Central will change hands

BRATISLAVA’S shopping centre Central has a new investor.

20. jan 2016

Military plane crash victims commemorated

SLOVAK President Andrej Kiska and his Hungarian counterpart János Áder paid homage to 41 Slovak soldiers and one civilian ministry official who were killed in a military aircraft crash in the Hungarian village of Hejce on January 19, 2006.

20. jan 2016
Martin Kližan

Kližan talks about match-fixing attempts

SLOVAK tennis player Martin Kližan says he has been offered money for losing a match.

20. jan 2016
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Jobless rate drops below 11 percent

THE NUMBER of jobless in Slovakia is the lowest since March 2009, and it is expected to continue decreasing.

20. jan 2016

Slovak scientists boost health research

SLOVAK scientists have decided to boost research focused on the improvement of patient health and have set up a new Biomedical Centre that comes under the auspices of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV).

20. jan 2016
Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kažimír (l) and Khorasan province Governor Razavi Alireza Rashidian (r)

Finance Minister talks economic agreements in Iran

SLOVAK Finance Minister Peter Kažimír officially visited Iran where he opened a Slovak- Iranian business forum in Mashad with Khorasan province Governor Razavi Alireza Rashidian.

20. jan 2016
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French library opens in Šaľa

CITIZENS of France sent two tonnes of second-hand books to Slovakia.

20. jan 2016

UNICEF collects money from 10,000 Slovaks

NEARLY 10,000 Slovaks contributed to the financial collection for malnourished children in Nepal and Mauritania.

19. jan 2016
For climbing some of Slovakia‘s peaks a professional guide is required.

The Guardian recommends the Tatras

THE PRESTIGIOUS British daily The Guardian listed the High Tatras among the top 10 destinations for adventure holidays in Europe.

19. jan 2016
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Banks will use IBAN format only

SLOVAKS will have to use the International Bank Account Number (IBAN) in all banks as of February 1.

19. jan 2016
President Andrej Kiska

President gave his salary to facility for homeless

PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska donated his December salary of €5,220 to a re-socialising facility for the homeless, Resoty, founded by priest, communist-era dissident and altruist Anton Srholec.

19. jan 2016
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Smer would need a coalition partner, poll suggests

SEVEN parties would make it to the parliament if the elections were held in first half of January.

19. jan 2016

French firm has new plant in Beluša

FRENCH engineering company CCN Group has built a new production plant in Beluša in the Púchov district.

19. jan 2016
Poprad Tatry Airport

Airports report increased passenger numbers

Passenger numbers were on the rise at Slovakia's three biggest airports last year.

19. jan 2016
The platform is meant for teachers and also students who are training to be teachers.

New platform links French teachers

SLOVAKIA, together with six other countries, has become a pioneer in a new professional platform focused on teachers, pedagogues and other experts on teaching French.

19. jan 2016

Bratislava gears up to help homeless in freezing temps

The capital is ready to set up a tent camp or arrange for the opening of railway station waiting rooms to shelter the homeless.

19. jan 2016

Dual education to see influx of new employers

The dual education scheme will have nearly three hundred new employers.

19. jan 2016
Joblessness bother Slovaks more than terrorism.

Slovaks are not afraid of migrants

Prime Minister Fico has used the migrant crisis to bolster his standing ahead of March elections, but Slovaks are more concerned about economic issues.

19. jan 2016
Opening of Melos Etos by Serge de Laubier.

25 years of French culture in Slovakia

FRENCH culture has historically had a strong and lasting impact in Slovakia and this has never been missing for too long.

19. jan 2016
Foreign Affairs Minister Lajčák

Lajčák: There is no reason for panic

There is a need for a unified pan-European strategy.

19. jan 2016
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