Slovakia News
Slovakia quietly resumes issuing tourist visas to Russians after three-year halt
Change comes without official word from the government.
Slovakia’s spy chief crashes muscle car, reviving questions over his wealth
Pavol Gašpar, 39, drove a yellow Dodge Challenger into another vehicle, injuring a teenager. The accident has intensified scrutiny of his assets.
Slovakia honours its anti-Nazi uprising. But its legacy has become a stage for today’s battles.
PM Robert Fico invoked Hitler, defended Russia and warned of East–West conflict, as other leaders railed against hatred, the media and social networks.
News digest: Defence Minister Kaliňák’s parties keep rolling — and costing
A New Zealander’s Lučenec story, a long-delayed kidnap trial, and a stargazing podcast.
Courts edge closer to trial in decades-old presidential kidnapping case
Slovakia’s security authority has granted clearance to lay judges, allowing a court to move closer to hearing the shocking 1995 case.
Slovak scientists developing innovative drug delivery platform for smarter therapies
Challenger Science programme helps SAV team see its work differently.
News digest: Government prevents Slovak science chief from presenting vaccine findings
New arrivals in Bratislava Zoo, which municipality has the highest quality of life, and a restaurant review.
Czech activist targeted by Slovak with extremist links
The incident ended without injury after the activist used pepper spray.
Which municipality in Slovakia offers the highest quality of life?
Bratislava borough leads the index, while smaller towns slip down the chart.
News digest: Art wars in the Slovak capital
Court backs Ukrainian in sabotage case, tram driver helps Swede in Bratislava, and Spain honours Slovak legend.
Accused of sabotage, he was expelled from Slovakia. A court says the case was flawed.
Vjacseslav Vakuljak was linked to a supposed plot against the Druzhba oil pipeline. But no charges were filed, and a court ruled the evidence unconvincing.
Bratislava hero tram driver reunites Swedish tourist with lost wallet
Ronald Lupták has been praised after going the extra mile to return a wallet stuffed with cash, ID and bank cards to a grateful Swedish visitor.
Two American tourists rushed to hospital after ‘boozing too hard’, Slovak police say
The pair, aged 27 and 48, were found unconscious on a pavement in Nitra.
Slovak PM granted unusual access to sensitive case file
Robert Fico obtained “injured party” status in a case against ex-police chief Matej Varga, gaining access to files that the accused himself struggled to see.
News digest: Bratislava tops tourist charts – again, with foreigners outnumbering Slovaks
A lawyer was attacked by neo-Nazis, Slovaks join a collaborative pixel art map, and the Košice Region building its cinematic future.
Lawyer attacked in Slovakia after confronting men giving Nazi salutes linked to pro-Russian group
Police are facing criticism after witnesses alleged officers failed to intervene – and may have fraternised with the assailants.
A car park rises. An Italian’s business is on the line.
For 17 years, Renato Lamanna has run Primo Amore in Bratislava. Now, construction barriers threaten his trade – and other businesses too.
News digest: Slovakia and Hungary protest halt to drone-hit Russian oil supplies
Russia strikes Ukrainian town near Slovakia, Slovakia’s tax burden hits 63.5 percent of average wages, and Pride Košice 2025 Festival is here.
US blasts Slovakia over media freedom backsliding
State Department cites harassment of journalists, lawsuits and public broadcaster shake-up as democratic safeguards weaken.
Slovak companies and scientists could play crucial role in new European telescope
Their unique know-how means they could benefit the pioneering project – and Slovakia.
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- The start of the Bratislava-Vienna train
- Bratislava never had a planetarium. Families built an observatory instead. Audio
- Slovakia’s spy chief crashes muscle car, reviving questions over his wealth
- Where Košice Region goes to cool off Photo
- It was not her grandparents’ choice to go to the US, but she made her own and came Photo
- Which municipality in Slovakia offers the highest quality of life?
- Bratislava never had a planetarium. Families built an observatory instead. Audio
- A random act of kindness that reduced a family to tears
- A car park rises. An Italian’s business is on the line.
- The start of the Bratislava-Vienna train
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- Which municipality in Slovakia offers the highest quality of life?
- A car park rises. An Italian’s business is on the line.
- Slovaks paint Fico, dismantle a Nazi skull and half-finish a queen Photo
- The start of the Bratislava-Vienna train
- Bratislava never had a planetarium. Families built an observatory instead. Audio
- A random act of kindness that reduced a family to tears
- Slovakia quietly resumes issuing tourist visas to Russians after three-year halt
- Car trouble
- Slovakia’s spy chief crashes muscle car, reviving questions over his wealth
- Slovakia honours its anti-Nazi uprising. But its legacy has become a stage for today’s battles.
- A random act of kindness that reduced a family to tears
- News digest: Defence Minister Kaliňák’s parties keep rolling — and costing
- Bratislava never had a planetarium. Families built an observatory instead. Audio
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