Illustrative image.

From millions of euros in sales to €37. German company stops its Slovak plant

Lindenmaier Slovakia operated in Šurany for more than 30 years.

22. jan
Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová (SNS nominee).

Culture minister accuses actors of trying to overthrow government

Actors demand that the minister substantiate her claim.

22. jan
Production of malt in Heineken Slovensko Sladovne.

Slovakia is one of the largest malt exporters in the EU and in the world

Local production of malting barley does not cover the demand.

22. jan
PM Robert Fico's actions caused thousands of people to protests against him.

Will 2025 be so bad that it could get better?

The opposition and civil society will have to see it through.

22. jan
Beer cellars and restaurants in Rimavská Sobota

When beer saved Rimavská Sobota

A refugee's family helped save the town that took him in.

Branislav Chovan 22. jan
PM Robert Fico during an extraordinary parliamentary session on January 21, 2025.
21. jan
The grammar school building in Spišská Stará Ves, eastern Slovakia, on January 18, 2025.

Police failures exposed after deadly knife attack at school

Authorities face scrutiny as court records and police oversights emerge in the wake of a fatal stabbing that shocked Slovakia.

21. jan
The Dobro resonator guitars.

Dobro guitar inventor’s Slovak roots unknown for many decades

Ján Dopjera was born in western Slovakia, emigrated in early 20th century.

21. jan
Members of the Pstruhy Slovenského Raja winter swimming club.
21. jan
Last year, Bratislava’s M. R. Štefánik Airport handled nearly two million passengers.

Ryanair launches Slovakia’s first direct route to Poland’s Baltic coast

New flights to Gdańsk, Milan, and Bari promise fresh travel options for Slovaks.

21. jan
Foreigners' Police HQ in Bratislava.

News digest: Foreigners' Police office in Bratislava to open without online booking

A letter to PM Fico from psychiatrists and the connection between Slovakia and its American diaspora.

20. jan
Pustý hrad castle

Concerts in a castle tower? Zvolen’s plan is worth the wait

Zvolen unveils a plan to transform its historic fortress into a cultural hotspot.

20. jan
Pictured from right: Police Inspectorate Director Branislav Zurian, Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok (Hlas), and Police Chief Ľubomír Solák during a short press briefing in Poprad, eastern Slovakia, on January 18, 2025.

Quiet police chief fired after fatal knife attack at school

Ľubomír Solák’s tenure as police chief lasted just 414 days.

20. jan
Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) during a press conference on the ongoing construction of a new military hospital in Prešov on January 17, 2025.

In letter, psychiatrists tell Fico to lead or to leave office

A similar letter was addressed to the quasi-authoritarian Prime Minister Mečiar in the 1990s.

20. jan
Illustrative image.

How to know which groceries are cheaper based on a store receipt

History has shown that price reduction is moderate and temporary.

Michaela Štalmachová 20. jan
Michal Simecka and Volodymyr Zelenskyj met in Kyiv

Last Week: Fico says leaving the EU should be an option

Slovakia is mentally split between two worlds. 

19. jan

News digest: Zelensky invited Fico, but got Šimečka. Turns out it is safe to visit Kyiv

A new sauna opens in Bratislava in an unlikely venue, rescue helicopters are called out three times near Chopok, and what do you say to a camel crossing the road in Bratislava?

17. jan
The Bobor sauna's design.

Bratislava is getting a sauna on the Danube

The public community sauna is named Bobor, or beaver. The grand opening will take place this weekend.

17. jan
Erik Kaliňák, then a Smer party MP, is pictured on a billboard before the 2024 European Parliament elections. He is now an MEP.

Where is the notorious 'young blood' of Smer?

Robert Fico has a problem connecting with students, and his Smer party is struggling to win their support.

17. jan
In Slovak-American kitchens, the making of bobálky, dumplings, soups, and poppyseed cakes created an indelible imprint of cultural memory.

A taste of the old country

How Slovak-American kitchens became the guardians of heritage.

17. jan
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