Slovakia

President Caputova received Slovak experts upon their arrival from Ukraine where they are helping to document suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity; the country was the second after France to help Ukraine map the crimes

President Caputova signed an amendment to the university law that, among other measures, regulates the election of a rector and shortens the duration of external studies to five years

The first comprehensive urban-landscape study of the future Bratislava Danube Park presents the 28km waterfront initiative as a measures to better protect the river and to make it more accessible, boosting local and foreign sustainable tourism

The 41st Coneco International Construction Fair closes today in Bratislava, together with the 30th Racioenergia International Energy Efficiency Fair, presenting solutions for sustainability and energy saving

Biomethane production has been launched in the country, seeking to partially replace natural gas

PM Heger wishes to develop a "special track" of Ukraine's integration into the EU, arguing that efforts should be made to help rebuild the country after the end of the war

The Minister of Economy says it is necessary to tax the 'excessive profits' of nuclear power plants, thus having millions to offset the increase in energy prices; the owner of the nuclear power plants says it would drive the company into bankruptcy

The city of Bratislava has published a list of 600 local monuments to be protected, from a petrol station to a bowling alley

Data from the 2021 census revealed, among others, that almost 4% of the inhabitants were not born in Slovakia, that more women than men live in the country and that the number of people without a religious faith has increased since the last census in 2011

General practitioners can no longer prescribe medicines recommended by a specialist; the Association of Outpatient Providers warned this would require more visits to doctors for chronic and elderly patients and called for the amendment to be re-evaluated

President Zuzana Caputova expressed just two wishes for the country for the year that has just begun: to build cohesion and cultivate humanity in order to overcome the health crisis as well as any future crisis