To love or to hate Bratislava (from our archive)

June 3, 2020

Old and new, revered and jeered, the Slovak capital is a fascinating - if not always lovely - mixture of culture and history.

Deceased Czech singer Eva Pilarová honoured in commemorative mass

June 3, 2020

A special commemorative mass for Eva Pilarová is taking place at noon in
Prague’s Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary On Strahov this
Wednesday. Pilarová, who made her name as one of Czechoslovakia’s most

Free movement between Czech Republic and Slovakia to be restored from midnight Thursday

June 3, 2020

As soon as the clocks hit 12pm on the night from Wednesday to Thursday,
travel rules between the Czech Republic and Slovakia will be restored to
the state in which they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, prime ministers
of both countries announced in Prague on Wednesday.

Slovak MFA pays a visit to Budapest ahead of Trianon centenary (news digest)

June 2, 2020

The government promises to announce its final decision on a state of emergency next week. Several major cultural events cancelled.

NGOs slam Slovak government for its position on EU's Green Deal

June 2, 2020

The government decided to fail on its pre-election promises, organisations said.

Ex-general prosecutor questions his voice on Kočner's recording

June 2, 2020

Dobroslav Trnka's lawyer told a disciplinary committee his client's voice is too ordinary to be matched with the voice on the recording. Most of the proceeding took place without the public.

Rare oaks in Šúr nature reserve near Bratislava can breathe freely again

June 2, 2020

Nature conservationists, in cooperation with the local government, are returning the silvopasture its original beauty.

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