Slovak Growth Outlook Lowered for 2025 and 2026

Slovakia’s Council for Budgetary Responsibility has cut its economic growth outlook, citing the impact of fiscal consolidation, global uncertainty, and weaker European demand. Growth in 2025 is now projected at 0.9 percent, with inflation reaching...

Industrial Unions Warn of Investor Flight from Slovakia

Foreign investors are increasingly withdrawing from Slovakia, while those who remain are only sustaining existing operations, the Industrial Unions and Transport Association warned at its conference in Bratislava, noting that changes are needed in...

Strasbourg make winning start to Europa Conference League campaign

3“I’m not satisfied with the performance,” said Liam Rosenior, whose RC Strasbourg Alsace side did nonetheless get the win in their UEFA Europa Conference League opener against Slovan Bratislava. Away in Slovakia, this always promised to be a...

The myth of cheap Russian gas: How come Slovaks pay so much more than Czechs?

Prime Minister Robert Fico has long insisted that Slovakia cannot survive without Russian gas, claiming it is cheaper than supplies from other sources. The reality, however, looks rather different. Article continues after video advertisement...

Michael O’Neill hungry for Northern Ireland to set early tone in double-header by beating Slovakia

Northern Ireland enter the double header in second place on three points, behind leaders Slovakia who have six and are surprisingly ahead of favourites Germany on goals scored with Luxembourg still to register a point. With Germany expected to...

Road trip diaries: Art and inspiration between Hungary and Slovakia

There’s something magical about a road trip with your best friend, especially when it crosses borders. Two girls, one car, endless possibilities. The thrill starts the moment you leave the familiar streets behind and let the road guide you through...

Polish Minister Accuses Orbán of ‘Financing’ Moscow’s War in Ukraine Amid Escalating Row

A Polish deputy foreign minister has accused Hungary’s populist leader Viktor Orbán of “financing” Moscow’s war in Ukraine by purchasing Russian oil, amid an escalating dispute between Warsaw and Budapest. The two sides have been exchanging...

BRAVIE BLOW ROCKS SLOVAKIA CAREER: Crippled by horror knee

Fungai Muderere Zimpapers Sports Hub A HORROR knee injury has slammed the brakes on the career of Slovakia-based former Chicken Inn and Talen Vision midfielder Bravie Sibanda, who has been forced onto crutches after surgery. The 27-year-old FKM...

VISEGRAD BLOG: Will Czechia drift into Slovak and Hungarian direction after this week’s elections?

Czechia’s largest opposition party, billionaire ex-prime minister Andrej Babiš’ populist ANO, is widely expected to win the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 3-4. This would be a remarkable comeback after Babiš was narrowly ousted by a...

See Slovakia’s first robot-built home rise, brick by brick

3. October 2025 at 08:00 A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia. News: Receive notifications about new articles by email. Try the new feature and turn on the subscription. WLTR, aka Walter, a bricklaying robot, is now helping to...

Profits under pressure: Slovakia’s top family businesses in 2024

3. October 2025 at 07:00 Despite a 15-percent slump in overall profits, some companies did well. Niké is the oldest and largest private betting company in Slovakia. (source: SME) Font size: A - | A + Article continues after video advertisement...

Slovakia Faces Rising Inflation and Widening Budget Deficit Amid Growing Expenditures

Slovakia’s state budget recorded a cash deficit of €3.777 billion by the end of September, marking a year-on-year deterioration of €1.1 billion (41%), while inflation accelerated to 4.6% in the same month, placing the country alongside Croatia as...

Slovakia to Build 200 Kilometers of Bike Lanes by 2026

By the end of 2026, 200 kilometers of bike lanes will be built across Slovakia. Minister of Transport Jozef Ráž (Smer-SD nominee) announced this on Wednesday, October 1, at a press conference during the reconstruction of the combined Ostružinový...

Slovak Water Management Company Launches Major Cleanup of Neglected State Lands

The Slovak Water Management Company (SVP) has begun a massive cleanup of neglected state-owned lands. In the first phase, the effort focuses on the Little Carpathian wine-growing region, with plans to expand to other areas across Slovakia. At a...

RRZ Lowers Slovak Economic Growth Forecasts for 2025 and 2026

Bratislava, 2 October (TASR) – The Council for Budgetary Responsibility (RRZ) has revised downward its economic growth expectations for both the current and following year, citing a harsher-than-expected impact of ongoing fiscal consolidation on...

Slovakia: Surrogacy Ban Enshrined in the Constitution

This amendment supplements Article 16 of the Slovak Constitution, adding a fifth paragraph that states: "It is prohibited to enter into an agreement to give birth to a child on behalf of another person." The amendment was adopted by 90 votes out...

Northern Ireland ready to embrace ‘vital’ home World Cup qualifiers after brutal away start: Michael O’Neill

Michael O’Neill’s side made a bright start to their campaign last month as a 3-1 win over Luxembourg was followed by a battling defeat by the same scoreline to European powerhouses Germany in Cologne, leaving them second in Group A a third of the...

San Francisco-based community hub striving to connect Romania, other CEE startups with Silicon Valley

The European Startup Embassy, a new community project based in San Francisco, aims to connect Romanian and other European entrepreneurs with business opportunities in the United States that facilitate rapid scaling, access to capital, and...

Who really pushed Slovakia into debt? Fico and Pellegrini lit the fuse.

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický (Smer), when presenting the third wave of fiscal consolidation, repeatedly claimed that the poor state of public finances...

Cheaper mortgages, pricier homes: Slovakia’s uneasy housing mix

2. October 2025 at 16:54 Falling interest rates fuel demand, but sluggish construction and a slowing economy keep affordability out of reach. House prices continued to rise into late summer, with increases across all types of flats and houses, in...