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Culture Ministry breaks silence on cost of crate for Donatello bust transfer
Over 40 days have passed since the quiet and controversial removal of a Renaissance bust – believed to be by Donatello – from ...
Fico: Slovakia will not support 18th package of sanctions against Russia without compensation for gas transit loss
Prime Minister Robert Fico has stated that Slovakia will not support the EU's new sanctions package against Russia unless it ...
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News digest: What you need to know from Day Two of the Cintula trial
Von der Leyen under fire, HR shifts gears, Rimavská Sobota’s past – plus thermal escapes on Slovakia’s Rye Island.
Sacked Slovak National Theater Chief Calls on European Union to Defend Artistic Freedom From Autocrats
Matej Drlička, who was dismissed as the head of the Slovak National Theater by the far-right government of Robert Fico, spoke ...
Suspect in shooting of Slovakia's populist leader Fico stands trial on terror charges
A man has gone on trial for last year's attempted assassination of Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Attacker rails against Slovak prime minister as shooting trial begins
The man who shot and seriously wounded Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last year railed against Fico as he was led in ...
Far-Right Purges On Culture Sectors In Slovakia & Hungary Spark Concern Among CEE Delegates In Karlovy Vary: “This Is Not Just A Local Fire”
Former Slovak National Theatre director Matej Drlička told delegates at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival how Slovakia's government was "eroding" culture ...