Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák
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9. aug 2018
August 3 protest in front of SAV

Current stalemate paralyses the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Scientists and the Education Ministry dispute who is causing the delay in the transformation of SAV.

9. aug 2018
MP Peter Marček (L) and parliamentary committee chair Katarína Cséfalvayová at the committee meeting, August 8.

SNS has started another dispute in coalition

The junior coalition party, SNS, showed resentment over the committee's decision to condemn legitimisation of the Crimean annexation through visits by Slovak officials.

8. aug 2018
Works on the Triblavina highway junction resumed August 7.

Construction on Triblavina highway junction resumed

Construction resumed on August 7, 2018, leading to some limitations for drivers on their way to Bratislava.

8. aug 2018
Iveta Radičová (SDKÚ) was a prime minister between 2010 and 2012.

Poll: Slovaks are not against a female president

Almost 50 percent of Slovaks polled would gladly elect a woman for president.

8. aug 2018
Airbnb, illustrative stock photo

The Airbnb platform scores in Slovakia when compared to the other V4 states

Compared to other Visegrad Group countries, Slovakia has posted the highest increase in tourists coming through this platform.

8. aug 2018
Peter Marček defended his Crimea trip before Foreign Affiars Parliamentary Committee, and explained it to media.

MP Marček’s trip to Crimea has no results

Independent MP's alleged private trip to Crimea, which in fact resembled official delegation and included meeting the top representatives of the peninsula now controlled by the Kremlin, has not resulted in any consequences or sanctions.

8. aug 2018

Do you know where to find a natural freezer in Slovakia?

Mercury Lake and Bloody Well are located nearby.

8. aug 2018
Technopol ocmplex in Petržalka, Bratislava

Technopol and other buildings controlled by Kočner & Co. have been blocked

The group around Marian Kočner prosecuted for embezzling the Technopol company.

8. aug 2018
A decreasing number of students choose German for their school leaving exam.

Why does it make sense to learn German?

The language is currently suffering from the preference of English and the lack of teachers.

8. aug 2018

Looking for adventure? Explore the Zejmarská gorge

Zejmarská gorge is a popular sight in the south part of Slovak paradise.

8. aug 2018
Slovak race walker Matej Tóth on his way to silver at European Championship, August 7, 2018.

Slovak race walker Tóth: "Silver has the worth of gold for me"

Matej Tóth wins medal by displaying remarkable effort in the final few kilometres.

8. aug 2018
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Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava

Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between August 10 and August 19, plus regular services in different languages, training, temporary exhibitions and highlights of the year.

7. aug 2018
Robert Kaliňák

Abduction: Kaliňák took a polygraph test

The Interior Minister plans to meet the German ambassador to reassure him her ministry will cooperate.

7. aug 2018
The bee therapy house Apidomček

Are you ready to experience the healing power of bees?

Apihouse in Bratislava’s Kačín offers bee therapy.

7. aug 2018
Zuzana Palovic

Slovak migrant shares the stories of other migrants to understand her own

Stories of migrants who returned home are all connected through shared experience and their desire to share the knowledge they have gained abroad with the country that gave them life.

7. aug 2018
István Tiborcz

Hungarian oligarchs expand to Slovakia

Hungarian firms investigated by EU’s anti-fraud office try to do business in Slovakia.

7. aug 2018
The "singing house" in Štúrovo

Silence finally? The owner of the “opera house” in Štúrovo detained

The woman whose case has been made into a theatre play was charged with ignoring the Supreme Court’s ruling and dangerous threats and brought into pre-trial custody.

7. aug 2018
Strom zelený (green tree)

Green Tree on Kráľova Hoľa has transformed from song to reality

Symbolic tree does not hinder environmentalists.

7. aug 2018
From the opening of the 54th year of Studia Academica Slovaca, August 6, 2018.

Annual summer school for Slovak language has opened

For the 54th time, the summer course will teach Slovak to foreigners and expats; this edition focuses on some key years ending with an “eight”.

7. aug 2018
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