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Pro-Palestine protestors gather outside the US Embassy on Bratislava's Hviezdoslavovo námestie square on 22 March 2025.

This protest was for Gaza—then it turned into a showdown with a Marxist MEP and a far-right influencer

Led by members of the anti-capitalist Front movement, the protest in central Bratislava drew a modest turnout of around 80 attendees.

The Slovak national team posing before its match against Slovenia in Nations League.

What are Slovakia’s chances of qualifying to the FIFA World Cup?

Germany, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg in Slovakia’s group.

Visitors to the Bratislava Zoo near the boar enclosure.
The Beliansky Express train.
Jozef Tancer.

Slovakia needs smart young people from abroad. This academic’s saying it out loud

Jozef Tancer on double standards, English in academia, and why foreigners still want to study here.

Kristína Kúdelová
Opposition MP Veronika Remišová

She flagged minister’s undeclared villa. He wants her fined €80,000

Defence Minister Kaliňák says it’s about the law. MP Veronika Remišová says it’s a mafia move.

A sign at the dairy farm in the village of Baka, Dunajská Streda district, on 21 March 2025.

News digest: Emergency, crying cows, secret burials and Brussels plots

MPs return to parliament, surprise guest at the Government Office, and controversy over Slovakia’s top film awards.

Pictured from left: Chief Economist of the National Bank of Slovakia, Michal Horváth, and Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, Peter Kažimír, during a press conference on the National Bank of Slovakia’s Spring 2025 Economic and Monetary Developments, held in Bratislava on 25 March 2025.

Trade war could leave thousands jobless in Slovakia, warns central bank

The central bank fears a €3 billion hit and 20,000 job losses, with carmakers and suppliers first in line.

Jason Whiteside.

The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines

A plan how to achieve it has already hatched in Jason Whiteside’s mind.

Do not look directly into the Sun without proper eye protection. Regular sunglasses or floppy disks are not suitable.

How to observe partial solar eclipse from Slovakia

Safety first, wear proper eye protection.

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