Environment Minister László Solymos

World Bank to help with low-carbon strategy

The bank’s experts will also focus on creating and developing technical capacities for analyses in the area of climate change and power engineering.

29. nov 2016
Illustrative stock photo

Missiles used by Islamists were to be disarmed in Nováky

Ammunition found in the Middle East was supposed to be destroyed by the Slovak state-run company.

29. nov 2016
Ján Kán

The police detains Černák’s right hand

The charges pertain to the 1997 murder of a Polish businessman.

29. nov 2016
The violence ensued near a pizza restaurant in Košice.
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Paška brothers cleared of charges

The judge found serious flaws in the case.

29. nov 2016
An Osprey plane

US planes train in Slovakia

The exercise of CV-22 OSPREY planes will focus on brown out and shooting.

29. nov 2016
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico

A vulgar Slovak rules

PM Fico’s “prostitutes” was intended to demoralize progressive part of country

29. nov 2016
Sakrakopec - the place of the accident

Anniversary of air disaster in the territory of Slovakia

The plane of Bulgarian company TABSO crashed on Sakrakopec near Bratislava 50 years ago, killing 82 people on 24 November 1966.

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Winners of the 21st year of Oskár Čepan award, Julia Gryboś and Barbora Zentková.

Oskár Čepan award went to international artistic duo

The award for young visual artist went to two female artists in 2016, a Pole, and a Slovak.

29. nov 2016

Walking across Slovakia: Day 30

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.

29. nov 2016
Anton Siekel

SOV delegates choose their new chair

Former chairman František Chmelár has held the post for four full terms since 1999

28. nov 2016
Ján Slota

Ex-SNS chair, Slota, accused of bribery

Ján Slota offered money to other party involved in an accident to not to call police, according to witnesses.

28. nov 2016
Ján Klučka

President Kiska replaces Klučka with Žilinčík in the Judicial Council

Klučka dissatisfied with the way candidates are elected as international courts judges.

28. nov 2016
The New Synagogue in Žilina was restored also from Norwegian Funds.

Slovakia signs memos, drawing €113 million from Norwegian funds

Norway funds have been used, for example, for restoring Devín Castle, the State Theatre in Košice and the synagogue by Peter Behrens in Žilina.

28. nov 2016
Norwegian company Eltek Energy SA opened its new production premises in Liptovský Hrádok in 2006.

Eltek is moving production from Liptovský Hrádok westwards

Liptovský Hrádok has already witnessed several similar departures and hopes that a new investor will arrive.

28. nov 2016
Roma communities, illustrative stock photo

Delay in funding causing problems

A project that makes healthcare more accessible for people living in excluded communities is uncertain for 2017.

28. nov 2016
Welcome in Good Market

Communities that lead by example

From local markets to integrating foreigners, local communities can take the initiative to improve society in a variety of ways.

28. nov 2016
Amphitheatre in Banská Bystrica

Glossary: Communities that lead by example

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.

28. nov 2016
Amphitheatre in Banská Bystrica

Topic: People and Society (Exercise)

In exercise for this topic we focus on skill: Proactivity

28. nov 2016
New law should motivate people to report corruption.

Blog: I Am Because We Are

Today, Slovaks have a lot more power than they had at any other point in history. Perhaps the time has come to look at corruption differently and stop seeing it as something we are passive victims of?

28. nov 2016
Police Corps President Tibor Gašpar

Police investigate series of radioactive letters as terrorism

Five letters contained higher than usual amounts of radioactive activity.

28. nov 2016
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