Support for renewable energy in question.

Support of green electricity may change

The current scheme overly impacts final prices of electricity.

5. dec 2016
The nuclear power station in Mochovce

Hungary blocks Mochovce

Without the high-voltage transmission lines, there will be no solvent purchaser of the electricity produced in the third and fourth blocks.

5. dec 2016

Eustream asks EC for support

The call has also been supported by Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.

5. dec 2016
Bojnice castle

Restorers renovate wall paintings in Bojnice

Wall paintings are being renovated in Stredný hrad of the Bojnice castle.

and 1 more 4. dec 2016
Geyser in Herľany

Geyser in Herľany will spurt higher

Works on the revitalisation of a geyser in Herľany are about to finished. The geyser should spurt to the height of 22 metres instead of eight, as before the reconstruction.

and 1 more 3. dec 2016

Walking across Slovakia: Day 31

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.

3. dec 2016
The Borievka pet cemetery in Dúbravka is preparing to open in spring.

Bratislava gets a pet cemetery

The Slovak capital will now have an official place for burying pets.

2. dec 2016
Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák

Still looking the other way

Were all these controversies worth it for Lajčák, a man who could have made a career in any top diplomatic body in Europe and beyond, and need never have sullied himself with party politics?

2. dec 2016
Underground gas storage facility in Gajary.

New gas storage facility in pipeline near Nitra

Slovakia seeks more gas connections with neighbours.

2. dec 2016
Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák

Quote of the week

“Police investigation is not a Formula One race.”

2. dec 2016

Slovak puppetry included in list of intangible heritage

The tradition of puppet theatre is strong in Slovakia and Czech Republic.

1. dec 2016
The exploded nuclear reactor Chernobyl

Slovak travel agency offers trips to Chernobyl

More Slovaks travel to the place of the nuclear disaster to experience an adrenaline holiday with a dosimeter.

1. dec 2016
The Spinea company in Prešov

Technology leader Spinea continues expansion

Prešov should get 500 new jobs and tens of millions of euros in investment.

1. dec 2016
Former education minister László Szigeti.

District court acquits ex-minister accused of subsidy fraud

Authorities accused László Szigeti of the fraud in the autumn of 2013.

1. dec 2016
Illustration stock photo

Denmark to banish Slovak woman for begging

Begging is a crime in Denmark and the court ruled that a Slovak beggar should be imprisoned for forty days and then banished.

1. dec 2016
Bajus Jozef: Composiiton III - 1995, paper/combined technique. Ján Koniarek Gallery celebrates 40th anniversary, with a concert and a special exhibition.

Foreigners: Events around Slovakia

Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between December 2 and 11, including ice-skating, Christmas music, operas, jazz, Finnish heavy metal, and more.

1. dec 2016

State hikes some taxes and levies

Affected firms consider turning to legal action.

1. dec 2016
Deputy speakers of parliament Andrej Hrnčiar and Béla Bugár (both Most-Híd), PM Robert Fico (Smer), Speaker of Parliament Andrej Danko (SNS), Finance Minister Peter Kažimír (Smer) and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Martin Glváč (Smer), from left, after parliament adopted the state budget.

Parliament adopts 2017 budget

Analysts identified several external risks that may affect financial goals, and commented that expenditures in health care will once again be insufficient.

1. dec 2016
Róbert Okoličány in court, illustrative stock photo

Gang leader from eastern Slovakia detained

With two ineffective life sentences, a gang leader was held due to the high possibility of him fleeing.

1. dec 2016
Memebrs of the Atlas anti-terrorist unit train in Lešť, Slovakia - illustrative stock photo

Not all anti-terrorist measures carried out in 2016, due to finances

Slovakia drafted a set of anti-terrorist measures for the years 2016 and 2017, in the aftermath of last year’s terrorist attacks around Europe. However, some of the anti-terrorist measures have not been carried out on schedule so far, due to a lack of financial resources.

1. dec 2016
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