A deer abused by a group of youths, a pensioner fixes a city bench himself, and extreme heat hits Slovak companies.

Better benefits and recruitment campaigns are bringing results, but the police and armed forces still face major personnel shortages.

The opposition wants the interior minister out as Fico plays down security risk.

The story of Andrej Babjak was discovered by chance.

A monthly look at disinformation and hybrid threats across Central Europe, the Baltics and Romania.

A 1970 single-seat chairlift has helped bring visitors back to the once-famous holiday resort.

Central bank study finds rising temperatures are squeezing revenues and profits, with agriculture, construction and manufacturing particularly exposed.

The timepieces at Košice’s Gothic landmark had been out of action for years – and its bells will soon ring out again.

Sarajevo flights start from €19.99 each way while the airline quietly drops Mykonos from its 2027 schedule.

Fico mocks Russian camera fears, Košice police charge two Lithuanians, and fancy a motorcycle at auction?

The retro photo spot at a car museum in Brezno is one of two new family tourism projects in the region.

Food packaging containing PFAS above new limits can no longer be sold, while businesses also face new requirements on packaging and waste.

Around three quarters of the country is experiencing extreme drought.

Around 40 people were caught last Friday, while similar problems have been reported in other national parks.

Authorities say the receipt was only issued after the inspectors revealed their identities.

From a 15,000-year-old archaeological landscape to the mysterious Moravian Venus, Slovakia is home to prehistoric sites of international importance.

A suspected wartime naval mine is found in the Danube near Komárno, a favourite tourist hotspot abroad gets a bit too hot, and the public security agency warns that new traffic cameras are insecure.

Salaries advertised by employers have jumped 7.4 percent in a year – but inflation is eating into the gains as stark divides emerge between sectors and regions.

Easy to make, pleasingly light and made for sharing, this cocoa-swirled cake is a staple of Slovak home baking.

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.