Peter Schutz.

Why is nobody opposing the Chinese plant in Slovakia?

Security aspects are the tabula rasa of Slovakia's investment policy.

18. jan 2024
The Druzhba pipeline transporting crude oil to the Slovnaft refinery in Bratislava.

Bratislava-Vienna oil pipeline plan is dead for good

Energy transformation and war in Ukraine buried the project.

18. jan 2024
Former PM Vladimír Mečiar.

Almost 30 years ago, the Slovak president's son was kidnapped. The trial may finally begin this year.

Mečiar's amnesties were cancelled in 2017, but further problems then surfaced.

18. jan 2024
Marcela Ballová 18. jan 2024

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Tips for events between January 20 and 26.

18. jan 2024
Vysoká - Small Carpathians

3 things to do in Bratislava for free in the next seven days

Looking for free activities in the city? Explore Medené Hámre this weekend.

18. jan 2024
Kunsthalle Bratislava

Culture Ministry receives backlash for anti-LGBT+ poll on Facebook

The ministry independence questioned after Kunsthalle funding stopped.

17. jan 2024
The European Parliament.

News digest: MEPs pass resolution criticising Slovak government

Culture Ministry stops funding of respected institution, an interview with 'whistleblowers ambassador', have a look at a beautiful 'icefall'.

17. jan 2024
Maroš Žilinka

Report reveals shocking state of child re-education centres

Prosecutor General says rights violations at all facilities.

17. jan 2024
Kofola group co-owner Jannis Samaras.
17. jan 2024

Family Business: The death of the founder

Impact of the death of a founder on business operations.

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17. jan 2024
Tom Devine of the Government Accountability Project visited Slovakia in December 2023.

Whistleblowers’ ‘ambassador’: Without people’s support, whistleblowers can end up as martyrs

Tom Devine says he often acts as an information matchmaker to unite isolated whistleblowers with stakeholders across society who should be benefiting from the truth.

16. jan 2024

News digest: "Dear Viktor. You're very popular among normal Slovaks."

Petra Vlhová's second place in Flachau, European Central Bank's criticism of Slovakia, interview with whistleblowers' 'ambassador' Tom Devine.

16. jan 2024
Podunajsko, a southwest region in Slovakia, might be declared a national park.

Bratislava could be the second European capital with a national park. But not for now

Environment minister scrapped plans for Podunajsko along the Danube River.

16. jan 2024
Slovak PM Robert Fico (l) and Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán (r) shake hands during their meeting in Budapest on January 16, 2024.

Fico courts Orbán in Budapest, promises to defend Hungary in Brussels

The two premiers will not support any financial aid for Ukraine from the EU budget.

16. jan 2024
 A tram drives past the European Central Bank building in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 2, 2023.

EU’s central bank criticises right to cash payment in Slovak constitution

Monetary policy in the eurozone is the ECB’s exclusive competence.

16. jan 2024
Policeman after the shooting in Tepláreň.

News digest: Inquiry into Tepláreň gay bar shooting concluded

Outdoor spa in Liptov, Bratislava in the 60s, and a group of US senators and congressmen visits Slovakia.

15. jan 2024

In sub-zero temperatures, many come and bathe in a Liptov spring

Natural spas in Kalameny are bursting at the seams all year round.

Romana Vicianová 15. jan 2024
Meeting of the US Congressional delegation with Prime Minister Robert Fico, Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák and Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár.

Protests are sign of healthy democracy, says US delegation after visit to Slovakia

American senators and congress members visited Slovakia last weekend.

15. jan 2024
PM Robert Fico holds a press briefing after a visit to a sugar factory in Trenčianska Teplá, western Slovakia, on January 11, 2024.

Politico includes PM Fico in Davos 'bad boys' club

Apart from the Slovak PM, the ‘dirty dozen’ includes Hungarian and Polish presidents.

15. jan 2024
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