Frank Lowy

From a carefree childhood in Fiľakovo to a target of persecution

Football is my great love, but also a memory that takes me back to my father and my childhood in Fiľakovo.

Frank Lowy 24. feb
Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický

Slovakia’s big bond experiment

March will mark the country’s first foray into citizen-held bonds.

24. feb
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MiCa: A new era of cryptoasset regulation in the European Union

The cryptoasset market has developed rapidly in recent years, but legal regulation in the EU has lagged regarding these developments.

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24. feb
Robert Fico met with technology magnate Elon Musk in Washington.
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News digest: Robert Fico meets Elon Musk in US, prepares for CPAC speech

Gen Z's relationship with alcohol, SAV scientists work on a potential diabetes cure, and protests across Slovak cities honour the memory of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová.

21. feb
MEP Ľuboš Blaha.

“I was an intellectual – then they called me a monster,” MEP Blaha claims

Ľuboš Blaha on politics, Ukraine, LGBT+ rights, multiculturalism, Elon Musk, and more.

21. feb
USAID has not operated in Slovakia for years.

Ruling coalition targets NGOs over US grants

Fico alleges US funding distorts politics, but records show grants supported education, research and governance.

21. feb
Špania dolina (Central Slovakia)

Slovakia scores well for climate protection and 'culture' in global ranking

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.

21. feb
Polymer chemist Igor Lacík (centre).

SAV scientists help improve promising diabetes treatment

Team taking simple approach to problem.

21. feb
Illustrative image of masks taking part in a Fašiangy procession.

Weekend: Experience real Fašiangy in open air museum

Here's what to do during the weekend of February 21-23.

21. feb
14 percent of Slovaks drink alcohol every day or several times a week.

Gen Z drinks alcohol to decrease insecurity and for courage, survey indicates

Survey held to mark 'Dry February' reveals Slovaks’ drinking habits. 

21. feb
Traditional Slovak food in Spilka beer & restaurant, Bratislava

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Tips for events between February 22 and February 28.

21. feb

Redefining work: Adapting to a fast-changing workplace landscape

Zuzana Rumiz of Manpower examines megatrends reshaping the roles of both the employer and the employee.

Zuzana Rumiz 21. feb
PM Robert Fico and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

News digest: Fico snubs NATO chief, heads to right-wing event in US instead

People will once again gather in squares to remember the murdered journalist.

20. feb
Bratislava - Nové Mesto borough

Mystery gas odour spreads across Bratislava, leaving residents in the dark

The state has failed to communicate the problem effectively.

20. feb
Trolleybus stationed at Látky ski resort.

Stranded in the snow. Why a trolleybus is parked at this ski resort

A former city trolleybus has found a new home.

20. feb
From left to right: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, US President Donald Trump, and Slovak PM Robert Fico

A new world order? Fico and Trump’s national conservatism mirrors Nazism

The autocrat-oligarch alliance has found its ideological home.

20. feb
From left: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and European Commission representative Klaus-Dieter Borchardt officially inaugurated the reverse gas flow on the Vojany–Uzhhorod route in Veľké Kapušany, Michalovce district, on September 2, 2014.

Despite tensions, Slovakia profits from Russian gas transit to Ukraine

Slovak PM raises the prospect of turning off the tap to Ukraine.

20. feb
Visualisation of Nový Istropolis project

Look of new Istropolis unveiled

See visualizations of the €600 million project.

20. feb
Bratislava

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

Enjoy an unforgettable jazz evening or explore the capital during guided tours conducted in English.

20. feb
Miro Tolla of the punk band Nihilobstat, who practiced in the Prístavný most garages in the early 1990s, about to be interviewed outside the same garages by budding documentarian Tomáš Bulánek .

Have you heard the sound from the garage?

Documentary aims to shed light on Bratislava's underground music scene.

20. feb
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