Incheba Bratislava

ITF Slovakiatour a Danubius Gastro fairs begin in Incheba, Bratislava

The two biggest fairs focused on tourism and gastronomy have begun in the Incheba fair-ground in the Slovak capital.

26. jan 2017
The Martinské hole case was decided by the Constitutional Court on January 26.

The Supreme Court has to re-decide on the appeal case of Martinské hole

The Constitutional Court sent the case of the city of Martin back to the Supreme Court.

26. jan 2017

U.S. Steel seems to be departing

What many have already anticipated for several months is becoming reality, the Slovak media writes.

26. jan 2017
Constitutional Court chair Ivetta Macejková (C-with former president Ivan Gašparovič-R and the incumbent, Andrej Kiska).

Kiska’s objections were refused

Slovak president Andrej Kiska expressed objections against a panel of judges of the Constitutional Court who were supposed to decide on the complaint of their colleagues whom he refused to appoint.

26. jan 2017
Car production is important puller of Slovak economy, illustrative stock photo

KPMG: Slovakia is 44th in performance

Slovakia declined four places against last year in the Variables for Sustainable Growth Index 2016.

26. jan 2017
Theresa May

Slovakia needs to prepare for Brexit homecomers

With approximately 75,000 Slovaks living and working in the UK the question arises: will the "hard Brexit" send some of them home?

26. jan 2017
Education rather than repression should be the focus of work with Roma people.

One step forward, two steps back

Roma patrols were one of the few examples that brought actual results for the minority and the majority. But at some point the project was allowed to drown during the change in governments.

26. jan 2017
The Supreme Court in Bratislava

Supreme Court asks EU court about protection to asylum-seeker

The Slovak Supreme Court suspends one specific asylum procedure to ask the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) two prejudicial questions.

26. jan 2017
The violence ensued near a pizza restaurant in Košice.

Regional Court confirmed the rights of Paška brothers were violated

As the right to a defence of the Paška brothers – relatives of the former speaker of parliament for Smer – was allegedly violated, the criminal case goes back to district prosecutor.

25. jan 2017
Despite som community projects, the lfie of Roma seems to be harder now, illustrative stock photo.

Documentary by young Roma records testimonies of their Elders

Children from Slovakia and the Czech city of Brno make a documentary mapping the Roma Holocaust and communist times in their community.

25. jan 2017
FAM Miroslav Lajčák

Lajčák opens Montenegrin honorary consulate in Bratislava

A new diplomatic representation has been opened in the Slovak capital.

25. jan 2017
Letisko Piešťany board chairman - and former town mayor - Remo Cicutto, in an archive photo.

Money for Piešťany airport runs out in February

The plague of the small airport in western Slovakia continues, it needs a private investor or an intervention by its current shareholders.

25. jan 2017
Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Slovak Republic Zvi Aviner Vapni

Seven more Slovaks recognised as Righteous Among the Nations

Also President Andrej Kiska attended the event.

25. jan 2017
Katarína Pastorková

Raising a child

The Kraus family joined the partisan troops and left a child in the care of a local woman.

25. jan 2017
Ondrej Hažer and Helena Hažerová

Every person must be protected

Ondrej Hažer saved two Jewish families separately during the second World War.

25. jan 2017
The railway carriage used to transport Jews to other camps

No prosecutor, no judge

A German soldier found Eugen Kučera during the war but did not report him.

25. jan 2017
František Svrbický and Gizela Svrbická

Living in a freezing hole

The Herman family survived the winter of 1944-45 in a freezing hole under a haystack.

25. jan 2017
Andrej Danko

Captain Danko causes uproar

SNS changes its social network communication policy after users bury their profile in a pile of jokes and hate speech.

25. jan 2017
Illustrative stock photo

Plan to fight Roma criminality questioned

The Interior Ministry defends its plan to increase the number of police officers in problematic localities, but mayors would welcome other measures.

25. jan 2017
Illustrative stock photo

Slovakia will host more than 40 international trainings

Slovak soldiers will also attend about 40 exercises abroad in the first half of the year.

25. jan 2017
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