Young hunters compete in imitating wild animals

THE SLOVAK Championship of juniors in luring wild animals was the culmination of the Levice Hunters’ Days at the turn of March and April.

Pitiful end of Daffodil Day in Žilina

THE ANNUAL collection of money for the League against Cancer / Liga proti rakovine called Daffodil Day had a sad ending in Žilina.

Febiofest shows films, bestows awards and launches a Hungarian western

THE INTERNATIONAL film festival Febiofest, which takes place in both successor countries of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, ran for just a week in Bratislava but it was rich in events.

Successful Slovak films presented in April, many with English subtitles

THE WHOLE month of April will be dedicated to Slovak films – screened in the Lumiere film club in downtown Bratislava.

State begins process for Slovak Telekom sell off

ECONOMY Minister Pavol Pavlis is obliged to enable a transfer of the state’s 34-percent stake in mobile operator Slovak Telekom to the National Property Fund (FNM) which owns another 15 percent in the company by April 8. This stems from a government decision made at its session on April 1 and paves the way for the privatization of the company.

Slovak record in speed skiing was constituted

SPEED skiing is a special discipline and Milan Bekeš is its pioneer in Slovakia, is striving to make it official. On March 20, he tried to establish a founding Slovak record in the Lomnické sedlo saddleback, the ski slope at the highest altitude in Slovakia.

Dušan Hanák’s successful film released on DVD in the UK

WITHIN THE series of Slovak films appearing on DVD in the United Kingdom for English-speaking audiences, the third movie is internationally successful Pictures of the Old World by Dušan Hanák.

Slovakia participates in World Hour 2015, dominants left in dark

SINCE 2010, Slovakia has also been participating in the global environmental event, Earth Hour. The event that strives to point out light pollution and environmental problems will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2015 between 20:30 and 21:30:       

Bratislava students danced to celebrate the Month of Francophony

MONTH of Francophony is celebrated in March, and this language, one of the crucial ones at international institutions, is commemorated by film festivals, song and linguistic competitions, libraries, readings, and other events.

More firearms in Slovakia, but used in fewer crimes

LAST year Slovaks owned a record number of firearms, but gun related crimes occur about half as often as they did a decade ago.

Slovak film to be part of Cannes Atelier, for the first time

THE FIRST Slovak film ever to become part of the L’Atelier platform in Cannes is the feature debut Vychladnutie / Out by György Kristóf. L’Atelier is part of the Cannes International Film festival.

Bratislava chimps need toys, blankets

BRATISLAVA inhabitants, as well as visitors, can find a new use for old PET bottles and worn blankets – the local zoo can take the toys of the former, while giving also the latter to their monkeys.

Bardejov synagogue is reconstructed, to re-open soon

THE SYNAGOGUE in the eastern-Slovak town of Bardejov is being reconstructed and reinforced, after 70 years.

Slovakia and Austria may be connected by another cycling bridge

A NEW cycling bridge across the Morava River may connect Slovakia and Austria soon. The new bridge is set to be built at the village of Vysoká pri Morave and the Austrian village of Marchegg, linking railway stations in the two villages in the process.

Slovak rapper Kali in prison

SLOVAK rapper Kali spent some time behind bars – he performed in the infamous Leopoldov prison, with his DJ and producer Peter Pann.

VŠMU participates in international project of puppetry

THE ACADEMY of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) has joined a three-year long international project within the Erasmus series, striving to explore the theatre form of puppetry, and also to improve communication with other artists and institutions. Results of the activities will be presented at the festival of puppetry colleges of the V4 countries – Meeting / Stretnutie in June 2015 in Nitra.

Anička the Eagle returns home after record distance abroad

AFTER having spent the winter in Africa, the most high-profile eagle of Slovakia, nicknamed Anička, returns home.

Bodybuilder Cibuľa announced a comeback, marking his 50th birthday

ADAM Cibuľa, former bodybuilder who tries to return to world-class competitions, is “a miracle of nature”, according to his trainer and friend Dušan Ďubek.

Higher rate of children born outside of wedlock