Slovakia News
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:50:02 +0000The end of a cheap labour force? Many Slovaks would not receive enough score points
The reform may paralyse health and nursing care in the UK.
Published: Friday, January 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:50:02 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,980 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 201,100.
Published: Friday, January 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:50:02 +0000Democracy is a constant struggle, just look at the US, analyst says
The opposition will nourish discourse about Lučanský until the ban lifts and they can test its effectiveness in the city squares.
Published: Friday, January 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 08:20:02 +0000Blog: Five magic words
Exploring two phrases shaping Slovak culture.
Published: Friday, January 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:50:01 +0000Bystrô waterfall in central Slovakia is a favourite spot for tourists in winter
There is a 2.5-kilometre-long educational path starting at the bus stop in Bystré Vrátka.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:50:01 +0000News digest: Funeral preparations and concerns over violence in America
The police say they will be stricter when checking adherence to measures. Haščák released from custody. Another candidate for the top Special Prosecutor post steps forward.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:50:03 +00002020 tax changes address exporting incomes into tax havens
Tax experts welcome scrapping of various exemptions and favours.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:50:03 +0000Haščák is at large
The Supreme Court did not uphold the verdict of the Specialised Criminal Court to remand him in custody.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:50:03 +0000Government to ramp up vaccine programme after slow start
Minister says 3.5 million can get jab in three months.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:50:03 +0000Fears over abuse of ex-police chief’s legacy lead to greater precautions
Police will be checking funeral-goers for negative COVID-19 tests.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:50:01 +0000Be vigilant, Slovakia
An American expat's thoughts on the storming of the Capitol.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:20:01 +0000COVID-19 shaves off Bratislava budget for 2021
The city continues to build new transport infrastructure and rental housing as well as revitalise public spaces.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:20:01 +0000Roman lapidary in Komárno offers tour of ancient Roman monuments
If offers to visitors’ tours of ancient Roman stone-sculptural monuments that originated in Slovak area.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:50:01 +0000After 20 years, a Bratislava homeless star now lives in her own home
The popular street-magazine vendor, Eva Račická, lost the roof over her head due to a failure of justice.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:50:01 +0000How to get rid of a Christmas tree in Bratislava and Košice
The collection started on January 7.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:50:01 +0000Schools remain closed. Parents entitled to a pandemic bonus
Only kindergartens are open, but with limited access.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:20:02 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,137 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 198,100.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:20:02 +0000Čaputová: Scenes from the Capitol show how dangerous the rhetoric of hatred is
This could be the end of the Republican Party, said former Slovak ambassador to NATO.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:20:02 +0000Cabinet approves stricter curfew in Nitra
The town will organise mass testing during the upcoming weekend.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:20:02 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 4,959 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 196,000.
Published: Wednesday, January 6, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:20:01 +0000Avoid travelling to Nitra, police recommend. Stricter lockdown imposed, too
The town will organise mass testing during the upcoming weekend.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:50:01 +0000News digest: Two Slovak towns scheduled mass testing for the upcoming weekend
Hospitals in several Slovak towns kick off vaccination. The first nurse in Slovakia dies of COVID-19.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:50:01 +0000Prices of electricity and gas will drop this year
Regulation of energy prices is coming to the end.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:20:01 +0000Cautiousness with coronavirus dropping while fear of infection persists
While the perceived threat of the virus is as high as ever, Slovaks are not as willing to follow guidelines and regulations that would prevent its spread.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:20:01 +0000I only hit myself. Ministry publishes documents about Lučanský suicide
After the first incident two weeks before his death, the former police boss asked his lawyer to refute disinformation about his injury.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:50:02 +0000Cycling lanes and new greenery postponed. Pandemic slows Bratislava's development
What the capital managed in 2020 and where it failed.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:20:01 +0000Children will not return to schools as scheduled
Test part of secondary school leaving exam will not take place.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:20:01 +0000Where can you go during the lockdown in Bratislava? Try a new hiking and running path
The new trail bypasses a busy asphalt road in the Small Carpathians above the Borough of Rača.
Published: Monday, January 4, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:50:01 +0000New strain of coronavirus from the UK confirmed in Slovakia
It spreads faster, particularly among children.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:50:01 +0000How to sew a mask and when hairdressers open. What Slovaks googled in 2020
YouTube also published the most-watched videos of last year, dancing hamsters stealing the show.
Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator