Hospitals violated the law

Audits focused on tenders; some purchases were overpriced by up to 167 percent.

11. oct 2016
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11. oct 2016
Historical centre of Trnava.

Johannites in Trnava

History is like a very long story of which nobody remembers the beginning quite clearly. This is especially true in cities where monuments commemorating older events are usually replaced by newer ones.

Branislav Chovan 11. oct 2016
Ambassador David Stuart

Australian envoy: Slovaks are outdoor people

Slovaks are interested in travelling and especially studying in Australia, the ambassador says.

11. oct 2016

Walking across Slovakia: Day 16

No tents, no sleeping rough, two teenagers and two adults, 900km, 4 rucksacks and some maps, a lot of maps: this is going to be fun.

11. oct 2016
Illustrative stock photo

IT giant arrives in Košice

Freudenberg IT will have customers mostly among medium-sized and production companies in European countries.

11. oct 2016
Computer tomography scanner. Illustrative stock photo

Beblavý: Žilina Region bought overpriced CTs

Though runners-up in the competition offered scanners for a higher purchase price, their five-years service would cost only 1 cent.

10. oct 2016
EU Commissioner Věra Jourová (R) and Slovak Justice Minister Lucia Žitňanská

Jourová: Europe cannot waste potential of another Roma generation

Slovakia hosts Empowerment of Roma Youth as a Driving Force behind Change.

10. oct 2016
Most cars produced in Slovakia head for export.

Slovak foreign trade was in surplus in August

Foreign trade started up again after summer holidays.

10. oct 2016
Vazil Hudák

Slovak appointed vice-president of the European Investment Bank

Vazil Hudák is the first Slovak ever to assume such a post.

10. oct 2016
Boris Kollár.

MP Kollár met with Bratislava gangland even after 1989

Two documents marked Boris Kollár as servant of businessman and strong Bratislava mafioso Peter Steinhubel.

10. oct 2016
Pavel Hapal (centre) and his team

Under-21 advance to the European football championships

Slovakia has not had a representative at the championship since 2000.

10. oct 2016
Hungarian PM Orbán with Slovak counterpart, Fico.

Orbán: You have not seen a migrant yet thanks to me

Orbán seeks to amend the Hungarian Constitution and credits Hungary and himself for trying to protect Europe.

10. oct 2016
White Night 2016 in Batislava

White Night drew about hundred thousand in Bratislava

The second year of the White Night in Bratislava confirmed interest of the public in contemporary art, organisers said.

10. oct 2016
The dissatisfied teachers gather in front of Finance Ministry.

Teachers protest in front of Finance Ministry

Within the series of protests against low salaries and lack of investment in the education sector, some 150 teachers came to downtown Bratislava on October 7 to express their dissatisfaction with negotiations.

10. oct 2016
The home where Ľubomír Behan was detained.

Breakout Behan back behind bars

Police and members of the Prison and Judiciary Guard Corps have managed to catch Ľubomír Behan, who escaped from the Leopoldov prison over four months ago.

10. oct 2016
Major Hungarian daily Nepszabadsag has stopped publication on October 8. The news came out of the blue even from its editorial staff who found themselves barred from the building on Saturday morning. They allege the government of Viktor Orbán could be behind what they called the "coup".

The end of a newspaper

The downing of Népszabadság is another blow for media freedom in Hungary, where things that are incompatible with democracy have been happening for a long time.

10. oct 2016
Brose plant in Prievidza

Brose joins dual education scheme

The students of the secondary vocational schools will study at two specialisations related to the automotive industry.

10. oct 2016
Students learn new things also at the premises of Volkswagen in Bratislava.

German firms collaborate with schools

The number of employers, schools and students joining the dual education system has doubled in its second year, as some German companies introduced their own projects.

10. oct 2016
The bell-tower of St. Cross‘ Basilica

Precious 500 year old bell is back in the bell-tower

After cracking in two a long time ago, the fifth biggest bell in Slovakia is back in business.

9. oct 2016
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