Trenčín Castle

Trenčín Castle expects fewer tourists

Planned reconstruction as part of the biggest investment into cultural monuments in the region in past decades.

25. jan 2018

Dead anaconda found near Bratislava

The police have launched a criminal investigation due to public endangerment.

25. jan 2018

The court issues sentences for Devín Banka’s embezzlement

Apart from prison sentences, the persons charged in the case will have to pay financial compensation.

25. jan 2018
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Labour mobility of jobseekers in Slovakia is decreasing

People prefer going abroad to moving within Slovakia

25. jan 2018
Construction of the D1 highway near Lietavská Lúčka

No new highways this year

The cross-country D1 highway from Bratislava to Košice may be completed in 2026 at the earliest

25. jan 2018
Master Pavol of Levoča exhibition in SNM, sculptural group of St George from Levoča.

Master Pavol of Levoča comes to Bratislava

A medieval master whose works belong on a UNESCO list is being celebrated in the capital with an exhibition presenting the variety of his art as well as the context in which Master Pavol created his craft.

25. jan 2018
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Do the self-employed have a right to paid holiday? The EU court decides

There is a huge difference between a self-employed person who enters this status of his own free will and a self-employed person who has been forced to do so.

24. jan 2018
Dongil Považská Bystrica

Cabinet approves investment aid of over €10 million

The Slovak government approved investment aid should create 1,147 jobs.

24. jan 2018
Ľuboš Kosík speaks out from Mali prison.

Ex-SIS agent Kosík speaks out from Mali jail

Former intelligence service member sends video accusing SIS of involvement in the abduction of Michal Kováč Jr.

24. jan 2018
Tax returns, illustrative stock photo

Most bankruptcy-prone firms are in the Bratislava and Nitra regions

Analysis by a consulting company finds that the most stable companies are in the Trenčín and Prešov regions. The number of Slovak firms seated in tax havens increased by 0.5 percent y-o-y.

24. jan 2018
Three-time cycling World champion Peter Sagan presents Pope Francis with a World Champion rainbow jersey, during the pontiff's general audience, in St Peter's Square, at the Vatican.
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Pope did not christen Sagan’s son

But the Slovak cycling champion gave him a special bike and a rainbow jersey.

24. jan 2018
Ladislav Kuc

Slovakia's first eco-terrorist may have his sentence extended

The regional court in Košice issued the fourth verdict in the case which dates back to 2011.

24. jan 2018
RTVS building in Mlynská Dolina

Putting the ‘public’ into public-service broadcasting

RTVS should not be withdrawing support for investigative journalism.

24. jan 2018
Qayza Gelin

Slovakia doesn’t invest much in foreigners

A young Swede, angered by long queues at the Foreigners’ Police, designed a draft booking system to solve the problem.

24. jan 2018
The Domica Cave
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Interactive Hungarian-Slovak map will show localities for bird-watching

From Cégerská Skala, the entire Slaná River canyon panorama in Slovak Karst will be visible.

24. jan 2018
Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák

Minister Lajčák: I will not run for Slovak president

He claims he has never really considered the option.

24. jan 2018
Locals protested against the uranium mining.

The state cancelled the memorandum for uranium mining

The planned uranium mining project near Košice has ultimately lost state support.

24. jan 2018
Many businesses complain about red tape, illustrative stock photo.

Businesses see outlook of Slovakia’s economy as positive

The challenge for the country’s economy will mainly be support for science, research and education.

24. jan 2018
Slovak heating companies ty to reduce the nitrogen dioxide emissions, illustrative stock photo.

Slovakia faces sanctions for polluted air

If member states do not demonstrate sufficient effort in solving the issue of air pollution, the European Commission will sue them in the Court of Justice of the European Union.

24. jan 2018
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Slovakia prepares for African swine fever

African swine fever is spreading over EU countries at a time when Slovakia is battling the overpopulation of wild boars.

24. jan 2018
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