From aristocratic salons to rural homes, the Christmas tree spread slowly across Europe, evolving alongside technology, taste ...

Christmas shopping: Most shops in Slovakia will again be closed over the Christmas holidays. Stores may open on Christmas Eve ...

Christmas can be especially hard if you live abroad.

As an interim measure, the EU will impose a fixed €3 fee on all small orders from outside the bloc valued below €150. The ...

The Bulgarian lev will be replaced by the euro on 1 January, with Slovak central bank branches offering free banknote ...

The central bank expects growth to remain below 1 percent next year, as continued consolidation weighs on households while public debt and budget pressures persist.

Hanba, or shame, is a useful Slovak word to learn at the end of 2025 – and not just because you may spot it on many of the ...

A national cultural monument reborn as a modern office.

In central Slovakia, the country’s largest cuckoo clock now marks the hour with folk musicians, blending superstition, music ...

Peter Pellegrini’s joint visit to Vojvodina with Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić has angered Slovaks who accuse Bratislava of ...

In the Slovak Karst National Park, the Zádiel Valley offers towering limestone cliffs, birds of prey and accessible walking ...

After missed deadlines, fired contractors, waterlogged rock and costs running into the hundreds of millions, the Višňové ...