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“Hit Them With Anything You Can”: Pro-EU Media Calls For “War” on Hungary and Slovakia
The anti-sovereigntist hysteria in Brussels has reached an almost unbelievable level lately. One pro-EU news site went as far as to call for “war” against the Slovak and Hungarian governments, just because they refuse to sign off on the 18th...

Interior Ministry expands services with new Bratislava centre
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The Interior Ministry has announced the opening of a second client service centre in Bratislava, aiming to put an end to long queues for official documents....

WVIA News wins Public Media Journalists Association award for Recipes of the Region series
Some crossed the ocean, all were handed down the generations. Now, time-honored family recipes from around Northeast and Northcentral Pennsylvania are being recognized on a national stage. WVIA News has won a first-place Public Media Journalists...

Italian auto supplier Calearo shuts Slovak plant
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement More than 20 years ago, Italian car parts manufacturer Calearo Antenne expanded abroad for the first time, choosing the western Slovak town of Šamorín to build...

Media reports EU postpones vote on new Russia sanctions
(MENAFN) EU leaders have decided to delay discussions on a new sanctions package against Russia, Hungarian news outlet Index reports. The postponement stems from opposition by Hungary and Slovakia, which are concerned about the impact on energy...

Moscow, Baku Rift Escalates as Azeri Police Raid Russian Media Office
Azerbaijani police detained two journalists and raided the office of the Russian state-owned news agency, “Sputnik,” on Monday in Baku. Azeri authorities had ordered the closure of the Sputnik office in February, but the agency continued to...

England defeats Germany in UEFA U21 final in Bratislava
England claimed the UEFA U21 Championship title in Bratislava on Saturday, June 28, defeating Germany 3:2 in extra time. Germany initially led 2:0 before England equalised. Substitute Rowe scored the decisive goal in the 92nd minute. This marks...

Slovak PM states country to veto new Russia sanctions
(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced that Slovakia will oppose the European Union’s 18th sanctions package against Russia unless the bloc addresses his country's concerns over plans to gradually eliminate Russian energy...

The real reason why Brad Pitt's embarrassingly bad, inauthentic donut of an F1 movie was doomed from the start, writes OLIVER HOLT
I went to see F1: The Movie on Saturday afternoon. Here’s my review: ‘Don’t bother.’ In fact, if you go anywhere near a cinema that’s showing it, cross the road before someone runs out and tries to drag you in. Forced capture is the only...

Catching up with science in Slovakia: New SAV chair and grant for scientists
A lot has happened in the past two months in science in Slovakia. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The new chair of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) was appointed in early June. The Slovak...

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Responds Sharply To Slovak Minister
24 Andrei Sibiga The perpetrator must be punished. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga has reacted to a statement by Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar, who allowed Moscow's "forgiveness" for its war against Ukraine. Sibiga wrote on social...
DJ Ahmet Wins Big at IFF Art Film 2025
KOŠICE: Georgi M. Unkovski’s DJ Ahmet, a coproduction between North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Croatia, won Blue Angels for best film, director and actor in the International Competition of the 31st Art Film Fest.The festival took place...

Rising star Max Jones makes motocross history in Slovakia
These positions enabled him to secure the top-20 finish he needed to qualify and with his overall finish of 16th, history had been made. Jones now qualifies for the EMX65 finals at Loket at the famous GP circuit and now he will be lining up...

The Slovak getaway that once witnessed a failed terror plot
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement On 22 April 2025, The Irish Sun published a travel piece by Emma Kilcawley Hemani, praising Piešťany – a stunning spa town in Slovakia’s Trnava Region – as an...

Czechia’s Biggest Film Festival Returns: What to Expect at KVIFF 2025
Karlovy Vary is preparing for nine days of cinema, conversation, and culture as the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) returns from July 4 to 12, 2025. This year’s edition promises a packed schedule with over 200 films,...

'Russia will hit your other cheek as well' — Ukraine rebukes Slovak FM's call to 'perhaps forgive' Moscow
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on June 30 rebuked Slovakia's foreign minister after he suggested the international community might "perhaps even forgive" Russia's actions and reengage in dialogue with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine....

Finance Ministry rolls out food price tracker
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Slovakia has launched a new online platform that allows consumers to compare the prices of essential groceries across the country’s leading supermarket chains,...

TV tonight: Charli xcx is about to send the Glastonbury crowd wild
Charli xcx at Glastonbury 2025 10.30pm, BBC One You’re not bothered about not being there either, right? Why would we be when we can enjoy one of the world’s best music festivals from our living rooms, safe in the knowledge that a nice, clean loo...

Demon Slayer Movie Drops First Look at Zenitsu’s Final Fight
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is gearing up for its big return with a new film hitting theaters in Japan later this Summer, and the first trailer for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has given fans the first look at Zenitsu...

Channel 4 announce impressive TV viewing figures – England 3 Germany 2
Channel 4 have released their TV viewing figures (see below) for England 3 Germany 2 on Saturday night. Lee Carsley and his Young Lions winning the 2025 Under 21 Euros Final in Bratislava. A great final to conclude a high quality tournament that...