During World War Two, a young Swedish diplomat saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazis. But in January 1945 Soviet troops arrested him - he was never seen in public again.
Slovakia’s political engagement seems to be dwindling. 2012’s parliamentary elections saw a 59% turnout, the 2014 presidential elections drew out 50% and in the same year the European Parliamentary elections in Slovakia saw a turnout of just 13%, which was the lowest in the EU’s history.
Though Moscow was already a town by the 12th century, it only became the centre of the independent Grand Duchy of Muscovy in 1480, when Ivan III defeated the Mongols, who had ruled the country for more than two centuries.
The new Greek government has spoken out against the EU partners over the statement that lays the blame for Saturday's fatal attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Russia. Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria voiced similar objections earlier.
Two women, one of them Czech, were killed and 24 injured in a bus crash in
Slovakia in the early hours of Saturday. The accident happened on the D1
motorway near the village of Spišský Štvrtok in the Levoča district in
Three people, including two Czech nationals, were killed and 24 injured in
a bus crash in Slovakia in teh early hours of Saturday. The accident
happened on the D1 motorway near the village of Spišský Štvrtok in the
