Tips for events in Slovakia between December 4 and 13, with a lot of St Nicolas-and Christmas-themed music, ballet (Nutcracker), design market, benefit events, but also a film and a multi-genre festival, exhibitions - and a kayaking course.
ON THE ONE hand, the migration issues help boost the preferences of the ruling Smer party, on the other hand, health-care scandals can hamper it. The findings come from a survey made by the Focus polling agency for the Sme daily concerning the March 5 general election.
As European leaders ramp up fight against Islamic state, eastern EU populists increasingly isolated.
No impacts of halted gas deliveries from Russia to Ukraine on Slovakia, for now.
SLOVAKIA filed a lawsuit against the Council of the European Union concerning the adoption of mandatory refugee quotas on December 2.
THE UNITED States announced changes to its visa waiver program so that security officials can more closely screen travellers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they travel, including Slovakia.
THREE major opposition parties, Most-Híd, the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and Sieť, failed to reach an agreement on cooperation ahead of the March 2016 general election.
SEVERAL ministers of the current government who are not members of the ruling Smer party did not make it to the slate for the upcoming general election.
THE COMPLEX of buildings which comprise the PKO cultural venue in Bratislava, situated on the Danube embankment, will be completely demolished.
SLOVAKIA’S one and only pantomime festival took place in late November in Liptovský Mikuláš. One of its participants writes about his experiences.
THE BIGGEST positive change since the communist regime fell in November 1989 is the possibility to travel freely, said 35.6 percent of Slovaks asked by the Polis polling agency.
THE NUMBER of HIV patients is increasing throughout Europe, including Slovakia.
SLOVAK households can ask for a state subsidy if they want to install devices for using renewable energy resources as of December 1.
IT IS not possible to keep the positive trends on the labour market and favourable economic development without the quality labour market, said Prime Minister Robert Fico.
THE NEW project planned by China should restore the business and tourist potential of the Silk Road, which used to connect Europe with the Asian continent in the past.
