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Sinay: Old and new car technologies must be developed together
Nitra hosts three-day motor show
Slovak mail service to auction undelivered parcels
The company has registered more than 114,000 parcels that their recipients did not get in 2016.
Budaj to propose scrapping of Mečiar’s amnesties once again
Also President Andrej Kiska, former president Kovač’s advisor Pavol Demeš and the ex-president's step brother and historian Dušan Kováč called on politicians to scrap the amnesties during their speeches at the ex-president's funeral on October 13.
New trade union organisation founded at Volkswagen Slovakia
Trade unions' head at VW in conflict with OZ KOVO trade unions' head
President’s guard bids farewell to Kováč
Casket with ex-president was transported by soldiers on a gun carriage.
Jeden svet festival of documentaries starts
The international festival of documentary movies Jeden svet / One world has become a permanent feature of autumn or early winter in Bratislava. This time round, its 17th year starts on Thursday, October 13.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between October 14 and 22, including multimedia festival, a lot of music - for example top jazz , a cat show, an opera premiere, contemporary dance, or exhibitions.
Kováč passes, but his struggle continues
If we think the ways of the 1990s are behind us we are mistaken.
Firms unaware of criminal liability
Not many companies invest into measures to protect themselves from being prosecuted.
Constitutional Court refused complaint by Chechen suspect of terrorism in Russia
Courts need to consider the position of Chechen man in Slovak custody who Russia accuses of terrorism but was granted refugee status by Sweden.
Slovakia parts with its first post-revolution president Kováč
The state funeral of Michal Kováč included top figures in Slovakia, military personnel, and salutes to the the first Slovak president in the modern, post-communist era.
Man suspected of son’s euthanasia formally sentenced but freed
The complex case of a father was accused of euthanasia found its end.
Gábor Grendel new chair of SIS Supervisory Committee
Due to MP Daniel Lipšic (opposition OĽaNO-NOVA) giving up his parliamentary mandate, MP Gábor Grendel of the same caucus was elected the new chair of the Slovak Intelligence Service’s Committee for Supervising Activities.
Entrepreneurs from Belgium advise Slovaks on setting up SMEs
Lack of entrepreneurs in Slovakia is because of a lack of ideas, says chairman of CIDIC.
Peter Krištúfek introduced novel in Brussels
Translation into Dutch is the seventh language for this Slovak novel, with two more translations in the works.
Slovak drama opens to English-speakers
The Slovak National Theatre (SND) has launched a tradition of offering some selected pieces with English subtitles, usually in January and February. This time round, the subtitles are connected with the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Teachers refuse offer of 6-percent rise from September 2017
Teachers received an offer from Education Minister Peter Plavčan (SNS nominee) and Speaker of Parliament Andrej Danko (SNS) for their salaries being increased by six percent since next September.
Train driver dies of injuries from collision with lorry
The driver of the RegioJet train that collided with a lorry in Veľký Meder on September 16 died in hospital on October 10.
Minimum wage will increase to €435 per month
Next year, the minimum wage will increase from €405 to €435 per month. The cabinet at its session on October 12 approved the minimum wage hike.
State funeral of former president Kováč forces city transport changes
Both inhabitants and visitors to Bratislava have to consider limitations of in city transport, as the first president of Slovakia in the modern era, Michal Kováč, will be buried in a ceremonial state funeral on October 13.
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- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
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