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Brecely: Free trains cost state between €13-15 million
Re-introduction of state IC trains on the Bratislava-Košice route to be assessed.
Night of Museums and Galleries in Bratislava
Selection of some events available for those who have not mastered the Slovak language.
Unique collection objects offered this year
Museums and galleries to throw open their doors on May 21.
Slovak Olympic winners stay at home
In Slovak whitewater slalom, a new generation is taking over. Instead of the famous names of legends, new hopefuls will compete for the country at the Rio Olympic games.
Harabin escapes unpunished
From court to determine if disciplinary action will be taken towards Supreme Court judge Štefan Harabin, he has now filed a criminal complaint against the Interior Ministry for attempted murder.
Fico accuses Suchánek of promoting expensive CT scanner
Prime Minister Robert Fico on May 13 called on opposition Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OĽaNO)-NOVA MP Alan Suchánek to resign, as he in 2012 promoted the purchase of the most expensive and technically inappropriate CT scanner; Suchánek refuses accusation.
MP Ondrej Binder dies of heart attack in car crash
Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (ĽSNS) MP Ondrej Binder died in a car crash between Banská Štiavnica and Banská Bela shortly before noon on May 13.
Bratislava’s Old Bridge to open for people
The city declared the bridge will be opened for pedestrians and cyclist in mid-May, trams may begin later in July.
Filko’s vision for reform stays alive
The government is launching pilot examinations of expenditures in health care, transport and the cross-sectoral process of informatisation.
Normal country
People repeatedly refer to desire to live in a “normal country”. Slovaks say things like this a lot too, so do Czechs – and this leads to the question of what is a normal country?
Slovakia lost its World Cup match against Finland
The Slovak national hockey team lost all three points in the sixth match in the IIHF World Championships 2016 against Finland. The match ended with the result 0:5.
Historic salt store in Prešov reopened
In late March, the national cultural monument in Prešov’s saltern, the salt store, welcomed visitors after nearly 30 years.
Direct results for you and me
In recent discussions and debates with euro-sceptics, often, and probably rightly so, the historical background of the European Union has been mentioned.
Slovakia lost its fifth World Cup match
The Slovak national hockey team lost all three points in the fifth match in the IIHF World Championships 2016 against Canada. The match ended with the result 0:5.
Slovak businessman won poker Grand Final
Ján Bendík, a 51-year-old businessman from Košice, became the first Slovak player in history to win the most prestigious poker event on the old continent – the European Poker Tour Grand Final.
Blog: Is Slovak Hockey Embarrassing?
After the initial excitement of winning two games in the 2016 World Championships, the losses caused my friend to exclaim, “That’s it! I’m not watching hockey anymore! It’s embarrassing to lose so much!!”
Cvernovka ateliers to relocate
Now it looks like they have found a new place – the former secondary chemistry school at Račianska 78 administered by Bratislava Region.
Blog: Report from field - How we save lives in Syria
The difficulty of the operation of Magna's mobile units is in the territory of a sustained conflict very high. But it's the only way we can help and save lives here.
Vass: The atmosphere now is like in the 1930s but worse
Can Bratislava become the Davos of security policy? Perhaps, but only as part of a larger vision that includes new congress capacities, says Róbert Vass, founder of Globsec security conference that recently took place in Bratislava for the 11th time.
IOM centre has helped integrate some 12,000 migrants
The information centre for migrants offers legal consulting and various courses and cooperates directly with communities.
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