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US President Donald Trump

Trump confirms 25 percent tariffs on EU cars, illogically blaming European VAT as well.

New trade policy strains EU ties with erratic tariffs and flawed economic logic.

Renáta Bláhová
Šafárikovo Námestie square in Bratislava.
From left: MP Rudolf Huliak (independent, Smer nominee for Sports and Tourism Minister) and President Peter Pellegrini.

News digest: President Pellegrini names EU, NATO sceptic as minister

Increase in prices evident in many areas, meet the first Slovak feminist, and a tip on a musical.

Bear Mine in the High Tatras

This mine may be named after bears, but they likely never hibernated in it

A mine with no records, a soldier with no name – explore the mysteries of Medvedia štôlňa.

Ján Kaľavský on the list of wanted persons.

Ex-police officer Ján Kaľavský sentenced for corruption

Now in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he has applied for asylum, Kaľavský remains out of reach for Slovak authorities.

Milan, the main character of Vivat Slovakia.

Swearing across cultures: Localising the ‘Slovak GTA’ experience

Prague studio masters the English leap for Vivat Slovakia, balancing brutal true stories and period grit for players worldwide.

PM Robert Fico

News digest: Brussels ‘in for a fun time’, Fico says ahead of EU talks

New Dutch ambassador to Slovakia, Matovič’s “movie nights”, and reconstruction work underway beneath the UFO restaurant.

Táňa Ondrejková

Táňa Ondrejková: The best managers? They hire people who outsmart them

She will share her insights at a self-development event focused on leadership and personal growth featuring Robin Sharma.

Prime Minister Robert Fico at a press briefing after a working lunch with EU and US ambassadors on Slovakia’s political situation, March 6, 2018, Bratislava.

How Slovakia’s prime minister distracts from the real issues

Robert Fico has a playbook of tried-and-tested manipulative tactics.

MEP Milan Mazurek

Another school forced to cancel activity after far-right MEP’s smear campaign

An NGO that took part in the activity talks of systemic hunt.

Zuzana Čerenská, Wholesale Banking Customer Due Diligence Operations Lead at ING Hubs Slovakia

How ING Hubs Slovakia became a key player in global banking operations

More expert roles may arrive in Slovakia. Potential candidates will need content knowledge – and soft skills.

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Police officer accused of beating Roma children at primary school

The accusations surfaced after a politician shared a video of the children’s testimonies.

Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický (Smer).

News digest: Slovakia’s big bond experiment starts today

The difficulties of translating a Slovak video game, police officer suspected of beating children.

Marek Chudík, chairman of the Business Service Center Forum (BSCF) at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Slovakia)

Chudík: The transaction tax represents a multi-million euro burden for our members

Representative of sector that employs tens of thousands warns news taxes may deter investment.

Lýdia Martinez Majdišová and her family

9/11, a love story, and a thriving café: A Slovak entrepreneur’s journey in America

Lýdia Martinez Majdišová’s American dream was not without sacrifice.

Nadežda Chovančáková

Last Week: Why Trump’s treatment of Zelensky is bad news for Slovakia 

Fico is apparently looking forward to a world in which strongmen dictate terms to smaller countries. 

By becoming a pilot, Vierka Šidová fulfilled her childhood dream.

She never thought a woman could be a pilot. Now she flies for Wizz Air.

As a child, Vierka Šidová decorated her bedroom with fighter jet stickers. Years later, she made her dream a reality.

Kamila Šebestová
For decades, a marble bust of a young woman lay forgotten in storage at the Spiš Museum in Levoča, labelled simply "marble bust of a woman by an unknown artist." However, after extensive research by Marta Herucová from the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV), experts are now almost certain that the sculpture is an original work by the Renaissance master Donatello.

Lost and found: Long-ignored Levoča marble bust was made by Donatello, say experts

The 15th-century bust of a noblewoman has been identified as the work of the leading Renaissance sculptor.

Lacinka is a small pancake restaurant in Bratislava.

Lacinka: “The best pancakes in Bratislava”

This eatery may be tiny, but with 50 sweet and savoury options on the menu, its pancakes pack a punch.

Hviezdy tímu Visma Pauline Ferrand-Prevotová (zľava), Viktória Chladoňová, Marianne Vosová a Marion Bunelová.

Young Slovak cycling talent joins elite Dutch team

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.

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