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MPs Branislav Gröhling (SaS), Michal Šimečka (Progressive Slovakia), Milan Majerský (KDH), and Michal Šipoš (Slovakia).

When will the opposition wake up to reality?

PS, SaS, and Demokrati should have long since agreed on a joint approach and formed a shadow government.

Marian Kočner

Supreme Court overturns acquittal in Kuciak murder case, orders new judges

The journalist’s family welcomes the court’s decision, but a new trial means more delays and no guarantees.

Gustáv Murín.

Slovak Literary Centre director dismissed after Prague book fair scandal

The culture minister had installed Gustáv Murín earlier this year despite warnings.

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One of the few so-called school streets in Bratislava is at the intersection of Mýtna and Vazovova streets.
The charged police officer Marek A. at the Košice court on November 13, 2024.

News digest: Court hands down verdict in homeless man’s killing case

Slovak Literary Centre director unwelcome at Prague book fair, new analysis shows Bratislava streets are not for children. Learn more in today's digest.

Running shoes that belonged to Japansese runner Takeshi So who won the marathon in 1976.
A new wave pool in Rimavská Sobota, southern Slovakia.
Alleged members of the neo-Nazi group that carried out attacks in Bratislava over the winter.

News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest

Criminal complaint against Fico, Kuciak case back to square one, and literature takes the spotlight on Wednesday evening.

A new Slovak law will soon require companies to make their websites, mobile apps and e-shops accessible to people with disabilities.

Is your website compliant? Slovakia’s accessibility law is coming

From June 2025, most online services must follow EU accessibility standards.

Slovakia’s goaltender Samuel Hlavaj (31) concedes the opening goal during the Group A match between Slovakia and Finland at the 88th Ice Hockey World Championship in Stockholm on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
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Slovak hopes fade as hockey team bows out of championship with final defeat

Finland came out on top against Slovakia in Tuesday’s clash.

Chamko’s Barn in Šumiac, central Slovakia

Iconic Slovak barn still draws crowds. Without donors, it might have been lost

One of central Slovakia’s most photographed buildings was nearly lost to time and weather.

A featured startup at the 2025 Innovation Festival, held at the New Synagogue in Žilina on Tuesday, 13 May 2025.

Investor confidence in Slovakia falls for second year running

Foreign companies cite tax pressures, unpredictable policy and labour shortages as key risks, with investment plans hitting new lows.

Mirelix’s business with the FSB – one of the key pillars of the Russian regime, which Slovakia officially designates as a hostile state – has been conducted from a village just 10 kilometres outside Bratislava.

The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed

The firm has supplied communications parts to Russia’s powerful security service, the FSB, from a Slovak village.

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From left: Andrea Predajňová and Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová.

New head of Slovak National Museum appointed amid controversy

Andrea Predajňová has never led an institution of this size.

MP and pandemic investigator Peter Kotlár

What went wrong with Slovak government’s vaccine study?

Experts question the study’s scientific value.

Martin Hodás
The occupancy of Covid beds will be one of the main factors for the classification of districts.

News digest: Slovak health at risk if WHO treaty rejected, experts warn

Slovakia's ice hockey dream bursts, experts slam Covid vaccine analysis. Learn more in today's digest.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen makes a statement during an official visit to the Pfizer pharmaceutical company in Puurs, Belgium, Friday, April 23, 2021.
Robert Fico embraces Agriculture Minister Richard Takac as he arrives to Handlova.

Last Week: Smer throws a peculiar love-fest on the anniversary of Fico’s attack

At an event supposedly held to fight hate, a lot of blame was being cast around.

Slovak ice hockey players after they lost to Latvia on Sunday, May 18, ending their hopes of advancing to quarter finals.

Heavy weekend defeats burst Slovakia’s quarter-finals dream

A string of Slovak defensive errors against Latvia doomed the national team.

Slovnaft oil refinery in Bratislava

Fitch reaffirms Slovakia’s rating as debt climbs and growth stalls

Agency gives government credit for reforms but flags structural weaknesses and economic headwinds tied to global trade and auto reliance.

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