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Prime Minister Robert Fico addressed students at the Oxford Union in May 2013.

UPDATED: Premier Fico to deliver Oxford Union speech during unofficial UK visit

This will be Robert Fico’s second appearance at the elite debating society.

Anna Netrebko  (left) and Zuzana Ťapáková (right)

News digest: National Theatre boss brands protest against pro-Putin singer 'primitive'

PM Fico signals financial transaction tax changes. President Pellegrini vetoes the Covid-19 amnesty.

Kuchajda lake, in Bratislava's Nové Mesto borough.

Running around another Bratislava lake is about to get more enjoyable

Nové Mesto is also upgrading amenities to improve the swimming season.

A foreign resident in Bratislava has found himself at the centre of an unexpected media storm after a second-hand sale was mistaken for a drug deal in a widely viewed Slovak TV report.

News digest: No crime, no threat, just foreign

A farm boy turned inventor, a horse video that went viral, and why to stop by the Culture Ministry on Friday.

Smer MP Marián Kéry

MP who condemned plagiarism now faces allegations of copying his own university thesis

Smer’s Marián Kéry says he ‘consulted’ classmate before submitting near-identical university thesis.

Promenáda shopping mall in Nitra

Beaten for speaking Ukrainian: foreign students terrorised in Slovak city

Shocking attacks in university town of Nitra leave students terrified to speak their mother tongue.

A foreign resident in Bratislava has found himself at the centre of an unexpected media storm after a second-hand sale was mistaken for a drug deal in a widely viewed Slovak TV report.
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Indian expat mistaken for drug dealer in Bratislava TV report

A resident of Bratislava was recorded selling a second hand item, but a widely viewed TV programme presented the footage as part of a report on drug dealing.

A farm in Plavecký Štvrtok, Malacky district, where foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed on 30 March 2025.

Zoos are empty, farms are quiet, and a virus has shaken a nation

A major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has forced Slovakia into drastic measures, while the internet has gone wild with theories about the virus’s origin.

Cardinals stand by the body of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

News digest: Next to no chance of next Pope being Slovak, here's why

Celebration of Slovak cinematography, not so idyllic life in Bratislava hinterland.

Palaeontologist Peter Vršanský

Slovak scientists help tear down two objections to Jurassic Park premise

Just don't expect cloned dinosaurs to appear any time soon.

The Grand Prix winning photo of the chaos following the attempted assassination of PM Robert Fico in May.

News digest: Police linked to Fico gunman video leak – minister accused of cover-up

Demonstrations ahead, EU flags Slovakia’s deficit, and a coaching great.

The former AB Kozmetika building on Račianska Street in Bratislava, now converted into an apartment complex.

Police bosses handed cut-price “luxury” flats in Bratislava

One deputy police chief upgraded to a four-room flat with terrace and parking – for less than €160 a month.

President Zuzana Čaputová during her audience with the Pope on 14 December 2020 in the Vatican. The meeting, held at the height of the pandemic, took place without face masks at the Pope’s request. “To protect him, however, we were all tested,” the president said. Even during that encounter, they spoke about divisions in society. “I deeply value the Pope’s long-standing support for the poor, the socially vulnerable, and those in need. It is profoundly inspiring to hear him speak about how essential it is to love every single person without exception.”

Slovakia mourns Pope Francis, a shepherd of hope and humility

Leaders recall his visit, his warmth and his unwavering focus on the poor and marginalised.

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A destroyed Ukrainian ambulance is now on display in Bratislava.

Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava

Oksana is now a sobering exhibit outside Bratislava’s Old Market Hall.

A mobile water tanker

News digest: Finns air unseen video of Fico shooting, PM’s bloody jacket driven away by minister

Slovaks are eating fewer eggs, film awards handed out, and police detain a man after a sword attack threat in Bratislava.

František Mozner

He has been disciplined for delays. Now he will lead Slovakia’s top court

František Mozner will succeed Ján Šikuta as president of the Supreme Court.

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MEP Judita Laššáková and a slide from her presentation: “If we want to leave, we must first understand how the European Union works, so that we can then negotiate what happens upon exit.”

Smer MEP tells Slovaks to learn the EU’s rules – so they can break free from Brussels

Judita Laššáková tells stunned students and townsfolk how the country could one day walk away from the EU – despite government denials.

Shared services centre launched in Fiľakovo

Too small to cope alone, Slovak villages are teaming up

Shared services centres are helping rural mayors pool resources, cut costs and finally hire the experts they need.

The parliament, illustrative stock photo

News digest: House passes what activists and civic organisations call Russian law

Tempestuous times ahead of Slovak weather agency, Slovak singer at Eurovision not representing Slovakia, and tip on where to spend Easter.

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