Schaubmar mill in Pezinok

Do you want a tree named after you?

The Slovak National Gallery is revitalising an old orchard and is raising needed funds via a crowdfunding project.

15. mar 2018

Companies seek pensioners to fill vacancies

Lack of qualified labour has increased the demand for pensioners.

15. mar 2018
Ryanair plane, illustrative stock photo

Ryanair will fly to Turkey from Bratislava

The Irish low-cost airline will operate the highest number of regular flights from Bratislava since 2005.

15. mar 2018
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Slovaks are less happy than Czechs

The happiest people live in Scandinavia.

15. mar 2018
Antonino Vadala

Italian businessman Vadala taken into pre-trial detention

The decision is still not valid, as he can appeal it.

15. mar 2018
President Andrej Kiska met with EP delegation on March 8.

MEPs call for investigation into the disappearance of journalists

Journalist Miroslav Pejko disappeared in March 2015. At the time, he was working for Hospodárske Noviny.

15. mar 2018

US steel and aluminium tariffs may have little impact on Slovakia, for now

Increase of US tariffs on cars may be painful for Slovakia.

15. mar 2018
Antonino Vadala
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15. mar 2018
Peter Pellegrini (l), authorised to form a new government, and President Andrej Kiska (r)

Peter Pellegrini to become new prime minister. Who is he?

After two weeks of political crisis, Slovakia will have a new prime minister. Pellegrini came of age in Smer.

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Peter Pellegrini (l) and President Andrej Kiska (r)
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Pellegrini is the new PM

Robert Fico and his cabinet submitted their resignation. Kiska authorised Pellegrini to form a new cabinet.

15. mar 2018
Thousands of people attended the protest rally in Bratislava on March 9.

Organisers of protests call for early elections

Almost 40 towns in Slovakia and other cities abroad will host protest rallies on Friday, March 16.

15. mar 2018
Former speaker of parliament Pavol Paška

A journalist banned from writing because of his story

The ruling is not valid yet. It might become one of the few cases where journalists are punished for their work.

15. mar 2018
Nebojsa tower (l), Slanec Castle

People still trying to save the ruins of Slanec Castle

Most recently, a stairway was repaired in the castle situated close to Košice.

15. mar 2018
An apple orchard in eastern Slovakia

Slovakia’s self sufficiency in fruit production is low

The country has huge, but so far unused, potential for fruit production

15. mar 2018

Blog: The emotions behind Slovakia's public outcry

Demonstrating peacefully, ringing their keys, Slovaks today are fighting for their past, their present, and their future.

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Most-Híd chair Béla Bugár comes to the Government Office, March 13.

Fico resigns. So why does the crisis continue?

These 10 answers will help you understand why the coalition’s decision to rebuild the government from scratch does not satisfy the critics and protesting masses.

15. mar 2018
The EP delegation visited the house of murdered journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová in Veľká Mača.

Fico: There is no mafia in eastern Slovakia

The EP delegation voiced concerns over the trust of institutions, mafia ties with Slovakia’s representatives, and unfriendliness towards journalists.

14. mar 2018
The disputed hospital in Nitra

Slovak patients unhappy with “hotel services” in hospitals

In a chart compiled by the Dôvera private insurer, thousands of patients ranked the best and worst health facilities in Slovakia.

14. mar 2018
Coalition leaders (l-r): Andrej Danko, Robert Fico and Béla Bugár

Poll: Most Slovaks don’t trust Fico

Another poll suggests that the current coalition would fail to reach the majority in parliament, with Smer reporting the weakest result over a long period.

14. mar 2018
Police checks in Calabria, illutsrative stock photo

Cocaine hidden in fruit

Suspected ‘Ndrangheta member, Vadala, may have used farms to cover drug trafficking.

14. mar 2018
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