155 mm calibre artillery ammunition.

News digest: On rearmament, the government says one thing and does another

Tips on what to do in Bratislava, meet the American who discovered his Slovak ties, and try a new skatepark.

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Slovmag factory in Lubeník, Banská Bystrica Region.

Steel is collapsing — and so is this Slovak factory

Slovmag Lubeník has lost half its sales and laid off 200 workers. Can exports to the West save what remains?

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The Slovak Academy of Sciences.
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“This isn’t the High Tatras,” Martin Hrobárik admits. “But it offers something they can’t — the feeling of being alone in the world.”
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Slovak roots: closing the loop

Visit the region full of cabbage and castles, with a synagogue next to Lidl.

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Istropolitana Project'23

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

Visit special workshop as part of the Istropolitana Project or explore eco-education on Kamzík hill.

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Gregory Stein at the Štrbské Pleso resort in the High Tatras.

He thought his family died in the Holocaust. Then a phone call changed everything.

A search for family led from old postcards to new relatives across continents.

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P. O. Hviezdoslav Theatre in Bratislava

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Spend your day with actors, run through the forest or learn European history.

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From left: Tatiana Milasová; Helena Kanďárová, Peter Pôbiš.

Slovak scientists find a kinder way to test products without using animals

Award-winning study explores human-based alternatives that offer safer and more ethical testing methods.

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The fruit of Slovak soil, the potato, forms the foundation of this guide.

Dialects: You say potatoes, I say grule...or švábky?

Around Košice, asking for a pipka will get you a pipe but elsewhere might get you a smack.

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Košice player Jaroslav Janus with the championship trophy after Game 7 of the Tipos Extraliga playoff final between HC Košice and HK Nitra on 29 April 2025 in Košice.
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Canada’s fingerprints all over Košice’s record-breaking title win

Košice erased a two-goal deficit in the third period and clinched the title in overtime, cementing their place as Slovakia’s most successful hockey club.

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PM Robert Fico in April 2025

News digest: No plus one. Fico saves the Moscow spotlight for himself

Pro-Russian bikers return to Slovak roads, developers vie for the top spot in a new ranking, and Košice celebrates its hockey champions.

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Juraj Somolányi stands outside the Bunker Music House

What do you see in a Nazi bunker? Juraj Somolányi saw possibility

Inside the unlikely home of Bratislava’s boldest musical experiment.

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The market dynamics in Slovakia reveal a paradox.

Tesla registers in Slovakia amid rising electric vehicle sales

Electric car ownership rising sharply, but most growth still driven by imports rather than local sales.

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Daniel Bombic, charged with extremist criminal offences, sits during a hearing at the Supreme Court in Bratislava on Tuesday, 29 April 2025.

Supreme Court orders detention of far-right provocateur

Daniel Bombic’s Telegram rants landed him behind bars after he violated a court order prohibiting him from posting hateful content.

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Demolition of the Rázsochy hospital in Bratislava in January 2020

Ceiling collapses at clinic as ministers unveil plans for new national hospital in Bratislava

Opposition raises transparency concerns as the government designates the project a strategic investment.

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Returning to the ancestral homeland isn’t about nostalgia or living in the past.

Coming home to a place you’ve never been

When descendants of Slovak immigrants walk the same paths as their ancestors, they rediscover family, identity, and a sense of belonging.

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‘Adolescence’ is not just a drama. It’s a wake-up call for every parent and school

At The British International School Bratislava, we teach students about the dangers of online life.

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A procession during Košice City Days last year.
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Coalition parties chairs from left: Matúš Šutaj Eštok (Hlas), Robert Fico (Smer) and Andrej Danko (SNS).

News digest: Potentially another coalition broil in making

Two weeks' worth of fun in Košice, list of recovery plan investments Slovakia will fail to accomplish. Learn more in today's digest.

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