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17. feb
Robert Fico

Last Week: ‘I told you so’, Fico proclaims after Trump-Putin chat 

Amid a coalition crisis, Andrej Danko resorts to epistolary politics. 

16. feb
Daniel Jablonski from Comenius University in Bratislava during field research.
15. feb
Robert Fico.

News digest: PS leads in revived state opinion poll, but SaS would be out

Ideas for how and where to spent Valentine's Day and weekend; the future of combined education; and the radiation risk to Slovakia after a Russian drone strike on Chernobyl.

14. feb
President Peter Pellegrini

President may soon have to decide on holding contentious referendum

Pro-Russian micro-parties say they have collected more than 240,000 signatures; 350,000 are required.

14. feb
14. feb
Police fined Skpay for failing to report €16 million in suspicious transactions.

Slovak Post offshoot fined for failing to report millions in suspect transactions

Fined firm says the money was deposited by refugees from Ukraine.

14. feb
Pampi the dog with his owner Matej.

Fur real? This viral Slovak dog has a manager

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.

14. feb
The Radoľa Manor in the village of the same name near the town of Kysucké Nové Mesto houses an exhibition of around 300 alphabet books from all over the world.

Weekend: Alphabet books from around the world in one place

Here's what to do during the weekend of February 14-16.

14. feb
Danubiana Gallery

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Tips for events between February 14 and February 21.

14. feb
Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) arrives at a government meeting in Bratislava on February 12, 2025.

News digest: Fico poses with war criminal, then heads to meet the pope

A look at the most popular films in Slovak cinemas in 2024, a year that also proved successful for tourism.

13. feb
Ivan Solej

Former court official indicted for fraud, yet still hired by government

Ivan Solej, accused of fraud and excessive salaries, kept a Justice Ministry job and later secured an EU-funded contract.

13. feb
Kežmarok

Thieves rip skier statue from square and cash it in

Thieves spent 45 minutes stealing the statue in Kežmarok.

13. feb
Gelnica

Teen girl sets man on fire and goes back to school next day

Meanwhile, the town of Gelnica, where the incident happened, recently made headlines over claims of racism.

13. feb
A still from Molchat Doma's Live at Panorama Hotel video
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13. feb
As for a few phrases pertaining to eating and food, a good one is that "I am hungry as a wolf" (som hladný ako vlk), though every time I hear it, all I think of is the Duran Duran song "Hungry Like a Wolf".

A Spanish bird made of beef

If you get hangry, you probably feel like a wolf when hungry.

Eric Smillie 13. feb
One of the works students showcased during the last Night of Architecture in February.

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

Visit the Night of Architecture and Design or set out on a hike close to Bratislava.

13. feb
A Palaeo-artistic rendering based on findings of this and previously published studies shows how a relatively rapid rise in atmospheric CO2 approximately 294 million years ago released Earth from its penultimate icehouse (left) and transitioned the world to a warmer and drier climate of the Early Permian (right).

International team led by Slovak scientist sheds light on ancient climate enigma

Their study employed a novel approach pioneered by Hana Jurikova.

13. feb
Dušan Gabriš

Explorers uncover secret cave hiding ancient skeletons

Is this the cave that was once reportedly sealed off due to hazardous air?

Stanislava Heššová 13. feb
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News digest: Slovakia files complaint against Belgium over death of its national

More activities, exhibitions cancelled or at risk in SNG, McDonald's big expansion in Slovakia, and tips on hidden gems in Kysuce region.

12. feb
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