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Health sector will lack funds

Minister is critical of next year’s budget, medical workers say it comes too late.

13. dec 2016
Slovak President Andrej Kiska (l) and his German counterpart Joachim Gauck (r)

Kiska: Populism decreases trust in the EU

Europe also lacks mutual understanding and a broader discussion on what is bothering the countries.

13. dec 2016
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Japanese will take over Topvar brewery

The company produces beer brands Topvar, Šariš, Smädný Mních and Birell.

13. dec 2016
Radoslav Procházka

Procházka will reportedly not judge in Luxembourg

But the court has not officially confirmed the information yet.

13. dec 2016
AquaCity in Poprad

Poprad among Guardian’s top winter city breaks

The list also contains cities like Baden-Baden, Poznan or Åre-Östersund.

13. dec 2016
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Union settles dispute with hospitals

Despite the concessions, the health insurer warns against a critical situation in the sector.

13. dec 2016
Former chief of the national heritage organisation Matica slovenská Jozef Markuš.

Matica Slovenská ex-head guilty of wrongful property management

A criminal complaint against a contract for the acknowledgement of the debt of Matičný fond, a subsidiary of Matica Slovenská, signed in 2007.

12. dec 2016
(L-R) Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš negotiated with his Cypriot counterpart Christoforos Fokaidis on the operation of Slovak troops in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) mission and deepening bilateral cooperation.

Defence Minister offers training premises for Cypriot troops

In September 2016, Slovakia increased its number of active members in the peacekeeping mission on Cyprus from 159 to 169.

12. dec 2016
President Andrej Kiska taking over light from Bethlehem from Slovak scouts.

The light of peace from Bethlehem is in Slovakia

President Kiska wishes love to enter households along with the Bethlehem Light.

12. dec 2016
President Andrej Kiska

Kiska: Declaration on Mečiar’s amnesties failed to bring justice

The president finds the declaration initiated by PM Robert Fico to be insufficient, proposing that it be scrapped.

12. dec 2016

If Americans were selling USSK, the state might acquire its part

PM Fico does not have any official information about sale of USSK.

12. dec 2016
Veronika Velez-Zuzulová ended second in the Sestriere slalom  World Cup.

Velez-Zuzulová loses only to Shiffrin

Slovak slalom skiers have been successful recently; Veronika Velez-Zuzulová is the best slalom skier in the world second only to US Mikaela Shiffrin.

12. dec 2016
The first IC train Bratislava-Košice leaves festively on renewed service on December 11.

First of resumed IC trains travel from Bratislava to Košice

Less than a year after being scrapped, the InterCity (IC) train service has been resumed on the route between Bratislava and Košice.

12. dec 2016
Faculty of Natural Sciences of UPJŠ Košice caught fire on December 9.

Major fire seizes P.J. Šafárik University in Košice

The university building for natural sciences suffered extensive damage that will necessitate a move.

12. dec 2016
Closing session of the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in the exhibition hall in Hamburg, Germany, Friday December 9.

Slovakia to preside over OSCE in 2019

After Slovakia presides over the Council of European Union in the second half of 2016, it will also preside over the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2019.

12. dec 2016
Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák (C) held a speech at the Smer party congress on December 10. Behind him (L) is Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Fico declares end of political correctness, remains chair of Smer

Kaliňák remains in his post amid dropping preferences of the party, even though his alleged involvement in the Bašternák case is one of the causes for the fall.

12. dec 2016

Walking across Slovakia: Day 33

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.

12. dec 2016
Lucia Žitňanská

Trust in institutions is key

Courts should be specialised so that they can work faster, says the justice minister about her plans for 2016-2020 term.

12. dec 2016
Milan Roskopf juggling
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Slovak power jugglers created two world records

Two successful Slovak power jugglers created two world records during the event Impossibility Challenger in Berlin.

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The altar and sculptures of ice cathedral

Tatra’s ice cathedral

The hands of fifteen sculptors and their helpers built an ice cathedral from 720 ice blocks in three weeks.

10. dec 2016
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