President Zuzana Čaputová

Matovič's package not done yet: president turns to court

Constitutional Court to decide on financial aid package that triggered coalition crisis.

15. jul 2022
Photo: An elongated cloud was seen in the Poprad area on July 13, 2022.

Weekend: French artist brings science to Bratislava

Explore Slovakia and listen to a 1980's summer tune that will make you groove.

15. jul 2022

News digest: Disaster facing Slovakia's only aluminium maker

Economy Minister Richard Sulík on why his party is pulling out of the coalition deal. Learn more in today's digest.

14. jul 2022
The barriers on the bridge near the village of Herľany.

Police hunt Dutch group after bridge incident

Men used trucks to clear route over bridge feared ready to collapse

14. jul 2022
A Roma woman in the settlement in the village of Petrovce nad Laborcom.

MEPs blast "Middle Ages" conditions for Roma

Committee says lack of prospects for minority is "absolute scandal".

14. jul 2022
The price of motor fuels in Slovakia is up by 43% year-on-year.

Slovakia's inflation rate tops record set in 2000

Prices have been growing steadily throughout 2022, and grocery bills continue to rise.

14. jul 2022
The Slovalco factory in Banská Bystrica Region.

Aluminium maker to lay off most of its staff, may close

Slovalco is Slovakia's only aluminium producer.

14. jul 2022
The court heard testimony from cooperating defendant and former top police official Bernard Slobodník on July 12, 2022. The retrial resumed this week after a break of several weeks.

Accused pair used codeword for killings in encrypted chat, Kuciak trial hears

The retrial of the Ján Kuciak murder case resumed at the Specialised Criminal Court this week.

14. jul 2022
Richard Sulík.
14. jul 2022

News digest: Teacher pay to increase twice in 2023

The trial with ex-prosecutor general Dobroslav Trnka has ended, best swings in Trenčín Region, and one unusual cloud.

13. jul 2022
Teachers protesting in Bratislava, June 2022.

No strikes until 2024. Teachers to get a salary raise

The government has pledged to spend one billion on higher salaries for teachers and non-pedagogical workers in education.

13. jul 2022
Janko Jesenský Museum in Bratislava

Slovakia’s first literary museum highlights link between interwar intellectuals

Exhibition gives a look into the life of a writer, poet and key figure in the Slovak national movement.

13. jul 2022
Dobroslav Trnka in court.

Trial with former general prosecutor abruptly ends

Prosecutor filed a complaint against the decision to reclassify the prosecution against Trnka.

13. jul 2022
A photo of refugees and volunteers taken between March 10-12 by a volunteer Martin Michlik.

Ukrainian refugees want to return home as soon as possible

Refugees plan to stay put in their host countries until a change happens.

13. jul 2022
Inclined elevator

Changes to inclined elevator inside hydropower plant ongoing

The elevator has been constantly in operation since 1980.

Ľubica Stančíková 13. jul 2022
CEO of SPP Richard Prokypčák.

Slovakia bypasses Russia to secure gas for winter, but it will be costly

Almost half of the gas Slovakia needs for the year is now stored in its underground gas storage facilities.

13. jul 2022

Have you visited the top ten swings in the Trenčín Region?

Win prizes by visiting all ten swings and finding the hidden letters.

13. jul 2022

News digest: Mafia waiting at the door, PM Heger says

Slovakia has enough gas for winter, the Economy Ministry has said. A trip to lookout towers in the north.

12. jul 2022
Former prosecutor general Dobroslav Trnka, who is charged with the abuse of power, during a trial day at one of Bratislava courts on July 11, 2022.

Experts confirm charged ex-prosecutor general’s voice on a seized recording

Former prosecutor general Dobroslav Trnka also refutes that a laptop with the Gorilla recording belongs to him.

12. jul 2022
Former economy minister Peter Žiga.

Economy Ministry fined for useless IT system

The purchase of the ISKRA system, criticised by state officers and authorities, is being investigated by the police.

12. jul 2022
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