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President Peter Pellegrini.

News digest: Slovakia lacks lasting vision, says president in special address

Discover Bratislava’s little wonders, reason to visit DIY music venue near Danube, and interview with future SAV chair.

News digest: Fico tells Berlin Slovakia will not take lessons on Russia

Slapgate, Pellegrini’s first State of the Republic address, and MPs return to work — for now.

Illustrative image.

News digest: Brussels committee launches scrutiny of EU funds in Slovakia

Folklorists unhappy with culture minister, Slovak ice hockey player inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame, and Canadian family granted Slovak citizenship.

Peter Kažimír.

News digest: Prosecutor seeks jail for NBS Governor Kažimír as his political support wanes

Mafia boss Mikuláš Černák could be released after decades behind bars, Slovak triathlete Nikola Čorbová wins a Himalayan triathlon, and Slovakia will host the 2029 Ice Hockey World Championship.

Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) and Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický (Smer) speak at a press conference during an inspection day at the Finance Ministry in Bratislava on 21 May 2025.

News digest: Fico’s bloc wants to save money by restricting electoral access

Shattered empress, defaced Ukrainian ambulance and an unseasonably cold Friday forecast.

The charged police officer Marek A. at the Košice court on November 13, 2024.

News digest: Court hands down verdict in homeless man’s killing case

Slovak Literary Centre director unwelcome at Prague book fair, new analysis shows Bratislava streets are not for children. Learn more in today's digest.

Alleged members of the neo-Nazi group that carried out attacks in Bratislava over the winter.

News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest

Criminal complaint against Fico, Kuciak case back to square one, and literature takes the spotlight on Wednesday evening.

The occupancy of Covid beds will be one of the main factors for the classification of districts.

News digest: Slovak health at risk if WHO treaty rejected, experts warn

Slovakia's ice hockey dream bursts, experts slam Covid vaccine analysis. Learn more in today's digest.

News digest: Facebook justice? Šutaj Eštok announces police charges via post from Dubai

PM Robert Fico defends Moscow visit at European Political Community summit, Slovak defender Martin Valjent’s historic goal at the Bernabéu, and fraud scandal topples Petržalka's mayor.

PM Fico in Handlová

News digest: Fico returns to scene of his shooting after secret talks – this time for a party gig

Slovakia’s economy slows, Valjent’s heroics undone by late Madrid goal, and Bratislava hosts free events.

News digest: Coalition and opposition voters find something to agree on

Slovak ice-hockey players victorious, learn about the curious Slovak wedding traditions, and Slovak Academy of Sciences institute blasts Covid vaccine report.

Prime Minister Robert Fico in the STV studio shortly before the start of the political programme "O 5 minút 12" on 30 May 2010 in Bratislava.

News digest: Fico’s latest target? Sunday TV debates

A US conspiracy theorist wants to visit Slovakia. In Košice, a banner branded Fico a traitor.

PM Robert Fico (Smer).

News digest: PM not worried about worsening relations with EU, NATO partners

How Slovakia fares at World Championship, Zlaté Piesky to get uplift, and where to find luxury in Bratislava.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with journalists during a briefing at the informal meeting of foreign ministers from EU member states and Ukraine, held in Lviv, Ukraine, on 9 May.

News digest: 'Dear Kaja' Fico responds dismissively to EU over his Moscow visit

Will the new Pope come to Slovakia? 'Slovakia is Europe' protests take place across Slovakia, while in Kyiv Matovič declares 'Slovakia is not Fico'.

Prime Minister Robert Fico boards a plane at M. R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava before departing for an emergency meeting of European Union member state leaders in Brussels on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

News digest: PM Fico seeks alternative route to Moscow after Baltic states deny airspace access

President signs controversial NGO law, where to watch Slovakia's world championship games, and how much Slovak MPs earn this year.

The re-enactment of the Battle of the Dargov Pass was organised on 9 May 2009 by enthusiasts from the Cassovia Corp civic association and Retro Air from Košice, in the municipality of Dargov.

News digest: Anti-fascist celebration in Piešťany comes with free train rides — if you know the words

Disruption at the railway operator, suspected Russian embassy flyers and a tour of Slovak football stadiums.

Na snímke zástupcovia mimoparlamentného Slovenského hnutia obrody odovzdali v pondelok 5. mája 2025 petíciu občanov do Kancelárie prezidenta SR, ktorou žiadajú vyhlásenie referenda o neuplatňovaní sankcií voči Ruskej federácii. Vyzbierať sa im podarilo takmer 400.000 podpisov.  Organizátori petície žiadajú prezidenta SR Petra Pellegriniho, aby vyhlásil referendum s otázkou v znení: Súhlasíte s tým, aby SR neuplatňovala sankcie voči Ruskej federácii, ktoré škodia slovenským občanom, živnostníkom a aj podnikateľom? FOTO TASR - Jakub Kotian

News digest: President Pellegrini to face tough decision on holding contentious referendum

The love story that happend on the Carpathia instead of the Titanic, changes to public transport in the capital, and host of Italian culture and art events.

News digest: Slovakia nosedives in World Press Freedom Index

Slovak scientists unlock secrets of the past and present, Slovakia’s state budget deficit grew to €2.08 billion in April, and Smer MP Tibor Gašpar gives a 'heartfelt' tribute to Russia, in Russia – and in Russian.

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.

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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