With her guide dog and help from others, she campaigned for a council seat in central Slovakia. She lost, but plans to remain active in her community.

Donated by a local family, the fir tree will be lit on 27 November. The Christmas market will run until early January.

A Slovak human rights investigation found nine cases of suspected ethnic discrimination during 25 flat viewings in Banská Bystrica.

A tank, soldiers and an old bus took over an open-air museum in northern Slovakia for a film about a little-known chapter of the Second World War.

Slovakia joins efforts to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia, Slovak groups back a Czech public media strike, and diesel tops €2 a litre.

The Japanese steelmaker has bought a local sheet-metal processor as it seeks to turn Košice into a hub for its European operations.

The winter schedule includes 53 routes.

Chemists Hana and Dalimil Dvořák say rich have obligation to give money back to society.

Winter restrictions have closed several popular routes until the end of May, but plenty of hiking options remain.

Will the Russian embassy be allowed more staff? We still don’t know.

Read about Paul Newman’s correspondence with his relatives, an American considering a move to Slovakia, and a Lithuanian making a life in the country’s north.

Seven cultural highlights for your diary.

Tesco in Slovakia is to get a new owner, an investigation into donated military equipment to Ukraine is revived, and shops will open on the 1 November holiday.

The town flip-flopped on whether Catholic and Protestant children should be taught together.

Investor confidence has fallen to pandemic-era lows amid rising costs and unpredictable rules.

A round-up of uplifting stories from Slovakia.

Matovič counters PS’s protest offer, Fico reportedly flies to Croatia with his partner, another train breaks down, and a pensioner throws €10,000 and jewellery out of her window.

Paintings by a future heart surgeon, a €117,000 collage and a floor once covered in grass. For Karin Kumpf, the pleasure of running a gallery lies in the people it brings together.

The minimum meal voucher value will rise by 37 cents to €7.35.

Mia Pohánková claimed the biggest win of her career with a straight-sets victory over the four-time major champion in Tokyo.