Apartment fire makes 120 homeless in Žilina
A fire which occurred last night at an apartment block in the northern Slovak city of Žilina, on Bratislava Street, forced 120 people out of their homes.
19. 10. 2016 | 14:20
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Anti-letterbox law big step against money laundering, states NGO
A draft law on the registry of public sector partners, or what is known as the anti-letterbox law, might be a significant step in the fight against money laundering and the 'tunnelling' of public funds, ...
19. 10. 2016 | 14:05
No deaths on Slovak roads on EDWARD day
The European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL) and the European Commission on Tuesday released the results of the first European Day Without a Road Death (EDWARD), which took place on September 21, when ...
19. 10. 2016 | 14:00
2016 looks good for Tokaj wine
Climate change may actually have a rather positive impact on the quality of Slovak wines, suggested the vice president of the Slovak winemakers association Igor Mancel in June. He said this even after ...
18. 10. 2016 | 15:30
Slovakia’s network for the Internet of Things
Imagine if you could put sensors almost everywhere, monitoring your home, car, business, and everything in between. From smoke detectors to water meters to bus and taxi locators and much more, the possibilities ...
18. 10. 2016 | 15:30
Foreign Minister calls for an end to Aleppo bombing
Following an EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák told the Slovak Press Agency TASR that the ministers agreed on the need to halt the bombing ...
18. 10. 2016 | 15:16
Beijing slams Bratislava over President Kiska’s meeting with Dalai Lama
A few days before the visit of the Dalai Lama to Slovakia, President Andrej Kiska met Chinese Ambassador Lin Lin to explain the personal reasons for his private meeting on Sunday with the exiled Tibetan ...
18. 10. 2016 | 15:14
Government to liberalise energy regulatory body
The government will, in line with EU law, create conditions for the independence of an energy regulatory body, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has told an international Energy Regulators Regional Association ...
18. 10. 2016 | 15:10
Dalai Lama meeting tests Slovak-China relations
In a diplomatic spat with Slovakia, China has threatened what it describes as an "appropriate response" after Slovak president Andrej Kiska held a meeting during the weekend with Tibetan spiritual leader, ...
18. 10. 2016 | 15:10
Slovak soldiers to join Baltic V4 unit
Slovak soldiers should serve in Latvia in 2017 as part of a joint training mission by the Visegrad 4 group comprising the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, Defence Ministry spokesperson Danka ...
18. 10. 2016 | 15:05
