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Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava

Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between November 23 and December 2, plus regular services in different languages, training, temporary exhibitions and highlights of the year.

21. nov 2018

Black Friday has a competition

Shopping madness days will be followed by a day of celebration of generosity, giving, and volunteering – #GivingTuesday.

21. nov 2018
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav

How to translate famous anti-war sonnets into English?

Queen Elisabeth II appreciates the hundred-year-old Slovak poetry, since still topical today.

21. nov 2018
Beata Balogová at the memorial march for Ján Kuciak in Bratislava.

The Sme daily's editor-in-chief appointed International Press Institute's vice-chair

Beata Balogová is a respected figure in the region for her “dedication to press freedom and independent journalism”, according to the press organisation.

20. nov 2018
Peter Sagan

Czechs chose Sagan as celebrity of the century

The Slovak cyclist defeated Czech singer and icon Karel Gott, Marta Kubišová and famous actor Zdeněk Svěrák.

20. nov 2018

Slovaks should stop paying for coal mining in 2023

Electricity consumers currently pay about €115 million to support coal mining.

20. nov 2018
Ján Kuciak

Kuciak did not even have a computer as a child and he grew up to be an analyst

A village boy who angered Marian Kocner. A profile of Ján Kuciak, who recently received the White Crow award in memoriam.

20. nov 2018

Best historical hotel in Europe is in the High Tatras

You will find the best spa procedure here, too.

20. nov 2018
Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák

UPDATED: Lajčák considers resignation if the migration compact is rejected

The foreign affairs minister also admitted to some disputes with PM Robert Fico.

20. nov 2018
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Unemployment keeps dropping, though at a slower pace

The number of jobs is not growing rapidly, and those who have not worked for longer than a year continue to form a huge part of the unemployed.

20. nov 2018
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Fewer people are willing to report corruption

The bribery rate is six times higher in Slovakia than in other western European countries.

20. nov 2018
Roughly 67 percent of communal waste ends up in landfills in Slovakia, while only 23 percent was recycled.

How to cope with waste

Slovakia lags behind in recycling and reducing waste, but examples of other countries, particularly the Netherlands, are helping Slovakia implement strategies to reduce waste.

20. nov 2018
PAKTA Studio functions as a store and workshop.

Backpacks made in Slovakia: Minimalism breeds magic

Hana Komanová and Kerim Hudson made a unique backpack business from a grandmother’s canvas and Esperanto.

20. nov 2018
Skiing in Strachan centre, Ždiar.

Tatra Mountain Resorts change ski pass prices

The company is introducing a new system of online ski pass sales, causing the prices to vary. Other ski resorts will also increase prices.

20. nov 2018
Paulína (left) and Ivona Fialková

Will sisters Paulína and Ivona Fialková represent Slovakia at the Biathlon World Cup?

The Slovak Biathlon Union has banned them from participating but has also registered them for the World Cup.

19. nov 2018
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Two Danes illegally trafficked weapons from Slovakia

NAKA in cooperation with Europol and Eurojust helped Danish police in the weapons trafficking case.

19. nov 2018
Marian Janušek (l) and Igor Štefanov (r)

Police searched for bulletin-board ministers. They have now been escorted to prison

The police could not locate the ex-ministers at first but later declared the search over.

19. nov 2018

Future fishermen put their skills into practice at Veľké Blahovo

Fishing curriculum enhanced by visit to Veľké Blahovo centre for good practice.

19. nov 2018
Prologis Park Bratislava

Automotive industry and e-commerce drive the industrial sector

Western Slovakia with Bratislava remains the strongest locality.

19. nov 2018
V4 labour ministers signed a letter for European Commissioner Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labor Mobility Marianne Thyssen.

Visegrad Group’s labour ministers criticise new child benefits in Austria

They have turned to the European Commission to decide on the matter.

19. nov 2018
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