Slovakia News, page 14

The employees of the Slovak National Gallery held a press conference outside the National Gallery in Bratislava on August 21, 2024.

National Gallery director shuts gallery amid staff dissent, bans press conferences

Tensions rise between the director and employees threatening to quit.

Smilno mayor Vladimír Baran and former MP Anton Korba donate funds to Russia.

Controversial Slovak mayor visits Moscow to donate to Russians affected by war

Smilno’s mayor, Vladimír Baran, travelled to Russia to hand over €52,000 raised for humanitarian aid in a Russian region.

Expected precipitation at 23:30 on November 21, 2024.

First snowfall of the season to blanket Slovakia

Weather warnings issued for all regions.

Smer MP Ľubomír Vážny (l) and Smer politician Peter Pellegrini in 2018.
Bratislava.

Bratislava among capitals with very high English proficiency

Slovakia had slightly worse results than last year.

Martina Šimkovičová.

News digest: Culture Ministry shows price for new version of national anthem

More options to return PET bottles, poster causing stir in Nitra, and tip for film festival.

A Christmas tree and market stalls are already up in Svätopluk Square in the heart of Nitra. The tree will be lit for the first time during the opening of the Christmas market on December 1, 2024 at 18:00.
PM Robert Fico on December 10, 2023.

News digest: PM Fico takes first steps to repair fractured coalition

The ministry revises immigration laws again. Slovak tennis players prepare to compete for a prestigious cup.

The Interior Ministry building in Bratislava.

Slovakia moves to fast-track immigration changes, citing EU deadline and economic risks

The ministry seeks urgent cabinet and parliament approval for amendments to immigration laws.

An aerial view of Chasiv Yar shows the frontline city in ruins after heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces for over a year, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, November 11, 2024.

Fico slams Biden’s missile decision as war marks 1,000 days

In Slovakia, a thousand candles commemorate Ukraine’s struggle against Russia’s unjustified invasion.

The Blue Dot COMIN facility in Nitra (pictured) opened on Thursday, March 2, 2023. It acts as a centre for refugees from the war in Ukraine.

Lacking coordination and cash, municipalities struggle to integrate foreigners

Nitra has become the first town to adopt an integration strategy.

Smer chair Robert Fico during his speech on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the party's founding.

News digest: Celebrating his party’s anniversary, PM Fico sends warning to coalition

Remembering November 17, interview with a scientist, and the PM's proposal for an electoral system stricter than Russia's.

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, up to 18,000 people gathered on Sunday on the Bratislava's Námestie SNP square at a meeting held by opposition parties Progressive Slovakia, SaS and KDH.

Remembering the lesson of November 1989, thousands took to the streets

Some events commemorated the victim of police brutality in Košice.

Physicist František Herman during the Eset Science Award ceremony.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during a press briefing at an informal EU summit in Budapest, Hungary, on November 8, 2024.

Slovak prime minister proposes electoral system tighter than Russia’s

If Robert Fico succeeds with his idea, political parties would face greater risks by running independently.

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People believe democracy is most threatened by corruption and weak politicians.

News digest: Worried about democracy, Slovaks will rally to celebrate freedom

The bigger the company, the higher the taxes; celebrate the arts at the Night of Theatres; and Bratislava Airport sees an uptick in passengers, with 133,000 in October.

The decision to restore communist sickle-and-hammer symbols is prompting resentment in Košice. The motif is widely regarded as a symbol of modern-day Russian irredentism, and is used as such by Russian nationalists.

Interior Ministry will pay Košice to restore hammer-and-sickle symbols

Poland and the Baltic states are removing Soviet memorials; Slovakia is using taxpayers' money to restore them.

News digest: Slovak and Polish leaders hold secret meeting in the Tatras

In the Tatras, a new attraction will also open on Friday.

Námestie Hraničiarov Square

A memorial plaque to commemorate victims of the border guards in Bratislava’s Petržalka

The memorial will be placed in the square bearing the name of the Border Guards.

President Peter Pellegrini.
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