Slovakia News
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 23:50:02 +000050 years since document signaling end of Prague Spring
A document entitled Lessons from the Crisis Situation appeared in the in the Czechoslovak press on 14.1.1971. Definitively bringing the events of 1968 – when reform Communists sought to follow a new path – to an end, it laid the foundations for e...
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:50:02 +0000New coronavirus strain confirmed in Bratislava
Strict distancing measures will definitely need to be in place for a long time, hospitals face hard times, health minister said.
Published: Saturday, January 9, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:50:02 +0000Foreigners' Police departments stay closed
The Interior Ministry has limited the work of its client centres until further notice.
Published: Saturday, January 9, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:50:02 +0000Slovakia still better off than Hungary or Poland, 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
Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:20:01 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 4,072 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 205,000.
Published: Saturday, January 9, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:50:03 +0000Tip for a trip: A walk to the Stream of the Fairies
The route is about three kilometres long.
Published: Friday, January 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:50:03 +0000News digest: New coronavirus strain possibly detected in Nitra
Slovak scientists develop test to identify the new strain. Bratislava is ready for mass testing. Former police chief Lučanský buried in his native village.
Published: Friday, January 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:50:03 +0000Bratislava ready for mass testing if needed
Testing needs to be simple and accessible until most people get the jab, Mayor Vallo says.
Published: Friday, January 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:50:03 +0000Austria will be stricter in checking incomers at borders
Some border crossings may close next week.
Published: Friday, January 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:20:02 +0000I have nothing to hide, Justice Minister says about Lučanský
Fears over abuse of ex-police chief’s legacy led to greater precautions at his funeral.
Published: Thursday, January 7, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:50:02 +0000Roundup: Ondak’s ‘Time Capsule’ inspired by a Chile mining accident
Post-lockdown travel tips and the most common names and surnames in Slovakia feature in the roundup too.
Published: Friday, January 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
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