Divers in one of the Slovak mountain lakes during clean-up (archive photo).

Divers' latest find fished out of mountain lakes dates to Austria-Hungary

Divers clean up mountain lakes in Slovakia every year.

23. oct 2021

News digest: Slovakia marks anniversary of one of its biggest accidents in water transport

People are obliged to show Covid passes, the Bratislava's Old Town promotes its most beautiful trees and construction of the traditional ice house in the High Tatras has started.

22. oct 2021
Bratislava's Old Town presents its most beautiful trees

Bratislava’s Old Town introduces most beautiful trees via game

One of the spotlighted trees is a majestic European beech in the evangelical cemetery Kozia Brána (Goat Gate).

22. oct 2021
One of the new models added to the Voltia e-van fleet.

Slovak e-mobility specialist expands its e-van portfolio

Voltia is partnering with Stellantis to expand its e-vans and adapt them for urban delivery.

22. oct 2021
Opening of the time capsule of Michael's Tower.

Time capsule stored in Bratislava's St Michael statue 176 years ago reveals its secrets

The public can see the items found in the box in the Bratislava City Museum at the Old Town Hall this weekend.

22. oct 2021
Cartoon from Puck, a US humour magazine, published on August 9, 1899 by J. S. Pughe. Uncle Sam sees hyphenated voters and asks, “Why should I let these freaks cast whole ballots when they are only half Americans?”

Parents did not want them to speak Slovak, but “totally Americanised” old boys are giving it a try

I want to become a Slovak citizen so I must learn Slovak, says second-generation Slovak-American Gregory Fabian.

22. oct 2021
“My Sunny Maad”, a Czech-French-Slovak animated drama about a Czech woman married to an Afghan who decide to live in post-Taliban Afghanistan, is now screened in Slovak cinemas.

Weekend: German adventurer is walking to Iran, with his stubborn donkey

Jazz music is taking over Bratislava this weekend.

22. oct 2021
Renáta Kamenárová teaches Slovak at the University of Pittsburgh. She has also co-written several "Krížom krážom" textbooks, which are used by those teaching Slovak to foreigners.
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‘In Pittsburgh, my accent sounds familiar to people’

Older Americans in the Pittsburgh area remember some Slovak phrases even today.

22. oct 2021
The production of iron and steel, cement, aluminium, industrial fertilisers and electricity is most fit for ecologisation.

Slovakia’s industry strives to be greener, needs more money and time

Companies in Slovakia innovate to reduce emissions.

22. oct 2021

News digest: Part of Slovakia in the worst possible colour of European Covid map

The Covid vaccine booster will be available for more people starting Monday. Education system reform is about to start.

21. oct 2021
Education Minister Branislav Gröhling (SaS)

Educational reform should move Slovak schools into 21st century

The reform is made up of three main laws that have been already approved by parliament.

21. oct 2021
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State sent millions of euros in pandemic first aid to shell companies

It is possible that suspicious companies have gained up to €24 million from public finances.

21. oct 2021
Věra Janičinová during her au pair stay in Germany in 1996.

In a rich English family, she had to shower an eight-year-old. What followed surprised her even more

The experience of the first Slovak au pairs is wide-ranging. Some dealt with sexual harassment or no windows in their rooms, others had a wonderful time.

Ela Rybárová 21. oct 2021
About 100 to 110 Tatra chamois live in the NAPANT national park, central Slovakia, but only two are white.

New Low Tatras attraction fascinates and worries hikers

Two white chamois have been observed in the national park, but their colour exposes them to danger.

21. oct 2021
Tomáš Halgaš (l) and Nick D’Aloisio

Twitter buys chat app co-developed by Slovak

The price of the transaction has not been published.

21. oct 2021
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21. oct 2021
Single-parent families are among the most vulnerable to poverty.

Hundreds of thousands in Slovakia have income below poverty line

Yet Slovakia belongs among countries with lowest poverty risk rates in Europe.

21. oct 2021
Martin Hojsík

Russia, not emission allowances, is to blame for electricity and gas prices

Gazprom is tightening the taps and gas prices are rising, claims MEP Martin Hojsík.

21. oct 2021

News digest: Travelling on All Saints’ Day should not be restricted

Salaries of frontline workers will be frozen. Slovakia records a new record in daily caseload. Meteorologists warn of strong wind.

20. oct 2021
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Applause for frontline workers replaced with salary freeze

Regional hygienists, nursing homes employees, teachers and soldiers will all be affected.

20. oct 2021
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