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Febiofest is a chance to see festival winners and foreign guests
Febiofest, in its 24th year, shows mostly Slovak films, of which nine, including the Cristal Bear winner from Berlinale, The Little Harbour, will be premiered here. All the 11 films shown in the Slovak Film Country section are to be screened with English subtitles.
Sagan wins first race of 2017
The Slovak cyclist triumphed at the second race of the Belgian classics.
Amazon will deliver packages for free
Orders have to exceed €39 to be eligible.
Jewish organisations and historians slam controversial video
Historians of Matica Slovenská claim the content of the video has been neither discussed nor approved.
Employee of the ministry’s agency accused of corruption
If found guilty, the employee of the Agricultural Paying Agency may spend up to eight years in prison for taking a bribe.
Largest employment agencies in Slovakia 2016
Not only well-known names placed in the list.
Krňačky race celebrates anniversary
Tradition of Krňačky race in Turecká village celebrated 60 years.
Safari under High Tatras
Marek Stolarčík from Kežmarok filmed unique video.
Legendary Luna bar to reopen
The programme in the bar will focus on retro and oldies.
Blog: Exploring 20th century military sites in Bratislava
It seems to be the fate of military sites and objects in Bratislava that none of them were ever used for the purposes they were built for - cavernas from WWI, bunkers from WWII, nuclear shelters or the anti-aircraft missile base from the Cold War could never test their prowess.
In praise of concrete
It was once notorious for its drab tower blocks and urban crime, but Petržalka now epitomises modern Slovakia.
Queues rigged at foreigners’ police, say clients
Not our problem, say police, who blame ‘cultural specifics’ and ‘habits’ of foreigners.
Quote of the week
“I have not studied it, but I think if you did not pay invoices (in the past) society expelled you.”
Žiga: Nemak and Franke projects most critical for Gov’t
Government greenlights investment stimuli for four projects.
Hochtief chief: Slovakia lacks concepts for highway construction
One limiting factor is the lack of money for a more rapid construction of roads.
Kiska vetoes single-round regional elections
President Andrej Kiska returns two amendments about regional elections for re-negotiations, informed the SME daily.
Slovakia hopes to host the seat of the European Medicines Agency
This issue will be part of settling the relationship between the EU and Great Britain.
Prosecutor to check state heritage institution over video
Video speculates about what would have happened if Slovaks had stood up against Adolf Hitler.
Foreigners: Events around Slovakia
Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between February 27 and March 5, including folklore, traditional Carnival events, visual theatre, exhibition/art performance, a Nordic cultural festival, a lot of music, and more.
In shallow waters, experts are expendable
Mihál says that it is Sulík, the man whom his political opponents mocked for having a calculator for a brain, who “is pulling the party out of liberal waters and towards somewhere completely different”.
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