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Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava
Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between March 9 and March 18, plus regular services in different languages, training, temporary exhibitions and highlights of the year.
UPDATED: PM: I will not allow anyone to badmouth Slovakia
Prime Minister Robert Fico repeated his assault on Kiska after his lunch with ambassadors of EU countries and the US.
Who is George Soros and why is Fico’s mention of him a problem?
Fico uses the language of Orbán and Trump.
Kaliňák misled: police received info on Vadala 5 years ago
Contrary to the information interior minister gave, the Italian Antimafia Commission informed the Slovak police as early as 2013. Other Smer ministers and officials tried to draw attention from him.
A murderer, an MP, a model: Who is who in the case Kuciak was investigating
Mária Trošková had lived for several years with Antonino Vadala who the Italian police believe to have had contacts with the Italian Mafia.
Facebook ends with testing the criticised feature
The Explore Feed feature tested in Slovakia and five other countries was evaluated as a failure and rejected by Facebook users.
German investor is opening new plant in Veľký Krtíš
SAM Automotive will produce door components and roof racks as well as gradually create 800 jobs
Soros: I am not behind Kiska’ speech, nor behind protests
US financier's reaction to claims of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Reconstruction of Bratislava Castle enters final phase
The castle and its surroundings are getting the Baroque look they had during the rule of Empress Maria Theresa.
Pravda daily changes hands
Its new owner is Czech senator Ivo Valenta; he also controls internet daily Parlamentní Listy which is on the list of conspiracy websites
Foreign journalists will help Kuciak's colleagues continue his work
The Sme daily interviewed Jan Bayer from Axel Springer, the publisher of the Aktuality.sk news website that the murdered journalist worked for.
Police Corps president: Prominent NAKA officer arrived at crime scene for police reasons
Gašpar files charges against opposition deputies.
Robert Fico enters the ranks of the conspiracy theorists
This a good moment to ask those people in his government who still enjoy some modicum of international credit, like Lucia Žitňanská or Miroslav Lajčák, if they are still ready to be part of Fico’s show.
Fico steers conversation to Soros, saying he will deal with politics later
Kiska responds by calling on PM Fico not to ignore the disintegration of his cabinet.
UPDATED: Another public demonstration slated for Friday
Marches connected to the recent murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, will continue.
The SNS is not clear of links with Vadala
The Aktuality.sk news website reports that Ján Hoľko of SNS, a top official at the Defence Ministry, has collaborated with Antonino Vadala.
Embraco keeps production in Italy for now
The multi-national company Whirlpool will not move the production of compressors to Slovakia for now as originally announced.
Afghani helicopter pilots will train in Košice
The Slovak Training Academy (STA) will train future helicopter pilots from across the globe. They have a US Black Hawk simulator too.
Nearly 4,800 Slovak firms are seated in tax havens
An analysis by the Bisnode company has shown that almost 14 percent of the capital stock of Slovak companies has ended up in tax havens.
Career counselling lags in schools
Practical advice on future profession is necessary, particularly for dual education, employers admit.
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