Slovakia News, page 7

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Slovak security agency warns against new Chinese chatbot

New survey shows AI usage among Slovaks.

News digest: Fico accuses Czechs of interfering in Slovakia. 'Absurd', says Fiala

The Canadian footballer who swapped a beach in the Pacific for the High Tatras, the Slovak scientists making global breakthroughs, and school students get their mid-year assessments.

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Jana Maškarová, pictured during a press conference in Bratislava on January 27, 2025,.

Slovakia gets its first female national police chief

Jana Maškarová was appointed the country's first female vice-president of police in 2018; she fell out with a previous police chief and has faced accusations of leaking information, which she denies.

Oncologist Michal Mego during last year's ESET Science Award ceremony. He won the pulic prize.

Award-winning Slovak oncologist: It's all about trust between a doctor and patient

Michal Mego, winner of 2024, ESET Science Award public prize, founded top research lab when he returned to Slovakia.

News digest: Smer names new ‘enemy of the state’ – a Georgian man fighting Russia

Slovakia moves to expel a Ukrainian citizen over allegations of a coup plot.

Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) gestures during a press conference on the topic "Constitutional Barrier Against Progressivism" in Bratislava on Monday, January 27, 2025.

PM Fico unveils plan to rewrite Slovakia’s constitution

The prime minister is challenging the principle that EU law takes precedence over national legislation.

Visualisation of the TU-BA venue

Developers-funded platform on Bratislava’s vision raises concerns, said Bratislava borough mayor

Karlova Ves’ Mayor Dana Čahojová is critical about the new discussion site TU-BA.

The Slovak parliament.

News digest: Chances of snap election up, even PM seems to be preparing

Black Widow spider for the first time in Slovakia, a scientist slash stand-up comedian on blending science and humour, and an interview with Robbie Williams.

Female Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus introduced from California to Ružomberok, northern Slovakia.

Venomous Black Widow detected in Slovakia for the first time in history

A female spider arrived in Slovakia in a package with machine parts from California.

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News digest: Slovakia brings back its most notorious export

PM Fico has a new target - this time, it’s not Zelensky but a French guy. Meanwhile, his interior minister is in hot water.

The logo of Všeobecná zdravotná poisťovňa (VšZP), Slovakia’s largest public health insurer, stands on the door,

Health insurer targeted by cyberattack as PM points fingers

VšZP says its systems are secure after a DoS attack.

A group of suspected neo-Nazis in Bratislava is alleged to be carrying out attacks on people.
The Slovak parliament.

News digest: PM Fico may lose majority in parliament

SNG on the brink of collapse, thousands sign open letters to PM, and tips on where to invest.

The caption reads: Slovakia does not belong to the government, but its citizens.

Students, teachers, hauliers and more address open letters to PM Fico

Even regional governors from ruling parties condemn talk of Slovakia's EU, NATO exit.

News digest: Huge protests sweep Slovakia; 60,000 people gather in the capital

PM Fico blames a cyberattack on his opponents, while his coalition partner ousts two MPs.

The memorial plaque dedicated to the victims of the communist-era Border Guards in Petržalka was unveiled only last November.

Memorial to victims of the Iron Curtain in Bratislava is stolen

It was installed only last November, on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution.

PM Robert Fico and his cabinet on January 23, 2025
Matúš Alexa with a crew from Russian television in January 2025

Pro-Russian group urges supporters to prepare for a nationwide “cleansing”

Brat za brata also advocates for Slovakia’s withdrawal from the EU.

Life situations for which foreigners do not need to make an appointment.

Foreigners’ Police postpones weekend opening, announces extended hours

Plans to open the Bratislava office on January 25 have been postponed.

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