Slovakia's parliament approved on 5 November a widely-criticised law which protects so-called strategic companies from bankruptcy by giving the government the option to buy, restructure and find new investors for a firm.

Direct elections to the European Parliament were a decisive victory for European citizens in 1976, with the first directly elected EP in action since 1979. But attempts to enact a uniform election procedure have failed miserably. So has the European Parliament in informing the public, if I did not miss something. I failed to find any relevant information about the common principles or the duties a...

Slovakia's new government has come under fire from its eurozone partners after its parliament voted overwhelmingly to reject taking part in a European Union aid package for the troubled Greek economy

Following the adoption of a controversial citizenship law in Budapest that makes it easier for ethnic Hungarians abroad to obtain Hungarian nationality, Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radičová indicated that her government would seek ways to make sure that the law does not apply in her country. EurActiv Slovakia reports.

Slovakia adopted a law on 4 March to crack down on income from crime and corruption, with the government and opposition parties in rare agreement ahead of a June election.

Bratislava, 15th May: Libertas today announced an alliance with the coalition of the Conservative Democrats of Slovakia (KDS) and the Civic Conservative Party (OKS), whose candidates Libertas will be endorsing for the European Parliament elections in June.

With a controversial language law set to come into force in Slovakia today, the Slovak and Hungarian foreign ministers met on Sunday (30 August) in an attempt to diffuse a row that has broken out between the two East European partners, EurActiv Germany and EurActiv Hungary reported.

Welsh Labour MPs concerned about the threat to Cardiff-based chain Peacocks call on the UK business secretary to take action to help save the firm.

Slovakia's parliament and the cabinet must be consulted before the country can sign off on the European Union's 440 billion euro ($554 bln) aid mechanism, new Slovakian Prime Minister Iveta Radicova said on Monday (12 July).  

Košice was nominated as Slovakia's choice for European Capital of Culture in 2013 by a panel of international jurors meeting in Bratislava on 9 September. With additional reporting from EurActiv Slovakia.