Tobacco advertising gets tougher

ON MARCH 1, tougher rules for advertising tobacco products came into force in Slovakia.

As of this date, tobacco trademarks, emblems, and product names may not be used in ads, with the exception of ads in retail outlets.

Anyone found violating this provision can be fined up to Sk2 million (€53,620). The Slovak parliament approved the revision in October 2005.

6. Mar 2006 at 0:00 | From press reports

Massive gatherings remember Kuciak and Kušnírová: We did not forget!

One year after the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak, large protests took place around Slovakia.

Male owls lured by bird calls fly in to take a look at the intruder.

International journalists’ organisations are “cautiously optimistic” after meeting investigators of the Kuciak murder.

These are the notable moments of the first year since the murder.