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Spectacular Slovakia travel guide: Live your own story of Slovakia.

Spectacular Slovakia travel guide: Live your own story of Slovakia.

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News

Eurobarometer: More Slovaks than before interested in EP elections Ukrainian men illegally cross Slovak-Ukrainian border to avoid war

Business

Layoffs continue, possibly hundreds of AT&T jobs may be at risk Who are the Slovaks in the ranking of the world's wealthiest people?

Travel

A guide to places near Košice offering a view of the High Tatras PhotoSlovakia takes first step to attract more Finnish tourists

Culture & lifestyle

Bratislava City Days allow you to experience capital to the fullest Trying to revive culture in Petržalka, gallery returns to terrace Photo
Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok attends the defence and security parliamentary committee meeting on March 26, 2023.

News digest: Members of NGO government council dismissed, no reason given

Slovakia's reservations regarding the EU directive on combating corruption, an event to experience Bratislava to the fullest, and how to get the best views of the High Tatras.


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A lookout platform above the former quarry near Beňatina

Hidden gems in the east: Smuggling museum, 'Croatian' lake, and guitar heaven

Slovak regions near the Ukrainian border are a nice surprise for visitors.

Former Smer MP Ľubica Rošková in a courtroom in Pezinok, western Slovakia, on April 12, 2024.

“Countess” Rošková, former Smer MP, convicted of fraud

Ľubica Rošková, a psychologist, ran a firm that applied for agricultural subsidies for non-existent arable land.

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Former Judicial Council President Ján Mazák, as pictured during the Council's meeting on December 14, 2023.

Judicial Council president wanted time. Instead, judges fired him over alleged illegal information collection practice.

The Fico government's influence in the independent judiciary body is growing.

Fiľakovo Castle.
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Town popular for its palm tree launches handy tour guide

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The service available in three languages.

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News digest: Prominent MP threatens journalist with dismissal, accuses RTVS of 'jihad'

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Life on the Slovak-Ukrainian border, ex-Smer MP convicted of fraud, a fundraiser for the Ukrainian army.

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After leaving Vyšné Nemecké, there is only a Slovak-Ukrainian border.

On the Slovak-Ukrainian border, an American feels pessimism but also sees potential

Instead of new jobs and a motorway, the Sobrance district has seen brain drain. Still, some have decided to come home.

Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum

In Bratislava, a ship-like art gallery on the Danube gives you a full-spectrum experience

Apart from some of Slovakia's best art galleries, Bratislava is also home to many museums. On just one street close to the Old Town, there four of them right next to each other.

Denys Shmyhal and Robert Fico signing the Michalovce roadmap.

Last Week: Fico does right by Ukraine, for once

Don’t expect the shift in rhetoric to last.

SNS leader Andrej Danko (l) and Investment Minister Richard Raši (r).

News digest: Andrej Danko as Speaker? Pellegrini's Hlas does not share PM's view

Ship-like art gallery that gives you a full-spectrum experience, gallery-like space back on Petržalka terrace, and post-rock legend in Bratislava.

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Spectacular Slovakia: Cultural UNESCO sites
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News digest: For a while, Fico was pro-Ukraine

How to enjoy Bratislava for free, a population decline, and a new coffee chain coming to Slovakia.


11. apr

News digest: Playing in the Russian KHL? No ice hockey World Cup for you

Deputy environment minister flouts environmental rules, an owl is rescued, and the government boycotts another TV show.


Business

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IBM to lay off hundreds in Bratislava

Company dismissed almost 200 employees last autumn.


10. apr
5 to go.

Romanian coffee chain announces big plans in Slovakia

Opening of a Bratislava coffee shop postponed to autumn.


Opinion

Former president Ivan Gašparovič shakes hands with president-elect Peter Pellegrini on April 7, 2024 in Bratislava.

Pellegrini is a farce of Trump

The Hlas leader won the presidential race thanks to many hypocrites.


Chris Helton 12. apr
Speaker of Parliament Peter Pellegrini and Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán during their meeting in Budapest on March 11, 2024.

Did Hungarians fail Slovakia in the presidential election?

Slovaks must address the Hungarian minority as their equal partner right away.


Márk Finta
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Navigating the future of work

Katarína Bittalová of Arthur Hunt points out nine priorities of the new HR agenda.


Katarína Bittalová

Travel

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The limited number of major attractions makes Bratislava boring city.

Small-town feel contributes to Bratislava's reputation of a boring city

The Slovak capital ranks high in the ranking of the most boring cities.


8. apr
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Refurbished old mill offers glimpse into distant past

The national monument is a tourist attraction.


Marcela Ballová
European ground squirrels revisiting the meadow after hibernation
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Muráň to help famous ground squirrels with train

A tourist train is hoped to reduce car traffic near popular Muráň meadow.


Culture & lifestyle

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Family tree of Andy Warhol, Michal Rázus is on the left.

How to start Slovak family history research

Ancestry search is a demanding job, says Michal Rázus.


9. apr
The injured long-tail owl, recupurating with one of its rescuers.
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Good-samaritan cyclists help save rare Ural owl

Conservationists in Slovenský Raj National Park helped revive the wounded bird.


Dr Martin Pekarčík helped deliver children at the hospital in Kenya, among other activities.
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How a Slovak doctor helped a small Kenyan hospital

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.


Sport

Adam Ružička.

Slovak NHL player's contract terminated after controversial Instagram video

He won't be participating in matches ahead of May World Championship.


26. feb
Biathlete Ema Kapustová.

Promising biathlete hails from what locals call 'cursed' valley

Biathlete Ema Kapustová has been making waves in Revúca.


Nikola Baďová
Athletes in the Elán hall in Bratislava in January 2024.

An iconic athletics hall is changing, to become the National Padel Centre

The former owner is angry that Bratislava authorities wouldn't help preserve its original function.


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