In the early years, building a tower, inventing a game or negotiating over a toy can teach children more than we realise.

Bratislava’s tram 1 returns to its usual route, take a hike to a Pieniny summit, and SaS turns SNP Square into an open-air cinema with the Čifáre recordings.

The early-evening events give women of all ages a place to dance, unwind and feel comfortable.

Amid petty haggling among his partners, the prime minister says he is even ready to go into opposition.

With no nominated rider able to start, the former cyclist got back on his bike at the world championships in Montreal.

Andrej Danko wants Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba out, but removing him could cost the government the votes it needs to survive.

German investigators link GRU team to attacks in Slovakia and Germany as Russian military attaché returns to Bratislava.

Vysoké skalky rises above its better-known neighbour, with a rocky final climb and views stretching all the way to the High Tatras.

After yesterday's war of words, the PM and general prosecutor have both received bomb threats, the EC is launching legal proceedings against Slovakia, and the SNG is waiving entry fees one day a month.

Slovakia’s family businesses face their first handover as professional managers take on a bigger role.

I met relatives I had never known, and they welcomed me as though I had simply come home.

The new 12.71-hectare reserve preserves one of the upper river’s last relatively untouched stretches.

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.

As many as 26 bears were feeding near the central Slovak village of Očová.

The companies behind Lidl and Kaufland, Biedronka and Albert are reportedly interested in Tesco’s Slovak and Czech businesses.

The Slovak teenager beat the Canadian favourite to become U23 road world champion.

Family firms rethink innovation, Poland tightens security on its border with Ukraine, and science takes over five cities this weekend.

Inspectors have checked more than 700 premises. No other contaminated bottle has been found so far.

David Púchovský says he will not reveal identities.

Stories of cured ailments and improved eyesight surround Hoštecná, an hour’s walk from the spa village of Smrdáky.