The Great Escape
80 years ago, a group of eight pilots decided to flee the pre-war fascist Slovak state and join the allied armies.
13. 6. 2019 | 12:50
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Zdeno Chára devastated as Bruins lose Stanley Cup to Blues
Losing Game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup final is the most devastating in Zdeno Chára's career. The 42-year-old Slovak defenseman and captain for the Boston Bruins said this after St. Louis won the last match ...
13. 6. 2019 | 12:00
Slovak GDP growth forecast scaled down
Slovakia's GDP will increase more slowly than expected, the central bank (NBS) reported on Tuesday. According to the new forecast, the increase in GDP will be 3.3 percent year-on-year in 2019, down by ...
12. 6. 2019 | 14:48
Auto-worker housing shortage could cause problems
A shortage of housing for workers in the automotive industry in Slovakia could result in problems with productivity, consultancy firm CBRE warned on Tuesday.
12. 6. 2019 | 14:30
Loss of driving license proposed for non-taxpayers
The Ministry of Finance has submitted a draft amendment to the Tax Code according to which those who have failed to pay their income tax could lose their driving license until the debt is paid. In the ...
12. 6. 2019 | 14:15
Coal belongs in museums, according to Greenpeace
Greenpeace has recorded a video in which it asks the Government when Slovakia will stop coal mining and coal combustion, the organisation announced on Tuesday.
12. 6. 2019 | 14:12
Internal affairs to investigate Antonino Vadala case
Police suspect that a crime was committed by some of its own members in connection with the activities in Slovakia of Italian entrepreneur Antonino Vadala, who is known to have links to the Calabrian Mafia. ...
12. 6. 2019 | 14:10
Farmers begin requests for drought compensation
The Agricultural Paying Agency (PPA) has begun to accept farmers' requests for compensation for losses caused by drought in 2017. In addition, farmers can also apply for state aid for payment of agricultural ...
12. 6. 2019 | 14:05
V4 discusses preservation of traditional folk culture
The protection of tangible and non-tangible traditional folk culture was the main topic of the 29th meeting of culture ministers of the Visegrad Four countries (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and ...
12. 6. 2019 | 14:00
What Slovak can be seen in MoMA?
A Slovak stop-motion short animated film written and shot by director Martin Smatana and produced by Peter Badač can be seen in the Museum of Modern Art in New York as part of the Family Films series. ...
12. 6. 2019 | 12:05
