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Foreigners' Police in Dunajská Streda will change address

The police will move to Mlynská Street.Compiled by Spectator staff, 20. Jan 2020, at 21:57

A new Dunajská Streda Foreigners's Police building is located on Mlynská Street

Children confirmed to have damaged Jewish gravestones in Rajec

The incident happened shortly before Christmas.Compiled by Spectator staff, 20. Jan 2020, at 21:53

Police in the Žilina Region identified vandals behind the act resulting in the December 2019 damage of 20 gravestones in a Rajec Jewish cemetery on January 17, 2020

Kuciak murder trial: Two witnesses

Two people have already been punished in the murder case.Michaela Terenzani, Peter Dlhopolec, 20. Jan 2020, at 21:46

Penta financial group partner Jaroslav Haščák was called forward to the court because of a message Kočner had sent to him prior to the Kuciak murder

Kuciak murder trial: Bödör denies helping Kočner

Businessman Norbert Bödör refused the allegations voiced by witness Peter Toth last week.Nina Hrabovská Francelová, 20. Jan 2020, at 14:05

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The Slovak mountains claimed 40 lives last year

Mountain rescuers helped mostly Slovaks, Poles and Czechs.Compiled by Spectator staff, 20. Jan 2020, at 13:22

President Čaputová: The path of hatred leads to tragedies and crimes

The president and the prime minister commemorated the inhabitants of Ostrý Grúň and Kľak killed during WWII.Compiled by Spectator staff, 20. Jan 2020, at 13:17

The commemorative event in the village of Kľak.

Kuciak murder trial: What has happened so far

An overview of how the trial in the murder case has progressed.Compiled by Spectator staff, 19. Jan 2020, at 17:05

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Trnka release, prosecutor questions charges

The police demanded custody for the former general prosecutor but in vain.Compiled by Spectator staff, 17. Jan 2020, at 20:02

A government with ĽSNS: How likely is it and what would it mean?

Threat of split for any party in coalition with extremists.Nina Hrabovská Francelová, 17. Jan 2020, at 9:07

Skier from Belarus dies on slope

The tragedy happened at the Chopok ski resort.Compiled by Spectator staff, 16. Jan 2020, at 22:50

A skier from Belarus died at a Slovak ski resort on January 16, 2020

The far-right ĽSNS in the game to win 2020 elections

The party is on the rise, achieving its best result in the Focus polls.Compiled by Spectator staff, 16. Jan 2020, at 22:44

The January 2020 Focus poll implies democratic opposition leaders would need Sme Rodina, chaired by Boris Kollár (second from right), to join their coalition if they were to establish the next government.

Special Prosecutor Kováčik contests Tóth’s testimony

He has rejected contacts with Norbert Bödör, influencing the promissory notes case or other illegal conduct.Compiled by Spectator staff, 16. Jan 2020, at 14:12

Čaputová: The detention is a breakthrough moment

What are the reactions to Dobroslav Trnka’s detention?Compiled by Spectator staff, 16. Jan 2020, at 13:57

Police detained ex-general prosecutor Dobroslav Trnka in the early hours of January 16.

Police detained ex-general prosecutor Trnka

He has been charged with abuse of authority.Compiled by Spectator staff, 16. Jan 2020, at 9:32

Former General Prosecutor Dobroslav Trnka, who works at the General Prosecutor's Office, is to be heard by the police in the 2011 Gorilla Case.

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Slovaks trust police and justice system the least in the EU

Distrust in the Slovak police is the highest in the Union.Compiled by Spectator staff, 15. Jan 2020, at 21:29

Slovakia's police force has scored poorly in the Eurobarometer survey from December 2019. The Slovak police are the least trusted in the EU

Kuciak murder trial: Tóth implicates Kočner and others

The former journalist-turned-spy Peter Tóth, who surveilled journalists for Kočner, testified on the third day.Michaela Terenzani, 15. Jan 2020, at 21:10

Witness Peter Tóth was heard for eight hours on January 15, 2019, at the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok, western Slovakia.

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When did the foreign press write about Slovakia the most?

German dailies paid more attention to Slovakia than their French and Italian counterparts between 2000 and 2017.Nina Hrabovská Francelová, 15. Jan 2020, at 16:54

Slovaks living in the UK should register their residence

The recommendation was issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry.Compiled by Spectator staff, 15. Jan 2020, at 13:16

Kočner’s library opened in Bratislava

Journalists can now access the data seized during the investigation of Ján Kuciak’s murder.Compiled by Spectator staff, 15. Jan 2020, at 13:12

From star journalist to Kočner's friend: Who is Peter Tóth?

The man who followed journalists for Kočner is a key witness in the Kuciak murder trial.Michaela Terenzani, Roman Cuprik, Nina Hrabovská Francelová, 15. Jan 2020, at 11:21

Peter Toth as a witness in court on January 15, 2020.

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