Slovakia's baby bust deepens demographic crisis

Slovakia is facing a deepening demographic crisis, with births falling to a historic low of just over 42,000 in 2025, while the population aged 65 and older reached 1.03 million, accounting for 19% of residents. According to Slovak news outlet Pravda, the …

Blanar: Slovakia to Pursue Cooperation with Russia Where Sanctions Allow

Moscow/Bratislava, 26 October (TASR) – Slovakia will continue to pursue its national interests and develop cooperation with Russia in areas not affected by sanctions, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar declared on Monday after talks …

Slovakia’s regional elections: Political continuity at the top, with a few notable exceptions

All eight incumbent regional governors were re-elected in Slovakia’s latest elections to higher territorial units, while most mayors in the country’s eight regional capitals also held on to their positions. But the results were not without change: Košice, …

O2 Slovakia updates pay-TV offer with more sport, channels

O2 Slovakia announced that TV channels Nova Sport 3 and Nova Sport 4, which hold broadcasting rights for the Uefa Champions League, the German Bundesliga, the Spanish La Liga and others, will be available on its pay-TV lineup starting 01 November. The …

Ji.hlava festival puts Slovakia’s public media reforms in the spotlight

The 30th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival in the Czech town of Jihlava will host a special screening of Retuning (Preladenie), a film by Slovak director Sára Prokopová, on Monday as part of a debate on public service media. “We planned this …

Orange Slovakia raises 5G coverage to 94% of population

Slovakia to develop Russia ties in areas not hit by sanctions, minister says after Moscow talks

Slovakia ​will continue to pursue its national ​interests and develop cooperation ‌with Russia ​in areas not affected by sanctions, Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar said on Monday after talks in Moscow ‌with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. …

After Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, is Czechia's public broadcasting independence at risk?

After years of political interference in public broadcasting in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, attention is turning to Czechia, long considered a stronghold of independent public service media in Central Europe. The government's plan to replace radio …

Slovakia to continue developing cooperation with Russia, minister says after Moscow talks

​Slovakia ​will ‌continue to pursue ​its national interests ‌and develop cooperation with Russia in areas not ‌affected by sanctions, ‌Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar said on ⁠Monday ​after ⁠talks in Moscow with ⁠Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. …

Slovakia opposes funding Ukrainian army with frozen Russian assets — senior Slovak MP

MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. Slovakia considers it unacceptable to use frozen Russian assets to finance the Ukrainian army, Slovak Parliament Deputy Speaker Tibor Gaspar said in an interview with TASS. "Regarding the issue of frozen Russian …