Slovakia

Slovakia: Knifeman shot dead by police after fatal attack on school

The 22-year-old attacked his former school in northern Slovakia, killing the deputy director and injuring five, before he was shot dead by police.

11/06/2020

Europe News

EU revives controversial quota system to bridge gender pay gap

The bloc has also launched a public consultation on salary transparency to get companies to open up on what they pay their employees.

06/03/2020

Slovakia

Slovakia's anti-corruption opposition party wins election

The centre-right opposition Ordinary People party claimed victory in the parliamentary election in Slovakia. According to nearly complete results released by the Statistics Office early Sunday, the Ordinary People group captured 25% of the vote.

01/03/2020

My Europe Series

This week in Europe: Coronavirus, Greek riots and Slovakia votes

In case you missed it - Europe says 'don't panic' over coronavirus spread, Greek riots over migrant centres and Slovakia heads to the polls in an election plagued by allegations of corruption in high places.

28/02/2020

Europe News

Slovakia at crossroads as vote pits populists against liberals

We head to Slovakia ahead of elections on Saturday, where a far-right party is polling third, and allegations of corruption have rocked the country to its core.

28/02/2020

Slovakia

Will Slovakia's pro-European surge continue in Saturday's election?

All you need to know to understand Slovakia's pivotal parliamentary poll on Saturday.

28/02/2020

Europe News

Slovakia elections: How has the murder of a journalist affected polls?

When Slovaks head to the polls this Saturday they face multiple issues - but as well as usual campaign issues of the economy and migration, the rule of law and corruption hang over the choice at the ballot box.

27/02/2020

Slovakia

At least seven killed after gas explosion in Slovakia apartment complex

The fire department said one person was still missing after the explosion.

07/12/2019

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298/5000 This Sunday the Czech Republic celebrated the 30th anniversar

Thirty years after November 17, 1989, the Czech Republic sees perhaps the largest commemoration of the Velvet Revolution this Sunday. One of the commemorative events was video mapping at Narodni street in Prague.

17/11/2019

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