Soon, in addition to police officers, drivers in Slovakia may also be stopped by gendarmes — žandári in Slovak — volunteers drawn from the ranks of current and former police officers and soldiers.

While Sweden’s 1990s reforms were swift, broad, and honest, Slovakia’s consolidation remains gradual and fragmented.

Despite the lack of local tradition in wristwatch manufacturing, there were experts familiar with Swiss watchmaking machinery. One of them, technician and manager Adolf Martínek, was assigned in the ...

In central Slovakia, a project is under way to revive the Ľudovít spring, once famous for its mineral-rich water.

A new theatre troupe, made up largely of expatriate English teachers, debuts with John B. Keane’s Moll — a comic Irish tale ...

When media freedom organisation Reporters without Borders published its list of press freedom “predators” last week, they put the Slovak prime minister on it, citing social media attacks on the media ...

Change in holiday trading laws means major chains will open on 1 November for first time in eight years, as part of broader ...

Unlike Germany and Sweden, Bratislava has taken no steps to remove Huawei or ZTE gear – and admits it doesn’t even know where ...

The conservatives find a new E+ outrage, a Croatian pipeline angers Slovnaft, a Briton on life in Slovakia, plus what to do ...

Large EIA (battery plant itself): ongoing, with extra studies requested by the Environment Ministry. The investor says an ...

TU-BA, a new architecture and planning centre, invites residents to help shape Bratislava’s future — not on social media, but ...

Today, Ivana is the only Slovak woman with a master mariner's qualification, commanding ships in the polar regions for over a ...