The plant of the Volkswagen carmaker in Bratislava.

After slow start industrial production speeds up

The automotive industry accounted for more than one half of the growth.

12. apr 2016
Uber is criticised by taxi services because its drivers do not need a licence.

Sharing economy gains in transport

Traditional transport is unlikely to lose passengers.

12. apr 2016

Czech pensioners enjoy Slovak free trains

Pensioners and students coming from other EU countries are entitled to free trains in Slovakia.

12. apr 2016

Calculating integrated public transport fares

The Integrated Transport System in Bratislava Region (IDS BK) is not yet fully-operational, but it now has a calculator for fare prices.

12. apr 2016

How to turn anger into energy that will save us

In four years’ time, if this government makes it through the whole term, people must feel that they live better, not based on rankings, but based on their satisfaction with work and reward.

11. apr 2016
Illustrative stock photo

Human rights’ Olympic Games reward secondary school students

The Slovak-wide Human Rights’ Olympic Games saw the finals taking place between April 6 and 8 in Modra, near Bratislava.

11. apr 2016
Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák

Lajčák: Solving migration crisis is in brand new stage

Measures to halt migration flows approved by the European Union in mid-March have started working, said Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák following his visits to Greece and Turkey.

11. apr 2016
Constitutional Court chair Ivetta Macejková (C-with former president Ivan Gašparovič-R and the incumbent, Andrej Kiska).

Constitutional Court pushes on president, judges refuse cases

After Ľubomír Dobrík left the Constitutional Court, the remaining ten judges refused to take over the 107 files that are left behind.

11. apr 2016
Start of the 69th year of Devín - Bratislava run, April 10? 2016.

Mwangi and Kácser won again at the 69th Devín – Bratislava run

Joel Maina Mwangi of Kenya and Zita Kácser from Hungary defended their last year’s victory at the 69th year of the National Run Devín – Bratislava on April 10.

11. apr 2016
Milan Gajdoš, former NDS head

Head of highway company sacked by minister

New Transport Minister Brecely cited lack of trust in former director of National Highway Company.

11. apr 2016

The game is rigged

If capital can move freely between companies and across borders, people must be able to do the same.

11. apr 2016

Fast trains are very slow in Slovakia

The average speed on the Bratislava - Banská Bystrica route is only 68 kilometres per hour.

11. apr 2016
Air transport of cars manufactured by Volkswagen Slovakia.

Air cargo transport up in Bratislava

The Bratislava airport lacks a cargo terminal.

11. apr 2016
Travelling by trains, illustrative stock photo.

Ministry: more private rail service to launch

In public rail transport a certain scope of regulation as well as liberalisation is needed.

11. apr 2016
Jaroslav Šimon sets the AMOS system at the Paniri Caur observatory in Chiu-Chiu, Chile.

Slovak astronomic system also in Chile

Slovak astronomers of the Comenius University continue to place their original devices around the globe.

10. apr 2016
Long-eared owl, Myšiarka ušatá in Slovak (Asio otus)

The importance of birds commemorated beginning of April

First April is not just Fools’ Day but is also associated with International Bird Day, and connected with one of the pioneers of environmental protection in Slovakia, Oto Herman.

9. apr 2016
Director Juraj jakubisko to receive Sun in a Net

Slovak films squeezed into one week

The second year of Week of Slovak Films promises 21 movies, in Bratislava with English subtitles, and a host of events.

8. apr 2016

Itinerant radicals: The case against Schengen

If Abdeslam had had to show his passport on travels across Europe, Paris attacks would have been more difficult to execute

8. apr 2016
Babiš

Blog: Hospodárske Noviny writes about Babiš very cagily

What can readers find about Slovak businessman and the paper’s owner Andrej Babiš in Hospodárske Noviny (HN); or rather – what can they not find?

8. apr 2016
President Andrej Kiska

Kiska: Let’s be clear, Kotleba is fascist

Young people are often surprised when someone explains to them who the ĽSNS leader really is, according to the president.

8. apr 2016
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