The open-air market on Miletičova Street in Bratislava.

Bratislavans: We care about Miletička

Customers and stallholders at the legendary Bratislava marketplace were canvassed for their views ahead of a forthcoming revamp.

13. may 2022
Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine singing Stefania perform during the first semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

Politics vs Pop Culture

Eurovision says quite a lot about how Europeans feel about one another.

13. may 2022
Robert Kaliňák, pictured in 2019

Kaliňák released from custody

Supreme Court reverses earlier decision by Specialised Criminal Court to allow former interior minister's detention.

13. may 2022
A training session of the Slovak national hockey team before the May 13 match against France on May 12, 2022, in Helsinki, Finland.

Weekend: Bratislava's Umbrella Street inspired by a happy painter

Find the latest travel and culture news in the Spectacular Slovakia Roundup.

13. may 2022
Andrej Lúčny with his robot.

Computer scientist explains how robots see and translators translate

Current trends in the field raise interesting questions.

13. may 2022
Bratislava

Why come to Slovakia?

And why I would surely return.

13. may 2022
The European Commission has recognised the importance of a group of medieval murals from Slovakia.

Slovak medieval murals obtain European Heritage Label

It is the first time at this level the European Commission has recognised sites in Slovakia symbolising common European history.

13. may 2022

News digest: Slovak ice hockey team coach nervous before every game

Legendary cafeteria might be replaced by flats. Slovakia is home to a new mineral. Learn more in today's digest.

12. may 2022
Stock image.

State-run carrier to suspend two fast trains

Both operate between Žilina and Košice.

12. may 2022
Craig Ramsay.

Slovakia coach Ramsay: I'm nervous as always

The boys will try hard, coach says.

Boris Vanya 12. may 2022
LGBT+ organisations in Slovakia welcome the new gender reassignment protocol, but conservative groups are demanding that it be scrapped completely. The Health Ministry has now suspended it.

New rules on gender recognition mean a lot to transgender people – and to conservatives

The new gender reassignment protocol, which is still supposed to replace a 1981 regulation, has been suspended by the Health Ministry.

12. may 2022
The municipal vineyard in the area of Stredný Šínwegh in Bratislava’s Rača is just looking for its tenant.

Do you want to grow grapes? Bratislava offers municipal vineyards for rent

The city has so far leased out three vineyards in Rača.

12. may 2022
NATO troops training in Lešť.

Helping to protect Slovakia. A commander who is a Czech paratrooper with Afghan experience

NATO forces are training in Lešť, a military training ground that has no match in Czechia.

Nina Sobotovičová 12. may 2022
Just as the expression of homesickness is individual, so are the triggers of these feelings. Sometimes it is the smell of a pizza or the oppressive winters in Slovakia that provoke this sadness.
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What does it mean to be homesick in Slovakia?

Jeremy Hill discusses homesickness with four foreigners.

12. may 2022
The Hriňová rural area in the Banská Bystrica Region.

Meteorologists recorded first summer day in Slovakia

The temperature was higher than 25°Celsius in multiple locations for the first time.

12. may 2022
Meeting a bear does not necessarily mean that it will attack you.

Bear attacks, tourist badly injured

Three rescue teams and a helicopter set out to help.

12. may 2022
Illustrative stock photo

Belize or Palestine. Slovakia negotiates Covid vaccine donations with five countries

Slovakia ordered more than it eventually needed. More vaccines expected to arrive later this year.

12. may 2022
A new mineral called argentopolybasite was found in Slovakia.

Slovakia is home to a newly identified mineral

The unique crystalline material was found near Kremnica.

12. may 2022
Nitra-based carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is one of companies that applied for wage compensations within the kurzarbeit scheme for March.

Short-time work scheme becomes permanent

Kurzarbeit should help companies affected by Ukraine war.

12. may 2022

News digest: "People in Slovakia are literally angry"

Finance Minister Igor Matovič not right about last week's prediction about the collapse of the coalition (for now). A legendary Bratislava canteen may disappear.

11. may 2022
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