The disputed reform of local public television, has been approved by parliament; it provides for greater government control over the media and against it protests for the freedom of expression had been organised in recent months

Jana Maškarová was presented as the new president of the Slovak police; seven years ago, Maškarová was appointed the first female police vice-president

Slovak malt has become an important export product in recent years: at present, Slovakia is one of the 10 largest exporters in the world, while in the European Union it ranks fifth after France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands

President Peter Pellegrini conferred State honours on 18 personalities from social, cultural and sporting life, nine of them posthumously

The return rate of beverage containers in Slovakia remains consistently above 90% according to the administrator of the deposit return system