The Nová Scéna theatre building in Bratislava.

Weekend: Netflix will produce Jánošík, but he will be a teenage girl

A legendary Bratislava diner, at which a Slovak president used to eat tripe soup, has reopened after almost a decade.

16. dec 2022
Pixxla Lesná sauna in Vajnory's forest above Bratislava.

Hundred degrees in a sauna is not how Finns do it

Enthusiast builds a network of container saunas around Slovakia. One of his saunas is now benefiting Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv.

16. dec 2022
L. Pasteur University Hospital in Košice photographed on December 15, 2022.

Ružomberok and Košice home to top Slovak hospitals

The worst teaching hospital in Košice, the latest INEKO ranking shows.

15. dec 2022
Grigorij Mesežnikov

Pandemic was a factor, but the main problem was Matovič

A long-time political analyst comments on the fall of the Heger government.

15. dec 2022

News digest: Heger's government falls in a tense no-confidence vote

Best Slovak hospitals unveiled, corruption in an abduction scandal under investigation.

15. dec 2022
After unspecified early December problems with a Christmas tram in Bratislava, it has been announced that two Christmas trams are now operating in the city centre free of charge. They will run until January 6, except for December 24 and 25 and January 1.

Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava

Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between December 15 and December 25, plus regular services in different languages, training, temporary exhibitions and highlights of the year.

15. dec 2022
The Eduard Heger faces a no-confidence vote in parliament on December 15, 2022.

Slovakia's government collapses after a lost no-confidence vote

Seventy-eight MPs backed the vote on Thursday evening.

15. dec 2022
A screengrab from of the Creative Society videos featuring Juraj Smatana.

Apocalyptic movement with aggressive marketing breaks in Slovakia

Whoever doesn't agree, loses their human status.

15. dec 2022
InoBat battery

Slovak car industry gears up for e-mobility

Competition with Poland, Czech Republic for battery gigafactory.

15. dec 2022
Production of Kia cars near Žilina, Slovakia

Volvo investment delivers highlight of difficult year for auto sector

Industry hit by new problems after making Covid recovery.

15. dec 2022
Vietnamese businessman and former Communist Party member Trinh Xuan Thanh stands during a court hearing in Hanoi, Vietnam, on January 24, 2018.

Corruption in Vietnamese abduction scandal investigated by police

Two men involved in the abduction case tried in Germany, no one in Slovakia.

15. dec 2022
Illustrative photo.

Drivers to pay more for highways in Slovakia

Authorities promise to boost highway investments.

15. dec 2022

News digest: Fico scores Russian propaganda hit on Telegram

Tens of thousands look to change ID cards, motorway vignettes will cost more.

14. dec 2022
By late October 2022, almost 60,000 people had applied for a new electronic ID due to an expiring qualified certificate necessary for electronic signature.

Calls for people to check IDs as signature problems loom

Cards issued before summer 2021 affected.

14. dec 2022
Smer leader Robert Fico pictured in parliament on September 14, 2022.

Kremlin propagandist turns Fico's video viral

Ex-PM's anti-sanctions rant dubbed into Russian and watched by hundreds of thousands.

14. dec 2022
Finance Minister Igor Matovič arrives at a government meeting in Bratislava on September 2, 2022.

Family benefits untouched despite Constitutional Court ruling

President says decision on pro-family package helps protect rule of law.

14. dec 2022

Slovakia gets first shoe museum

Exhibition takes in prehistoric footwear, maps development of industry.

14. dec 2022
Stock image.

One out of three Slovaks considers Ukrainians a threat

Slovaks report few negative experiences.

13. dec 2022

News digest: This could be Heger's last days. Coalition still hunting for votes

One out of three Slovaks considers Ukrainian refugees a threat, Globsec survey shows. Learn more in today's digest.

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

Heger's government gains two more days

At the last minute, parliament postponed the no-confidence vote until Thursday. Most MPs were ready to vote for the ouster on Tuesday.

13. dec 2022
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