There were many cases of passive resistance to the communist regime that
only came to light years after it collapsed in 1989. Reporters at Czech
public television recently uncovered the story of a brave act of defiance
The former royal castle is one of the major sights in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. It is an imposing white building situated on a hill overlooking the city.
Liptovsky Mikulas is a town in northern Slovakia, on the Vah River. It lies in the Liptov region, in Liptov Basin near the Low Tatra and Tatra mountains.
After all the fuss and claims made in the media, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Tuesday that Slovakia would be welcoming just 100 refugees from Syria, with them to be handpicked and of the Christian faith.
A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800, registration LN-NGG performing flight DY-3351 from Chania to Copenhagen , was enroute near Bratislava in contact with Bratislava, when Bratislava Center wanted to hand the aircraft off to Warsaw Center, however did not receive a reply.
Bozena Vargova, a retired physiotherapist from Slovakia, cannot understand why her country should bail out Greeks who often earn twice as much as Slovaks and run up debts.
The average salary in Slovakia in the first half of 2015, according to a fresh survey by the internet portal Platy.sk, was EUR 929 a month, with Bratislava topping the list of best paid jobs, as always.
Renowned Czech violinist and university pedagogue Václav Snítil had died
aged 87. The dedicated musician, who ranked among the very top violinists
in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in the 20th century, passed away
