Tips for events around Slovakia between January 29 and February 7, including operas, classical music, films both Slovak (with English subtitles) and foreign, a tourism fair, Dadaism festival, Fed Cup tennis tournament, a party by renowned German DJ, Japanese graphic artist's exhibiiton, ice-sculpting competition, and more.
DESPITE the low impact they are likely to have on the results, Slovaks living elsewhere are following the politics of their homeland.
TEACHERS currently on strike risk more than doctors who have done so in the past, as they are easier to replace.
STATE-owned postal service operator Slovenská Pošta is issuing a special stamp on the occasion of the European Figure Skating Championship which takes place in Bratislava between January 27 and 31.
THE QUALITY of health care in Slovakia has been declining since 2013.
THE WORLD remembers the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which falls on January 27.
EDUCATION Minister Juraj Draxler compares two different methods when calculating teachers’ salaries, according to analysts from the Institute for Financial Policy (IFP).
BRATISLAVA will have a new residential zone Podunajská Brána, situated in its Podunajské Biskupice borough.
THERE have been no cases involving alleged intimidation of teachers vis-a-vis the current strike by management of their schools, the Education Ministry says.
THE EUROPEAN Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) called on Slovak authorities to take immediate action in response to the deaths of children in Roma settlements.
THE TARIFF salaries of employees in mechanical engineering sector will increase by 2.5 percent as of February 1.
THE NATIONAL Bank of Slovakia (NBS), the country’s central bank, has increased its estimate of the country’s GDP growth for 2015 by 0.2 percentage points to 3.5 percent year-on-year.
THE MONITORING of air quality in Slovakia has improved, with the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) having restored 35 monitoring stations and employed new mobile monitoring vehicles, along with unifying data transmission to a central database.
After a 2015 filled with cooperation between the United States and Slovakia on many fronts, we are excited this year to build further on this strong foundation to bring our countries even closer together.