One of the student demonstrations in Bratislava, 1969.

Slovakia had followers of Palach

Despite the efforts of the communist regime, people kept Jan Palach and his protest in their memory.

16. jan 2019
Jan Palach

Sport, torture and guns; Palach was a fighter

The death of Ján Palach inspired protests that led to the overthrow of the communist regime.

16. jan 2019

Another zero-waste shop opens in Bratislava

It is possible to grind flour or make your own peanut butter in the shop

16. jan 2019

December inflation surprised analysts

Price have gone up on a year-on-year basis, but decreased in December.

16. jan 2019
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Slovakia makes innovation progress in IT sector

But the country lags behind in robotics and medicine.

16. jan 2019
Soldiers helping remove snow in northern Slovakia.
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40 villages have announced a snow emergency

The situation in northern Slovakia is critical. Meanwhile, the roof of a manufacturing hall collapsed in Oravská Lesná.

16. jan 2019
A man from Roma settlement Vrbnica shows his bruises allegedly caused by police.

Institutional racism penetrated the justice system

No amount of evidence will ever be enough to hold racist police officers to account when they terrorise and brutalise Roma communities.

16. jan 2019
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Slovakia is less flexible due to work surcharges

The country has dropped out of the top 30 in the Employment Flexibility Index.

15. jan 2019
René Vanek.

Deputy general prosecutor resigns after communicating with a suspect in Kuciak's murder

Facebook chat with the person who is suspected of paying for Kuciak's murder has ended his career.

15. jan 2019
Slovak passport.

How powerful is a Slovak passport?

Slovaks have visa-free access to 180 destinations in Europe, America, and eastern Africa.

15. jan 2019
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Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava

Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between January 18 and January 27, plus regular services in different languages, training, temporary exhibitions and highlights of the year.

15. jan 2019
Andrej Danko

University has confirmed: Parliament's Speaker copied large parts of his thesis

The commission did not use the word “plagiarism”, which Danko used to dismiss his critics.

15. jan 2019
Ľuboš Blaha

Ruling parties split over attitude to Russia

Slovakia has not updated its security strategy since 2005.

15. jan 2019

In the Tatras they have to clean Nativity scene of snow to be able to see it

Besides the Nativity scene, there is an over-sized figure of mountain load bearer.

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Only one-quarter of Slovaks earn more than €1,200

The average wage in 2018 exceeded the €1,000 threshold for the first time.

15. jan 2019
Kramáre hospital

Two Bratislava university hospital clinics may collapse

But the ministry and the hospital are not panicking.

15. jan 2019
Presentation of the first Slovak satellite named skCUBE.

Slovakia, we have a problem

The first satellite has basically gone silent forever.

15. jan 2019
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Alena Zs., accused of paying for the murder of Ján Kuciak

Accused in Kuciak murder had powerful contacts

Alena Zs. accused of paying for the murder, called several people her friend.

15. jan 2019
Former Police Corps President Milan Lučanský

Size of investigative team in Kuciak's murder reduced

The police president wants to prevent information leaks.

15. jan 2019
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