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Hungarian schools vanish, a Slovak startup rises, tips for enjoying Bratislava — and an interior minister stuck in the wrong kind of limelight.

Core inflation, weak GDP growth, and recent tax measures contributed to Slovakia’s poor showing.

CultiWise uses satellites and machine learning to cut chemical use — and maybe start a quiet revolution in how Europe grows food.

Experience the magic of Christmas, marvel at the legendary Coca-Cola truck, and immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Pandora!

He has already run up hundreds of thousands in penalties — and has now shut down the watchdog that kept catching him out.

Country could play key role in clearing debris from Earth orbit.

Liptov averts a rail near-miss, a Slovak comedian faces claims of unwanted intimate touching, and a festive waste truck cheers Bratislava.

A ferrata beneath one of Europe’s largest medieval ruins, a Balinese retreat on the edge of town — this corner of central Slovakia is anything but predictable.

It is true the town can be quiet, but occasional concerts, cafés in old legion buildings and bee-house sleepovers keep things interesting.

At a winter market in Bratislava, generosity proved more powerful than difference.

A century of Slovak emigration shows what the country loses when its young depart.

The coalition’s last-minute changes have done little to calm concerns that the adopted law — which dismisses the watchdog’s leadership — remains incompatible with EU rules.

Investigators are probing how a freight train ended up on the same track as an express service, the latest in a series of safety scares on the rail network.

The popular Christmas truck travels the capital daily, spreading Advent cheer and greeting residents along its route.

The biggest ski resorts in Slovakia, how war in Ukraine impacted one of the key sectors, and Slovaks brewed non-alcoholic beer among the first in Europe.

The number of MEPs resisting Russia-related resolutions has doubled since 2019, with Slovakia contributing some of the assembly’s most loyal pro-Kremlin voters.

A trail beneath Babia hora now boasts giant animals guiding families through protected peat bogs.

The Slovak Spectator and Index examine slope lengths, lift capacity and what’s new this season.

At that time the market wasn’t interested. 50 years later, non-alcoholic beer makes up almost a quarter of Slovakia’s beer production.