For some time, famous Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher (1816-1907) used to live in what is today south-western Slovakia. Sacher is perhaps best known for his Sachertorte, a chocolate cake that ...

Slovakia, a landlocked country on Ukraine’s western border, is undergoing a dramatic political shift under Prime Minister Robert Fico. As Fico meets with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and cracks ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been a top target of a government reduction overhaul spearheaded by ...

After more than a year of public tenders, the reconstruction of an old railway bridge in Trenčín, western Slovakia, has officially started. The plan is to transform the almost 250-metre-long bridge ...

Slovakia Bans Georgian Volunteer ... has faced protests over his policies that antagonised Western allies as well as the domestic opposition. He has accused activists and the pro-Western opposition of ...

During the 1980's Slovakia became Europe's largest antimony producer and the country is known for its high-grade antimony deposits. Production at Pezinok ceased in 1991, as did the development of ...

Huge crowds have gathered in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia to protest against the pro-Russian policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The latest wave of anti-government rallies ...

Under the first agreement, Newcleo and state-company JAVYS will set up a joint venture to build up to four Newcleo's reactors at JAVYS' Bohunice site in western Slovakia. The second agreement with ...

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Slovakia on Friday banned a Georgian military ... has faced protests over his policies that antagonised Western allies as well as the domestic opposition. He has accused ...