Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava

Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between December 8 and December 18, plus regular services in different languages, training, temporary exhibitions and highlights of the year.

8. dec 2022
Illustrative photo.
8. dec 2022

Slovakia had one of the warmest autumns in 150 years

Unusually warm autumn end, but snow expected soon.

8. dec 2022
The Trnava city centre.
8. dec 2022

News digest: Czech Republic extends controls at Slovak border

Higher tax bonus for parents, lower VAT for ski lifts and restaurants.

7. dec 2022
A view of a sign on a fuel pump at a petrol station reading 'Dear Costumers! You can purchase only 2 litres of fuel at the regulated price!' in Martonvasar, Hungary, on December 1, 2022.

Hungarians head to Slovakia as petrol pumps run dry

Fuel price cap behind supply problems in Hungary.

7. dec 2022
A picture from the Sponge Festival - Festival of Good Education, an event for children, parents and teachers.

Tax bonus for parents raised

Towns critical of plan.

7. dec 2022
Zátišie - multifunctional complex

Location is key

A multifunctional complex makes Nové Mesto the new entrance to the wider Bratislava.

7. dec 2022

Hospital dig unearths Stone Age settlement

Find sheds new light on ancient communities in Slovakia.

7. dec 2022
A biomethane station in Jelšava in the Banská Bystrica Region.

Energy firms face windfall tax

Plants and suppliers slapped with 90 per cent levy.

7. dec 2022
7. dec 2022
Eugene Cernan on the Moon.

Eugene Cernan – The man on the moon who never forgot his Slovak roots

1974 visit to ancestral home posed problems for communist regime.

7. dec 2022

News digest: Fico and Hungary's minister pat each other on the back

Lower VAT for sports facilities and restaurants approved, deadline for Christmas shipments announced.

6. dec 2022
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó.

Hungarian foreign minister finds sympathetic ear in Slovakia on sanctions and Ukraine

Péter Szijjártó met with his counterpart, and had separate meetings with Matovič and Fico.

6. dec 2022
Slovenská Pošta asks customers to not send Christmas parcels and letters to their loved ones at the last minute.
6. dec 2022

Fairytale room in the trunk of a tree

The oak from Želiezovce was one of the three most important trees in Hungary.

6. dec 2022
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Bratislava.

Bratislava unveils the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

President: Freedom must be constantly protected.

6. dec 2022
People lighting candles in front of the Tepláreň LGBT+ venue on the Zámocká Street.

Survey: October attack shifts support for same-sex partnerships

More than 12 percent of people said the attack changed their opinion.

6. dec 2022

News digest: We visit the camp for migrants near the Czech border

A Polish firm will help fix Bratislava's highway 'fiasco'. President Čaputová is taking sick leave. Ukrainian refugees to get more financial aid to help with energy costs.

5. dec 2022
The D1/D4 highway intersection north of Bratislava, viewed from a drone.

D1/D4 highway intersection will be built, but five years late

Someone forgot to include the new highway's main junction. The costs and delays continue to mount.

5. dec 2022
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