Slovakia News

Brown Bear in the Košice Zoo.

News digest: Bear suspected of killing man in central Slovakia

A story worthy of a movie adaptation, an interview with a Slovak-Dutch soldier, and more foot-and-mouth disease news.

A homeroom teacher hands out mid-year report summaries to first-year pupils at Ľudovít Fulla Primary School in Košice on 31 January 2025, marking the end of the first term of the 2024/2025 school year.
The bombing of Nové Zámky.
Bratislava’s seasonal recreational bus routes are back from this weekend.

Hop on board! Bratislava launches forest bus routes

Tram line 4 stops at Vodná veža from 29 March.

Volkswagen Slovakia production line in Bratislava on 24 March 2023.

News digest: Slovakia’s car industry faces a Trump shock

Europe moves to summer time this weekend, with clocks jumping forward by one hour. That means one thing: an hour less in bed.

Last year, the Government Office prepared a communications campaign titled "I Respect a Different Opinion".

Fico’s office approves funds for groups linked to Kremlin-friendly news sites

Two civic groups tied to controversial websites to receive €10,000 each from the prime minister’s reserve fund.

The defendant Juraj Bugár, alias Bugi, at the hearing of the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok on 26 September 2022.

Mafia trio jailed for killing man who knew too much

More than 20 years after René Sánka vanished, his killers are finally brought to justice.

Sewage system in Bratislava.

Slovakia could be fined millions as sewage system falls 40 years behind

Only 71 percent of population connected, far below EU average.

Illustrative image.

Ambulance, outpatient or ER? Know when to go

Your quick guide to emergency care in Slovakia.

Renáta Zelná
SNS chair Andrej Danko.

News digest: SNS chair causes stir in coalition, refuses to back up proposals

New speaker in parliament, national football team’s World Cup hopes, and an interview with a German Studies scholar.

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.

Visitors to the Bratislava Zoo near the boar enclosure.
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.

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.

One of the farms affected by the foot-and-mouth disease.

News digest: Gvt scrambles to contain foot-and-mouth disease

Legendary Bratislava inn for sale, how to get medical help, and Slovak biathlete's fabulous performance.

The urgent care department building of the National Institute of Children’s Diseases in Bratislava

Out-of-hours medical help in Bratislava: a quick guide

Where to go when your GP is unavailable and the problem cannot wait until morning.

Katarína Jakubjaková
Four teenagers await the court’s verdict.

Teenagers sentenced after brutal assault leaves man without legs

Five youths from eastern Slovakia receive suspended sentences for attacking and sexually assaulting a homeless man.

News digest: Slovakia confirms foot-and-mouth disease, begins culling livestock

Rural areas of Slovakia experience 'transport poverty', taboo literature uncovered in 20th century Bratislava, and Slovakia Is Europe protests sweep Slovakia again.

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