Slovakia News, page 2

Amriddin Kholmurodov.

One year on: Slovakia still unable to deport alleged terror suspect

Two new documents changed a court's decision.

Nuclear physicist Martin Venhart.

Slovak physicist: I do not employ doctoral students; I make them go abroad. I expect them to push us forward

Martin Venhart ran to be lead the SAV because he needs the power and authority to bring about change.

Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a media conference regarding Ukraine's decision to halt Russian gas supplies to Europe, at the Slovak Representation in Brussels, Thursday, January 9, 2025.

Fico turns to X to shape his global image

Emulating Hungary’s premier and eyeing Donald Trump’s orbit, Fico’s X strategy targets anti-EU fans.

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.

David Lindtner arrives at the Specialised Criminal Court in Banská Bystrica on 18 April 2025.

Fico’s adviser accused of corruption, then hits back at prosecutor

Peter Kysel referred bribery allegations against David Lindtner to police. Now he is facing a criminal complaint himself.

Protesters hold a banner reading “No to the Russian Law” during a “Slovakia Is Europe” rally held in Bratislava on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Slovakia passes NGO law, civil society fears a chilling new era

They spent decades filling gaps left by the state. Now the state is coming for them.

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.

Some young Slovaks choose to stay — or return — not because it is easy, but because they believe they can make a difference at home.

They could have left. But these young Slovaks stayed

In a country grappling with democratic backsliding and political disillusionment, five Slovaks are choosing to stay – and to care.

Kamila Šebestová
Progressive Slovakia MP and former boxer David Dej (left), Republika MEP Milan Mazurek (right).

Liberal MP’s boxing challenge backfires as far-right MEP seizes the moment

The situation echoes a misstep on Progressive Slovakia’s part in the past.

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.

Health Minister Kamil Šaško.

Slovakia plans to restrict access to new medicines amid funding shortfall

Doctors, patients and experts warn of deepening health inequalities.

The Foreigners' Police office in Bratislava's Vajnory district.

No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process

The Interior Ministry also aims to clamp down on the alleged misuse of business residence permits.

Convicted mobster Mikuláš Černák leaves the court in Piešťany on 2 April 2025.
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.

One of the few so-called school streets in Bratislava is at the intersection of Mýtna and Vazovova streets.
Marian Kočner

Supreme Court overturns acquittal in Kuciak murder case, orders new judges

The journalist’s family welcomes the court’s decision, but a new trial means more delays and no guarantees.

Speakers at the Press Under Pressure debate (from left): Beata Balogová, Marius Dragomir and Tamás Bodoky.

The disinformation scene has become a tool of media capture

Take over regulators, capture public media, and label critical journalists foreign agents — classic tactics to kill press freedom.

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.

Mirelix’s business with the FSB – one of the key pillars of the Russian regime, which Slovakia officially designates as a hostile state – has been conducted from a village just 10 kilometres outside Bratislava.

The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed

The firm has supplied communications parts to Russia’s powerful security service, the FSB, from a Slovak village.

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