Slovaks are becoming less conservative.
It may not seem obvious yet, but after months of demonizing refugees and migrants, Central European political leaders are preparing to accept thousands.
AFTER more than 20 years Slovakia has not won any medal in individual disciplines at the Canoe Slalom World Championships held in London in mid-September.
FORMER advisor of ex-prime minister Iveta Radičová, Martin Novotný, started serving his prison sentence on September 22. He became the first person close to a prime minister to go behind bars.
THE JOBLESS rate in Slovakia stood at 11.32 percent in August, down from 11.46 percent in July.
GENERAL Prosecutor Jaromír Čižnár will be asked to reopen the already closed case of embezzlement involving the Military Intelligence Service (VSS) which allegedly took place during the rule of the first Robert Fico government (2006-10).
Urgent tasks at this week’s emergency EU summit include waking up to reality and sharing responsibility for migrants.
THE ANNUAL festival of classical music in the Slovak capital – Bratislava Music festival – tries to continue its previous success also in 2015, offering a host of famous orchestras, soloists and conductors apart from the host ones, between September 25 and October 11.
SLOVAK film Eva Nová by documentary filmmaker Marko Škop with Emília Vášáryová in the leading role beat out 30 other films to win the Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-20), the TASR newswire wrote on September 21.
PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska has asked the Constitutional Court on Friday to examine whether the amendment to fees at outpatient departments complies with the Slovak Constitution because, according to him, it is in conflict with the protection of the rights of patients.
IT IS the growth in domestic demand and investments that are expected to drive the Slovak economy, which is estimated to grow at 3.2 percent of GDP this year and at 3.1 percent in 2016, according to the latest macroeconomic prognosis released by the Finance Ministry on September 21.
NATO intends to build more regional headquarters with two possibly to be built in Slovakia and Hungary.
