Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Slovakia

Slovakia's prime minister forms new party before early vote

Slovakia's prime minister says he's creating a new centrist political party before the country's early election in September

The Independent UK

Choc shock! Toblerone drops iconic Swiss peak from package

The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland’s famed Matterhorn and the Swiss flag from the packaging of the milk-chocolate treat as it moves some production to Slovakia

The Independent UK

Toblerone is no longer Swiss enough to feature the Matterhorn on its packaging

Toblerone is moving some of its production to Slovakia, meaning it can no longer legally call itself "Swiss-made." That branding change will include swapping the iconic peak for a more generic one.

WEKU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Toblerone makes major change to packaging - as it's no longer made in Switzerland

The pyramid-shaped chocolate bar will now be mostly made in Slovakia instead of Switzerland, which under Swiss rules means it can no longer use the Matterhorn mountain peak

Daily Mirror

Toblerone to undergo a makeover following departure from Switzerland

Toblerone will be removing the mountain peak from its packaging when it moves production to Slovakia, due to "Swissness" rule.

The New Daily

Slovakia basks under NATO umbrella, sends Ukraine old arms

Former Soviet satellite Slovakia has been a NATO member since 2004, but the reality of belonging to the world’s biggest military alliance really kicked in after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago

The Independent UK

Hikes, hot tubs and proper snow? Our family ski trip in Slovakia is a revelation

The protected summits and valleys of the Tatras offer a return to the pleasures of traditional winter holidays – this time with all mod cons

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Slovakia can start talks on sending MIG-29 jets to Ukraine -PM

Slovakia can start the process of talks on delivering MIG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine now once Kyiv has officially asked for the planes, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Friday.

Reuters

Slovakia reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on farm - WOAH

Slovakia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a farm in the western part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday.

Reuters

Czechs and Slovaks see storms disrupt traffic and cut power

Gale-force winds and snow storms cut power supplies to thousands of Czech households on Saturday and closed the main east-west highway in Slovakia, officials and local media said.

Reuters

Czechs to end checks at Slovak border amid migration decline

Officials in the Czech Republic say the government will end checks on the country’s border with Slovakia that were renewed last year amid a new increase in migration

The Independent UK

Slovakia's parliament sets early election for Sept 30

Slovakia's parliament has approved Sept. 30 as the date for an early election in the country

The Independent UK

Slovakia will hold early election in Sept, pro-Ukraine stance at stake

The Slovak parliament approved on Tuesday plans to shorten its four-year term by five months and to hold an early election on Sept. 30 after the centre-right cabinet lost a no-confidence vote and parties failed to form a new majority administration.

Reuters

Hungary to join neighbours in protecting Slovak skies

Hungary will join the Czech Republic and Poland in patrolling Slovakia's skies after it grounded its Soviet-made MiG-29s from service last year, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad said on Friday.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Slovakia parliament changes constitution to enable snap vote

Slovakia’s parliament has amended the country’s constitution to make it possible to hold early elections

Tribune News Service

Slovakia heads toward September election as parties reach accord

Slovakia took a step closer toward early general elections which may end the political turmoil that’s embroiled the eastern European nation for the past year and triggered the government’s collapse last month.

Reuters

Slovakia's former coalition heads agree to early parliamentary elections

Slovakia will hold early parliamentary elections on Sept. 30 after the leaders of the country's previous coalition government agreed on a constitutional change to bring forward the vote from February 2024, Slovak news site Dennik N reported on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Slovak vote on early election not binding due to low turnout

A nationwide referendum in Slovakia on amending the constitution to make possible an early election has failed to produce a legally binding result because the turnout was too low

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Referendum in Slovakia fails to bring early vote closer

A referendum in Slovakia failed to open a path to early elections after most voters avoided the polling stations on Saturday, quashing the opposition's plan to bring the contest forward.

The Independent UK

Slovakia holds referendum to enable snap election

Slovakia is holding a nationwide referendum on amending the country’s constitution to make possible an early election

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘It’s Not Rocket Science’, Auger-Aliassime Fights Back from the Brink

Felix Auger-Aliassime avoided a humbling exit from the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, cutting out the mistakes to secure a thrilling 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 comeback win over Slovakian Alex Molcan. Backed as a potential champion at Melbourne Park by no less than John McEnroe this…

The Independent UK

Couple enslaved pregnant woman then forced her to give up newborn baby

A court heard that Julia Rafaelova, 51, persuaded the victim to travel to the UK from Slovakia in October 2013, having fallen pregnant during forced prostitution controlled by her

AFP

Vlhova wins Flachau slalom to foil Shiffrin hunt for Vonn's record

Flachau (Austria) (AFP) - Slovakia's Petra Vlhova foiled record-seeking Mikaela Shiffrin by claiming a dominant victory in the women's World Cup slalom race in Flachau on Tuesday.

AFP

Vlhova in slalom pole as Shiffrin hunts Vonn's record

Flachau (Austria) (AFP) - Slovakia's Petra Vlhova sat in pole after the first leg of the women's World Cup slalom race in Flachau on Tuesday, just ahead of record-seeking Mikaela Shiffrin.

The Conversation

30 years on, Czechoslovakia's 'velvet divorce' is not a model for Scottish independence from the UK

Had Scottish nationalists got their way, 2023 would have seen the country head to the polls in a second referendum over independence from the United Kingdom – and they might have won. Whereas the first attempt in 2014 resulted in 55% voting “no,” polls suggest that after Brexit, a majority…

1 … 23 24 25 26

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.