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Presidential elections in Ukraine and Slovakia over the weekend saw the rise of political newcomers.



Slovakia elected the first-ever woman president, Zuzana Čaputová, in runoff elections on Saturday. While she has...

In this edition: we follow the Swedish teen who triggered a global youth climate protest movement as she marches with Belgian activists. The European Medicines Agency runs into rent troubles and the ECHR rejects an appeal to protect...

Protesters used the anniversary of communism’s fall to call for change to Slovakia’s political culture.



Thousands hit the streets of Bratislava to demonstrate on the eve of a national holiday to remember the...

Thousands marched to call for the Czech Republic’s billionaire prime minister to quit amid an EU funds scandal.





The protests against Andrej Babis dominated commemorations marking 29 years since the...

Slovakia’s national police chief has resigned amid public pressure following the assassination of a journalist who was investigating alleged government corruption.



Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said...

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Slovakia on Friday to demand snap elections following the murder of an investigative journalist.



Thee crowd carried slogans such as "Slovakia is going the wrong...

Slovakia stumbled into crisis late last month with the killing of journalist Jan Kuciak, who focused on the misuse of EU funds and the mafia.



The Interior Minister resigned, and the EU Parliament debated...

The European Court of Justice will reject a case brought by Hungary and Slovakia, that the EU migrant quota system is not legal, according to a preliminary opinion by advocate general Yves Bot.



The Commissioner for...

Hungary and Slovakia have told the European Union’s top court that sharing out asylum-seekers among member-states in a quota system is unlawful. The dispute is putting pressure on relations with other member states and...

State Secretary Branislav Ondruš explains why long-term unemployment is an issue in several Slovakian regions and how the government is taking action to allow more people to enter the labour market.



“One of the problems of...

This week’s Business Planet is from the SME Assembly 2016 in Bratislava, where were are looking at one of the drivers of innovation and competitiveness in Europe, called ‘Key Enabling...

EU defence ministers appeared to be split on Tuesday as they mulled a Franco-German plan to boost defence cooperation in Europe.



Britain, which retains full voting rights until it officially quits the bloc,...

The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union will dominate the bloc’s agenda for the rest of the year, Slovakia’s prime minister said on Friday.



The Slovak government has just taken up the six-month...

In this edition of Real Economy, Euronews looks at the fiscal drain that Europe’s long-term unemployment crisis is putting on our children, our...

Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico is back at work after a heart scare.



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Jaguar Land Rover has reached agreement to set up shop in Slovakia. Its new one-billion pound (1.38 billion euros) factory will be based at Nitra, where AeroMobil is developing what could be the first commercial flying...

The European Commission has released the new edition of its Rule of Law Report, showing persistent problems in press freedom.

Under a previous government, Slovakia donated its fleet of near-obsolete Russian fighters to the Ukrainian war effort.

The Rainbow Pride parade in the capital Bratislava focused on supporting minorities and diversity - but not everyone was onboard.

At least two people have been reported dead so far. Scientists attribute the latest extreme weather events in Europe to climate change.

A gunman shot the Slovakian prime minister five times as he greeted supporters in the town of Handlová in May.

The new legislation, pushed for by PM Robert Fico's ruling party, SMER, will disband the public broadcaster RTVS and replace it with an entirely new public TV and radio station.

The Slovakian Prime Minister was shot in the abdomen in May as he greeted supporters in the town of Handlova.