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Klezmer again connects Vienna and Bratislava
It is well known that music connects, but this is especially true for the festival of klezmer, which takes place in two intertwined capitals, and which offers the combination of Slovak, Balkan and US musicians.
Top 3 stories from Last Week in Slovakia
Fico says Slovakia is a pro-European island - Unemployment is down to 6.42 percent - Former minister arrested for ordering murder
Meet characters from Slovak legends
A new exhibition introduces well-known Slovak characters and their environments.
Go West…to Parndorf!
Does it make you feel better when your boss wears an original expensive and elegant designer label suit and you also wear a suit from the same label, bought in an outlet for half that price?
Fascinated by Glass’ hypnotic music
Pianist Fero Király, either alone or as a member of Cluster Ensemble, brings Glass minimal music to Slovakia
Canoeists clean Hornád Canyon
They pull fridge and washing machine out of water.
Mečiar may be prosecuted for his controversial amnesties
General Prosecutor’s Office: Mečiar’s amnesties may not be time limited.
Bratislava attracts visitors to its parks and greenery
Inflow of tourists into Bratislava grows; a new record of 1.5 million tourists is in sight
Migrants should find necessary information on new website
The new portal should be launched next summer and run in eight countries.
Former TV Markíza co-owner accused of attempted murder remains in custody
He was taken into custody in order to prevent him from potentially influencing witnesses
Slovak food producers McCarter and Minit establish themselves beyond Slovakia's borders
Beverage producer McCarter has repeatedly won the Anuga Taste Innovation award at the World Food Show in Germany
Slovak mobile app Hopin wants to become like Uber
It wants to enable all drivers, including ordinary drivers without a taxi licence, to take fare-paying passengers
Social package becoming more concrete
The slogan for the €250 million package is better remuneration for performed work
Who to blame for bryndzové halušky as the national meal
The ancestors of the Slovaks' wiped their mouths with the tablecloth, pigeons flying out of the pâtés served on tables. It was a famous Czech writer who romanticised “the meal of the poor”.
Firms continue to increase wages
Wages in 2017 increased by 3.9 percent; next year they should hike by 3.4 percent
Kotleba will face fewer rivals in regional governor race
Three candidates announced their resignation in the campaign for regional elections in a live televised debate on October 24.
The economy should rise at nearly 4 percent
The central bank’s survey of analysts showed expectations of GDP at 3.3 percent for 2017.
Where can you find the hardest via ferrata in Slovakia?
The new tourist route will offer three alternatives with various difficulties.
Slovaks still drink a lot of alcohol
But consumption is lower than in the past.
Never-ending story of Bratislava main station goes on
Future function of the former Filiálka train station remains open
- Pastoral letter divides Slovaks
- News digest: Slovakia is being hurt by its failure to integrate foreign workers, says auditor
- Hollywood turns Slovak highlands into high-speed playground Video
- News digest: ‘Charlatans and quacks’: Pandemic investigator accuses scientists, pushes for jab ban Video
- Authoritarian echoes from Delhi to Bratislava
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- A café in an ice cellar, sand dunes and a flower shop at the border
- Bratislava opens new support centre for foreigners
- News digest: ‘Charlatans and quacks’: Pandemic investigator accuses scientists, pushes for jab ban Video
- Bratislava opens new support centre for foreigners
- Pastoral letter divides Slovaks
- You say nazdar, I say dovi
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- A café in an ice cellar, sand dunes and a flower shop at the border
- Hollywood turns Slovak highlands into high-speed playground Video
- Neuroimmunologist Norbert Žilka: Slovakia in Alzheimer's research premier league
- Bratislava opens new support centre for foreigners
- Hollywood turns Slovak highlands into high-speed playground Video
- You say nazdar, I say dovi
- A café in an ice cellar, sand dunes and a flower shop at the border
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- Independent cultural space on Bratislava embankment to end soon
- Chicken Jockey! Chicken Jockey! Chicken Jockey! Video
- Záhorie uncovered: Slovakia’s quiet corner full of surprises Photo
- Last Week: And then they came for the NGOs
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Slovakia brings back border checks with Hungary and Austria starting April 8
- Bratislava opens new support centre for foreigners
- Hollywood turns Slovak highlands into high-speed playground Video
- Štítnik resumes hand-crafting Christmas ornaments after 25 years
- You say nazdar, I say dovi
- A café in an ice cellar, sand dunes and a flower shop at the border
- News digest: Slovakia is being hurt by its failure to integrate foreign workers, says auditor
- Forget the spa – Bojnice’s trails are the real therapy Photo
- Košice steelworks sinks deeper into the red
- A 'pink moon' will grace Slovak skies this Sunday
- Authoritarian echoes from Delhi to Bratislava
- Weekend: A sports event to get your running fix Photo
- Record-breaking Bratislava Marathon supports visually impaired athletes
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