THE NOBEL Prize has an ironic counterpart, bestowed annually by the satiric magazine Annals of Improbable Research for the most useless and most absurd research or invention, and Slovak scientists were among the winners this year.
THE SCANDAL related to Volkswagen diesel engines that cheated US air-pollution is making waves in Slovakia as the German carmaker operates the oldest of the country's car making plants in the capital of Bratislava.
HOUSEHOLD markets of natural gas and electricity remain highly concentrated in Slovakia in spite of market liberalisation, with traditional suppliers remaining strong.
SLOVAKIA will defend itself from the mandatory quotas approved by the European Union’s interior ministers, said Prime Minister Robert Fico following the cabinet's September 23 session.
AS MANY as 16 kilograms of psychotropic drug Catha edulis worth some €11,000 on the illegal market was seized at the post office on Tomášikova street in Bratislava on September 21.
THE BOARD of directors of the Piešťany hospital dismissed Mária Domčeková from her post as the hospital’s director.
BUSINESSES complain about too frequent changes in legislation, the high burden of taxes and levies and a selective support policy. Their representatives are calling for measures to improve the general business environment.
Tips for events taking place in Slovakia between September 25 and October 4, including charity events, flying kites, an autumn traditional gastronomy festival, a lot of music - also modern classical combined with VJing and dance, fairy tale on ice, and more.
WHEN we talk about Italy, one of the first images to pop-up in our mind is the one of a country incredibly rich of history, art, culture and natural beauty, ranking first in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list.
INDIANA National Guard Commander Courtney P. Carr visits Slovakia for the first time since being appointed as the new commander of the armed force in June 2015.
SLOVAKIA will have to wait for a new Construction Act as Transport Minister Ján Počiatek withdrew it from parliament, even though it had advanced to the second reading.
As long as I am prime minister, Slovakia will not implement quotas, Robert Fico said in response to the European Union interior ministers approval of the redistribution of 120,000 refugees based upon mandatory quotas.
HEAD of the state-run health insurance company Všeobecná Zdravotná Poisťovňa (VšZP) Marcel Forai is to leave his post.
THE UNIQUE village of Zázrivá lies on the border of the Orava region, in northern Slovakia. It consists of 11 different hamlets – valleys called Biela, Plešivá, Dolina, Ráztoky, Grúne, Petrová, Demkovská, Havrania, Kozínska, Končitá, and Ústredie. They are spread out over 67 square kilometres, 600 metres above sea level.
