Košice bells ring out again after four year silence

Students help fix carillon on city's main street.

21. dec 2022
Scott Stonham presents the topic of sustainability to about 600 employees at an internal company event at the ICC in Birmingham.

From a Slovak swimming pool to saving the world

Idea for website promoting sustainable tech came to Brit Scott Stonham while on holiday in Turčianske Teplice.

21. dec 2022

News digest: Slovakia closer to 2023 state budget approval

A camp for illegal migrants closed down, black-ice warnings, and a flu epidemic.

20. dec 2022
A tent town in Kúty, western Slovakia.

Tent town for illegal migrants in Kúty shuts down

Decreasing interest and winter cited as reasons for closure.

20. dec 2022
National Bank of Slovakia Governor Peter Kažimír.

Government's energy aid to prevent fall in people's living standards

Slovakia's central bank has published its winter 2022 economic and monetary forecast.

20. dec 2022
Leopard tank arrives in Slovakia

First German tank arrives to Slovakia to compensate for aid to Ukraine

Germany also confirmed the supply of an air defence system to Slovakia.

20. dec 2022
PM Eduard Heger announces on October 24 how his cabinet is going to help firms affected by the energy crisis in 2023.

Slovakia comes close to entering 2023 without a state budget

Without a state budget, the government may not be able to provide aid to households and companies with increased energy bills.

20. dec 2022

News digest: Heger pursues his 'vision' as his party sheds MPs

Slovakia's weather breaks another 100-year record.

19. dec 2022
The end of the line? The unique forest railway in Čierny Balog may be derailed by a property dispute.

Unique forest railway is threatened, prompting petition

Banská Bystrica Region may lose one of its seven wonders, and Slovakia a national cultural monument.

Marcela Ballová 19. dec 2022
The Christmas tram in Bratislava.

Two Christmas trams offer free rides in downtown Bratislava

One is traditional, the other carries a message of inclusivity.

19. dec 2022
President Zuzana Čaputová received Eduard Heger's resignation as prime minister on December 16.

Heger doesn’t have what it takes – even to leave

As prime minister, “culture of respect” has been his catchphrase. There was little dignity in the manner of his government’s fall.

19. dec 2022
Eduard Heger in parliament during the debate on the no-confidence vote.

Slovak prime minister: Giving up is not a solution

President demands snap election, but SaS and OLaNO are not sure.

19. dec 2022
Kuna loses its validity with the year 2023.
19. dec 2022
Illustrative photo of frosting.

Weather in southern Slovakia breaks 122-year-old record

Hurbanovo has not had frost for nearly a year.

19. dec 2022

The mountain guide advises where to go in winter

The Turiec region offers everything from mountain exploits to historic events.

19. dec 2022
Stock image.

The Recovery Plan: An opportunity to bring Slovakia closer to a green future

Reforms and investments in the green economy make up the largest part of the recovery plan.

19. dec 2022
Martin Vančo.
18. dec 2022
President Zuzana Čaputová removes Eduard Heger's government from power at the Presidential Palace on December 16, 2022, after it lost a no-confidence vote on Thursday night.

President Čaputová demands snap election before summer

The president appointed a Heger-led interim government on Friday.

16. dec 2022

News digest: President Čaputová removes Heger's cabinet

Sauna enthusiast builds container saunas across Slovakia, Bratislava tests a hydrogen bus and some Christmas tables might be poorer than last year.

16. dec 2022
Peter Pellegrini (left) and Robert Fico (right)

Fear and purges. What Heger's government fall might mean for open corruption cases

With a new government, changes in the police would be very likely.

16. dec 2022
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