The Latest Breaking News from Slovakia

UK women ‘more likely to die’ around pregnancy than women in Norway or Finland

It comes after a new review suggested that maternal mortality in the UK is on the rise

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Oil flows on Druzhba pipeline suspended in parts of Eastern Europe

Oil supply to parts of Eastern and Central Europe via a section of the Druzhba pipeline has been temporarily suspended, according to oil pipeline operators in Hungary and Slovakia.

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

Germany to set up hub in Slovakia to repair arms for Ukraine

Germany will establish a maintenance hub in Slovakia to service and repair weapons it has delivered to Ukraine, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

From Psychic Annie to Amber Barrett's 20-year-old World Cup dream - tales from a historic campaign

Looking back on Ireland's historic World Cup qualification campaign with tales of a psychic seven-year-old, flight chaos, Vera Pauw's courage and Amber Barrett's long-held World Cup dream

Irish Mirror · Oct 16, 2022

Thousands rally in Bratislava to honor 2 gay men shot dead

Slovakia’s president has joined a rally of thousands to honor two gay men who were shot dead in the capital earlier this week and demonstrate support for the LGBTQ community

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

Slovakia could treat killings outside gay bar as terrorism, prosecutor says

Slovakia could treat the killing of two people outside a well-known gay bar in the capital Bratislava as an act of terrorism, a top prosecutor said on Friday, as investigators looked deeper into the shooting which has rattled the central European state.

Reuters · Oct 14, 2022

Suspect in killing of 2 in Slovakia's capital found dead

Slovakia’s police say they have found the body of a suspect who allegedly fatally shot two people the previous day in the capital in what some officials are suggesting was a hate crime

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

'Radicalised teenager' killed two outside Slovakia gay bar - PM

A "radicalised teenager" shot dead two people outside a gay bar in Slovakia's capital Bratislava, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

Czech government extends Slovak border checks by 20 days

The Czech government extended its checks on the border with European Union neighbour Slovakia by another 20 days, seeking to control a spike in the flow of illegal migrants, Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 5, 2022

Czech police nab smugglers in new border checks as migrant flows spike

Czech police chasing a vanload of migrants fired warning shots on Thursday as they began checks on the border with Slovakia to combat a sharp rise in people, mostly Syrians, heading illegally to western Europe.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022