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Comenius University is among the best Justice Ministry prepares completely new legislation on illegal drugsInternational
Blogger Ján Benčík receives the European Citizen's prize Slovaks are the friendliest people in the V4 region
Soldier detained for theft in the ammunition depot
The theft in the ammunition depot was not used for arming extremists or terrorism.
- 1. Road accident claims lives of eight people Photo
- 2. Governmental campaign should bring Slovaks home from the UK
- 3. Archaeologists discover iron treasure hidden in oven
- 4. Slovak firms are again among the fastest-growing technology companies
- 5. Co-founder and co-owner of Sme daily dies
- 6. Thirteen people detained during a vast raid, accused of financial crime as an organised group
- 7. Šefčovič: Slovakia’s economy has grown 60 percent since joining the EU
- 8. Justice Ministry prepares completely new legislation on illegal drugs
- 9. Slovakia will be absent from the World Cup
- 10. Trade union warns about the retirement age rising above 68 years Photo
- 1. Archaeologists discover iron treasure hidden in oven
- 2. Hundreds of coins found near Lučivná Photo
- 3. Road accident claims lives of eight people Photo
- 4. Governmental campaign should bring Slovaks home from the UK
- 5. Co-founder and co-owner of Sme daily dies
- 6. Blog: Work to live, or live to work?
- 7. Slovaks are the friendliest people in the V4 region
- 8. Bring your own package? A new kind of shopping comes to Slovakia too Photo
- 9. Germans in Slovakia preserve their culture
- 10. Police promptly clarified night murder in Bratislava
- 1. Archaeologists discover iron treasure hidden in oven
- 2. Bring your own package? A new kind of shopping comes to Slovakia too Photo
- 3. Police promptly clarified night murder in Bratislava
- 4. Blog: Work to live, or live to work?
- 5. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 6. Minimum wage in Slovakia to rise from January
- 7. Slovaks are the friendliest people in the V4 region
- 8. Slovakia will be absent from the World Cup
- 9. Bratislava bus station operates from new site Photo
- 10. Slovakia is 30th in quality of life
International
Governmental campaign should bring Slovaks home from the UK
The Slovak cabinet plans to persuade its expats living and working in the UK with at least a bachelor degree to return home: a campaign offering specific jobs should help.
News
EU lawyers claiming the Russian annexation of Crimea as legal is a hoax
One lawyer does not mean all EU lawyers; immigrants attacking a shepherd dog and HAARP causing hurricanes in the US are hoaxes, too.
Opinion
Defense commitments and defense cooperation
NATO membership brings solemn responsibilities as well as benefits, especially today, writes US ambassador to Slovakia.
Opinion
Co-founder and co-owner of Sme daily dies
A major Slovak entrepreneur, Peter Vajda, died in Prague on October 15. He was exceptional for his innate sense of democracy and believing in equal opportunities for all.
Business
Slovak firms are again among the fastest-growing technology companies
Companies Inloop, Riešenia, Eset and Aliter Technologies made it to this year’s Deloitte list of the fastest growing companies in central Europe
Business
Šefčovič: Slovakia’s economy has grown 60 percent since joining the EU
Slovak consumers are growing economically stronger and will be an important stabilisation factor in the future
News
Road accident claims lives of eight peoplePhoto
One of the most tragic road accidents in recent years saw seven caregivers and a van driver die in a truck crash.
Culture & lifestyle
Germans in Slovakia preserve their culture
The German minority is aging, and despite efforts, not many young descendants affiliate themselves with their origins.
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Police promptly clarified night murder in Bratislava
The knife attack by a Slovak citizen of Indian origin on a local man and a Ukrainian sparked unjustified hatred towards immigrants; it was also fanned by some media.
Thirteen people detained during a vast raid, accused of financial crime as an organised group
In the biggest operation of recent years carried out by several units of armed forces, hundreds of officers raided several companies in four Slovak regions on October 13, while detaining 13 people.
School in Lučenec focuses more on German language
After the change of the administrator, the studies at the school will still be free.
Minimum wage in Slovakia to rise from January
The minimum wage in Slovakia will be hiked to €480, from the beginning of next year.
Summit: All consumers in the EU must be treated equally
The Bratislava summit not only found that there is a double quality to the products among “western” and the “eastern” EU member states, but also suggested measures on how to stop such practices.
Bratislava hosts summit on dual quality of food
Slovak prime minster expects two outcomes from the summit
Blog: Work to live, or live to work?
How to make the most out of the time you have to spend at work.
The countless habits of the successful
Who should work on defining success when it comes to a whole country? Slovakia’s misfortune is that it has never fully developed an intellectual elite.
Blog: We are building an alliance of honest and fair digital companies
"We need to abandon large scale IT projects which are too big to fail and too big to succeed. Those days in IT are gone." Ján Hargaš of Slovensko.Digital explains why a reform of the state IT sector is…
Slovakia is 30th in quality of life
The country moved one place up in the chart comparing social progress.
Lajčák: Germany is crucial for the UN
Slovakia and Germany signed a memorandum intended to deepen the cooperation between the two countries.
Astronaut from NASA: We know things will not work
Astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger tells of training with NASA and how astronauts prepare for failures.
Culture & lifestyle
Life in Slovakia: FAQ Countrywide events Tourism History talks Cooking with ambassadors
Archaeologists discover iron treasure hidden in oven
An earthen-ware pot survived more than 1,100 years unbroken, hidden inside an oven.
Dozens of kites filled the sky above Nitra Photo
A sunny day lured Nitrans to fly their kites of all colours and shapes
Castle Winery Pezinok offers wines despite castle reconstruction
Pezinok Castle is being reconstructed, but its winery is still in operation.
Slovakia will be absent from the World Cup
The development in other groups was not positive for Slovakia.
Construction of the national football stadium continues Photo
The stadium with a price tag of €75 million should be complete in 2018
Slovaks may proceed to the World Cup in football but not necessarily Photo
The Slovak national team defeated their rivals from Malta, but they need to wait for the results in other groups to advance to another round.
