Europe Slovakia The country will vote against the European Commission's proposal to relax EU GMO rules by exempting plants produced with new genomic techniques, which reduce demand for risky pesticides, from the GMO directive
Europe Slovakia President Zuzanna Čaputová will not participate in the presidential campaign to be re-elected for a second term in 2024, citing personal reasons related to the burden her role has had on her and her family
Europe Slovakia The country has yet to spend more than 30% of its cohesion funds - a total of €4,3 billion - but with less than seven months to go, €800 million, or 5% of the total amount, is set to be lost
Europe Slovakia More than one in three Slovaks believe that Brussels is endangering public health by ordering the addition of insect proteins to food without consumers knowing about it, according to an Ipsos study
Europe Slovakia Prime Minister Ludovit Odor will hold a series of talks with leaders of parliamentary political parties to discuss the Government's manifesto and explore the possibilities of receiving parliamentary confidence
Europe Slovakia One of Slovakia's leading tourist destinations, the Slovak Paradise, reopened this month after spring maintenance work
Europe Slovakia Sixteen years after Austrian company Terraimmobilien presented its plan to transform the eastern shore of Lake Zlaté Piesky in Bratislava, the project is still on paper
Europe Slovakia A new lookout tower atop the hill of Javorina, above Levoča, a town in eastern Slovakia that boasts spectacular medieval architecture, is due to be inaugurated in the next few weeks
Europe Slovakia The tradition of lignite - or brown coal - mining in and around Prievidza, the Upper Nitra valley, will come to an end this year after more than 110 years
Europe Slovakia Róbert Slíž, at the age of 24, has cast more than 120 bells using traditional medieval technology and is one of the few in Slovakia to make a living as a bellringer
Europe Slovakia School canteens will no longer be allowed to sell sugary energy drinks or fried food, while sweets, crisps and similar products will be allowed to make up no more than half of the offer
Europe Slovakia The Russian embassy in Bratislava is the most active on Facebook compared to other Russian and even Chinese embassies across the European Union, says an analysis conducted by the International Republic Institute
Europe Slovakia The National Council will consider banning cages for chickens and laying hens after investigative videos showing animal welfare conditions at three Slovak farms were leaked online