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The very first judge leaves judiciary due to Threema

Miriam Repáková sent her abdication letter to the president.

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Government announces a state mourning for the victims of the crash near Nitra

Flags will be raised at half-mast between 8:00 and 20:00.

A black flag was raised in front of the Government's Office.

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1989: I knew immediately that Sľúbili sme si lásku would be a hit

People in the streets weren’t damaged by the regime; it rather annoyed, tired and disgusted them, said the singer songwriter of the 1989 revolution anthem.

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Opinion

All the things that were left overdue

Last week brought a resignation and a half-hearted opposition deal.

Deputy Speaker Martin Glváč (left) and Smer chair Robert Fico (right) held a press conference on October 29, 2019

Culture & lifestyle

Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava

Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between November 15 and November 24, plus regular services in different languages, training, temporary exhibitions and highlights of the year.

Rudolf Schenker, from left, Matthias Jabs and Klaus Meine, of the band Scorpions perform at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.

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The alleged driver in the Kuciak murder case may confess his guilt in court

Tomáš Szabó could be the third of five accused to confess their guilt.

The police escorts Tomáš Szabó, the accused in the Kuciak case, to the Specialised Criminal Court in Banská Bystrica, central Slovakia, on September 30, 2018

Business

The concentration of the automotive industry is now the Achilles’ heel of Slovakia

Former NBS governor Vladimir Masár was one of the people who facilitated Slovakia’s transition to a market economy.

Business

Incomplete Bratislava ring road reports another problem

The embankment has failed loading tests.

The construction of the D4 motorway near Bratislava

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Kočner and his attorney allegedly discussed discrediting a known prosecutor

Slovak Bar Association submitted four complaints about attorneys in connection with Threema.

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UPDATED: Road accident near Nitra claims 12 lives

Pellegrini is considering a national mourning on Friday.

Three women died while rescuing animals from a shelter

The women were swept by the strong stream in the town of Revúca.

Kiska: We will defeat Fico

Slovakia’s ex-President is ready to become the next Prime Minister.

Slovakia's former President Andrej Kiska speaks at a rally of his party Za ľudí (For the People)in Košice on September 28, 2019

Business

Slovak software company to protect the Google Play Store

Eset is an inaugural member of the App Defense Alliance.

Slovak economy keeps decelerating

It is already the second negative surprise this year, analysts say.

The Slovak Automotive Industry Association (ZAP) and carmakers in Slovakia are not happy about the government's lack of care when it comes to the implementation of government measures, which are supposed to help the car industry in Slovakia

Slovaks care about the environment and climate change; so should companies

More than one half of Slovaks still can't think of specific companies doing responsible business.

Opinion

Paneláky are an irony of history

Many older Slovaks are nostalgic of the job security and the flats they got “from the state for free” before 1989.

Abandon hope all ye who enter Threema

Kočner's underworld will not cease to exist with his mere sentencing.

Marian Kočner (r) faces charges for, among others, forging promissory notes.

Slovakia has found the cure for the first populist power grab

When the people experience that they can win over anti-democratic forces on their own without help from outside, then it fortifies their immune reactions.