Slovakia

Ditch full of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in Slovakia, baffling archaeologists

Ditch full of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in Slovakia, baffling archaeologists Archaeologists are unsure why people in Stone Age Slovakia removed corpses' heads before burying them in a neighborhood ditch. At the entrance to a Stone Age neighborhood in Slovakia, archaeologists have uncovered a ditch full of headless human skeletons. While the bones reveal cut marks that signal decapitation, researchers think the practice was not a violent mass killing but rather part...

Tributes paid to Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental who has died aged 90

Tributes paid to Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental who has died aged 90 Mr Reichental was deported from his home in Slovakia to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp at the age of nine, where he survived until the site was liberated in 1945. Irish President Catherine Connolly has led tributes to Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental, who has died at the age of 90. Mr Reichental was deported from his home in Slovakia to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp at the age of nine, where he...

Headless skeletons offer new insights into farming societies 7,000 years ago

Headless skeletons offer new insights into farming societies 7,000 years ago Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Dozens of human skeletons, lying apparently randomly on and next to each other, with their skulls missing, present a terrifying sight at first glance. Since 2022, this is what researchers have been excavating in a 7,000-year-old settlement near the present-day town of Vráble in Slovakia. Are the headless skeletons the remains of a Neolithic massacre,...

Orbán’s media slop spread poison beyond Hungary. Luckily, fearless, fact-based reporting endures

Across Europe, public service journalism is a shield for democracy. But we have to decide if we want to fight for its survivalFor 16 years, Viktor Orbán’s government poured millions of euros of public money into thinktanks, institutions and media outlets sympathetic to its illiberal views – not only in Hungary but beyond its borders. In Slovakia, for instance, where a sizeable Hungarian minority lives, Budapest is alleged to have sent millions of euros to favoured media organisations.

Germany is a leader in renewables, so why does it have one of the highest EU electricity prices?

Germany generated more electricity from solar and wind in 2025 than any other EU country – but its prices remain tied to volatile fossil fuels. German households pay around a third more for electricity than the EU average, despite the country's impressive efforts to ditch fossil fuels. According to energy think tank Ember, Germany is one of the “global leaders” for wind and solar energy deployment, with 59 per cent of its electricity coming from clean sources in 2025.

Kosovo’s path toward NATO and the EU at risk in this Sunday’s elections, ex-president warns

Ahead of this Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections in Kosovo, the country’s ex-president is warning that the results could determine whether Pristina will remain on course to join NATO and the EU. In an interview with POLITICO, Vjosa Osmani took aim at incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti, whose reelection she said could jeopardize the country’s trajectory. Osmani served as Kosovo’s president between 2021 and last April, when the national parliament failed to elect...

Europe's take-home pay ranking: Where do you earn the most after tax?

Workers' take-home pay varies dramatically across Europe, with annual net earnings ranging from under €13,000 to more than €54,000. While adjusting for living costs narrows the gap between eastern and western Europe, significant differences remain. A worker earning the average wage takes home more than four times as much in Luxembourg as in Hungary, according to the latest Eurostat figures.

EU migration rules kick in, but enforcement is already in doubt

Two years after it was signed, the EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum takes effect this Friday, and the gap between promise and delivery is already wide. On Friday, June 12, the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into force, two years after it was signed into law. For the first time, all 27 member states must follow a single set of rules covering border screening, asylum procedures, reception conditions, and a solidarity mechanism for relocating asylum seekers between countries.

Ukraine hits St. Petersburg again after Putin rejects talks

Ukraine hits St. Petersburg again after Putin rejects talks June 6, 2026The Russian city of St. Petersburg was targeted by a fresh barrage of long-range Ukrainian drones on Saturday as an international economic forum in the city came to a close. In the Leningrad Region which surrounds St. Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad), local governor Alexander Drosdenko said air defenses shot down 141 drones in an "unprecedented attack," while people within the city were warned to take shelter....

Austrian sentenced to 15 years for planning attack on Taylor Swift concert