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Commemorating Yeats and Štúr
On 11 June 2015, Ireland’s national poet William Butler Yeats was commemorated at a concert in the Zichy Palace in Bratislava in a tribute of music, poetry and song.
Strong women in Boca
WHEN young painter Janko Alexy wandered around Slovakia at the beginning of the 20th century, he still images that reflected the previous century. Alexy was fascinated mainly by villages located outside urban centres in which most constructions were still built from wood.
The tenth season for Twin City Liner
After the first trip in 2006 more than one million passengers have taken the voyage by speedy catamaran; it takes 75 minutes to get from Bratislava to the centre of the Austrian capital.
Austrians award Slovak priest
AUSTRIA presented its Leopold Kunschak Prize to Slovak Catholic priest, Salesian Anton Srholec, for his social work and human rights activities during the communist regime.
Kiska meets with Prince Charles
SLOVAK President Andrej Kiska met with Charles, Prince of Wales at the Windsor Castle in England on Monday.
Council of Europe: Set clear goals for including Roma, disabled
SEGREGATION of Roma children in the education system, virulent anti-LGBTI statements and other human rights’ issues in Slovakia were on agenda of Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, who recently visited Slovakia.
Four make it into round two of Bratislava bypass tender
FOUR European consortia out of nine original bidders have made it into the second round of the public tender for constructing a motorway bypass around Bratislava.
Jobless rate continues to fall
THE UNEMPLOYMENT rate in Slovakia continued to decrease in May thanks to the growing Slovak economy generating new jobs with projections remaining positive.
A fine white day
Parading fascists and indulgent PM beg question: who here is “out of touch with reality”?
Workers at PSA Peugeot Citroen in Trnava seek salary hike
AROUND 400 employees of carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen Slovakia took part in a June 19 protest calling on the company to increase salaries.
GLOBSEC forum draws guests from 70 countries
THIS year’s GLOBSEC international security forum that took place in Bratislava between June 19 and 21 was the largest in the event’s history, welcoming 1,130 participants from 70 countries, including British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Protest against migrant quotas paralyses downtown Bratislava
A PUBLIC protest against the resettlement of migrants in Slovakia took place in Bratislava on June 20, shutting down traffic on the central Hodžovo Square, the main railway station and SNP Square and keeping dozens of police officers busy.
Bratislava anti-migrant protest blocked bicycle race
THE PROTEST against the resettlement of migrants in Slovakia which took place in Bratislava on June 20 disrupted the Downhill World Tour Bratislava cycling race.
Capitals connect for music festival
MUSIC festival Waves, which was a twin event as Waves Bratislava and Waves Vienna last year, will this time merge under the brand Waves Central Europe.
Slovakia remains attractive to Austrians
Companies praise the adoption of dual education scheme, point to potential in tourism.
Journalism legend Ari Rath in Bratislava
ONE OF he legends of world journalism, Ari Rath, presented his book Ari Means Lion: Memories at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Bratislava.
Viva Musica! expands in time and space
THE INTERNATIONAL festival of – originally classical – music, which however, breaks the limits of the “classical” has started as a modest event of chamber music, but has expanded in the meantime to an acclaimed festival in its 11th year.
Great bustard returned to Lehnice after four years
THIS spring, a globally endangered species – great bustard (Otis tarda) – has returned to a locality not far from the capital, after four years of absence.
Blog: Have you also been cheated by fundraisers?
On one evening I had to visit an out-of-hours pharmacy in Košice to collect some medicines. When I wanted to enter, a 60-year-old woman approached me and asked me to give her a few euros. She said she was in a difficult situation and didn’t even have money to buy her medicines. My heart sank. Her face suddenly reminded me of my mother and I immediately took out my purse. I couldn’t even fall asleep that night.
Slovak investor eyes Kitzbühl resort
SLOVAK financier Igor Rattaj wants, after Slovak, Czech and Polish mountains, to conquer Austrian ski resorts as well, the iDnes website informed.
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- Slovak and Czech teen duo awarded the Global Earth Prize 2025
- Remembering the priest-scientist and pioneer of wireless communication
- Court rejects Eset lawsuit over Smer politician's claims
- Slovakia’s economy faces fresh threat as credit outlook turns negative
- The British Film Institute shines a light on Slovak cinema’s boldest chapter Video
- A cursed manor might be hiding in a forest. No one’s sure what it is Photo
- Beaten for speaking Ukrainian: foreign students terrorised in Slovak city
- Remembering the priest-scientist and pioneer of wireless communication
- Slovak and Czech teen duo awarded the Global Earth Prize 2025
- Indian expat mistaken for drug dealer in Bratislava TV report Video
- Perk, Trnava: “Stylish, affordable, and seriously tasty” – restaurant review
- Beaten for speaking Ukrainian: foreign students terrorised in Slovak city
- The British Film Institute shines a light on Slovak cinema’s boldest chapter Video
- Convicted deal makers in the Slovak healthcare sector
- Slovak scientists help tear down two objections to Jurassic Park premise
- Remembering the priest-scientist and pioneer of wireless communication
- Indian expat mistaken for drug dealer in Bratislava TV report Video
- They left Bratislava for a better life. What they found was loneliness and gravel roads
- 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
- Slovak and Czech teen duo awarded the Global Earth Prize 2025
- Beaten for speaking Ukrainian: foreign students terrorised in Slovak city
- Perk, Trnava: “Stylish, affordable, and seriously tasty” – restaurant review
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- Remembering the priest-scientist and pioneer of wireless communication
- They left Bratislava for a better life. What they found was loneliness and gravel roads
- Perk, Trnava: “Stylish, affordable, and seriously tasty” – restaurant review
- Slovak scientists help tear down two objections to Jurassic Park premise
- Indian expat mistaken for drug dealer in Bratislava TV report Video
- Slovakia’s labour market falters as migration policy falls behind EU neighbours
- Bratislava’s embassy-backed events you don’t want to miss
- Premier Fico to deliver Oxford Union speech during unofficial UK visit
- A cursed manor might be hiding in a forest. No one’s sure what it is Photo
- Slovakia’s economy faces fresh threat as credit outlook turns negative
- From teaching in Bratislava to filmmaking: Al Pillar’s journey to "Symphony of Strangers"
- 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
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