People in Bratislava get tested in their cars on July 24, 2020.
25. aug 2020
Members of the Za našu vodu organisation present their findings about the Poša sediment basin on August 25, 2020.

Environmental disaster in the east: Toxic waste still pollutes local sludge bed

Substances from the sediment basin may contaminate water in local wells and endanger people’s lives, an analysis warns.

25. aug 2020
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The system works

Our world has not collapsed.

25. aug 2020
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Slovak health care among the worst in ranking of 25 countries

Relative costs of health care also influence the ranking

25. aug 2020
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Bratislava is becoming a coronavirus epidemic hotspot

The major testing site at Kramáre collapsed on Monday after a municipal councillor wrote on Facebook that his test was positive.

25. aug 2020

The hardest ferrata in Slovakia opened in Skalka

Climbing the ferrata in Skalka attracts more and more people.

25. aug 2020
Val Stražovec
25. aug 2020
Testing of seniors started in Bratislava Ružinov.

News digest: No community spread so far, hygienists say

Check out the overview of news from Slovakia for Monday.

24. aug 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korčok (l) met with departing Belarusian Ambassador Igor Alexandrovich Leshchenya.

Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia leaving, ready for potential intimidation

Slovak foreign affairs minister appreciated the ambassador's activities in Slovakia.

24. aug 2020
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Who has paid the most on corporate taxes in Slovakia?

The three largest taxpayers contributed €2.256 billion in total to the state coffers.

24. aug 2020
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24. aug 2020
New KDH chair Milan Majerský

Christian Democrats elected new leaders

The party claims it wants to offer solutions mostly to Christians and conservatives.

24. aug 2020

BUSINESS FOCUS: German business in Slovakia goes beyond automotive

Slovak-German relations, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on German companies in Slovakia and Slovak startups in Germany are among the highlights of the latest Business Focus.

24. aug 2020
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Most people in Slovakia fail to receive more than €1,000 net

The highest average wage goes to top managers and IT specialists.

24. aug 2020
23. aug 2020

Bee meadow opened in Bratislava, public can take beekeeper’s class

Lay on the deckchair and enjoy the atmosphere.

22. aug 2020
Belianksa Cave in High Tatras

Exploring Slovakia’s caverns and caves (Spectacular Slovakia - travel guide)

Slovakia is rich in caves, with more than 6,200 that have already been explored.

and 1 more 22. aug 2020
PM Igor Matovič and other high-ranking public officials lay a wreath at Comenius University on August 21, when Slovakia marks 52 years since the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia.

News digest: Slovakia sees highest increase in new coronavirus cases on the anniversary of the 1968 invasion

Read an overview of Slovakia news from August 21, 2020, and check some tips for weekend reading.

21. aug 2020
The park with the Marek Čulen statue

Bratislava is searching for a site for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial

The Old Town is against the proposed place, seeing it as indecent and inappropriate.

21. aug 2020
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Municipalities get ready for new waste collections as postponements are binned

Environment Ministry looks to cut household waste, but towns warn of higher costs.

21. aug 2020
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