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Slovakia

Slovakian bus crash kills at least 13 and injures many more

A crash between a truck and passenger bus killed at least 13 people in western Slovakia on Wednesday and injured many others, Slovak fire and rescue services said.

13/11/2019

Slovakia

Slovakia deputy speaker resigns over link to journalist murder suspect

Martin Glvac, leader of the Bratislava chapter of Fico's Smer party, is the highest-ranking individual to resign over contacts with politically-connected entrepreneur Marian Kocner.

07/11/2019

Slovakia

New swine fever case in Slovakia as countries try to contain outbreak

A fresh case of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been discovered in Slovakia in a village near the Hungarian border.

06/08/2019

Europe News

Slovak president asked about outfit changes in press conference

Slovakia's first female leader was asked if she was "stressed" because she had changed outfits that day.

26/06/2019

Slovakia

Zuzana Caputova sworn in as Slovakia's first female president

The anti-corruption campaigner has vowing to fight impunity and boost justice after the shock murder of a journalist last year.

15/06/2019

Slovakia

How EU elections have seen far right rise in Slovakian politics

Slovakia’s far right have been edging upwards in the polls, with around 14% of the vote, only 5% behind the ruling social-conservative Direction-Social Democracy (Smer-SD) party.

23/05/2019

Slovakia

Ex-soldier 'confesses' to killing Slovakian journalist Jan Kuciak

The couple were gunned down in their home near Slovakia's capital of Bratislava in February 2018.

12/04/2019

Slovakia

Is your national anthem a criminal record? It could be in Slovakia after law voted in 'by mistake'

Slovakian politicians who voted to restrict the law on the singing of foreign national anthems in public have said the result was a "mistake" and that they didn't realise what they were voting for.

08/04/2019

World

Political newcomers win majority of votes in weekend of elections

Following elections in Ukraine and Slovakia over the weekend, two unlikely candidates have made their way to the top of the polls.

01/04/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Brexit votes and Facebook regulation

Watch Monday night's full episode of Raw Politics.

01/04/2019

Slovakia

Liberal lawyer becomes Slovakia's first female president

Anti-corruption lawyer Zuzana Caputova was propelled to power by revolt over the murder of a journalist.

30/03/2019

Slovakia

Slovakia prepares to elect liberal lawyer as first female president

The lawyer and anti-graft campaigner, Zuzana Caputova, is set to win Slovakia's presidential election.

30/03/2019

Slovakia

Why Slovakia is poised to elect a vocal government critic

Polls opened in Slovakia on Saturday to elect a new President. A vocal government critic is on course to win after the murder of an investigative journalist last year dealt a blow to the current governing party.

16/03/2019

World News

Anti-corruption campaigner on course for surprise win in Slovakia's presidential election

Voters have had enough of the ruling Smer party and just last year there mass protests broke out after a journalist was assassinated.

16/03/2019

Slovakia

Slovakia charges man with ordering journalist's murder

Slovakia charges man with ordering journalist's murder

15/03/2019

Smart Regions

Digitising Slovakia's literary heritage for posterity

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions meets the experts digitising and preserving millions of books in order to safeguard Slovakia's cultural heritage.

07/03/2019

Slovakia

Slovaks remember slayed journalist Jan Kuciak and renew justice calls

Protesters hit the streets in their thousands on Thursday evening to mark a year since “the murders that changed Slovakia”. Investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were shot dead at their home near Bratislava on February 21, 2018.

21/02/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Greta's climate wake-up call. Brexit rent ruling, Kuciak remembered

In this edition: we follow the Swedish teen who triggered a global youth climate protest movement as she marches with Belgian activists. The European Medicines Agency runs into rent troubles and the ECHR rejects an appeal to protect Turkish heritage over a dam project.

21/02/2019

Slovakia

One year on: how has journalist Jan Kuciak’s murder changed Slovakia?

The murder sent shockwaves through Slovakia and sparked the biggest street protests since the Velvet Revolution in 1989.

21/02/2019

Hungary

Pompeo kicks off Central Europe tour in bid to counter Russia, China

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo begins this Monday a week-long tour across Central Europe in an attempt to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region.

11/02/2019