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Robert Fico on a video that appears to have been shot in Vietnam.

Last Week: Fico goes on a diplomatic adventure

It may end in disaster for Slovakia.



Shevchenko is a pop culture icon today.

After 60 years, the most important poet of Ukraine is being published in Slovakia

Taras Shevchenko now a symbol of the fight for freedom in Ukraine.

Peter Getting
Nesto project in Bratislava.

Bratislava’s older flats see first major price hike in a year

Analysts say the secondary market remains attractive as VAT hikes affect new-builds.

A new diplomatic office will be established in Algeria.

Changes to economic diplomacy aimed at bolstering Slovak firms abroad

New diplomatic offices in Malaysia, Philippines and Algeria are to be opened.

In the third quarter of 2024, a total of 3,392 flats in new developments across 93 projects were available for sale in Bratislava.

VAT hike threatens flat prices

The Bratislava property market showed signs of recovery in 2024.

In an aerial photograph from October 20, 2022, the southern portal of the Prešov motorway tunnel on the D1 motorway near Prešov, eastern Slovakia.

The long road ahead: What’s next for the Bratislava-Košice highway?

In mid-August, the ministry announced the launch of a public procurement process for the "cursed section" of the Turany–Hubová highway, the final unbuilt stretch of the highway set to connect Bratislava and Košice.

The Three Kings procession in Bratislava in 2023.

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Tips for events between January 3 and January 10.

Leaving home, finding home

Settled residents opposed the “different” newcomers, burning crosses near Irene and Andrew’s farm to send a clear message: Go home.

Jeanne M. Zulick
Výsadba jabloní popri cyklotrase v Hriňovej.
Paper prescription in 2002.

New rules force patients back to waiting rooms

A new law means a fifth of prescriptions must now be processed on paper.

Štefan Harabin

Harabin defies court, refuses to apologise for false claims against Eset

Former justice minister rails against the judges who found him liable, predicting they will be 'stripped of their robes'.

Loch in Dubovany
The Grand Opera Madam Butterfly Suite at the five-star Capella Hanoi hotel in Vietnam (left) and Prime Minister Fico (right) in the same suite, from where he posted a video on social media on January 2. Fico had not appeared in public for weeks and tried to conceal his location in his videos. However, details such as a phone, curtains, and a framed television gave him away.

News digest: Fico goes AWOL, but is spotted in a blinged-out hotel suite in Hanoi, Vietnam

Harabin refuses to apologise for his false claims, and thousands protest in Bratislava against the current direction of Slovakia.

Illustrative image.

Weekend: Have you thought about your resolutions yet?

Here's what to do during the long weekend of January 3-6.

Cake with poppy seeds

What to make of mak

What to do when you don't like a beloved Slovak ingredient?

Conrad Toft
Prime Minister Robert Fico (left) and Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal greet each other ahead of a meeting between members of the Slovak and Ukrainian governments on 11 April 2024 in Michalovce.

News digest: Fico considers leveraging refugees in gas dispute

Famous wrecked car, PM critiqued, and MPs’ legislative blunder.

The Slovak Philharmonic plays the new version of the national anthem during a concert in Reduta, Bratislava, on January 1, 2024.
Video

From goosebumps to guffaws: Slovakia’s anthem gets mixed reviews

The revamped anthem left the culture minister ecstatic, but experts are less impressed.

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini.
Video

President Pellegrini’s New Year address: In 2025, I won’t be anyone’s puppet

Peter Pellegrini delivered his first New Year’s address as president, talking about courage, stability and calm.

Peter Pellegrini
Prime Minister Robert Fico.
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Fico: Critics doubt me, but I’m far from finished

PM Robert Fico’s New Year message was filled with metaphors, and he even wished a Happy New Year in Swedish.

Robert Fico
A new six-seater cable car has opened at the Bachledova Valley ski resort.

Six seats, three minutes: Bachledova Valley’s cable car sets a new standard

The resort is drawing more foreign visitors, aided by air links with Poland.

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