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Can Slovakia rewrite its travel story?
15. September 2025 at 17:55 Slovakia has long been a country travellers stumble upon. Now, tour operators want visitors to arrive on purpose. Font size: A - | A + Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video...
Owner: Prvá Slovenská Investičná Skupina (PSIS, 55%) & Media Development Investment Fund New York (MDIF, 34%)
New Polestar 7 looks to appeal to women as firm plots expansion
Indeterminate
Car Magazine
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► Polestar looking to expand customer base ► CEO says most customers are currently men ► But Polestar 7 will hope to change that The Polestar 7 will look to appeal to female customers as the brand plots a rapid expansion that aims to open it up to...
Owner: Yvonne Bauer
Culture Crawl 1113 “World Premiere Beer”
Trisha Spence, Director of Marketing and Communications at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, is in the studio ahead of NCSML’s BrewNost, a festive fundraising event with great beer, great food, live music, raffles and more. A few...
Owner: Kirkwood Community College & American Government
EIT launches new community hub in Slovakia to boost innovation
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has opened a new Community Hub in Slovakia, connecting local innovators, entrepreneurs and partners to Europe’s largest innovation network. The hub will act as a one-stop shop for local...
Owner: Peter Wrobel & Richard Hudson
Not Enough Punishment? Slovakian Men Sentenced To 53 Years For Luring, Drugging And Raping 12 Year-Old
A vulnerable 12-year-old girl's harrowing three-day ordeal at the hands of three Slovak predators has ignited fury over whether a combined 53-year prison sentence truly delivers justice for child rape in the UK. Kevin Horvath, Ivan Turtak, and...
Owner: David Jang
Slovakia pushes to codify laws against LGBT ideology
The conservative Slovakian government, led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, is working to enshrine protections from LGBT ideology into the Slovakian constitution. The proposed constitutional amendment aims to recognize the reality of gender as male...
Owner: The International Organization For The Family Inc
“Rats Fleeing a Sinking Ship”: How Ukrainian Officials Save Their Children from Mobilization
Support SouthFront A video investigation by Bihus.Info—a Ukrainian anti-corruption media project founded in 2013 by investigative journalist Denys Bigus—has surfaced online. The team is known for exposing corruption schemes within the highest...
Owner: Russian Government
Slovak minister proposes conscription, fears territorial threat from Hungary
Slovakia’s Sports and Tourism Minister, Rudolf Huliak, has proposed the reintroduction of compulsory military service for 18-year-olds. Under the plan, all young adults would undergo at least three months of training, not in barracks, but at...
Owner: Márta & Alpár Kató
Education Ministry Boosts School Capacities but Warns Against Revising Recovery Plan
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Radio Slovakia International
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The Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth (MŠVVaM) of the Slovak Republic is systematically addressing the issue of school capacities and seeking solutions where they are lacking. The ministry responded on Thursday to an appeal by...
Owner: Slovak Government
Slovakia on the world stage: Folk ensemble wins hearts and tributes in Japan
Every week The Slovak Spectator brings you a selection of three short stories from across Slovakia from which pessimism and negativity are absent. Brick by brick, record by record Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after...
Owner: Prvá Slovenská Investičná Skupina (PSIS, 55%) & Media Development Investment Fund New York (MDIF, 34%)
Uzhhorod Celebrates 1132 Years: History, Culture, and Modern Life
Uzhhorod marks the 1132nd anniversary of its first written mention. For City Day, we have gathered interesting facts about the city, its history, and its modern life. This day highlights Uzhhorod’s uniqueness as Ukraine’s westernmost regional...
Owner: Terentyev Petro Alexandrovich
Culture Tips: Weekend of September 12
Public Broadcaster
Radio Slovakia International
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The latest culture tips from around Slovakia and the world. Džem Festival Unites Eastern Slovakia’s Creative Scene Košice is set to host a fresh wave of creativity as the Džem Festival returns on September 12th and 13th at Tabačka Kulturfabrik....
Owner: Slovak Government
Three Slovakian men jailed for total of 53 years after drugging and raping 12-year-old girl
Three Slovakian men who drugged and constantly raped a 12-year-old girl over three days have been jailed for a total of 53 years. Port worker in Dover, Kevin Horvath, 26, his cousin Ernest Gunar, 27, and Ivan Turtak, 38, passed the young girl...
Owner: Paul Marshall
Slovak Government pushes ‘traditional’ constitutional reform on gender ideology
Slovakia’s parliament is debating a constitutional amendment to enshrine traditional values on gender and sexuality in the country’s constitution. The parliament proposal also seeks to prevent the European Union from overruling Slovakian...
Owner: Patrick Egan
Fatal Shooting of U.S. Activist: Stop Chain of Violent Acts Threatening Democracy
Editorial 15:00 JST, September 13, 2025 Another politically influential figure in the United States has fallen victim to a gun attack. No matter the argument, violence cannot be justified. This chain of violent acts threatening democracy must be...
Owner: Toshikazu Yamaguchi
These immigrants in Norway face mental health challenges
Opinion: The Scandinavian values of egalitarianism, work-life balance, and emotional restraint often clash with the more hierarchical, family-centred, and expressive cultural norms of Eastern and Middle European immigrants, the authors write....
Owner: Foreningen
Culture: 'Father' Announced as Slovak Oscar Entry
Piestany, 10 September (TASR) – The Slovak candidate for the Academy Award is a movie called Father, Vice President of the Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) Martin Smatlak announced during the opening of the 20th anniversary edition of the...
Owner: Slovak Government
Northern Ireland international retires from football: ‘I thank the GAWA for their amazing support’
The defender earned 43 senior caps for her country after making her Northern Ireland debut under her maiden name of Newborough in March 2016 against Slovakia in the Istria Cup. At the club level, she most recently played for the Blackburn Rovers...
Owner: Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
Slovak daily SME names Roman Krpelan as new editor-in-chief
11. September 2025 at 15:27 After 11 years at the helm, Beata Balogová will remain with Petit Press and continue writing for SME. Font size: A - | A + Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement...
Owner: Prvá Slovenská Investičná Skupina (PSIS, 55%) & Media Development Investment Fund New York (MDIF, 34%)