Europe Slovakia Fathers will be entitled to 2 weeks of paid leave, even if the mother receives maternity or parental allowance; the innovation was adopted by the EU directive into Slovakia's national legal system and will enter into force on 1 November
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