Book sparks fresh debate over suspicious death of Jan Masaryk

February 20, 2016

A book issued at the end of last year has more than woken up a rather tired
and threadbare debate about the death of former Czechoslovak foreign
minister Jan Masaryk in 1948. Jan Masaryk, was found dead in his pyjamas in

Slovak PM Fico's Smer party seen winning election, losing outright majority - MVK poll

February 18, 2016

Slovakia's ruling leftists are on course to win the March 5 parliamentary election with 32.5 percent support but will likely lose their outright majority, the final poll by the MVK agency said on Thursday.

Most Europeans Support Merkel's Plan To Distribute Refugees Among EU

February 20, 2016

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures regarding the space between chairs as she speaks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban prior to the start of a round table meeting during an EU summit in Brussels on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015.

Slovakia approves 1.9 bln euro highway deal with Ferrovial unit

February 17, 2016

Feb 17 Slovakia agreed a 1.9-billion-euro deal on Wednesday for a consortium led by Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial's Cintra unit to build two highways in the capital Bratislava.

Ortac Resources Ltd (OTC) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Beaufort Securities

February 19, 2016

's stock had its "speculative buy" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Beaufort Securities in a note issued to investors on Friday, AnalystRatings.NET reports. Ortac Resources opened at 0.032 on Friday.

Police charge four with contract killing of uncomfortable witness

February 19, 2016

The police have charged four people with the contract killing of a Slovak
national in 2012. According to the head of the organized crime unit Pavel
Hanták the Slovak was killed because he witnessed a major drugs deal. The

This Week's E.U. Summit Could Decide Whether the European Union Remains United

February 19, 2016

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron attends an EU summit meeting, at the European Union council in Brussels, on Feb. 18, 2016. British Prime Minister David Cameron will try to get a deal in Brussels that can forestall Brexit-which might wreck the E.U.

Poland says it cannot co-exist 'with Middle East people'

February 19, 2016

A dispute over how to shelter 160,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Europe got deeper today when Poland said its population is unable to live with people from the Middle East. EurActiv Greece reports.

Seeing the future of fashion in London

February 18, 2016

Barbora Kubickova launched her line of colorful designs in 2015 after graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia.

EU plan faces 'Eastern bloc'

February 17, 2016

Some papers report a stumbling block in David Cameron's bid to renegotiate the terms of the UK's membership of the European Union. The Guardian is among papers saying that four Eastern European countries have rejected his plan to limit benefits paid to migrant workers.

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