Taiwan and Slovakia boost ties in historic visit
Bratislava, Slovakia – A delegation of top Slovak officials and business representatives arrived on Sunday in Taiwan for a historicContinue Reading
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“Don’t send mixed signals”: Slovak police advice to prevent rape sparks anger
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak police’s recommendations for women to avoid being raped, published on its official website, sparked anger amongContinue Reading
Malokarpatan: Slovakia’s savage pagans, singing the dark tales of ages past
Bratislava, Slovakia – Finding joy in this peculiar wall of sound, known as Malokarpatan, might require stepping out of theContinue Reading
“I live in a country I don’t understand,” Caputova says in emotional plea to Slovaks
Bratislava, Slovakia – In an emotional public address, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova urged Slovaks to get vaccinated and expressed herContinue Reading
How exploration shaped cultural development in Central Europe
Exploration has profoundly impacted how cultures have developed worldwide, with Central Europe being no exception. This includes how food tastesContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1335: the Kings of Bohemia, Poland and Hungary held a historic meeting in Visegrád
On November 19, 1335, in the most important diplomatic event in Central Europe of the 14th century, Casmir III ofContinue Reading
Slovakia narrowly rejects law limiting access to abortion
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak parliament narrowly rejected this week a legislation that would have tightened access to abortion. SlovakContinue Reading
Slovak model claims her Instagram got deleted because she’s “too pretty”
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak model Veronika Rajek claims her Instagram account gets repeatedly deleted because she’s “too pretty” for peopleContinue Reading
Slovakia declares nature reserve to protect primeval forests
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak government voted this week for the establishment of a new cross-country nature reserve to protectContinue Reading
EU Commission chief criticized for Vienna-Bratislava private flight
Bratislava, Slovakia – The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has been accused of hypocrisy after mediaContinue Reading
Don’t Trust Butterflies: The young and remarkably promising band from Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia – Make yourself comfortable, take a cup of tea or coffee and turn the volume up. If youContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1938: the First Vienna Award forced Czechoslovakia to surrender territory to Hungary
On November 2, 1938, orchestrated by the foreign ministers of Germany, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and of Italy, Galeazzo Ciano, theContinue Reading
Kosice – Bratislava highway finally completed… in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – The very first and long-awaited highway connecting the Slovak cities of Bratislava and Kosice has finally beenContinue Reading
China angered by Taiwanese delegation’s Central European tour
Bratislava, Slovakia – China isn’t taking too well the visit of an important Taiwanese delegation in several Central and EasternContinue Reading
Mucha documentary to open Czech and Slovak film festival in Paris
Paris, France – The 7th edition of the Czech-In Film Festival kicks-off tomorrow in Paris with the screening of RomanContinue Reading
Hungary to renovate Slovak churches without Slovakia’s consent
Bratislava, Slovakia – Hungary will help renovate churches in southern Slovakia despite the Slovak government not giving its approval toContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1552: István Dobó repelled the Ottoman forces at the Siege of Eger
On October 18, 1552, after 39 days of bloody, brutal, and heroic fighting on the walls of Eger, captain IstvánContinue Reading
Meet the Tolstoys, the Slovak dream-pop extravaganza on the rise
Bratislava, Slovakia – Over the past few years, the formerly rigid pop music scene in Slovakia witnessed the rise ofContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1883: the Orient Express made its first stopover in Budapest
On October 7, 1883, three days after departing from Paris on its inaugural journey to Constantinople, the Orient Express madeContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1938: the “Munich Betrayal” sanctioned Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland
On September 30, 1938, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy signed the Munich Agreement, which sanctioned Adolf Hitler’s annexationContinue Reading