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The Nordic walker with the best technique in the world is Slovak
For Lucia Okoličányová, Nordic walking has become her love of life and philosophy
- 1. The Nordic walker with the best technique in the world is Slovak Photo
- 2. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 3. Trade unionists at PSA Peugeot announce strike alert
- 4. Popularity of Slovakia as a tourist destination increases
- 5. Largest Slavic gate in central Europe soon accessible to visitors Photo
- 6. Survey shows deteriorating business environment in Slovakia
- 7. Do you know what “parta” is? Video
- 8. Students construct first Slovak compressed air car Photo
- 9. Sulík: Kiska's party would only further break the centre right
- 10. Souvenir banknote featuring a tank sold out in record time
- 1. Trade unionists at PSA Peugeot announce strike alert
- 2. The Nordic walker with the best technique in the world is Slovak Photo
- 3. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 4. Kažimír: We are in the finals in the fight for a fifth carmaker
- 5. Do you know what “parta” is? Video
- 6. Number of foreigners in Slovakia increasing slower than in other EU states
- 7. Archaeologists find oldest Greek relic in Slovak area Photo
- 8. Popularity of Slovakia as a tourist destination increases
- 9. Private companies offer helping hand to whistleblowers
- 10. Slovaks die of cancer more often than other EU citizens
- 1. Trade unionists at PSA Peugeot announce strike alert
- 2. The Nordic walker with the best technique in the world is Slovak Photo
- 3. Archaeologists find oldest Greek relic in Slovak area Photo
- 4. Washington Post reporter outraged that journalist’s phone was seized by Slovak police
- 5. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 6. Largest Slavic gate in central Europe soon accessible to visitors Photo
- 7. Remnants of the barbed-wire fence recall a totalitarian past
- 8. How much does the most expensive penthouse in Zaha Hadid's project in Bratislava cost? Photo
- 9. Slovak unemployment rate hits new record
- 10. Retirement age may be capped in Slovakia
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Slam poetry honours For Decent Slovakia initiative
The third edition of the Clash of Languages will combine German, English and Slovak languages in a unique effort to support the civil initiative.
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The biggest cycling event in Slovakia invites visitors
BikeFest in Kálnica offers various cycling experiences to whole families.
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General Macko: the Defence Minister has been tamed by the SNS
An air of frustration pervades the Slovak army says the prominent general who is leaving in protest.
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Slovaks die of cancer more often than other EU citizens
The survival rate after diagnosing breast, cervical and colon cancer has not improved.
UPDATED: Protest planned for Friday was cancelled
The organisers are disappointed by the current situation in politics and are calling for early elections.
Hungarian daily’s editor-in-chief is leaving
He disagreed with hiring the former spokesperson of the Most-Híd party to lead an online department.
Trade unionists at PSA Peugeot announce strike alert
The local trade union is complaining that their wages are the lowest of the three major carmakers in Slovakia.
New integrated online service makes planning for electrical outages easier
The Slovak-English service is available for all electricity consumers in western Slovakia.
GDPR: Lack of clarity bothers companies the most
Companies work hard to prepare for GDPR.
We are in for a hot summer
Europe has done very little to prepare for a reprise of mass refugee flows.
Pro-EU voters vote for anti-EU governments
This phenomenon is no longer limited to Central Europe.
A happy marriage? Both simpler, and tougher, than we realize
If experience is the mother of wisdom, why aren’t second and third marriages more successful?
Washington Post reporter outraged that journalist’s phone was seized by Slovak police
The US daily says that seizing her phone was merely the latest attempt by Slovak authorities to harass those close to a reporter who was killed for doing his job.
Number of foreigners in Slovakia increasing slower than in other EU states
Slovakia needs migrants, especially in the labour market, migration organisation points out.
EC halted proceedings against Slovakia in re-export of medicaments
It basically acknowledged medicaments are not common goods, and new rules determining their trading should be found.
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Archaeologists find oldest Greek relic in Slovak area Photo
It was discovered in a Celtic sacrificial place.
Planes will steal the sky above Dubová
Visitors should expect a colourful programme full of acrobatic demonstrations and tourist flights at the airport in Dubová, close to Bratislava.
Levoča will have a new information centre
The highly visited Basilica of St James in Levoča, containing the tallest Gothic wooden altar in the world, will open a tourist information centre at the entrance to the tower.
“I will not be playing ice-hockey anymore,” says Hossa
Health issues have caused the NHL player to withdraw from matches and consider moving back to Slovakia.
Slovak ice-hockey team will play in Košice
The Slovak team is slated to play in Košice, and not Bratislava, at next year’s Ice-hockey World Championship.
Slovak volunteer: It is a memorable experience to watch the Slovak children waiting for hockey players Photo
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