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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.
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.
Running around another Bratislava lake is about to get more enjoyable
Nové Mesto is also upgrading amenities to improve the swimming season.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Slovak scientists help tear down two objections to Jurassic Park premise
Just don't expect cloned dinosaurs to appear any time soon.
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.
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.
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.
Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
Oksana is now a sobering exhibit outside Bratislava’s Old Market Hall.
Water supply to be cut in parts of Bratislava’s Old Town in late April
Will your street go dry?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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