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RegioJet scraps its IC trains
The state will become the only IC train operator on the Bratislava-Košice route, despite predicted losses.
Quote of the week
“The corruption in top posts cannot be prosecuted as there is none.”
MP Mizík scolds president for awarding Jews
Prosecutor's office and police to investigate MP Stanislav Mizík of the far right parliament party ĽSNS.
RTVS commission sees no bias in news
News editor-in-chief of public service RTVS Lukáš Diko returns after after two months of vacation due to questioned neutrality.
Slovakia is the best country for book lovers
Slovakia has the biggest number of libraries per citizen, research shows.
Slovaks invest massively in new cars
2016 is a record year for sale of passenger cars.
Supermarket promoting local food expands
Yeme plans to add two more stores to the existing one in Bratislava.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between January 13 and January 22, including a planetarium visit, an Indian evening, a lot of classical, rock and folk music, exhibitions and more.
Bird flu outbreak reaches Slovakia
So far, three cases of the avian flu have been registered.
No corruption, no problem
The interior minister says there is no corruption in the highest places in Slovakia. How could citizens not feel offended by his words?
British Queen awards Slovak honorary consul in New Zealand
The Honorary Consul of Slovakia to New Zealand got the New Zealand Order of Merit from Elizabeth II.
Heavy snowfall complicates road traffic
Snow and cold temperatures complicate traffic, from impassable mountain passes to city accidents to a broken water pipe that gushes instantly frozen water onto a road.
The strike of PPS Group ends
While the last meeting on Thursday shall bring an ultimate conclusion, it seems that a compromise on salaries will bring an end to the PPS Group Detva’s strike.
Plavčan: The ministry will pay for scientific databases
After Slovak scientists lost access to about one third of global scientific articles, the minister of education promises rectification.
Industrial production grew in November, construction output continued falling
The Slovak industrial production grew further in November, despite missing growth in the automotive industry; while the construction sector grew as well, it keeps falling year-on-year, according to an analyst.
Snow Nativity in High Tatras
Near Rainer’s Cottage in the High Tatras stands a Nativity scene made from snow.
Final verdict announced in land fund scandal
The case that cost the then-agriculture minister his post and helped topple the coalition cabinet of Smer, HZDS and SNS, saw the final verdict – but the defendant will not go to prison.
More cases of bird flu in Slovakia confirmed
After three cases of bird flu have been reported in Slovakia recently, two more are confirmed.
Cabinet okays merging dates of regional and municipal elections
The proposal filed by two members of the ruling coalition will change the Constitution and the course of elections in Slovakia.
Navigation on Danube suspended due to ice floes
Navigation halted on the evening of January 11 from Bratislava to the Hungarian border.
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