structures areoperationallyinterconnectedandrenova- ce, whichcausesoperationalproblemsforusers.Both heating systemisattachedtoaboilerinPrimatialPala- nical infrastructureespeciallywereinapoorstate.The pressive inthehistoriccore.Theirbasementsandtech- The OldTownHallbuildingsareamongthemostim- technical infrastructureisattheendofitslifespan. is inpoortechnicalconditionwithvisiblecracks,andits ady forrenovationsasearlythe1980s.Thebuilding Bratislava CityArchiveandtheRegionalLibrary,wasre- and exhibitionpremisesforBratislavaCityMuseum,the Apponyi palace,whichhasbeenhometoadministrative RADNICA) APPONYI PALACEANDTHEOLDTOWNHALL(STARÁ and historicalmonuments. conservation andrestorationofcultural several ongoingprojectsconcerningthe specialised organisationsfocusedon Bratislava’s localgovernmentandits During thecourseof2006,City by therealconstruction work. was beingconducted simultaneously.Thiswas followed began inNovember2005while archaeologicalresearch Demolition workforinteriorrenovations tothechurch in October2005andwascompleted inJanuary2006. out andatreecutdownnearthe site.Re-roofingbegan proved inJuly2005.Titleright relationswereworked a variantforthechurch’sannexbuildingwasfinallyap- the mannerandquantityofrenovationstochurch, nued through2005.Followingdifficultnegotiationson Preparation ofthestructurebeganin2004andconti- rational amenities. tion andalsolackedsuitablespacesforsocialope- events. Thebuildingwaslonginpoortechnicalcondi- The ChurchofPoorClaresservesforculturalandsocial CHURCH OFPOORCLARES local government’straditionalOpenDoorsweekend. opened tothepublicinApril2008duringBratislava After reconstruction,thepalacewillbeceremoniously by restorationworkitself. covery ofmuralsatsitesonthesecondfloor,followed Palace, withrestorationresearchgoingaheadonadis- half of2006,buildingworkwasinfullswingatApponyi the building’sunderpasswerecompleted.Insecond l‘s facadesandrestorationworktotheGothicsediliain archaeological finds.TherenovationoftheTownHal- being carriedout,leadingtothediscoveryofvaluable research continuedatlocationswherediggingworkwas urtyard wascompletedinthefirsthalfofyear,and contractor. Thearchaeologicalresearchatthepalaceco- was handedovertotheApponyiPalacereconstruction terior projectwasdelivered.InFebruary2006,thesite Palace wascompletedinApril,andSeptemberanin- vations totheTownHall.ThereconstructionofApponyi In 2006,planningworkcontinuedforthestartofreno- 38 39

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 HERITAGE CONSERVATION CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA In 2006, planning and research on the annex building The City of Bratislava secured this SKK 12 million in- continued. Planning preparations for renovation of vestment via the PAMING organisation. Work began the church nave were completed and structural reno- on the museum section of the building in January 2006, vation to the nave continued to partial completion in and the first area was opened in April. Late Baroque September 2006. Full completion of the nave’s interior paintings on the vaulted ceiling were restored and is planned for the first half of 2007, including facilities the flooring – which was considerably damaged – was for event visitors. dismantled. The museum spaces have new under-flo- or heating, so that the installation of radiators would MOAT not impinge on the pharmacy’s historical atmosphere. A plan for renovating the former city moat area in the The museum contains an office and its early 19th cen- pedestrian zone had begun to be prepared as far back tury Empire-style furnishings, a set of tare scales with a as 1999. The moat area is currently bordered by Zámoč- stand for manual weighing and containers for the pre- nícka, Baštová, Klariská and Kapucínska Streets and by servation of medicaments made from various materials Župné námestie and Námestie SNP Squares. With the co- including glass, wood, porcelain and Modra and Holíč operation of all property owners, this land – little used majolica. As in the past, the space is complemented by in recent years – will enable the creation of a pedestrian Baroque-Classicist murals. The museum documents the zone in the most attractive section of Bratislava‘s his- origins of pharmaceutical science, the rise of the first toric centre. In 2000, an architectural competition was pharmacies and the development of the discipline after held to choose a design for the alterations, followed by the 18th century. gradual planning preparations, but these were eventually put on hold due to the complicated title rights in THE HOUSE AT RUDNAYOVO NÁMESTIE 4 the area as well as by a problem with the old sewerage Renovations to the buildings at Rudnayovo námestie 3 system, which is in a state of disrepair. and 4 were started in the 1980s and brought to a halt in 1993. A restitution claim was imposed on the building In 2005, planning work was conducted for the first phase in favour of the church. Following conclusion of the co- of alterations. A building permit was issued and the se- urt dispute in 2002, the house at Rudnayovo námestie 3 lection of the building contractor completed. Construc- was handed over to its new owner, but house number 4 tion work began in December 2005. In 2006, construction remained under the title of the city. This house – in an work continued together with renovations to Michael‘s attractive locality in the historical centre listed as a cul- Bridge. Construction work was completed in October tural monument – may, after renovation, serve the city 2006. How the reconstructed Červený rak summer rea- for cultural and social purposes. ding area was to be used was entrusted to the City Libra- ry and Bratislava Culture and Information Centre. Construction work began in January 2006. As work pro- ceeded, structural problems and the spread of damp RENEWAL OF THE ČERVENÝ RAK PHARMACY EXPOSITION from the neighbouring building were discovered, ar- The ‘U Červeného raka’ pharmaceutical museum is ho- chaeological research was carried out during digs and used in a Baroque building from the second half of the the scope and manner of renovations to the historical 18th century at 26 Michalská Street and is a rare exhibit elements were more precisely specified. Construction considered unique in Europe for the richness of its collec- should be completed by the end of 2007. tion. In 1999, the City of Bratislava let out the building at 22 and 24 Michalská Street under the condition that the THE SLAVIC FORTRESS AT DEVÍN historical pharmacy included in it remain at the dispos- By way of its organisation PAMING, in 2006 the City of al of Bratislava City Museum. The tenant came forward Bratislava arranged work on the central castle and reno- in 2001 with the intent of reconstructing the building, vations to the complete grounds of the national cultural necessitating the pharmaceutical museum’s temporary monument Devín – Slavic Fortress. relocation. All items were audited, packed and stored in an alternate depository. In June 2004, the city sold the Memorial restoration and work around the grounds building and the new owner assumed the prior tenant’s have been in progress since 1990. The first phase, the obligations. The process of concluding the purchase ag- goal of which was to reinforce the castle cliff, was com- reement lasted through the spring of 2005 because the pleted in 1994. The second phase is now underway and city, as co-owner of the building, made provisions for includes specific repairs to the central castle. the existence of the pharmaceutical museum there. tics ofitscultural andnaturalphenomena. planning andarchitectural heritageandthecharacteris- epening theknowledgeofBratislava’s history,itsurban monitor allofitsauthenticelements. Thestudiesarede- studies istosafeguardthe“image ofthecity”andto and nationalculturalmonuments. Themissionofthese site inspectionsofBratislavaprotected heritagesites (MUOP) conductedseveralstudies,stocktakingandon- In 2006,theBratislavaHeritageConservationInstitute ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH historic warcemeteryinPetržalka–Kopčany. cross atSlavínandthestartofrenovationworkon of thecenotaphatKamzík,placementanOrthodox projects thatshouldbementionedincluderenovation Other historicalmonumentconservationandrenovation the newsquareNámestiesv.FrantiškainKarlovaVes. churches. Anadditionalnewfountainwaserectedon ted onthesquarebetweenCapuchinandTrinitarian a newwellanddrinkingfountainhavebeenconstruc- Square. AspartofthereconstructionŽupnénámestie, basinwasaddedtotheMaximilianfountainonMain has finallybeenrestoredafter25years.Anewouter park atthecornerofNovackéhoandAdámihoStreets water utility.Operationofthefountaininsmall the citybyBratislavskávodárenskáspoločnosť, making uppartofthesentryboxsculpturedonatedto tain wasaddedtotheMainSquare(Hlavnenamestie), 10 drinkingfountainsand2wells.Onefoun- tration, 35wereinfulloperation2006,aswell6of From anoveralltotalof39fountainsundercityadminis- CITY FOUNTAINS reinforcing someoftherockymassif’slooseblocks. work showthatitwillsoonbenecessarytoproceedwith the stabilityofcastle’srock,andresultsthis and faunahere.Since2003,thecityhasbeenmonitoring protection, duetotheoccurrenceofrarespeciesflora protected areasundertheActonnatureandlandscape nument classifiedtothestrictest5th-gradecategoryof citadel stands.Thecastlerockisaprotectednaturalmo- paration forfurtherworkontherockwherecastle’s for thecompletionoflightingentiresiteandpre- construction ofserviceandsocialamenities,preparations continuation ofotherwork,inparticularpreparationsfor Besides therenovationstocentralcastle,2006saw is projectedfor2009. were putondisplay.Thecompleterenovationofthesite completed in2006,andvaluablearchaeologicalfinds Building workonthefinishofcentralcastlewas Outline ofresearchactivities: Outline ofarchaeologicalsurveysin2006: Outline ofconceptualdocuments: architecturalhistoricstudiesofbuildingsandfacades urbanhistoricalresearchontheVajnoryconservation urbanhistoricalresearchontheconservationzonein ČervenýrakpharmacyandMichalská26 Stocktakingofcitycemeteriesforthepurposefor- Fazuľová–RadlinskéhoStreet Rudnayovonámestie4 Kozia–ZochovaStreet Kollárovonámestie burghers’courtyardwellatPanenská29 ApponyiPalace ChurchofPoorClares StocktakingofBratislava’scitycemeteries Record-keepingofBratislava’shistoricassetsand Contributionstothecitylanduseplanandplans Conservationprinciplesfortheconservationzonein at Štefánikova4,Baštová4andDobrovičova10. zone the citycentre of historicalfigures(so-calledeternaltombs) mulating Bratislava’sculturalpolicyregardingrelics property for specificzones(Šancová,Mudroňova) Bratislava’s citycentre 40 41

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 HERITAGE CONSERVATION CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, BRATISLAVA HAS FALLEN INTO THOSE WORLD CITIES THAT HAVE A TRADITION OF SPECTACULAR NEW YEAR’S STREET CELEBRATIONS. AND FREETIME CULTURE, SPORT 120,000 people. monuments. Over 90eventstookplace,visitedby almost Zoo, theBotanicalGardens,STaRZ facilitiesandtourist the mayor’soffice,museums,galleries, thelibrary, the peopleofBratislavafree charge.Theyincluded projects. Overthethreedays,25 placeswereopenedto themselves withmanyofthecity’s services,activitiesand sitors toBratislavatooktheopportunityofacquainting expectations ofitsorganisers,andtheresidentsvi- year oftheBratislavaforeveryoneeventfullymet visitors ontheweekendof21–23April2006.Thethird city organisationsopenedtoBratislava’sresidentsand For thethirdtime,doorsofPrimate’sPalaceand Bratislava forEveryone them about12-15thousandinternationaltourists. ople cameouttocelebratethe2007NewYear,among of contemporarySlovakpopculture.Almost100,000pe- a programmewithperformancesbytoprepresentatives of Bratislavacitizensandvisitorstothehistoriccentreby tion Hlava98havemanagedtoattracttensofthousands from until1998.However,thecityandcivicassocia- most nothing,sincetherewasnothingtocontinueon in theirstreets.Thesecelebrationshavesprungfromal- have atraditionofspectacularNewYear’scelebrations integrating intothoseEuropeanandworldcitiesthat In thepastfewyears,Bratislavahashadproblems Welcome toPartyslava!NewYear’sCelebrations ORGANISED BYTHECITY OVERVIEW OFTHEMOSTIMPORTANTEVENTS by cooperatingwithotherproducersandorganisers. cultural lifeboththroughtheirownprojects,aswell some ofitsorganisationshavegreatlyparticipatedin In thepastfewyears,citylocalgovernmentand ce inthecity. with cityandlocalimportancetookpla- events, aswellmanysmallerevents projects, internationalfestivals,citywide was notanexceptionasmajorcultural various culturalevents.Theyear2006 centre andannuallyhostsabout20,000 Bratislava isanaturalcultureandart va’s MainSquare. ensemble, 8foreignensemblesperformedonBratisla- simultaneously inallfivecities.AlongwithaBratislava day festivalthattookplaceon9–10December2006 complished bychildren–wasfulfilledacommontwo- cities, creatingbridges,friendshipsandcontacts,allac- The mainideaoftheproject-cooperationbetween 2006 itwasorganisedinBratislavafortheseventhyear. project: Bratislava,Prague,Brno,KrakowandVienna.In Five permanentcitiesareinvolvedinthisinternational Christmas BridgesbetweenCities main ideasbehind theYoungWineFestival.The festival work ofwinemakers andtraditionalgastronomy arethe the LittleCarpathianwineregion andpromotingthe citizens totheirtraditions,Bratislava’s solidaritywith va. Strengtheningthehistorical awarenessofBratislava rates thedayofSt.Martin, patronsaintofBratisla- It celebratestheeffortsofwinemakers andcommemo- pared acelebrationforitsresidentson9–11November. For thethirdtime,Bratislavalocalgovernmentpre- Young WineFestival music onBratislava’sMainSquare. concerts fromaroundtheworld)aboutMozartandhis unconventional versionsandrecordingsofoperas tors couldsee10interestingfull-lengthfilms(including anniversary ofthecomposer’sbirth.Atfestival,visi- place inSeptember2006commemorationofthe250th This filmfestivalaboutWolfgangAmadeusMozarttook Mozart inBratislava Nepomuk HummeltookplaceinMay2006. ted tothepianovirtuosoandBratislavanativeJohann The firstyearoftheinternationalmusicfestivaldedica- J.N. HummelChamberDays 42 43

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 CULTURE, SPORT AND FREE TIME CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA included wine tasting and a three-day cultural program- representing a wide spectrum of art genres and forms, as me on Primaciálne namestie (Primatial Square). well as cultural-social and promotional activities, were received in 2006. From the total amount of SKK 3 million, 50 International Festival of Children’s Folk Ensembles various projects were supported. On 1 – 4 June the centre of Bratislava came alive with the colours of national costumes of over 800 festival CITY CULTURE AND LEISURE ORGANISATIONS participants. Through the choreographies of local and foreign children’s ensembles, the festival presented the Bratislava Culture and Information Centre cultural heritage of various nations and nationalities. The Bratislava Culture and Information Centre (BKIS) was formed by the fusion of the City Culture Centre, the International Danube Day Culture and Relax Park (PKO) and the Bratislava Infor- Danube Day is an international festival that sees the par- mation Service on 1 January 2004. ticipation of people from the 13 countries that lie on the Danube basin. Every year on 29 June the River Danube In 2006 the BKIS presented 349 various cultural unifies the territories of the Danube countries of Eastern programmes for every age group. Among the projects and Western Europe. It is a symbol of Europe’s integra- were individual festivals, social and dance nights, the- tion and traditional cooperation in the fields of econo- matic programmes for families with children, classical, my, trade, science and technology, culture and sport. The pop, folklore, folk, jazz, world & ethno music concerts, Danube Day celebrations took place for the second time dance competitions, programmes for old-folks homes, in Bratislava. The event was coordinated by the Ministry Christmas programmes during the advent, as well as of the Department of the Slovak Republic. support for educational and artistic activities. As a co- organiser and producer, BKIS also took part in numerous Four Cities Tournament events local and international significance. In late June, Bratislava hosted sportspeople from Buda- pest, Vienna and Ljubljana, who competed in five dis- Some of the most important activities are the Bratislava ciplines along with Bratislava’s under-17 sportspeople. City Ball in the Reduta Hall, with over 100 participants, Three hundred young sportspeople took part in the and the Cultural Summer and Castle Festival with 182 event. After many years of this traditional competition programmes by artists from 20 countries. between these four Central European cities, it was Brati- slava that won in the final evaluation. Bratislava City Museum In 2006, the Bratislava City Museum (MMB) changed its International Children’s Games visual identity. A new museum logo was chosen on the On 23 – 29 August, a six-member delegation of Bratisla- basis of public competition in April 2006. The museum, va under-15 sportspeople took part in the 40th Interna- one of the oldest in Slovakia, has been providing servi- tional Children’s Games in Bangkok, which hosted over ces to its visitors continuously for 138 years through its 2000 sportspeople from around the world. Bratislava’s 11 expositions in the city’s historical centre, at the Ge- representatives won five silver and three bronze medals rulata Roman camp in Rusovce and at Devín Castle. The in girls’ gymnastics and athletics. museum has over 100,000 collection items.

Tatra Banka City Marathon Last year, the museum acquired 1,102 exhibits. The visi- The first city marathon took place in Bratislava on the ting figures of expositions and exhibitions in 2006 achie- first weekend of April. The three-day event also consis- ved a slight growth of 4.2% over the previous year. The ted of an accompanying children’s programme, a pre- museum’s attendance was 155,456 visitors. sentation of healthy nutrition and an inline skating race. Bratislava thereby started writing the re-established By lending out collections, the MMB regularly cooperates tradition of city marathons once again. Over 700 active in exhibitions of other institutions – in 2006 there were 6 runners took part in the first year. exhibitions in Slovakia and abroad. The museum lent 120 archaeological findings to exhibitions in Austria, Hunga- GRANT PROGRAMME ARS BRATISLAVENSIS ry, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg and Great Britain. The aim of the programme is to support non-professional cultural and art activities in Bratislava or activities and The museum carried out a systematic archaeological projects promoting the city abroad. Over 80 applications investigation at Devín Castle with discoveries from the city andtheCityHeritageConservationInstitute. an RegionalDevelopmentFund,incooperationwiththe camp ofGerulataprojectwasfinancedfromtheEurope- munity InitiativeProgramme.TheRenewaloftheancient Came HerefromtheInterregIIIAustria–SlovakiaCom- and worksheetsforthechildren’seventTheRomans seum obtainedfinancestocreatepromotionalmaterials programme attheancientGerulatainRusovce.Themu- the CityHistoryMuseumand1seasonallypermanent 5 educationalprogrammesforchildrenandyouthat Throughout theyear,MMBpermanentlyoffered Housing inthe50’s,atOldTownHall,werepopular. and Don’tTakeoffyourShoeswiththesubheadingOur hibitions FoundLongAgoatDevínCastleandWelcome and Nancy.Fromthemuseum’sownexhibitionsex- – theCapitalandCoronationCitywaspresentedinParis ration and7loanedones.ApanelexhibitionBratislava The MMBorganised3ofitsownexhibitions,2incoope- ign Resistance1814–1918. plemented byapresentationoftheCzechoslovakFore- reinstalled expositioninMichael’sTowerwasalsosup- Červeného raka‘pharmacy(RedCrayfishPharmacy).The macy exhibitioninthereconstructedpremisesof‘U In 2006,themuseumopenedfirstpartofphar- Bergl inRusovce. Rusovce, anarchaeologicalinvestigationbeganatthe ject RenewaloftheAncientromanCampGerulatain the earlymiddleages.Aspartofinternationalpro- late Lateneperiodandthebrickedfortificationfrom BRATISLAVA ARTSOCIETY1885-1945 ut 2006wasdominatedforemost bytheseexhibitions: The richexhibitionprogramme of thegallerythrougho- works throughtothemostcontemporarytrends. cant valuesofSlovakandworldfineart,fromGothic works ofart),butalsoregularlypresentingthesignifi- collection ofartwork(itsstockconsistsover35,000 Its activitiesincludenotonlyexhibitingpartsofitsvast va CityGalleryisthesecondbiggestgalleryinSlovakia. activities. AftertheSlovakNationalGallery,Bratisla- ons, exhibitions,publicationsandcultural–educational and makeitaccessibletothepublicthroughexpositi- professionally analyse,restoreandconserveworksofart The missionoftheBratislavaCityGalleryistogather, Bratislava CityGallery the JournalofMonuments andMuseumsinthe category The exhibitionreceived theAnnualAwardpresented by FLYING DUTCHMEN Date: 18.1–9.4.2006 Curator: IvanJančár SLOVAK PAINTING1913-1945 Date: 18.1–9.4.2006 Curators: LudvíkŠeveček,AlenaPotůčková(external) CZECH PAINTING1907-1939 Date: 18.1–9.4.2006 Exhibition manager:JanKukal PAINTING 1907-1945 TREASURES OFCZECHANDSLOVAKCONTEMPORARY Date: 22.4–27.8.2006 nal), MartaHerucová(external) Curators: ŽelmíraGrajciarová,ZuzanaFrancová(exter- “Exhibition” in2006. Date: 24.2–8.5.2006 Jančár Ivan Curator: Slovak Institute,Ankara,Istanbul, Izmir ALBÍN BRUNOVSKÝ:GRAPHICS Date: 23.1–23.2.2006 Jančár Ivan Curator: Slovak Institute,Vienna ALBÍN BRUNOVSKÝ:GRAPHICS Date: 12.1–13.2.2006 (external) Panenka Ivan Curator: Slovak Institute,Prague 4TH TRIENNIALEXLIBRISBRATISLAVA Date: 8.3–6.6.2006 (external) Abelovský Ján Curator: ČMVU Praha TREASURES OFSLOVAKCONTEMPORARYPAINTING Date: 29.11.2005–5.3.2006 Curator: JánAbelovský(external) KGVU Zlín TREASURES OFSLOVAKCONTEMPORARYPAINTING Exhibitions abroad: Date: 14.12.-18.3.2007 Curators: MartinČičo,IvanRusina(external) 44 45

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 CULTURE, SPORT AND FREE TIME CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA KOLOMAN SOKOL The library compiles and makes the universal library fund Slovak Embassy, Washington accessible. Towards the end of 2006, the city library fund Curator: Ivan Jančár consisted of 290,003 library entries. The annual growth Date: 13.3 – 1.5. 2006 in the library fund was 5,608 library entries.

SLOVAK CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATION The core part of library-information services was bor- China, travelling exhibition rowing services. In 2006, 9,600 citizens registered as lib- Curator: Ivan Jančár rary readers. A universal library card was valid at all wor- Date: 1.1.2006 – in progress kplaces. Children and youth under-15 and the visually impaired were served free of charge. Readers borrowed Bratislava City Library 406,580 documents and visited the library 120,037 times. In line with legislative norms, the Bratislava City Library On average, one reader visited the library 12.5 times and provides unrestricted access to information on various borrowed 42.4 documents. Fiction for adults and youth types of media, helps satisfy cultural, informational and was most popular. educational needs and supports lifelong education and spiritual growth. Since its founding in 1900, it has acqu- A total of 141 accompanying events were organised in ired an irreplaceable position in the promotion of cultu- the City Library in 2006. Some of the most interesting ral values and erudition. events in 2006 were the World of Stories 2006, a series for healthy and visually impaired children called Let’s In 2006, the library provided services to the public Read Together, the Space for the Young, which gave through specialised workplaces: young artists the chance to publicly present themselves Department of Fiction and Foreign Literature (ÚKCL), through their works, Ravena – the second year of the Laurinská 5 street exhibition of amateur literary works or the pre- Department of Non-Fiction Literature (ÚOL) and sentation of Children’s book readings. The events were Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired, visited by 5,000 people. Klariská 16 Department of Literature for Children and Youth Bratislava ZOO (ÚLM), Kapucínska 1 The most important event at Bratislava Zoo in 2006 was Department of Music and Fine Art History (ÚHUL), the opening of the “Cat Pavilion”. The building, the first Kapucínska 1 of its kind in Slovakia, was included in the Bratislava Development Priorities Programme, which satisfied all At the end of the year, the City Library was entrusted of the etiological, physiological and ecological require- with the reconstruction of the summer reading area ‘U ments concerning animal rearing in confined spaces. červeného raka‘ (At the Red Crayfish), which it prepared for opening to the public in May 2007. In the field of animal rearing, the composition of spe- cies was expanded and the conditions for their breeding were improved. Participation in the international project es inits40yearsofexistence. re. In2006,BratislavaZoogenerateditshighestrevenu- area wouldbefullofgreeneryandharmonywithnatu- revitalisation oftheareawasalsobegun,socreated science andresearch.Therestorationofgreenery the Zooalsoconcentratedontaskshavingtodowith Along witheverydayprofessionalcarefortheanimals, py formentallydisabledchildren. programmes. In2006,theZoointroducedanimalthera- generated increasedinterestinecologicaleducation In thefieldofeducationandpromotion,BratislavaZoo the Zoogaveatwoyear-oldfemaletoproject. population intheSlovakCarpathianMountains.In2006, central tasks.Itsgoalistoestablishastablefree-living of revivingtheEuropeanbisonremainsoneZoo’s took part in it, making it the biggest peloton in Europe. took partinit,making itthebiggestpelotonin Europe. recreational cyclists fromSlovakia,Hungaryand Austria tislava –NickelsdorfLipótBratislava. Sevenhundred onal internationalbiketour“Path ofFriendship”–Bra- ticipated init.InMay,STaRZhelped organisethetraditi- active runnersofallageandperformance categoriespar- – Bratislava,theoldestofitskind inSlovakia.Over900 In 2006,STaRZorganisedthe59thannualroadraceDevín for themasses. area) andorganisesseveraltraditionalsportingevents ka andTehelnéPoleswimmingpools,ortheZlatéPiesky the HarmincovaSportsHall,Pasienky,Delfín,Rosnič- facilities inBratislava(e.g.theOndrejNepelaIceRink, provides fortheoperationofvarioussportsandleisure nistration (STaRZ)isacitysubsidisedorganisationthat The PhysicalEducationandRecreationalFacilityAdmi- Facility Administration Physical EducationandRecreational the publicatbeginningof2008season. the Lamačswimmingpool,whichshouldbereopenedto ky swimmingpool.In2006,STaRZbeganreconstructing for almostSKK18millionwascarriedoutatthePasien- equipment fortheteachingpoolandasecuritysystem in Dúbravka.Thereconstructionoftheroof,hygiene changing roomswerebuiltattheHarmincovaIceRink Nepela IceRink.Anewgasboilerroomandheated ces andsecuritysystemwascarriedoutattheOndrej film room,changingrooms,hygieneamenities,entran- tion ofreinforcedconcretestructures,thepresscentre, repairs andconstructions.ASKK13millionreconstruc- facilities, STaRZcarriedoutnumerousreconstructions, As partoftheadministrationandoperationsports 46 47

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Overview oftargetgroupschildrenandyouthinthecity: Source: StatisticalOfficeSR,Bratislava 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 Year Inhabitants One elementary schoolintheoldtown(Staré Mesto) Karlova Ves(-312), Dúbravka(-272)andRužinov (-256). This wasmostvisibleintheborough ofPetržalka(-405), schools runbythemunicipality, with1,915fewerpupils. saw adeclineinthenumber of pupilsinelementary Just asinpreviousyears,theschool year2006/2007also AND NUMBEROFPUPILSINTHEM SCHOOLS ADMINISTEREDBYTHEMUNICIPALITY DEVELOPMENT OFTHENUMBERELEMENTARY the agecategoryfrom0to4. growth inthe2002–2005periodisonlyregistered children andyouthinthe0-24yearsageband.Aslight va. Adropcontinues,however,intheagestructureof corded in2005thenumberofinhabitantsBratisla- Compared withpreviousyears,aslightgrowthwasre- IN BRATISLAVA AGE STRUCTUREOFCHILDRENANDYOUTH AND YOUTH EDUCATION 2 5 1 1 1 8 2 4 2 4 3 9 113527 117131 34198 121883 34928 126859 27547 36050 131911 29221 37028 139329 20045 30820 37595 143850 21747 32216 38234 148301 14583 23584 33711 38440 152424 15014 25229 34537 37814 17115 15868 26855 35197 36600 16221 17309 28328 36306 15561 18929 30053 37425 15077 21738 31603 425459 14821 23269 32971 425155 16492 24926 425533 16891 26382 427049 17652 428094 19046 447345 448292 449547 451395 5–9 0–1 1 9 0–2 0–24 20–24 15–19 10–14 5–9 0 –4 Age category–absolutenumber children iscaused bytheprevailingdropin number Vajnory (+5).The declineinthenumberofschool age ly insmallerboroughs,Lamač (+15), Jarovce(+10)and growth inthenumberofpupils wasrecordedespecial- and schoolfacilitiesoftheMinistry ofEducationSR.A was abolishedandexcludedfrom thenetworkofschools Parliament. for example,throughtheBratislavaChildren’s relationship ofchildrenandyouthtothecity, the city’srelationshiptochildren,butalso matic work,wecannowspeaknotjustabout social phenomena.Followingtenyearsofsyste- by suppressingthedevelopmentofnegative people canutilisetheirfreetimeinaqualityway conditions overthelong-termsothatyoung Council backinJune1996.Theaimistocreate relations tochildrenandyouth,bytheCity laid bythepassingofPrinciplescity’s activities ofthecityinrelationtoyouthwere The foundationsinsupportoftheeducational 48 49

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 EDUCATION AND YOUTH CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA Development in number of elementary schools run by the municipality and number of children in them

Borough School year 2004/05 School year 2005/06 School year 2006/07

Number Number Number Number Number Number

of schools of pupils of schools of pupils of schools of pupils

Staré Mesto 9 3 019 9 2 803 8 2 640

Podunajské Biskupice 4 1 422 4 1 295 4 1 185

Ružinov 9 4 282 9 4 056 9 3 800

Vrakuňa 3 1 043 3 1 297 3 1 258

Nové Mesto 8 2 812 8 2 635 8 2 444

Rača 3 1 291 3 1 228 3 1 169

Vajnory 1 205 1 195 1 200

Devín 0 0 0 0 0 0

Devínska Nová Ves 2 1 453 2 1 299 2 1 170

Dúbravka 4 2 726 4 2 414 4 2 142

Karlova Ves 6 3 073 4 2 704 4 2 392

Lamač 1 292 1 297 1 312

Záhorská Bystrica 1 200 1 221 1 221

Čunovo 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jarovce 1 135 1 122 1 132

Petržalka 12 5 452 12 4 926 12 4 521

Rusovce 1 207 1 201 1 192

TOTAL 65 27 612 63 25 693 62 23 778

school year 2004/06 school year 2005/06 school year 2006/07 2 500

2 000

1 500

1 000

500

0 Development innumberofnurseryschoolsrunbythemunicipalityandchildrenthem OA 15 045 2 1 6 10 10356 2134 120 20 105 10266 2117 1 121 20 397 105 10445 2287 4 125 1 22 418 66 1 2116 164 167 90 41 1 138 4 23 141 1091 44 1 146 147 1 TOTAL 1878 19 431 Rusovce Petržalka 23 ofpupils 752 10 10789 5 1158 Jarovce 10818 889 8 16 1 Čunovo 118 ofschools 8916 121 8933 Záhorská Bystrica 1892 592 19 7 81 1 184 ofpupils 7588 185 7589 Lamač 1 Karlova ofschools 23 442 4 1146 Dúbravka 5424 Schoolyear2006/07 ofpupils 5441 Devínska NováVes Ves 20 Devín ofschools 780 11 Schoolyear2005/06 11830 11852 Vajnory 96 Rača Number Schoolyear2004/05 Nové Vrakuňa Number 662 Number 7 7661 Ružinov 7 609 Mesto Podunajské 1 Staré Mesto Biskupice Borough 132 1 148 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 0 colya 040 colya 050 schoolyear2006/07 schoolyear2005/06 school year2004/06 50 51

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 EDUCATION AND YOUTH CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 of young people in Bratislava. In non-state elementary schools the number of pupils in the 2006/2007 school Dancing 1 600 1 491 1 417 year fell by 17 pupils over the previous year. Visual arts 2 124 2 048 1 993

Literature and drama 396 341 401 In the 2006/2007 school year a growth was registered in the number of children attending nursery schools Music 5 338 5 094 5 160

(NS) run by the municipality, which was up 90 pupils. Total 9 458 8 974 8 971 This was most distinct in the boroughs of Ružinov (+238) and Petržalka (+17), while a decline was most marked NUMBER OF PUPILS IN ELEMENTARY ART SCHOOLS in the boroughs of Staré Mesto (-67), Nové Mesto (-50), Dúbravka (-37) and Karlova Ves (-27). Only one nursery EAS provide a traditional kind of art education in four school in Vrakuna was abolished and excluded from the fields – music, visual art, dance and literature-drama. network. An increase of 65 children was seen in non- They cater for a broad range of children who are inte- state nursery schools. rested in, or whose parents want their children to have, an art education, while also seeking out talent that can ELEMENTARY ART SCHOOLS AND YOUTH CENTRES then be given special attention in preparing for a future Elementary art schools (EAS) and youth centres are insti- vocational or non-vocational focus at secondary school, tutions that greatly contribute to forming the opinions higher education facility or academy of fine arts. of the young generation. The city is responsible for run- ning 12 elementary art schools and 5 youth centres. In The successes of EAS in the 2005/2006 school year are the 2006/2007 school year some 13,091 children and pu- documented by the following: from 105 graduates of pils attended these facilities as part of standard tuition grade II basic study, 31 of them were accepted to the or regular free time activities. Counting one-off interest National Conservatory in Bratislava, 21 pupils to univer- activities and summer school activities, 38,824 children sity (universities of visual arts - VŠVU, performing arts- visited events organised by the youth centres VŠMU, academy of performing arts - AMU Banská Bys- trica, Slovak technical university - STU Bratislava) and NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN YOUTH CENTRES

2004/05 2005/06 2006/07

Regular interest activities 4 211 4 292 4 120

One-off interest activities 40 768 36 614 37 450

Summer school 1 634 1 355 1 374

The youth centres help to actively fill up the free time of the young generation, form the character of young people, establish conditions for them to develop and perfect practical skills, and give them a fulfilling way to spend their free time during the summer break through special day school and summer school activities. In co- operation with the Regional Schools Authority in Brati- slava and elementary schools, they organise sports competitions, qualification competitions and specific subject Olympiads. During the course of the year thousands of children and young people pass through the centres, attending special events on various themes and activities. The youth centres now open their doors to parents and their pre-school children also in the mornings and on free days. oa 19 2500000 520500 392000 149 512 200 20 18 Grantedsubsidy(inSKK) Numberofsupportedprojects 19 Total Other projectsonprimarydrugprevention (training,courses,seminars) Day andsummerschools Interest activity(courses) Sport Culture 19 Area 508 000 Bratislava Children’sParliamenttookpartinmeeting As partofthehalfyearactivitiesmembers meeting oftheparliamenton25April2006. Andrej Ďurkovsky,withtheiroathattheinauguration Children’s ParliamentpresentedtheMayorofBratislava, ned byanapprovedstatute.MembersoftheBratislava usually meetsonceamonthanditsactivitiesaregover- slava Children’sParliamentismadeupof28members;it liament hasproportionalrepresentationinit.TheBrati- slava Children’sParliament.Eachregionalchildren’spar- elections wereheldtoelectrepresentativestheBrati- youth centres.Attheseregionalchildren’sparliaments children’s parliaments,theactivitiesoftakeplaceat fer ofdelegatingtheirrepresentativestotheregional tary schoolsinBratislavawereapproachedwiththeof- When establishingtheChildren’sParliamentallelemen- problems ofsociety. children thechancetovoicetheiropinionaboutcurrent and toofferpotentialsolutionsthem.Italsogives to drawattentionproblemsinanappropriateway n’s Parliamentistopromotetheinterestsofchildren, responsibility forlifeinthecity.TheaimofChildre- concern children,andtogenerateafeelingofshared king aboutthelifeofcity,issuesandproblemsthat tions andtocreateamechanismforjointdecision-ma- va ulica.Theideaistogetchildreninvolvedininstitu- several yearsattheyouthcentreKLOKANonPekníko- by thechildren’sparliamentthathasbeenrunningfor The ideaofaChildren’sParliamentinthecityisinspired BRATISLAVA CHILDREN’SPARLIAMENT demia dell´ArteInFlorence,Italy. who wentontodevelophertalentfurtherattheAcca- continued atcollege.TheEASHálkovatutoredapupil from 466graduatesofgradeIbasicstudy67them lying inschools! ahead withtheinformationcampaigncalledStopbul- sing issues.For2007theydecidedtoprepareandgo problem, whichtheyidentifiedasoneofthemostpres- acquainted withreferencematerialslookingintothis avoid, preventandresolvethisproblem.Theybecame space totheissueofbullyinginschoolandways Members oftheChildren’sParliamentdevotedalot ficial website. reserved forpromotingtheparliamentoncity’sof- the parliamentandwhichisresponsibleforspace a marketingsection,whichproduceduniquelogofor with children’sandyouthparliamentsabroad,also department whichhasthetaskofestablishingcontacts tislava Children’sParliament.Theyformedaforeign information abouttheactivitiesandplansofBra- of theCityCouncilatwhichchairpersonpresented The projectsweretohavethefollowingmainthemes: and supportofleisureactivitiesforchildrenyouth. budget for2006projectsofprimarydrugprevention The CityofBratislavaearmarkedSKK2.5millioninits GRANTS almost SKK7million. projects, theoverallfinancialdemandsofwhichcameto The GrantCommitteein2006reviewedatotalof165 preventionofchild andyouthcriminalityinBratislava. encouraginginterestandtheinvolvementofyoung preventionofracialandethnicintolerancevan- long-termandshort-termactivitiesforchildren supportforcreativethinkingandcreativityamong people inthelifeofBratislava, dalism, youth, children andyouth, 27 567 300 52 53

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 EDUCATION AND YOUTH CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA AT THE END OF 2006, THE CITY HAS FOR THE FIRST TIME MANAGED A COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE. .GRU 5 9, 1 2 9 79,1 81,0 78,0 21491 78,0 85,0 9371 7391 resident 78,3 76,3 13 6462 costperresident 25024 94,1 16 17 21167 23230 50 100,0 100,0 19 usage 27 160 205 12 99,8 35 97,5 99,7 93,6 265 TOTAL 976 70 Averageageof 7. Retirementhome“Domovprikríži” Averagemonthly 40 186 6. Retirementhome“Nabarine” 5. Retirementhome“Domtretiehoveku” Deaths Capacity 4. GERIUM 3. Old-folkshome“Domovjeseneživota” capacity 2. Old-folkshome“Rusovskácesta” x 1. Archasenior’shome Combined facilities(5-7) Old-folks homes(1-4) 139 x x ASSISTANCE SOCIAL facilities fortheelderlyisgiveninfollowingtable: mary ofinformationontheoperationsocialservices Alzheimer dementiahasacapacityof49places.Asum- 70 million.Thenewpavilionforpeoplesufferingfrom at thehomeDomovjeseneživotawascompletedforSKK Archa seniors’homewasopened.TheAlzheimercentre In 2006partoftheextensiontocareservicesfacility SOCIAL SERVICESFACILITIES Old-folks homesandretirementoperatedbytheCityofBratislava citizens. jects fortheelderlyandsociallydeprived Bratislava carriedoutseveralnewpro- Regarding socialassistance,theCityof 54 55

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA SHELTER ACCOMMODATION cy rate in 2006 coming to 87%. Where required, a total The shelter accommodation at Kopčany received 92 ac- of 50 people can be put up for the night here. According commodation requests in 2006. Accommodation was to place of permanent residence, 362 citizens were from provided to 25 applicants, of which 5 eventually refused Bratislava and 310 were from outside the city (46.13%). the accommodation. The Kopčany shelter facility housed Most of them, i.e. 465 of those accommodated, were 83 families in 2006. From this number, 20 families mo- aged 30-60. The city awarded SKK 1.2 million from its ved away, 9 families resolved their housing issues, and a budget for operating expenses. further 7 families had their accommodation cancelled due to non-payment of rent and 4 families had to move becau- From 19 January to 6 March 2006 a tent camp was set se of breach of house rules. up for homeless people next to the Mea Culpa shelter on Hradska Street in Vrakuňa. During this period the The Fortuna shelter home has a capacity of 361. Last year camp provided a bed to 1,123 citizens, with 160 people some 363 people (103 families) were accommodated there sleeping there on average a day, mostly aged 37 – 46 all year, including 160 children of all age groups. From this (26%). From these people 60% had their last registered total, 25 person moved out. In 2006 34 people filed appli- permanent address in Bratislava, 38% in other parts of cations to the facility, with 32 granted accommodation. Slovakia and 2% were from abroad. The tent camp was Accommodation was also provided to 5 citizens when in- set up and partially operated by the Ministry of Interior stitutional guardianship ended after they came of age. SR. The city’s budget was used to pay for the costs of electricity, hot and cold water, and waste disposal. HELPING THE HOMELESS The Mea Culpa shelter provided social services throu- At the request of the city, the civil association “Domov ghout 2006 to 672 people, of which 134 were women. pre každého” (Home for Everyone) set up a Personal hy- The facility has a capacity of 36 places, with the occupan- giene centre at the end of April 2006 in the social care

Care services facilities (ZOS) operated by the City of Bratislava

ZOS capacity Capacity Deaths Average monthly Average age

usage cost per resident of resident

ZOS Česká 15 84,0 15 30 285 81,0

ZOS Bartoškova 9 60,0 0 40 517 82,0

ZOS Sekurisova 31 85,5 15 19 576 84,4

ZOS Smolnícka 34 97,4 26 16 703 82,8

TOTAL 89 x 56 x x funeral services, whichwasestablishedin1991. MARIA- cipal subsidisedorganisationMARIANUM –Bratislava These servicesareperformedfor thecitybymuni- BRATISLAVA CEMETERYANDFUNERAL SERVICES the limitlostacombinedtotalof 143.5kginweight. 35 peoplequalifyingforthefinals.Competitorsthatmet from Bratislavahadthemselvesweighed,withatotalof success. Inphaseoneoftheprojectalmost1,000people competition called“3kgoff”alsoprovedtobeagreat to boosttheirhealthandreduceexcessbodyweight.The new eatinghabits,recipesandtips,whichtheycoulduse and presentationswastoshowfamilieswithchildren Tasty”. Theaimoftheseriesevents,tastingsessions held in2006,thistimeunderthemottoof“Healthyand successful eventcalled“BratislavaisLosingWeight”was tion withotherorganisations.Thesecondyearofthe alth. Intotalsome41lecturesweregiveninco-opera- maintaining thecity’spopulationinagoodstateofhe- of theSchoolpublichealth,gavelecturesin2006on The BratislavaHealthyCityoffice,aspartoftheXIIyear HEALTHY CITYOFFICE provided abedto391citizens. ces on21December2006.Bytheendofyearithad sko, non-profitorganisation,startedtoprovideitsservi- 515,000 onreconstructingthepremises.DepaulSloven- less peopleinthewinter2006/2007.ThecityspentSKK Slovensko tooperateadormitory–shelterforhome- 32 IvánskaRoadtothenon-profitorganisationDePaul In December2006thecapitalrentedoutpremisesat ting achangeofclothes. chance oflookingaftertheirpersonalhygieneorget- lifeline forpeoplewhoarehomelessandhavelittle facilities onHradskaStreetinVrakuňa.Thecentreisa In 2006MARIANUMmadethefollowinginvestments: of 87,245gravesandurnsites. rials) andBratislavaCrematorium,withacombinedtotal teries (ofwhich4cemeteriesarenolongerusedforbu- In 2006MARIANUMadministeredandtended21ceme- sale ofwreaths. rates afuneralserviceandarrangestheproduction torium, securestheirmaintenanceandcleanliness,ope- NUM administersandtendscemeteriesthecrema- assembly ofcentralcrossesandcrossaccessoriesat rewiring ofcloakroompremisesDomsmútkubuil- sound equipment atDomsmútkuinSlávičieúdolie complete replacementofconcretefoundationsunder exchange ofwindowsanddoorscemeterycareta- adeoftheDomsmútku complete repairofthefa laying kerbstonesandblockpavinginsectorXVIIat finishing workonroofofBratislavaCrematorium, installing newwateroutletsatRužinovcemetery, adeofpublictoiletsatMartinský insulating thefa fencing offthecemeteryatVajnory, Vrakuňa andKomárovcemeteries. ding inSlávičieúdoliecemetery, cemetery, tombstones ofgravesatRužinovcemetery, ker buildinginSlávičieúdoliecemetery, building ofSlávičieúdoliecemetery, Ružinov cemetery, cemetery, 56 57

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA IN 2006, MUNICIPAL POLICE HAS RECORDED 95,963 INCIDENTS INCLUDING COMMITTED CRIMES, WHICH IS 3,537 MORE THAN IN 2005. PUBLIC ORDER away bytheMunicipal Police. about motorvehicles thathavepossiblybeen towed hicles” isalsoavailablethere,and providesinformation msp.bratislava.sk website.The “Register ofTowedVe- Information forthepublicwas providedbythewww. desired electronicformat. registers oncetheyprocessthenecessarydatainto ka andRusovce.Othercityboroughswillprovidethese ské Biskupice,Vrakuňa,Dúbravka,KarlovaVes,Petržal- gisters wereprovidedbyStaréMesto,Ružinov,Podunaj- contained adogregisterinsomecityboroughs.Dogre- Since 2006,theMunicipalPoliceinformationsystemhas public onceaweek. local governmentandhasofficehourssetasideforthe cinct policeofficercommunicateswithmembersofthe the requestsandjustifiedinterestsofcitizens.Eachpre- between thepublicandpolicewhendealingwith surveillance overpublicorderandensuringfirstcontact police officersischieflypreventiveactioninensuring cipal Policebecameprecinctofficers.Thetaskof cinct system.Bytheendof2006,13officersMuni- In 2006,theMunicipalPolicecontinuedtoapplyapre- onal centresinprecinctsoftheMunicipalPolice. va boroughs,ensuring24-hourservicesthroughoperati- was alsomonitoredbyacamerasysteminfourBratisla- crossings. Apartfromofficersinthefield,publicorder also ensuredthesafetyofschoolchildrenatpedestrian in thepedestrianzone.OfficersofMunicipalPolice issue ofstatictrafficandcheckingcompliancetobylaws events. Specialattentionwasgiventodealingwiththe public orderduringvariouscultural,socialorsporting ce ofclosinghoursandnightpeace,aswellensuring prohibition ofcreatingillegalwastedumps,observan- dance tobylawsonobservanceofcleanlinessandorder, The MunicipalPolicefocusprimarilyoncheckingabi- amended. Act 564/1991onMunicipalPolice,as dance withSlovakNationalCouncil Municipal Policefulfildutiesinaccor- As thecity’sbodyforpublicorder, the totalnumberofhandledoffences. offences resolvedbyareprimandcomprised38.35%of of totaloffencesandthoseresolvedbyareprimand), strictness ofsanctionsusedinresolvingoffences(ratio 2,176 werereportedtootherauthorities.Intermsofthe offences werereportedtotheSlovakPoliceForceand fences werereportedtothetransportinspectorate,115 33,199 offenceswereresolvedbyareprimand,3,856of- fine, resultinginSKK11,323,900. From these,45,434wereresolvedbyanon-the-spot is 1,974moreoffencesthanduringthepreviousyear. The MunicipalPolicedealtwith86,567offences,which were recorded,whichis3,537morethanin2005. In 2006,95,963incidentsincludingcommittedcrimes OFFENCES Municipal Police. all levelstodocumentandanalysetheactivitiesof Automated PoliceInformationSystem(APIS)isusedat internal-organisational andeconomicdepartments.The central controlroomandtwofunctionalsections–the logy StationandtheCentralpolicecontrolcentre, city-wide jurisdiction–thePoliceEquestrianandCyno- in individualboroughsofBratislava,twostationswith In 2006,theMunicipalPolicehad5precinctstations 58 59

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 PUBLIC ORDER CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA Handled offences in 2003 – 2006

90 000

80 000 70 000

60 000 50 000 40 000 30 000

20 000 10 000 0 2003 2004 2005 2006

Total handled offences 77 116 79311 84 593 86 567 Number of reprimands 27 350 28 332 32 910 33 199 Number of on-the-spot fines 27 416 40 584 40 536 45 434 Other 16 350 10 395 11 147 7 934

In 2006, 1,330 investigations were concluded, from which On-the-spot fines pertaining to individual boroughs 10 cases were handed over to the competent authority, worth SKK 4,912,200 were issued for 19,057 commit- an investigation report was submitted to the adminis- ted offences. On-the-spot fines to the city worth SKK trative authority in 734 cases, incidents were resolved by 6,411,700 were issued for 26,377 resolved offences. a record in 451 cases and the matter was deferred by a record in 135 cases.

On-the-spot fines in 2003 - 2006

12 000 000

10 000 000

8 000 000

6 000 000

4 000 000

2 000 000

0 2003 2004 2005 2006

Total levied on-the-spot fines 5 125 600 7 818 850 8 999 930 11 321 900 to boroughs 2 873 900 4 006 100 4 160 300 4 912 200 to the city 2 251 700 3 812 750 4 839 630 6 411 700 Comparison ofactivitiesin2006with2005 Nme ftwdaa eils 9 909 +1448 +3066 -2 -3213 +1941 9039 20697 +1974 +2323970 52 7934 +289 +4898 8487 17631 7591 11323900 86567 54 11147 45434 33199 6546 8999930 84593 40536 32910 Numberoftowedawayvehicles Number ofclampsfitted Actiontakenbasedoncallto159number Discoveringandreportingcrimes Other resolvedoffences On-the-spot finesinSKK Offencesdealtwithbyon-the-spotfine Offencesdealtwithbyreprimand Totaloffences Activity 2005 2006 Change public transportcompanySPB,a.s. Bazová StreetbytheCityTowingServicesofBratislava 4,738 motorvehiclesweretowedawaytotheareaon Čierny lesparkinglotbythecompanyAster,s.r.o.and away. 4,301motorvehiclesweretowedawaytothe times andin9,039casesthemotorvehiclewastowed Vehicle restraintbyusingwheelclampswasused20,697 of cleanlinessandorder. tion, butalsooffencesconcerningbylawsonobservance in casesofnight-timenuisance,violatingcivilcohabita- to theemergencyline159.Citizensmostlyaskedforhelp by citizens.8,487incidentswereresolvedbasedoncalls The MunicipalPolicealsodealtwithinitiativesreported spaces, keepingdogsandthepedestrianzone. lic beveragesinpublic,unauthorisedparking ted stoppingzones,parkingongreenery,useofalcoho- of thefollowingbylaws:cleanlinessandorder,restric- most frequentlyhandledoffencesconcernedbreaches 53.31% ofthetotalamountresolvedoffences.The In termsofbylaws,46,150offenceswereresolved, 60 61

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 PUBLIC ORDER CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA Overview of offences by type of breach

Breached bylaw 2005 2006 Change

Walking dogs 2 474 4 039 + 1 565

Keeping animals (mostly dog fees, registration tags) 302 20 - 282

Pavement cleanliness 34 24 - 10

Pavement cleanliness – winter maintenance 220 115 - 105

Cleanliness and order 7 780 8 717 + 937

Containers and their sites 1 570 168 - 1 402

Fees from advertising + posters 54 44 - 10

Market order 162 104 - 58

Street selling 769 957 + 188

Closing hours 248 519 + 271

Use of public space 125 126 + 1

Greenery protection, parking on greenery 6047 6 716 + 669

Parking on pavements 3 2 - 1

Pedestrian zone 3 254 3 241 - 13

Restricted stopping zone 6 229 7 628 + 1 399

Unauthorised parking in parking places 5 428 5 369 - 59

Car wrecks 220 243 + 23

Taxi service 225 208 - 17

Use of alcoholic beverages in public 7 875 5 950 - 1 925

Fireworks 99 63 - 36

Harassment 1 276 1 477 + 201

Sexual services 136 80 - 56

other bylaws 340 340 -

Total 44 870 46 150 + 1 280

Resolving offences by type of breach in 2006

9% 12% Cleanliness and order 18% 3% 6% Restricted stopping zone 17% 15% Parking on greenery, greenery protection 15% Use of alcoholic beverages in public 13% Unauthorised parking in parking places 12% Walking dogs, keeping dogs 9%

18% 7% Pedestrian zone 7% Other 6% 17% Market order, street selling, closing hours 3% 13% 62 63

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 PUBLIC ORDER CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA MOUNTED POLICE AND CYNOLOGY coming in from the telephone emergency line 159 and In 2006, the Police Equestrian and Cynology Station ful- they also handled the issue of homeless people. In 2006, filled tasks linked to maintaining public order at cultural the station resolved a total of 2,491 incidents, from which and sporting events, preventive-safety operations and 2,466 were offences. reinforcing the service of other Municipal Police precinct stations. PREVENTION Throughout 2006, the Municipal Police continued in Public order was secured especially at football matches, the preventive project called “Behave Properly” aimed rock concerts, meetings and assemblies. Officers also se- at pupils – elementary school fifth graders in Bratislava. cured public order during the summer tourist season at In the 2005/2006 school year, 428 pupils from Bratislava Kuchajda lake, at Bratislava cemeteries and in their vicini- elementary schools took part in the project. This project ties when their attendance was especially high in October is underway in the 2006/2007 school year as well. and November, in the Staré Mesto borough during the Christmas market and during New Year’s celebrations. As part of the project “Safe Journey to School”, members of the Municipal Police controlled pedestrian cros- The mounted police on police horses were active particu- sings near elementary schools throughout the whole larly in localities with difficult access, such as Koliba, Ces- school year. ta mládeže, Železná studienka and the Bratislava Forest Park. Their tasks mainly focused on checking environment In 2006, precinct officers acted in the city boroughs of Ru- protection, observance of fire prohibition and prohibition sovce, Dúbravka, Staré Mesto (Horský park), Devín, De- of vehicle access and parking restrictions, including par- vínska Nová Ves, Záhorská Bystrica, Lamač, Nové Mesto, king on greenery. Rača, Vajnory, Vrakuňa and Podunajské Biskupice.

Joint operations with employees of the city forests organi- CAMERA SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY TELEPHONE LINE 159 sation were also carried out, focusing on protection of city In 2006 camera systems in Staré Mesto, Ružinov, Nové property, securing felled timber and checking arbours and Mesto and Petržalka were in operation. Two cameras in equipment for tourists. From October 2006, the moun- Lamač weren’t connected online to the Municipal Police ted police also oversaw observance of the prohibition of camera system. 44 cameras were in operation: cutting and damaging coniferous vegetation at Železná studienka, Koliba, Kamzík and Dlhé Lúky. Preventive ope- Staré Mesto 17 cameras rations aiming to prevent theft in gardening allotment Ružinov 7 cameras areas in Dúbravka, Karlova Ves and Devín were carried Nové Mesto 7 cameras out throughout the whole year. Lamač 2 cameras (1 of them static) Petržalka 11 cameras CENTRAL POLICE CONTROL CENTRE Officers at the Central police control centre mainly took Outputs from the camera system help law-enforcement action to signals transmitted to the control desk, calls agencies uncover and document crimes of suspects. In 169 4 106 2989 BAV 1016 BAIII 345 HUMAN RESOURCES BAII 1 619 BAI red bythecamerasystem. 2006, 5,969incidentswereresolvedthatdiscove- Police tookpart inaGermanlanguagecourse. Inboth na projectwascarried out.30officersoftheMunicipal Supra-regional EmploymentStrategy Bratislava–Vien- peration withtheBratislavaSelf-Governing Region,the took partinanEnglishlanguage course.Aspartofcoo- bassy, 13membersoftheStaré Mestoprecinctstation language courses.Incooperation withtheBritishEm- In 2006officersoftheMunicipalPolicealsotookpartin moved toworkdirectlyinthefield. who untilthenhadworkedonthecamerasystemwere public orderthroughthecamerasystem.Policeofficers also nowworkfortheMunicipalPolice.Theymonitor From August2005,citizenswithlimitedworkingability passed theselectionprocedureandwereemployed. in aninterviewandapsychologicaltest.33applicants vited toselectionproceedings,fromwhich63tookpart working fortheMunicipalPolice.89applicantswerein- In 2006,atotal112applicantsexpressedaninterestin and 4employeeswithanelementaryeducation. with secondaryeducationwithoutschool-leavingexams ry educationwithschool-leavingexams,10employees ty education,234employeeswithacompleteseconda- the MunicipalPolicehad36employeeswithauniversi- terms oftheleveleducation,as31December2006 employees, ofwhich241weremenand43women.In On 31December2006theMunicipalPolicehad284 relation toforeignvisitorsBratislava. basic communicationskillsofMunicipalPoliceofficersin courses, thelanguagepreparationfocusedonimproving vrg aay SKK20,353 SKK11,640,000 SKK5,880,000 SKK153,000,000 Capital expenses Average salary Current expenses Total income BUDGET 64 65

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 PUBLIC ORDER CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA ACCORDING TO THE LATEST STUDY OF EUROPEAN CITIES TOURISM, BRATISLAVA RANKED 4TH IN THE TEMPO OF BEDNIGHTS GROWTH. TOURISM 2005) andAustrians (+23.9%over2005). tors wasrecordedinthecaseof theBrits(+24.3%over The greatestdynamicofgrowth inthenumberofvisi- completed byHungaryandthe Netherlands. terms ofovernights,theranking ofthetop10marketsis to BratislavaisroundedoffbyJapanandHungary.In United States.Thetoptencountriesbynumberofvisits by visitorsfromItaly,Poland,Austria,France,andthe test numberofnightsinthecity.Theywerefollowed many andGreatBritain,withthemspendingthegrea- Most foreignvisitorscamefromtheCzechRepublic,Ger- (up 4.5%over2005). nights incommercialaccommodationfacilities2006 over 2005).Intotaltheseforeignguestsspent835,210 tors wereaccommodatedinBratislava(growthof8.4% foreign visitors.In2006atotalof454,870visi- A strongerdynamicofgrowthisseeninthesegment up 0.5%over2005. 6.8% andintermsofthenumberovernightsitwas terms ofthenumbervisitorsthiswasanincrease tors, whospentatotalof544,721nightsinBratislava.In In 2006Bratislavaaccommodated231,331domesticvisi- se shareshaddroppedto33.7%and39.5%respectively. of allvisitsand40.5%overnights,whilein2006the- ning astheyearsgoby.In2005theyaccountedfor34% visitors andthenumberofovernightsisgraduallydecli- within Slovakia,althoughtheirshareinthenumberof The largestgroupofvisitorsaredomesticfrom Bratislava asaday-tripbybusintheirschedules. tics. Themajorityofthesevisitorsarrivebyboatorhave visitors, however,becausetherearenoavailablestatis- We cannotputanexactfigureonthenumberofthese Many visitorstoBratislavaalsocomejustfortheday. a 3.1%riseinthenumberofovernights. in termsofthenumbervisitorsand pared with2005thisisa7.8%growth of 1,379,931nightsinthecapital.Com- commodation services,spendingatotal 686,201 visitorsusedcommercialac- upward trendoncemore.Overallsome In 2006tourisminBratislavaenjoyedan the CzechRepublic, GreatBritainandGermany. They services ofBratislava airport.Mostguestscome from come fromVienna,asmoreand morearenowusingthe va cometothecityonbusiness. Thesevisitorsnotonly At presentthegreatestnumber ofvisitorstoBratisla- WHAT INTERESTSVISITORSMOST INBRATISLAVA significant sourcemarketswerecompared. the resultsforvisitstoEuropeancitiesfrommost ranked 8thamongthe105comparedcities.Inthisstudy of foreignvisitorsinthe2000-2005period,Bratislava When comparingthetempoofgrowthonmarket pe arecompared. 2005/2006 thecitytourismstatisticsof105citiesinEuro- establishments. IntheEuropeanCitiesTourismREPORT the marketofaccommodatingvisitorsincommercial rism, Bratislavaranked4thinthetempoofgrowth According tothelateststudyofEuropeanCitiesTou- spent herebyforeignvisitor. year tempoofgrowthintermsthenumbernights ties. Thisleagueismadeupofcitieswithahighyear-on- moved intotheso-calledPremierleagueofEuropeanci- other Europeancitiesisconstantlyimproving.Bratislava The positionofBratislavaamongthecompetition Slovakia in2006. to theSlovakRepublic.Over3.5millionguestsvisited establishments, Bratislavaaccountsfor19.1%ofallvisits total numberofvisitorsaccommodatedincommercial ly whereforeigntourismisconcerned.Intermsofthe in termsoftheoverallnumbervisits,butespecial- Bratislava isthemostvisiteddestinationinSlovakia (+15.7%) andfromtheCzechRepublic(+15.3%). seen withvisitorsfromAustria(+22.6%),GreatBritain ghts spentinthecity2006comparedwith2005was The strongestgrowthintermsofthenumberni-

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ANNUAL REPORT 2006 TOURISM CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA Shares of individual countries in total visits in accommodation establishments in 2006

Slovak Republic 33,71% others 19,10% 33,71% Czech Republic 10,01% 10,01% Germany 9,15% 19,10% 9,15% Great Britain 6,65% 5,76% 3,24% Italy 5,76% Poland 3,56% Austria 3,24% France 3,18% 6,65% USA 2,31% 3,56% 3,18% Japan 1,79% 2,31% 1,79% Hungary 1,53% 1,53%

are primarily interested in quality accommodation close Well established and maintained pedestrian zone in the historical to the companies. With incentive tourism, the interest city centre is in special tours of Bratislava with attractive program- Beer gardens and outside seating in the centre mes, special theme programmes, Slovak evenings with The street life, especially in the evening, lots of young people traditional specialities, and wine-tasting, for example. in the city Adrenalin sports like rafting, off-road, and ice-hockey Tourist signs for monuments and tourist attractions matches are also a big hit. Recently the Portuguese and in the historical centre Spanish have also started to discover Bratislava as an in- Improved accommodation options, especially development of centive destination “price-friendly” accommodation (e.g. youth hostels, rental of “ho- liday” flats, rising standard of services of accommodation facilities) Group tourism has also become increasingly popular, bo- Attractive connection between Bratislava and Vienna (by train, osted mostly by groups from Japan, Germany, Italy and Twin City Liner) countries from Scandinavia. These guests mostly stay in Bratislava for just one night, enjoying a tour of the city as TRANSPORT ACCESS TO BRATISLAVA part of their stay. When staying longer, the most popular The development of tourism in Bratislava is influenced activity tends to be a small cruise on the Danube to Devín, by improving transport access to Bratislava. A strong in- or an excursion to Červený Kameň Castle and the so-called fluence on development of tourism comes from develop- Little Carpathian Wine Route. Groups (whether here as ment of the international airport in Bratislava, through incentive or classic groups) show great interest in a trip to which 1,937,642 passengers passed in 2006, 1,825,724 of Vienna by the new regular river shuttle Twin City Liner. them being passengers carried as part of international air transport. The overall result in the number of carried Visitors from Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark) passengers in 2006 represented a growth of 46.1% over are interested in sports activities in Bratislava, mostly cy- 2005. The largest share of traffic at Bratislava internati- cling, river sailing or rafting. onal airport is generated by low-cost airlines, above all SKY EUROPE. In the case of individual clientele, strongest interest is in opera and philharmonic performances, as well as other Another key gateway to the city, especially in the sum- cultural events in the city centre, typical Slovak cuisine mer tourist season, is Bratislava harbour. Last year saw accompanied by traditional Slovak music and atmosphe- the launch of a new joint venture of Vienna and Brati- re, or shopping possibilities. slava on the Danube in the shape of the regular shuttle The positive reactions of foreign visitors to Bratislava were – Twin City Liner. This connection from centre to centre attributed in 2006 to the following marketing aspects: transported more than 80,000 passengers last year (sour- Better flight connections of Bratislava with major European cities, ce: Central Danube GmbH.) development of low-cost air travel Cleanliness of the city and reconstructed historical buildings NEW TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE and monuments At the end of March 2006 following extensive recon- Accommodating and hospitable attitude of locals to tourists struction and modernisation, the main tourist informa- 2006 Share ofindividualcountriesintotalnumberovernightsaccommodationestablishments 6,78% the OldTownbyvintagebus–Prešporáčik. region. Youcanalsotakeatourthroughthestreetsof and tripstonearbyTrnava,DrinycavetheZáhorie cursions alongtheDanubeembankmenttoDevínCastle tended toincludemicrobustoursofthecity,cyclingex- services onofferforindividualvisitorstothecitywasex- city. Inco-operationwithpartneragenciestherangeof interest intheregularhourlysightseeingtoursof preting services.Duringtheyeartherewassubstantial cultural eventsinBratislava,andtranslationinter- sale ofcitysouvenirs,advancedticketstomost special themetoursofthecityandsurroundings, arranges accommodationforvisitors,theorganisationof screen infopointsforvisitorstotheIC.Thecentrealso information systemwasalsoputintoservicewithtouch- with acommandofatleasttwolanguages.Anewtourist knowledgeable staffdressedincompanyuniformsand of openinghours.Theservicesareprovidedbyhighly on screensinthedisplaywindowsofcentreoutside broadcasting ofarichelectronicpresentationfortourists and InformationCentre.AnewserviceoftheICis Klobučnícka StreetisprovidedbytheBratislavaCulture The extendedrangeofservicesonofferattheIC The reconstructiontookjustunder5months. tion centreICBKISat2KlobučníckaStreetwasreopened. tislava CityCard project,includingtheBratislava public From theoutset 22partnersoffereddiscountsin theBra- the card. partners. Atrilinguallistofthese partnersisissuedwith rious discountsonthegoodsand servicesofcontractual called BratislavaCityCard.The card givestheholderva- Centre putaspecialnewtouristproductonthemarket On 21March2006BratislavaCultureandInformation BRATISLAVA CITYCARD 4,87% 18,67% 2,91% 2,29% 39,47% 9,20% 1,34% 8,03% 1,21% 2,37% 2,91% travel companiesandothertouristfacilities. the cardalsoataccommodationfacilities,travelagents, Centres ofBKIS.Graduallyitwillbepossibletopurchase Anybody canbuythecardatTouristInformation tivities (ice-rinks,swimmingbathsandpools,thezoo). taxis, carrental),restaurants,shopping,freetimeac- galleries, museums,transport(publictransport,boats, of thecardisthematicallydividedintotourscity, it anincreasinglyattractivetouristdestination.Theoffer with theaimofboostingvisitstoBratislavaandmaking stay ofvisitorsheremoreattractiveandenjoyable, the BCCofferfocusesprimarilyonthingsthatmake hments andservices.Therangeofservicesincludedin Bratislava CityCardincludesdiscountson44establis- nised byBratislavaCultureandInformationCentre. hour walkingtourofthecityinEnglishandSlovakorga- e-of-charge travelonpublictransport,andafreeone the rangeof5%to20%.Cardholdersareentitledfre- Folk ArtProduction(ÚĽUV)andmore.Discountsarein tor STaRZ,SlovakShippingandPorts(SPaP),centrefor Slovak NationalMuseum,theZOO,sportsfacilityopera- Bratislava CityMuseum(MMB),SlovakNationalGallery, transport companyDPB,BratislavaCityGallery(GMB), buses, onetrolleybus andonetramstartedrunning in Bratislava andWeinviertel ontheAustrianside. Three co-operation regardingtourism betweentheregionsof mation lines(TIS),thecreation of aneffectivemodel of selectedformspublictransport ontouristinfor- The projectincludesrefurbished interiorsandexteriors of Bratislavaasatouristdestination. a newtouristattractionthatinterpretsthebasicimage assistance ofPHARECBCSlovakia–Austriawastocreate The aimofthisprojecttheCityBratislavawith TOURIST INFORMATIONCONNECTIONS oln 1,21% 1,34% 2,29% 2,37% 2,91% 2,91% 4,87% 6,78% Holland Hungary 9,20% 8,03% 18,61% USA Austria France 39,47% Poland Italy Great Britain Czech Republic Germany others Slovak Republic 68 69

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 TOURISM CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA Bratislava in March 2006, as public transport intended In the years to come new boarding buildings should be chiefly for tourists. They link up the most important to- established in Vienna and Bratislava, with a rich infor- urist communication points: the main train station, bus mation service on the two cities respectively. In the Slo- station and the airport. Tourist Information Connections vak capital the historical Propeler building opposite the commute on normal public transport lines that link up Slovak National Gallery should serve for this purpose. the said tourist nodes and so can, of course, be used by normal passengers as well. They are specially marked OTHER PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES and equipped with an automatic information system in The main executive workplaces of local government in Slovak and English. the area of tourism are the Tourism Department and the Marketing and Communications Department of City The Tourist Information Connections are part of a larger Hall, as well as Bratislava Culture and Information Cen- project called Bratislava on the Map, which is to incre- tre (BKIS). In addition to the mentioned activities and ase the level of information that visitors to Bratislava projects, in 2006 they also focused on compiling the have about the city and its surroundings, help them get strategies and concepts for developing active tourism, around better, and improve the co-operation of city or- promotional and marketing activities, and co-ordinating ganisations in the area of tourism, as well as co-opera- the city’s activities with the state and private sector. The tion of the private and public sector on a public private most interesting activities in 2006 included: partnership principle. Issue of new series of promotional-information materials entitled “Bratislava – Little Big City” in extended Tourist information connections also represents the first language versions (map in 9 languages, Sites and part of the progressive change to the corporate design of culture in Bratislava in 4 languages, Accommodation public transport vehicles. The timescale for repainting of in Bratislava, Welcome to Bratislava); the 800 plus vehicles of the fleet of public transport com- Establishment of navigation system for tourist coa- pany DPB a.s. will depend on available finances, however. ches: a total of 24 signboards on the route from drop-off points in the city centre to parking areas for TWIN CITY LINER tourist coaches under Lafranconi bridge; June 2006 saw the launch of the regular daily river shuttle from Vienna and Bratislava called Twin City Li- ner. The project, which arose from a meeting of Vienna Indicator 2000 Index 2001 mayor Michael Häupl with Bratislava mayor Andrej Ďur- 00/99 kovský in 2003, was carried out by Austrian companies Wien Holding and Raiffeisen Landesbank NÖ – Wien in Accommodation establishments 60 +9% 69 the form of a public private partnership. The catamaran, Number of beds 7 332 -3.1% 8 129 which was built at a shipyard in southern Norway, takes Number of visitors 454 927 +6.1% 479 663 just 75 minutes from the centre of Vienna to the centre of Bratislava. The liner not only offers the thrill of speed comprising at a top speed of 60km/h, but also comfort. The catama- domestic visitors 194 987 0.9% 201 727 ran is fully air-conditioned, and equipped with first-class foreign visitors 259 940 +10.4% 277 936 seating, panoramic windows and a panoramic terrace. Passengers can also make use of the onboard buffet. Number of overnights 920 199 -4.4% 951 918

comprising, “Our interest lies in close co-operation between Brati- domestic visitors 417 479 -11.3% 386 263 slava and Vienna. Only together can we hold our own as a successful region in the face of global competition”, foreign visitors 502 720 +2.2% 565 655 underlined Vice-mayor Sepp Rieder. Average number of overnights 2.0 - 2.0

Income for accommodation (SKK ‘000) 1 016 556 +15.1% 1 220 145 Tatiana Mikušová, Vice-mayor of Bratislava: “This initiative brings the two cities of Vienna and Bratislava, which Average price of overnight (SKK) 1 104,7 +20.4% 1 282.0 incidentally are geographically the closest two capitals Accommodation tax (SKK) 367 485 - 476 665 in the EU, yet another step closer to each other. It also represents a landmark for subsequent projects in the Use of bed capacity 31.6 - 33.7 partnership of our cities”. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic * Procedure of bedtax retrieval changed 1.% 4. +.% 9. +.% 4. +.% 0 -.% 5 +3,6% +23,6% 1457 53016 460 * -2.9% 42885013 1407 +6,7% +4,8% -16.9% 2010194 835 210 26343100 +4.0% * 1448.4 +16.4% +10.3% 1883382 796702 +16.0% +3.2% 31701499 +24.9% 1618186 1392.1 +4,6% 722346 * +1.5% 9904 -5.6% +5.2% 1395186 5484110 1348.9 578119 +13.2% +12.6% +29.7% 9468 1374081 +16.1% +8.3% -0.1% +20.1% 612 685 8361 +12.5% +8.7% 8364 -5.3% 7696 +10.9% +15.0% 65 -5.8% 74 +13.8% 75 +1.4% 71 77 -5.3% +8,5% 69 3225 87 3392 .% 8 1 +53 4979 1.% 5 7 +8,4% +3,1% +6,8% 454 870 1379931 231331 +10.2% +7,8% +3.1% +7.7% 419789 686 201 1338497 216509 +25.3% +11.5% -2.7% 380913 1117425 +9.3% 200988 636298 -1.6% 0.5% +14.1% -3.1% 1002231 581901 303972 206364 +7.1% -0.9% +8.7% 1018754 +5.6% 302205 510336 +3.4% 212950 +6.9% +7.4% +3.5% 515155 +5.4% Index 2002 Index 2003 Index 2004 Index 2005 2006 Index Index 01/00 02/01 03/02 04/03 05/04 06/05 75 4609 51 4412 44 3509 68 5175 3.% 4 2 +0,5% 544 721 +37.1% 541795 -6.8% 395079 +4.4% 424112 +5.1% 406069 -7.5% - 34.9 - 32.9 - 34.8 - 38.1 38,6 - - - 2.0 - 2.0 - 1.9 - 2.1 2 - - for 2000-2006 of accommodationestablishments Development ofincome hotels,travelagentsandtransportcompanies. cityorganisations,Bratislavaself-governingregion, 1 000 1 500000 2 000 2 500000 500 000 Educational project“Usinginformationtechnologyin Promotional campaignontheSpanishmarket:info The project“CongresstourisminBratislava–joint- an AcademyofEducationforemployeesthecity, tourism” organisedinco-operationwiththeEurope- airline SkyEurope; in co-operationwithhotels,travelagentsandthe trip for20selecttravelagentsinSpaincarriedout with theSlovakAssociationofTravelAgents; promotional campaign”carriedoutinco-operation 0 1 5 2 4 7 8 9 8 1 8 8 8 2010194 1883382 1618186 1395186 1374081 1220145 1 016556 0020 0220 0420 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 of anovernightin2000-2006 Development ofaverageprice 1 400.0 1 000.0 1 200.0 1 600.0 200.0 400.0 600.0 800.0 Co-operation inthedaysofpresentationtou- Participation ininternationaltradefairsontourism Exchange ofworkingexperienceandcontactswith Co-operation withBratislavaSelf-governingRegion rism triangleBratislava–PiešťanyTrenčín; Break inHelsinki; in Vienna,Prague.BerlinandtheworkshopCity Service. Vienna TouristBoardandthePragueInformation in theproject“Travellingregion”; 0 0. 8. 4. 9. 4. 471457 1407 1448.4 1392.1 1348.9 1282.0 1 104.7 0020 0220 0420 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 70 71

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 TOURISM CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA BRATISLAVA HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN MANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS. RELATIONS INTERNATIONAL Association ofHealthyCities of thefollowinginternationalorganisations: In 2006theCityofBratislavawasamember MEMBERSHIP ININTERNATIONALORGANISATIONS cal Cities(LHC)since 1994.Theleagueaffiliates 65cities Bratislava hasbeen amemberoftheLeague Histori- League ofHistoricalCities market researchandstatisticalresearch. professional seminarsandtraining formembers,joint destinations viacommonprojects, sharingexperiences, on supportingthedevelopmentofcitiesasurbantourist municipal agenciestodeveloptourism.Itconcentrates (ECT) since2004.Thisorganisationfocusesonaffiliating Bratislava hasbeenamemberofEuropeanCitiesTourism Federation ofEuropeanCitiesTourism neral AssemblyofEFCT. February 2004Bratislavawasthevenuefor39thGe- fessional standardofpeopleworkinginthisbranch.In EFCT concernseducationaimedatincreasingthepro- ate aqualityEuropeanmarket.Partoftheactivity and otherevents.Tobecomecompetitivetheymustcre- ports theireffortstoorganisecongresses,conferences has 105membersfrom35countriesofEurope.Itsup- The EuropeanFederationofConferenceTowns(EFCT) European FederationofConferenceTowns and workingenvironmentinthecapital. ging theirlifestyle,andalsoatimprovingthenatural a goodstateofhealththepopulationandatchan- been organisingvariousactivitiesaimedatmaintaining AZMS in1995.Since2004theHealthyCityofficehas onal HealthyCitiesnetwork.Bratislavaofficiallyjoined up inSlovakia1994,comprisingpartoftheinternati- The SlovakAssociationofHealthyCities(AZMS)wasset Union. tion inprojectsbackedbytheEuropean with variouscitiesandbyitsparticipa- is alsoinfluencedbybilateralrelations international co-operationofBratislava tions. Inadditiontotheseactivities,the work invariousinternationalorganisa- ved ininternationalactivitiesthroughits In 2006theCityofBratislavawasinvol- tals andregional centresinthetwelvenewEU member Members ofthe ClubdeStrasbourgaremadeup ofcapi- The StrasbourgClub functions foroldindustrialzones. include enhancinghistoricalcentres andseekingnew va hasbeenactiveinISGsince 1993.ThegoalsofISG SCO, EUROPANOSTRA,ECOVASTandICOMOS.Bratisla- 300 partnersin26countries.Itco-operateswithUNE- periences throughmaintainingrelationswitharound for morethan20yearsthemultilateralexchangeofex- Internationales StädteforumGraz(ISG)hasbeenserving International CityForumGraz tual exchangeofexperiences. representative inthetechnicalcommitteeandmu- in sportingcompetition,butalsotheworkofBratislava’s bly. Thebenefitisnotjustthatyoungpeopletakepart ber ofthehighestbodyICG–GeneralAssem- aged 12-15whoareactiveinsport.Bratislavaisamem- Olympic Committee.Thegamesareforyoungchildren sports competitionssupportedbytheInternational The InternationalChildren’sGames(ICG)represents International Children’sGames International FederationofHousingandPlanning information. Cities istheexchangeofexperiencesand Kyoto, Japan.ThemainroleoftheLeagueHistorical from 49differentcountries.Thesecretariatisbasedin experiences andcontactsonaprofessionalbase. fessional issuesintheareaoflandplanningandgain vidual membersthatwanttotakepartinresolvingpro- ganisation thataffiliatesexpertorganisationsandindi- (IFHP) wasestablishedin1913.Itisaninternationalor- The InternationalFederationforHousingandPlanning

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ANNUAL REPORT 2006 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA states. In a common declaration that Bratislava signed agenda mostly deals with issues of transport, housing in June 2003, they call for an economic and social policy and caring for public order. In addition to direct bila- of cohesion and accounting for the specific interests of teral relations, Bratislava also maintains relations with big cities. Thee common projects cater for the common Ljubljana by way of international organisations in which training of specialists in the area of structural funds, the both cities are members – for example, in the Union of granting of university bursaries for post-graduate stu- Capitals of the European Union dents of member cities, and a youth grant scheme. Strasbourg Union of Capitals of the European Union – UCUE Strasbourg is the base of the Strasbourg Club that Bra- The Union of Capitals of the European Union (UCUE) was tislava is a member of and it was the venue for a con- established in 1961 in Brussels by the capital cities of EU ference on Sustainable development of cities – sharing member states in order to promote active and long-term experiences, with the aim of optimising the use of EU co-operation between individual cities. Its mission is to funds upon mutual social cohesion of cities. Strasbourg incorporate specific problems that capitals face into the was also where the European Youth Forum took place, in EU’s regional policy. UCUE approached Bratislava for the which Bratislava was represented by members of youth first time in 2000. Bratislava took part in the most recent organisations. General Assembly of UCUE in Ljubljana (2006). Prague The Union of Central and South Eastern European Capitals Traditionally good relations between Bratislava and Pra- The regional organisation Union of Central and South gue have a special history. They have been developing at Eastern European Capitals (UCSEEC) was set up at the various levels in a variety of spheres – mostly in the organi- initiative of Athens in 1995. It has 15 members: Athens, sation of cultural events, and the exchange of experiences Belgrade, Bratislava, Bucharest, Ljubljana, Nicosia, Pod- regarding tourism and territorial development. gorica, Sarajevo, Skopje, Sofia, Tirana, Vienna, Budapest, Kiev, and Zagreb. The objective of the Union is co-ope- Krakow ration by sharing experiences. At present the co-operation of Bratislava with Krakow mostly concerns the area of culture - for example, the PARTNER CITIES five cities project “Christmas Bridges between Cities” (Bratislava, Krakow, Vienna, Brno and Prague), which Bratislava signed its first international bilateral partner sees children’s singing and dance groups perform at va- co-operation agreement back in 1962 with the Italian rious Christmas markets. In connection with the activities city of Perugia. After Slovakia joined the EU in May of the Krakow Technology Park, the exchange of expe- 2004, representatives of Bratislava established working riences in this sphere could prove very useful considering contacts with European cities also without any contrac- Bratislava’s ambition to be a knowledge-based city. tual basis. Co-operation was made all the easier by the activities of Bratislava in international organisations, as Brno well as its participation in EU projects. Contacts in various areas have been established with Brno City Hall. A particular benefit is participation in Vienna conferences – urbanisation and transport, industrial Bratislava’s co-operation with Vienna comprises mee- clusters, the natural environment, and co-operation on tings and talks of experts, as well as cross-border co-o- a base of the euro-region project CENTROPE. The second peration projects. The content of the exchange of infor- largest city in the Czech Republic has the potential to mation and experiences on the level of experts concerns become a key Central European centre of education, themes like land planning, transport - the river shuttle science and research. Twin City Liner, tourism, the natural environment and social agenda. Vienna is a key partner for Bratislava Stockholm when it comes to fulfilling the objectives of the project In its ongoing efforts to become a development centre of the Central European region CENTROPE. of advanced technology and sophisticated sciences, a fine example for Bratislava could be the modern scien- Ljubljana ce park Kista – IT cluster in the Stockholm region. This Contacts with the Slovenian capital are based on a sha- was also confirmed by the visit of Bratislava representa- red interest in their mutual development. The common tives to Stockholm, to see first hand also the transport capital toBratislava. tion expertsandcompanymanagersfromtheSwedish sentatives ofStockholmcitydistricts,publicadministra- financing. Thiswasprecededbyastudytripofrepre- system oftheSwedishcapital,andmethodsits which wasorganised byarepresentationofthe federal be regions“The Danube–themainarteryof Europe”, presentation inBrusselsonco-operation oftheDanu- tober 2006representativesofBratislava tookpartina Danube Festivalhasregularlytaken placeinUlm.InOc- on co-operationincultureand sport,theInternational signing ofthe“Declaration DanubeCities”in1998 Ulm officiallydatesbackto13June2003.Followingthe The partnershipofBratislavawiththeGermancity Ulm city, aremutuallybeneficial. Croatian capital,whichisanotherperspectiveEUcapital collection anddisposalinBratislava.Relationswiththe urban transportandexperienceswithcommunalwaste tives ofBratislavaandZagrebinDecember2005were The mostimportantthemesintalksoftoprepresenta- Zagreb and otherareas. vation, thenaturalenvironment,urbantransport,safety education, sportandinthespheresofheritageconser- cerns continuingintheco-operationcultureandart, of officialcontactsbetweenthetwocities.Itmostlycon- relations, signedontheoccasionof40thanniversary the Declarationondevelopmentoftraditionalpartner operation betweenBratislavaandPerugiawassetoutin events, inhotelsandsomeshops.Thedirectionofco- discounts whenvisitingmuseums,galleries,cultural ner citiescalled“TwinCard”,whichofferedcardholders Perugia preparedaprojectfortheresidentsofpart- Perugia spring of2008. meeting ofmayorsBratislavaandDublinissetforthe of BratislavaandDublintheirinhabitants.Thenext providers, betweenthedemocraticlocalgovernments both cities,betweenNGOs,manufacturersandservice to supportcontactsbetweenthecommercialsectorsof to mutualco-operationanddevelopment.Theywant al friendshipandregardtheagreementasagateway Both citiesundertooktoco-operateandupholdmutu- and thecapitalofIreland,Dublin,signedinApril2005. the EUisFriendshipAgreementbetweenBratislava A goodexampleofestablishingcontactsafterjoining Dublin state budget Volume ofacquiredfunding: Implementation: individual providersofservices. industry events(congresstourism)andalsotheoffersof possibilities inBratislavasuitablefororganisingmeeting of acongresscataloguemappingcurrentpremisesand The mainoutputofthisprojectwasthecompilation rism inBratislava–jointpromotionalcampaign. Agents (SACKA)completedtheproject as aprojectpartneroftheSlovakAssociationTravel As partofthesaidprogrammeCityBratislava Union. Union earmarkedforcountriesenteringtheEuropean last possibilitiesfordrawingfundingoftheEuropean The TourismDevelopmentGrantSchemeisoneofthe PHARE TourismDevelopmentGrantScheme(TDGS) PROJECTS FINANCEDFROMEUFUNDS sources. Bratislavaholdsthepositionofprojectpartner. ric pollutionincityagglomerationsproducedbymobile (Initiative ofEUINTERREGIIIC).Thethemeisatmosphe- project CITEAIR–CommonInformationToEuropeanAir The BritishcityofLeicesteristheleadingpartnerin Leicester Donau BüroinUlm. county ofBaden-Würtemberginco-operationwiththe brochure andmap ofwinegrowingareasthecross-bor- of theLittleCarpathian andWeinviertelregions – wine.A also presentstheregionthrough thetraditionalproduct sporting eventsinBratislavaand thesurroundingsand vehicles providesup-to-dateinformation onculturaland a highconcentrationoftourists. The internalfittingofthe transport vehiclesthatcommute onrouteswherethereis was createdtopromotethecity-5refurbishedpublic (TIS). Bytheattractiveuseofcitylogoanewproduct carried outtheprojectTouristInformationConnections As partofthesaidprogrammeCityBratislava didate countriesoftheEuropeanUnion. for people”betweenborderregionsinmemberandcan- tal protectionandsmallerscaleactivitiesentitled“people ning infrastructure,economicdevelopment,environmen- aimed atdevelopingco-operationintermsofstrengthe- The programmePHARECBC(CrossBorderCooperation) PHARE CBC 2005-2006 SKK 1,461,915/EU,0/ Congress tou- 74 75

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA der region were issued as part of the project. The project 2. UNITED BY OUR COMMON HISTORY – “ZUŠky” (ele- contributed to the presentation of Slovak winemakers at mentary art schools) the trade fair in Weinviertel. This programme contributes to deepening existing relations between individual Slovak elementary art schools Implementation: 2005-2006 (ZUŠ) and the Austrian Musikschule. It therefore creates Volume of acquired funding: SKK 2,340,830/EU, SKK a platform for a common innovative learning process 624,221/state budget on both sides of the border. The project included joint Project partner: Weinviertel Tourismus GmbH, Poysdorf concerts in Bruck/Leitha and in Bratislava. The project funded the purchase of necessary equipment for mutual INTERREG III communication, musical instruments and sheet music. The European Communities initiative INTERREG III deals with trans-European co-operation and is financed from Implementation: 2006-2007 the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The Volume of acquired funding: SKK 615,339/EU, SKK year 2006 was the last year for submission of applicati- 553,805/state budget ons for non-returnable funding from the initiative. Project partners: ZUŠ E. Suchoňa, ZUŠ J. Albrechta, ZUŠ J. Kresánka, ZUŠ Ľ. Raitera, Musikschule Bruck/Leitha One of the objectives of INTERREG was the programme of cross-border co-operation INTERREG IIIA, in which the 3. TWIN CITY WELCOME CENTRES FOR VIENNA - BRA- City of Bratislava gained funding for several projects TISLAVA and mini-projects – small pilot projects. The project included the joint planning of the architec- tonic design of the river embankment at the alighting 1. COMPREHESNIVE TOURIST INFORMATION SYSTEM OF points in Bratislava and in Vienna by way of the “Ga- BRATISLAVA teway to Vienna” (on the embankment in Bratislava), The project contributed to the overall reconstruction of and the “Gateway to Bratislava” (on the embankment Tourist Information Centres administered by the Brati- in Vienna). One of the outputs of the project is the vi- slava Culture and Information Centre. The project was sualisation and presentation of the Twin City, with in- used to finance the technical equipment of the centres formation on the history, culture, social events, tourism and their IT networking and for the introduction of new and sport of both partner cities available in the port progressive human resources management (establis- Welcome Centres for passengers on the Twin City Liner hment of Front Office and Back Office). or other visitors.

Implementation: 2005-2006 Implementation: 2006-2007 Volume of acquired funding: SKK 638,132/EU, SKK Volume of acquired funding: SKK 773,216/EU, SKK 574,318/state budget 695,894/state budget Project partners: Wien Tourismus, Vienna, Bratislava Project partners: Bratislava borough of Staré Mesto, Cen- Culture and Information Centre tral Danube Region Marketing & Development GmbH. Support organisation: European Cities Tourism, Dijon 2,159,519/state budget Volume ofacquired funding:SKK2,399,465/EU, SKK Implementation: 2006-2007 participants withinthemultilateral initiativeCENTROPE. acted asacontactandinformation pointforallSlovak Governing Region.Sincebeingestablished theofficehas Centropy wassetupinco-operationwithBratislavaSelf- In thefirstfewmonthsofprojectofficeDom in cross-borderco-operationvariousthematicareas. Hungary andtheCzechRepublic)toparticipateequally CENTROPE (cross-borderregionofSlovakia,Austria, ability oftheSlovaksidemultilateralinitiative The goalofthe“DomCentropy”projectistoboost - “DOMCENTROPY” nagement onSlovaksideofthemultilateralinitiative lising co-operationandstrengtheningma- 5. CENTROPE–CentralEuropeanRegioninstitutiona- Städtebau, LandschaftsarchitekturundEntwerfen Architecture, TechnischeUniversitätWien,Institutfür Project partners:SlovakTechnicalUniversity,Facultyof 903,932/stated budget Volume ofacquiredfunding:SKK1,004,369/EU, Implementation: 2006-2007 future stagesoftheproject. ning withtheelaborationofspecificdesignsplannedin re createdatheoreticalplatformfortheirpracticallear- were earmarkedforarchitectonicdesigns.Thistherefo- information andmaterialsconcerningtheareasthat international teamsofarchitecturestudentsweregiven schemes tomakethemqualitycity“gardens”.In2006 by revitalisationofneglectedgreenareasinhousing environment forcityresidentsinanurban The chiefgoaloftheprojectistoimprovenatural 4. GARDENSFOREVERYONE of Vienna Town ofTrnava,TrnavaSelf-GoverningRegion,theCity Project partners:BratislavaSelf-GoverningRegion,the Volume ofacquired funding:SKK254,038/EU, SKK Implementation: 2006-2007 strongholds ofGerulataandPetronell Carnuntum. and visitorstothenationalcultural sitesoftheRoman nel coveringthelong-demanded informationfortourists pack ofprintedmedia.Thisactsas acommunicationchan- tum ArchaeologicalParkisapromotionalinformation experts fromtheBratislavaCityMuseumandCarnun- The outputoftheprojectlinkedtocloseco-operation 7. RUSOVCEGERULATA–PETRONELLCARNUNTUM Project partner:CarnuntumArchaeologicalPark 253,173/state budget Volume ofacquiredfunding:SKK281,303/EU, Implementation: 2006-2007 le andRomansfromthe“vicus”nearGerulata. Romans buildingGerulata,thedrawnintobatt- programme withchildren’sworksonthethemeof rulata, andVoyagestothelostworld–aninteractive development ofthecamp,militaryandcivillifeinGe- for schoolgroupsfocusingontheestablishmentand Gerulata –interactivebilingualeducationalprogramme at thetimeofRomanEmpire,Legionin event calledRomanGames–simulatingentertainment ancient Romanslived.Theprojectincludesthespecial adults withtheRomanculturebypresentinghow of worldculturalheritageandtoacquaintchildren settlement ofGerulatainRusovceasanimportantsite The aimofthismicro-projectwastopresenttheancient HERE 6. VOYAGESTOTHELOSTWORLD/THEROMANSCAME 76 77

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA 228,634/state budget Implementation: 2006-2007 Project partner: Carnuntum Archaeological Park Volume of acquired funding: SKK 2,248,492/EU, SKK 2,023,643/state budget INTERREG IIIC Co-operating organisation: Bratislava City Museum, Bra- The INTERREG IIIC programme focuses on supporting tislava Heritage Conservation Institute (MUOP) interregional/multinational project partnerships with the aim of exchanging experiences, creating a common SINGLE PROGRAMMING DOCUMENT NUTS II - BRATISLA- strategy and activities in the region split into four zones VA OBJECTIVE 3 (East, West, North, South). The programme is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the region by development of human resources. This Thanks to the possibilities of trans-European co-opera- objective is achieved by the various activities and measu- tion within the INTERRREG IIIC programme, the City of res that are set out in the two priorities of the document: Bratislava has gained new partners in the fields of mo- 1. Development of active policy of the labour market and nitoring and informing the public about air quality. Bra- social integration; 2. Development of life-long learning tislava gained this unique experience thanks to the pro- and support for research and development in the context ject CITEAIR – Common Information To European Air. of increasing the quality of human resources. The output of the project CITEAIR is regularly updated data on the air quality at monitored points in Bratislava, The project of Bratislava called Increasing professional which is then published on the city’s internet site. and qualification level of City Hall staff and employees The City of Bratislava in the position of “follower city” of project partners by language tuition set the goal of played an equal part in the creation of uniform metho- increasing the standard of language skills and impro- dology that can be used to assess the influences that ving the communication ability in English and German. transport has on air quality in European agglomerations. The project was intended for employees of City Hall and partner organisations. Chief partner: City of Leicester (Great Britain) Implementation: 2004-2007 Implementation: 2005-2006 Volume of acquired funding: SKK 380,000/EU, SKK 0/ Volume of acquired funding: SJKK 1,696,624/total EUR state budget and state budget. Co-operating organisation of the City of Bratislava: Slo- vak Hydrometeorological Institute SINGLE PROGRAMMING DOCUMENT NUTS II - BRATISLA- VA OBJECTIVE 3 SINGLE PROGRAMMING DOCUMENT NUTS II - BRATISLA- The programme is aimed at increasing the competitive- VA OBJECTIVE 2 ness of the region by development of human resources. The SPD NUTS II – Bratislava Objective 2 was prepared as This objective is achieved by the various activities and a programme of support for the target region – the dis- measures that are set out in the two priorities of the tricts of Malacky, Pezinok, Senec and 5 boroughs of the document: 1. Development of active policy of the labour City of Bratislava – Vajnory, Záhorská Bystrica, Čunovo, market and social integration; 2. Development of life- Jarovce, and Rusovce. long learning and support for research and development in the context of increasing the quality of human Programme priorities with entitlement for the public resources. sector focused on supporting common services in the area of tourism and recreation and the renewal and The project of Bratislava called Increasing professional development of municipalities and the preservation of and qualification level of City Hall staff and employees cultural heritage. of project partners by language tuition set the goal of increasing the standard of language skills and impro- In the project entitled Renewal of the ancient settlement ving the communication ability in English and German. of Gerulata in Rusovce the City of Bratislava is dealing The project was intended for employees of City Hall and with the complex reconstruction and conservation of partner organisations. the natural cultural monument, the Roman stronghold of Gerulata in Rusovce. The renewal includes the repair Implementation: 2005-2006 of the exterior of the site and arrangement of archaeo- Volume of acquired funding: SJKK 1,696,624/total EUR logical exhibits located in the lapidarium. and state budget. 78 79

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FINANCIAL ANNUAL REPORT CURRENT BUDGET Adjusted Actual budget for % Current budget INCOME (in SKK´000) for 2006 of target

2006

100 Tax revenues 3 569 000 3 753 433 105,2

111 Private income tax 1 510 000 1 621 898 107,4

121 Property tax 1 258 000 1 318 364 104,8

133 Tax for specific services (local taxes and charges) 801 000 813 171 101,5

comprising: accommodation tax 50 000 53 991 108,0

tax for use of public space 26 000 29 993 115,4

fee for municipal waste and petty building debris 725 000 729 187 100,6

200 Non-tax revenues 561 087 626 275 111,6

211 Income from business and asset ownership (dividends) 63 930 64 832 x

212 Income from ownership and other non-tax revenues 230 111 239 953 104,3

comprising: income from rented buildings, garages and other facilities 100 111 108 782 108,7

nájomné z prenajatých pozemkov 130 000 131 171 100,9

220 Administrative and other fees and payments 158 201 179 946 113,7

comprising: income from Recycling fund 1 545 1 545 100,0

240 Interest from domestic loans, transfers and deposits 75 311 102 691 136,4

290 Other non-tax income (miscellaneous and chance revenue) 33 534 38 853 115,9

300 Grants and transfers 834 213 834 359 100,0

comprising: subsidy from state budget for transferred jurisdiction for schooling 729 258 729 259 100,0

subsidy from state budget for transfer of jurisdiction for social assistance 54 408 54 408 100,0

subsidy from state budget for transfer of jurisdiction for traffic and

roads, the natural environment and building authorities 11 732 11 732 100,0

purpose state budget subsidy for social security 2 150 2 150 100,0

subsidy from Ministry of Health for producing strategic noise maps 17 419 17 419 100,0

subsidy from Regional Environmental Office for spraying against mosquitoes 7 500 7 500 100,0

state budget subsidy for individual requirements of the boroughs of Jarovce and Devínska Nová Ves 400 400 100,0

state budget subsidy for military graves, culture vouchers, restoration of the memorial

of Cpt. Ján Prháček 408 408 100,0

subsidy from borough of Petržalka for repair of pavement - Rusovská ul. 200 200 100,0

subsidy from borough of Dúbravka for repair of concreted area in front

of the Community Centre (Dom kultúry) 700 700 100,0

grant from European Fund provided to the Ministry of Labour for the project „Language education“ 1 251 1 251 100,0

grant from European Regional Development Fund provided to Ministry of Construction SR

for project „TURISTINFO“ 1 816 1 816 100,0

domestic grants from donors and sponsors for old-folks home and retirement homes

youth centres and art schools, the City of Bratislava and the Municipal Police 6 971 7 116 102,1

Total current budget income 4 964 300 5 214 067 105,0 Structure ofcapitalexpenses Structure ofcurrentexpensesbyfunctionalclassification Current budget-EXPENSES oa xesso urn ugt 3 0 1 3 99,6 x 4612538 +601529 100,0 4632000 +332300 100,0 165499 100,0 100,0 99,4 165500 11127 100,0 24000 12250 100,0 8152 11127 100,0 24000 169861 12250 8200 400 730305 169861 100,0 730305 400 contributiontoŽSR,SADandBIDfortarifflossesdueintegratedtransport 1160000 99,9 Surplus (+),Deficit(-)ofCURRENTBUDGET subsidyforindividualrequirementsoftheboroughsJarovceandDevínskaNováVes 99,9 Paymentofinterestandotherloan-relatedpayments 1160000 Total expensesofcurrentbudget subsidiesforboroughswastecollectionanddisposal 218790 650 subsidiesforboroughstheareaofsocialassistance 334236 99,0 subsidiesforboroughstransferredjurisdictionschools 218933 334724 theenvironment,trafficandroads subsidiestoboroughsfortransferofjurisdictionbuildingauthorities, 1777918 debtclearanceofDPB,a.s.for2005 1796700 subsidyformunicipalpublictransportfromcitybudget contributions tocitysubsidisedandotherorganisations comprising: Currentexpensesforlocalgovernment,includingMunicipalPolice 640 Current Currentexpensesofcitybudgetaryorganisations 600 transfers 600 600 Current expenses 33,4% 4,3% 2,6% 0,8% 18,1% 12,2% 14,1% 30,0% (in SKK´000) 0,2% 56,1% 4,1% 3,8% 4,6% 8,7% 3,6% 3,3%

dcto 0,2% 4,6% 56,1% 3,3% 8,7% Social assurance 12,2% Education 0,8% Recreation, cultureandreligion Housing andcivilamenities 14,1% Environmental protection Economic area Public orderandsafety General publicservices dcto 3,6% 4,1% 33,4% 3,8% 4,3% Social assurance 18,1% Education 2,6% Recreation, cultureandreligion Housing andcivilamenities 30,0% Environmental protection Economic area Public orderandsafety General publicservices 3 7 3 8 100,0 2334885 99,6 2 335076 4612538 4 632000 Adjusted Actual ugtfr % budget for 2006 for 2006 of target 82 83

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 FINANCIAL REPORT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA CAPITAL BUDGET Adjusted Actual budget for % Capital budget - INCOME for 2006 of target

(in SKK´000) 2006

200 Non-tax revenues 950 507 1 375 368 144,7

230 Capital income from sale of assets and property 950 507 1 375 368 144,7

300 Grants and transfers 80 393 80 393 100,0

comprising: state budget subsidy for construction of council flats 17 285 17 285 100,0

subsidy from Ministry of Health for producing strategic noise maps 17 081 17 081 100,0

state budget subsidy for capital expenses for schooling 11 352 11 352 100,0

subsidy of Ministry of Health for reconstruction of Pasienky swimming pool 5 000 5 000 100,0

state budget subsidy for social services facilities 400 400 100,0

state budget subsidy for reconstruction of ceiling panels for the retirement home

„Dom tretieho veku“ on Poloreckého ul. 1 300 1 300 100,0

state budget subsidy for financing historical heritage conservation

in the City of Bratislava 13 265 13 265 100,0

state budget subsidy for individual needs of the boroughs of Dúbravka and Pod.Biskupice 500 500 100,0

subsidy from the borough of Podunajské Biskupice for building sewerage system 2 000 2 000 100,0

subsidy from borough of Petržalka for reconstruction of Záporožska ul. 500 500 100,0

contribution from Bratislava water authority BVS, a.s. for construction of guardhouse

with drinking fountain on Main Square (Hlavne námestie) 1 500 1 500 100,0

subsidy from borough of Nové Mesto for reconstruction of water pipes on Tupého ul. 2 700 2 700 100,0

subsidy from borough of Staré Mesto for reconstruction of tram track -Kapucínska ul. 5 000 5 000 100,0

subsidy from boroughs and Regional Office for the Municipal Police for camera system 905 905 100,0

grant from European Fund provided to Ministry of Construction for the project „Turistinfo“ 1 605 1 605 100,0

domestic grants from donors and sponsors for retirement homes and old-folks homes

for social development, for youth centres and art schools,

the City of Bratislava and the Municipal Police - - -

Total capital budget income 1 030 900 1 455 761 141,2 (in SKK´000) Financial operations-INCOME FINANCIAL OPERATIONS Capital budget-EXPENSES oa aia ugtepne 6 0 7 5 87,3 x 1977355 2264500 -521594 -1233600 transfertocompanyOLO,a.s.forrepaymentofloandrawn Surplus (+),Deficit(-)ofCAPITALBUDGET Total capitalbudgetexpenses rmtasesfo ahfns 8 9 1 4 76,8 100,0 910845 78,3 3041 1185999 +1004033 3041 1281740 97,2 90147 92700 78,3 1004033 fromtransferscashfunds 1281740 Financialoperations-EXPENSES fromlevyafterfinancialclearance Total incomefromfinancialoperations 100,0 from repaymentofloansandtransfers-principal comprising: 11352 Revenuesfromtransactionswithfinancialassetsandliabilities 100,0 400 11352 712292 712375 statebudgetsubsidyforindividualrequirementsofthe 85, subsidyformunicipalpublictransportfromcitybudget 71,9 subsidiesforboroughsschooling 494107 519104 578563 contributions forprocurementoftangiblefixedassetssubsidisedandotherorganisations comprising: 721710 Procurementofcapitalassets-budgetaryorganisations,MunicipalPolice,CityBratislava 720 Capital 710 transfers eamn fpicpl 9 0 8 3 99,0 73,8 188138 99,2 +775455 190000 95,7 105,5 +1051300 x 228578 6818471 7673861 230440 7126940 7276940 +855390 +150000 99,2 100,0 Surplus (+),deficit(-)ofcurrentbudget,capitalbudgetandfinancial operations 228578 40440 Expenses fromcurrentbudget,capitalbudgetandfinancialoperationsintotal 230440 Income fromcurrentbudget,capitalbudgetandfinancialoperationsintotal 40440 repaymentofprincipal Financial operations-BALANCE Total expensesfromfinancialoperations loans, transfers,non-returnablefinancialassistanceandcapitalinterests comprising: Expensesfromtransactionswithfinancialassetsandliabilities 800 (in SKK´000) (in SKK´000) boroughs ofDúbravkaandPod.Biskupice

for reconstructionofincinerator

Upravený Skutočnosť opčtz % rozpočet za Adjusted Actual 4 0 4 0 100,0 240000 240 000 ugtfr % budget for ark o plnenia rok na rok 2006 2006 0 0 100,0 500 500 for 2006 of target

4 9 5 5 94,5 1458251 1542790 4 84 85

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 FINANCIAL REPORT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA FORMATION AND RELEASE Reserve Housing Road Static fund development management traffic OF OFF-BUDGET FUNDS (in SKK´000) fund fund fund

Indicator

Balance of fund as of 1.1.2006 2 938 500 362 071 1 409

Allocation from economic surplus for past year to the reserve fund 198 125 - - -

Allocation from economic surplus for 2005 to housing development fund - 30 000 - -

Allocation from economic surplus for 2005 to static traffic fund - - - 300

T o t a l r e s o u r c e s 3 136 625 392 071 1 709

Transfer of funds from reserve fund to budget income (use of loan) 902 080 - - -

Use in total 902 080 - - -

Balance of fund as of 31.12.2006 2 234 545 392 071 1 709

Note: The balances in funds are sources, i.e. they express the balance of funds including receivables of the City of Bratislava.

TRANSFERS (in SKK´000)

Provision of subsidies for current expenses for 2006 Schooling Transferred Unplanned Building Thoroughfares Environment Social TOTAL powers transfers */ authorities Assistance Borough

Staré Mesto 74 887,0 2 886,0 1 054,7 41,5 24,7 8 000,0 86 893,9

Ružinov 104 590,0 4 373,3 1 714,3 68,4 40,7 - 110 786,7

Podunajské Biskupice 35 396,0 1 090,5 488,8 16,6 11,7 - 37 003,6

Vrakuňa 34 422,0 1 951,1 462,6 18,7 11,1 - 36 865,5

Nové Mesto 64 668,0 3 727,9 913,8 36,4 21,7 - 69 367,8

Rača 30 786,0 1 371,9 499,3 20,0 11,9 - 32 689,1

Vajnory 5 704,0 203,9 103,3 4,3 2,5 - 6 018,0

Karlova Ves 78 378,0 2 585,0 817,3 32,9 19,6 - 81 832,8

Dúbravka 58 226,0 3 684,5 1 007,4 40,2 20,2 - 62 978,3

Devínska Nová Ves 32 036,0 1 567,9 462,2 18,7 9,1 - 34 093,9

Devín - - - - 0,6 - 0,6

Lamač 7 586,0 2 620,4 - - 3,8 - 10 210,2

Záhorská Bystrica 5 842,0 291,5 - - 1,5 - 6 135,0

Čunovo - - - - 0,5 - 0,5

Petržalka 154 064,0 5 441,9 2 939,4 117,0 67,1 4 250,0 166 879,4

Jarovce 4 990,0 112,1 - - 0,7 - 5 102,8

Rusovce 6 537,0 285,2 - - 1,3 - 6 823,5

CELKOM 698 112,0 32 193,1 10 463,1 414,7 248,7 12 250,0 753 681,6

730 305,1

*/ school authorities, severance pay, faults, educational vouchers, Infovek, Enviroprojekt ae n aais 2 40 0 6 0 4860 0 0 767 0 469 0 0 Exceeded distribution ofincome 16774 Prepayment tobudgetincomein2006 343 0 0 Income aftertax–loss 16341 39 Corporate incometaxfor2006 343 470 0 Total generatedincome–profit 3 - 354 39 Proposed distributionofincome: 3921 0 430 0 0 19 43 354 Acquisition 10 22 0 0 1 3400 3 568 19 HIncome beforetax,profit(+),loss(-) 25 30 1 0 7 631 832 6 of tax 745 3400 206 17 0 0 road 11787 0 0 524 3 0 832 tangible wagesandsalaries 38 other 0 2 0 on 15 6 amortisation/depreciation tax 11354 223 fixed expenses interest 4330 0 008 0 433 572 564 services 30 1 costofmaterialsandenergy of which: 471 07 assets Total 16 other finishedgoodsandservices of which: expenses 089 Exchange Total revenues revenue indicator rategains Total 872,0mil.Sk Slovensko,a.s. obligations 5064,6mil.Sk 82,4mil.EUR 29.12.2004 Loanfrom 2848,0mil.SK 82,4mil.EUR 71,6mil.EUR Dexiabanka 14.8.2003 2216,6mil.Sk 6195,9mil.Sk 64,1mil.EUR Loanfrom Istrobanka,a.s. 3200,0mil.Sk 2995,9mil.Sk Conversion toSKKasof31.12.2006 Balance ofloansas31.12.2006 Conversion toSKKasofloandrawdown Loan amount Date granted (in SKK´000) OF BRATISLAVAFOR2006ANDPROPOSEDDISTRIBUTION: ECONOMIC RESULTSFROMBUSINESSACTIVITIESOFTHECITY 2006 OF DEBTAS31DECEMBER BALANCE ANDDEVELOPMENT

Establishing alarm systems, monitoring systems and operation of central protec-

2 +20 7 +1 -17 9 3 +685 +336 +39 -117 +18 +3370 +260 221 tion console control to protect people and property from fire

Organising educational events

Advertising and promotion

Citizen services

Geodetic and cartographic work

Automated data processing SKK 1,097,000 - SKK420,000 - SKK412,000

SKK 832,000 SKK 685,000 Accommodation services 86

87 Total ANNUAL REPORT 2006 FINANCIAL REPORT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA OFFSETTING OF FINANCIAL RELATIONS TO CITY BUDGET FOR 2006 (in SKK´000)

Income Expenses Coverage

Purpose specified unused funds from 2006 2 709 2 709 Income

Levied funds to city budget 7 735 - x

Allocated funds from city budget 209 688 8 939 1/

1 697 2/

13 546 3/

135 506 4/

50 000 5/

1/ use of reserve fund from economic surplus for 2006 and from levy of financial settlement for 2006

2/ use of levy from financial settlement for 2006

3/ use of additional payment of personal income tax for 2006

4/ increased yield from personal income tax for 2007 as published by Ministry of Finance SR

5/ from expenses approved for public transport (MHD) in budget for 2007-11-26

PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE TO BUDGET OF CITY OF BRATISLAVA FOR 2007 DUE TO FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT OF RELATIONS TO CITY BUDGET FOR 2006: (in SKK´000)

Increased income + 159 688 tis. Sk

Increased expenses + 159 688 tis. Sk, representing:

Approved Adjustment Adjusted budget for 2006 (+) (-) budget for 2006

Revenues 5 995 630 + 159 688 6 155 318

Expenses 5 995 630 + 159 688 6 155 318

Income surplus (+), deficit (-) 0 0 0 rnfre efrac fsaeamnsrto nfedo coln 1840 tis.Sk - returntoreservefund Arrangement offinancialoperations-debitbalance +855390 tostatictrafficfund tohousingdevelopmentfund currentbudget comprising: toreservefund +775455 Budget surplusforpurposesofformingcashfunds Totalsurplusof fromfinancial •forsecuringfundingstrategicnoisemaps •forreplacementplantingoftrees +79935 Income(gain/loss) •transferredperformanceofstateadministrationinfieldschooling unusedfundsin2006specificallyintendedfor: Arrangement ofeconomicsurplus -521594 ofcapitalbudget + 601529 Income(gain/loss) operations current budget Income (gain/loss)of CITY OFBRATISLAVAFOR2006 ARRANGEMENT OFECONOMICRESULTSTHE (in SKK´000) 77 226tis.Sk 775 455tis.Sk 775 455tis.Sk 24 499tis.Sk 52 492tis.Sk 79 935tis.Sk 235 tis.Sk 419 tis.Sk 450 tis.Sk 88 89

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 FINANCIAL REPORT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA BRATISLAVA IN FIGURES:

Inhabitants: 425 459

Area: 368 km2

Population density: 1,157 people/km2

Number of boroughs: 17

First written chronicle: 907

Confirmation of royal privileges: 1291

Tallest structure: 200 m (TV transmitter Kamzík)

Tallest building: 111 m (National Bank of Slovakia)

Average annual temperature: 10.4oC

Precipitation: 549.2 mm a year

Average humidity: 72%

Number of legal entities: 29,342

Economically active persons: 343,702

Average nominal monthly wage: SKK 27,705

Unemployment rate: 1.88%

Number of university students: 55,702

Share of GDP: 25%

Purchasing power standard (PPS): 25,351

Share of foreign direct investments: 67%

Source: Statistical Office of The Slovak Republic, 2006 90 91

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 FINANCIAL REPORT CAPITAL CITY OF SR BRATISLAVA City of Bratislava Primaciálne námestie 1, P.O. Box 192 Bratislava, SK-814 99 tel.: (+421 2) 59 356 111 www.cityofbratislava.eu

Contacts:

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