The government outlawed the three-field rotating system for farming.

The €465-million Gabčíkovo overhaul will take a decade. The tender took almost as long, and critics say too much about the deal remains hidden.

The film about Jewish athletes persecuted by the Nazis will now be shown elsewhere.

Employees are voting on possible strike action after 19 rounds of talks failed to produce a collective agreement.

Moscow said joining a commission assessing claims for war damage would be an “unfriendly step”. Fico’s government denies bowing to Russian pressure.

Around 40 sites, including museums, memorials, bunkers and former battlefields, are linked to the Slovak National Uprising.

One has adapted to an environment rich in heavy metals, while the other has evolved to survive in extremely salty water.

Extreme speeding fines rise to €1,300, e-scooters are largely banned from pavements and new rules apply to phone use at pedestrian crossings.

Rob Cameron on the Slovak stories that stayed with him – and a country he sees as increasingly divided.

Already a record year for Bratislava Airport, across-the-board cuts suggested across public administration, and where to find Jurassic Park in Slovakia.

Banská Bystrica will also get a medical faculty, adding to the study options in a country that already attracts foreign medical students.

Discover what’s happening in the city.

Ice lollies are a more demanding product than ice cream, says Marián Vunhu.

At Mohács, the army of Louis II faced an Ottoman force at least three times its size. The defeat cost Hungary its king and reshaped the region for generations.

The PM used an anti-Nazi commemoration to condemn “Russophobia” and argue that peace in Europe was possible “only with Russia”.

Slovalco is restarting 100 of its 226 furnaces.

Aluminium production restarts in central Slovakia, a new political opinion poll is released, and Kremnica hosts its annual comedy festival.

A valley in the Gemer region is home to thousands of ostrich ferns, creating one of Slovakia’s most striking prehistoric landscapes.

The opposition says Slovakia needs a domestic option as the first generation of entrepreneurs who started businesses after 1989 prepares to hand them on.

The Slovak champions have learned their eight league-phase opponents.