Badida: Šefčovič’s package does not tackle high electricity prices

Šefčovič’s package is one of the most voluminous sets of legal measures in the area of power engineering the European Commission has ever drafted.

8. dec 2016

Interest in electric cars is increasing thanks to support scheme

ZAP initiative has already supported the purchase of 32 electric cars.

8. dec 2016
The skating ring at Hviedoslavovo square.

Bratislava city centre offers two free skating rinks

One skating rink is at the Primate's Palace and the second is at Hviezdoslavovo square.

8. dec 2016
PM Robert Fico

Fico: Renzi to blame for any destabilisation

It was evident that Renzi would get a licking, and he received a sound one, according to Slovak PM.

8. dec 2016
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Most Slovak youths support extremists

The passivity of the younger generation against hateful actions corresponds to the total passive approach to civic engagement in the online environment, analysts say.

8. dec 2016
Current parking in Karlova Ves District in Bratislava.

Bratislava to finally unify parking policy

Vehicle owners without permanent residence in Bratislava will pay from € 0.20 to €3 per hour in designated zones and from €100 to €1000 for an abonent card.

8. dec 2016
FRanz Lehár - Land of Smiles, in State Opera Banská Bystrica

Foreigners: Events around Slovakia

Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between December 2 and 11, including Christmas-themed concerts, contemporary dance, an operetta premiere, exhibitions and more.

8. dec 2016
German carmaker Volkswagen Slovakia.

Volkswagen moves more production to Slovakia and 2,000 jobs

The Volkswagen carmaker is going to axe 23,000 jobs in Germany, while it will give work to a further 2,000 people in Slovakia.

8. dec 2016
Marian Kotleba and his MPs

Far-right ĽSNS wants to restore Slovak sovereignty

The party claims Slovakia is still not a sovereign country, and has submitted a proposal to constitutionally restore sovereignty of the Slovak Republic that was allegedly lost in the wake of the country’s joining the EU in 2004.

8. dec 2016
Bus accident, illustrative stock photo.

Bus driver got six years for accident with four fatalities

The verdict was given in the case of a bus accident from June 2014 which cost the lives of four secondary school students.

8. dec 2016
Ondrej Dostál

Parliament does not yet have public administration audit

SaS MP Dostál is bringing awareness to the fact that an audit ordered five years ago by then in opposition Smer has not yet been given to parliament.

8. dec 2016
Cardio surgery, illutsrative stock photo.

Singaporean student died in Slovakia, donated organs to seriously ill

The decision of a Singaporean youth who donated his organs for transplant in Slovakia may have saved the lives of four Slovak patients.

8. dec 2016
The project by the Compass studio for the former Bratislava Thread Factory (Cvernovka).

Competition winner gives Cvernovka new look

Slovak studio Compass will design new residential project on premises of iconic former factory.

8. dec 2016

Even an employee is capable of "ravaging" firm

Employers and their CEOs may face a number of risks associated with illegal conduct of an employee.

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8. dec 2016

We do not need gala events to make a good name for Slovakia

We need to work to be exemplar and excellent, we must become an exemplary country, clearly anchored in values, with clear rules, a community faithful to justice and lawfulness, a paranoia-free society.

8. dec 2016
Inside the Christmas Tram 2016

Two Christmas trams to bring festive mood to Bratislava

There are many ways in which cities and towns help create a festive mood: in the Slovak capital, two trams are to be decorated to mark the Holiday season.

8. dec 2016
Jak-40 is retiring - to become exhibit in Košice museum.

Cabinet plane Jak-40 makes last take off from Bratislava airport, to land at a museum

The vintage plane made in 1974 which used to fly communist politicians and post-revolution officials for 42 years, is going to retire.

7. dec 2016
Kia plant near Žilina.

Anniversary: Kia Slovakia have produced 2.5 million cars in ten years

Since the official launch of its production on December 7, 2006, Kia Motors Slovakia has manufactured more than 2.5 million cars and 3.8 million engines.

7. dec 2016
Kotleba-ĽSNS MP Milan Mazurek

Two ĽSNS MPs and OĽaNO’s Matovič to apologise for their statements

Speaker of Parliament Andrej Danko brings rules and order to the House sessions, and as part of this responsibility he has initiated proceedings against MPs Igor Matovič (opposition OĽaNO/NOVA), Milan Mazurek and Stanislav Mizík (both far-right Kotleba-ĽSNS).

7. dec 2016
Jozef K. arrives with his wife to court.

Man whose daughter died in heated car dies too

The businessman who last year forgot about his infant daughter in a closed, hot car where she died, did not live long after the verdict was pronounced.

7. dec 2016
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