News digest: Ukrainians will receive Slovak military vehicles

Rising energy prices may shut down schools for winter. A documentary about The Beatles photographer from Slovakia.

23. aug 2022
State Secretary for the German Defence Ministry Benedikt Zimmer, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and his State Secretary Marian Majer attend a press conference after the signing of a deal on further military cooperation on August 23, 2022, in Bratislava.

German tanks to Slovakia, Slovak military vehicles to Ukraine

Germany and Slovakia strike a deal on further military cooperation.

23. aug 2022
International same-sex married couples, in which one of the partners is Slovak, deal with a problem that affects their privacy and family life in Slovakia.
23. aug 2022
Slovak photographer Dežo Hoffmann moved to London after the Spanish Civil War. After WWII, he became a star photographer.

Undoubted by The Beatles, Slovak photographer made the band jump

Dežo Hoffmann, a former war photographer, witnessed the birth of the best British band of all time firsthand along with his camera.

23. aug 2022
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Schools shocked by energy bills

Warnings children may have to spend winter at home, summer at school.

23. aug 2022

News digest: Bear overpopulation in Slovakia appears to be a myth

Fitch's negative outlook on Slovakia, and the Education Ministry promises a better integration of Ukrainian children in schools.

22. aug 2022
Fitch affirmed Slovakia’s rating at ‘A’, but revised its outlook to negative from stable on August 19, 2022.

Unclear energy security future behind Fitch’s revised Slovakia outlook

High dependence on the car industry is a problem, agency claims.

22. aug 2022
The brown bear in the Bratislava zoo in July 2022.

Slovak bears are not to blame for being seen, a study claims

Experts rule out the overpopulation of brown bears in the country.

22. aug 2022

In pictures: 1968 invasion marked with march

Organisers show 'real and undistorted' consequences of Warsaw Pact military action

22. aug 2022
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Calls for new dig as centenary of archaeological find marked

Unearthed graves linked to culture which flourished 4,000 years ago.

22. aug 2022
SaS leader Richard Sulík leaves the meeting of coalition parties on August 20.

Minority government looking increasingly likely

SaS set to leave coalition next week.

22. aug 2022
Tanks in Bratislava

How to remember the ‘Russian tanks’

54 years on, Slovaks know all too well what happens when you do not fight back against occupiers.

22. aug 2022
Nitra Castle

Ponitrie Region: all set for summer getaway

A travel tip only one hour drive from the capital.

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22. aug 2022
Anastasiia Steputa.

Ukrainian scientist in Slovakia: ‘The situation is catching up with us’

In her professional work, Anastasiia Stepura focuses on nanomaterials.

21. aug 2022
Slovakia has not been successful in integrating Ukrainian pupils in schools for now, the available data shows.

A big decision for Ukrainian mothers: Slovak school or no Slovak school?

Refugee children are not obliged to attend Slovak school at present.

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Archaeologists find a prehistoric settlement and skeletal remains in southern Slovakia

The oldest originate approximately five thousand years before Christ.

20. aug 2022

Nurses are finally offered a pay rise

But Finance Minister Matovič's "historic offer" is much less than they demanded.

19. aug 2022

News digest: Slovakia marks anniversary of Warsaw Pact invasion

Fire consumes vineyards in Bratislava, another tanker with LNG for Slovakia arrives in Croatia and the President's Office wants to lead by example by cutting its energy consumption.

19. aug 2022
A vineyard burns in the Bratislava borough of Rača.

Extensive fires damage grape harvest in Bratislava

Boroughs are seeking solutions for unattended vineyards and fields.

19. aug 2022
Lake Kuchajda in Bratislava.

Weekend: At a big party, Vietnamese community will share their culture with Bratislava

A steam train ride, Pride Košice and other tips for this weekend.

19. aug 2022
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