News digest: Culture Ministry power duo is over. Šimkovičová pushes Machala out

10.09.2026 03:45 Skilled trades out-earn graduates, Hont turns to rural tourism, cities fight to keep integration centres alive.

From industry to shared services, Slovakia faces a changing labour market

10.09.2026 03:45 Slower industrial growth, job cuts in shared services and the growing role of AI are reshaping Slovakia’s labour market.

3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days

10.09.2026 03:45 Join the festival at Devín castle or a weekend of wine, music and harvest traditions in Rača.

Competition need not bring down a family business – a dispute among members is enough

10.09.2026 03:45 Tomáš Demo of Highgate Law Tax explains how to set rules for succession, ownership and profit distribution before disagreements put a company at risk.

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

09.09.2026 17:30 Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein bring the sound of Stranger Things to the stage. The Rumjacks play Celtic punk, and Comics Salon returns.

Dudince has mineral water similar to Vichy. Its famous hotel once served communist officials

09.09.2026 17:30 Mediaeval wine cellars beneath Krupina and an unusual museum in Lišov offer more reasons to explore Hont.

Skilled trades are out-earning university graduates. These jobs are in highest demand

09.09.2026 17:30 AI is unlikely to replace them anytime soon.

Why scientists are worried about plans to put giant mirrors in space

09.09.2026 17:30 Reflect Orbital wants to provide sunlight after dark using mirrors in orbit.

Hont turns to rural tourism, with foreigners helping it grow

09.09.2026 17:30 Dutch farmers have made a home in the region, a Slovak-German couple produces local oils, and Japanese tourists come to sleep above working beehives.

News digest: Fico’s feud with the general prosecutor heats up

09.09.2026 00:00 Red flags in Slovakia’s PISA results, Foreigners’ Police advice for international students, and a politician’s “ideological somersault”.

Slovak pupils lag in reading but fare better in maths, PISA results show

09.09.2026 00:00 The education minister says Slovakia may have stopped its decline, though an analyst says the evidence is not yet there.

What would a CO₂ car tax cost drivers? Central bank does the maths

09.09.2026 00:00 SaS warns an emissions-based car tax could be introduced, although the Finance Ministry says it has no such plans.

Slovak goalkeeper says ‘the same rules apply to everyone’ in Norway

09.09.2026 00:00 Ľubomír Belko talks about the step up in footballing quality and life in Stavanger.

A taste of Slovakia: ryžový nákyp, the sweet rice soufflé Slovaks eat for lunch

09.09.2026 00:00 In Slovakia, ryžový nákyp is more often a sweet main course than a dessert.

Russia tries and fails to disrupt close Polish-Czech ties, while Romania’s president shifts right

09.09.2026 00:00 A monthly look at disinformation and hybrid threats across Central Europe, the Baltics and Romania.