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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.

Michal Katuška and 1 more

A new Slovak law will soon require companies to make their websites, mobile apps and e-shops accessible to people with disabilities.

Is your website compliant? Slovakia’s accessibility law is coming

From June 2025, most online services must follow EU accessibility standards.

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

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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.

Matúš Beňo

MP and pandemic investigator Peter Kotlár

What went wrong with Slovak government’s vaccine study?

Experts question the study’s scientific value.

Martin Hodás

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen makes a statement during an official visit to the Pfizer pharmaceutical company in Puurs, Belgium, Friday, April 23, 2021.

Slovak politicians urge accountability after court rebukes EU over vaccine deal secrecy

PM Robert Fico questions Brussels’ moral authority.

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Robert Fico attends 9 May Victory Day celebrations in Moscow.

Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed

PM Robert Fico lauds one-party states for their long-term planning and blames Europe’s political chaos for its decline.

Peter Dlhopolec

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.

Iryna Uias

A mayor resigns over €2.7 million fraud scandal at town hall

A municipal employee diverted funds into over 150 personal accounts.

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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.

Peter Dlhopolec

The scene following the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico during an off-site government meeting in Handlová, Prievidza District, on 15 May 2024.

In Slovakia, the prime minister was shot. A third of the country is not so sure

A new poll reveals a startling level of scepticism about the attempt on Robert Fico’s life – and a deeper distrust in the state.

Martin Vančo and 1 more

From left: Defence Committee chair Richard Glück, Deputy Speaker Tibor Gašpar and Government Office head Juraj Gedra, all from Smer, at a press conference following an emergency Security Council meeting in Bratislava on Thursday, 15 May 2025.

Smer brands axe-wielding protester a ‘threat’ – police initially closed case as misdemeanour, then filed charges after party’s criticism

A Demokrati member used a metaphor to describe PM Fico’s downfall.

Peter Dlhopolec

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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.

Matúš Beňo