Former President Rudolf Schuster will receive the highest state honor of Brazil in Kosice on Thursday, his 90th birthday. He has written four books on his family’s long relations with Brazil.
Danka Barteková was named the second-best female shooter of the world, in a poll by the International Shooting Federation, ISSF.
The Interior Ministry published a few rules for the Presidential election, scheduled for March 23.
The government is giving the Kia car factory 30 million euro in tax relief, to help expansion.
Meanwhile, the region of Kosice is gearing up for the new Volvo plant, which is scheduled to open in 2026 and expected to employ 16,000 people.
Slovaks are more optimistic this year. Around 41 percent said 2024 will be better for them personally and 39 percent expect about the same year as last year.
Industrial output in Slovakia fell by 1.9 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in November, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a former Slovak National Party chief and former Zilina mayor.
Slovakia and Hungary were the only EU countries who did not sign a declaration condemning Russia‘s use of ballistic missiles against Ukraine.
The first round of the presidential election will be held on Saturday, March 23. If a second round is necessary, it will be held two weeks later, on Saturday, April 6.
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