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News digest: National Theatre boss brands protest against pro-Putin singer 'primitive'
PM Fico signals financial transaction tax changes. President Pellegrini vetoes the Covid-19 amnesty.
Still waiting: Slovak-Austrian rail project faces more delays and cost overruns
Delays, flooding and unexpected discoveries have pushed projected completion of a revamp to the Bratislava-Vienna line back to late 2025.
Slovak and Czech teen duo awarded the Global Earth Prize 2025
A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.
Weekend: With so many events for free, this is the best way to explore Bratislava
Here's what to do during the weekend of April 25-27.
From gravel pit to urban retreat: Kuchajda lake is set for a revamp
The popular recreational area in Bratislava’s Nové Mesto borough will get new amenities, including upgraded sports facilities and public furniture.
Convicted deal makers in the Slovak healthcare sector
Opaque deals, conflicts of interest, and weak oversight plague Slovakia's healthcare system.
News digest: No crime, no threat, just foreign
A farm boy turned inventor, a horse video that went viral, and why to stop by the Culture Ministry on Friday.
Changing traditions of the maypole
Is the maypole a symbol of what some say?
Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
Take a ride on bus from 1950s, see the life history at the city centre and run together with mayor.
They distilled for over a century — now Prešov’s last spirit maker is no more
Prelika is shuttered as two western rivals take over its spirits and mustard lines.
MP who condemned plagiarism now faces allegations of copying his own university thesis
Smer’s Marián Kéry says he ‘consulted’ classmate before submitting near-identical university thesis.
Beaten for speaking Ukrainian: foreign students terrorised in Slovak city
Shocking attacks in university town of Nitra leave students terrified to speak their mother tongue.
Indian expat mistaken for drug dealer in Bratislava TV report
A resident of Bratislava was recorded selling a second hand item, but a widely viewed TV programme presented the footage as part of a report on drug dealing.
3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
Explore the buildings that are usually closed to the public or enjoy free public ice skating.
Zoos are empty, farms are quiet, and a virus has shaken a nation
A major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has forced Slovakia into drastic measures, while the internet has gone wild with theories about the virus’s origin.
News digest: Next to no chance of next Pope being Slovak, here's why
Celebration of Slovak cinematography, not so idyllic life in Bratislava hinterland.
Bratislava is hiding secrets – this weekend is your rare chance to uncover them
Dozens upon dozens of mostly free events await.
Hiring a worker in Slovakia now costs more, even without a pay rise
A think tank warns that state-imposed obligations have pushed up labour costs by 14 percent since 2019.
They left Bratislava for a better life. What they found was loneliness and gravel roads
A growing number of young families are rethinking their suburban escape.
Slovak scientists help tear down two objections to Jurassic Park premise
Just don't expect cloned dinosaurs to appear any time soon.
- They left Bratislava for a better life. What they found was loneliness and gravel roads
- News digest: National Theatre boss brands protest against pro-Putin singer 'primitive'
- Water supply to be cut in parts of Bratislava’s Old Town in late April
- Weekend: With so many events for free, this is the best way to explore Bratislava
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- Slovakia’s labour market falters as migration policy falls behind EU neighbours
- Cyclists, sausages and a railcar called Hurvínek Photo
- Beaten for speaking Ukrainian: foreign students terrorised in Slovak city
- Slovak scientists help tear down two objections to Jurassic Park premise
- Weekend: With so many events for free, this is the best way to explore Bratislava
- They left Bratislava for a better life. What they found was loneliness and gravel roads
- News digest: National Theatre boss brands protest against pro-Putin singer 'primitive'
- Slovakia’s labour market falters as migration policy falls behind EU neighbours
- Indian expat mistaken for drug dealer in Bratislava TV report Video
- Cyclists, sausages and a railcar called Hurvínek Photo
- Beaten for speaking Ukrainian: foreign students terrorised in Slovak city
- Slovak scientists help tear down two objections to Jurassic Park premise
- They left Bratislava for a better life. What they found was loneliness and gravel roads
- Indian expat mistaken for drug dealer in Bratislava TV report Video
- Slovakia’s labour market falters as migration policy falls behind EU neighbours
- Weekend: With so many events for free, this is the best way to explore Bratislava
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Zoos are empty, farms are quiet, and a virus has shaken a nation
- Cyclists, sausages and a railcar called Hurvínek Photo
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- Slovak scientists help tear down two objections to Jurassic Park premise
- They left Bratislava for a better life. What they found was loneliness and gravel roads
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Perk, Trnava: “Stylish, affordable, and seriously tasty” – restaurant review
- Bratislava’s embassy-backed events you don’t want to miss
- Indian expat mistaken for drug dealer in Bratislava TV report Video
- Slovakia’s labour market falters as migration policy falls behind EU neighbours
- News digest: National Theatre boss brands protest against pro-Putin singer 'primitive'
- Still waiting: Slovak-Austrian rail project faces more delays and cost overruns
- Slovak and Czech teen duo awarded the Global Earth Prize 2025
- Weekend: With so many events for free, this is the best way to explore Bratislava
- From gravel pit to urban retreat: Kuchajda lake is set for a revamp
- Convicted deal makers in the Slovak healthcare sector
- News digest: No crime, no threat, just foreign
- Changing traditions of the maypole More articles ›
