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Peace, joy and good cheer pack a punch in the streets of Bratislava and its regions. Wassail!
As well as the city centre, individual boroughs are hosting Christmas markets this year; the nearby Schloss Hof is offering a Christmas programme too.
Bratislava, it turns out, is not London
Locating an EU agency in the east would have been a positive signal to the eastern member states.
Slovakia promotes the benefits of its membership in NATO and the EU
The first series of videos are available on the internet as of Thursday.
Kažimír: I see the eurozone as the driving force of European integration
Slovak finance minister submits his official application for head of the Eurogroup
UniCredit Bank: Egg crisis hits Europe, prices to continue surging
Slovakia is theoretically self-sufficient in egg production
Construction of complicated stretch of cross-country highway can go ahead
The Hubová – Ivachnová stretch bypassing Ružomberok may be complete by 2022, five years later than originally planned
Coalition MPs will support salary freeze
At the same time, the ruling parties are ready prepare new law concerning future hikes.
Famous painter Bazovský was also a photographer
The iconic Slovak painter Miloš Alexander Bazovský, whose many works revive the rural idylls or stylised portraits of Slovaks and Slovakia, also made numerous photographs on his travels around the country. What was once an appendix to his work has now become the core of current exhibition.
State extends support for the purchase of electric and plug-in hybrid cars
Tesla does not qualify for the contribution
Fujara teacher in the US: Americans are enchanted by the instrument
Unique Slovak musical instrument draws attention abroad, also thanks to Czechoslovak expatriate Bob Rychlik.
Our asset: the coach
Slovakia hosts women’s world floorball championships, for the first time.
How is traditional Christmas pasta made?
“Hrtánky” were typical for families manufacturing mill sacks.
Snow has paralysed transport
It caused various problems across Slovakia.
PM threatens the government’s fall
Robert Fico wants to connect the vote on freezing salaries with a no-confidence vote in the government, but some MPs do not think the cabinet will fall.
Only 20 percent of Slovaks exclusively buy Christmas presents in traditional shops
Popularity of foreign online shops increasing
FAQ: Health care treatment in Slovakia
The Slovak Spectator brings you the set of the most frequently asked questions with regard to health care treatment.
Slovakia’s loss in fight for medicines agency headquarters not so tragic
Observers say diplomatic performance has had a great impact on the results.
They tamed the weather: Slovak meteorological software used by the whole world
The British air force, Australian government as well as US air force all use Slovak meteorological software. Bratislava-based design developers claim, nevertheless, that meteorology is in crisis.
Slovak life expectancy remains shorter than the EU average
A recent report of the EU statistics office shows that although the life expectancy in Slovakia has been increasing, it still lags behind the EU average.
Bratislava faced traffic jams, the rest of Slovakia snowfall and accidents
The snow started falling resulting in traffic jams for Bratislava while roads around Slovakia, including highways, saw many accidents. Meteorologists issue a second-degree warning for Thursday.
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- Slovakia plans to restrict access to new medicines amid funding shortfall
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- Digital Jarvis is real now. He is coming for your to-do list
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- The disinformation scene has become a tool of media capture
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- News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
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- Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed
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