Slovakia News
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:20:02 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,923 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 217,000.
Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:20:01 +0000News digest: Schools will remain closed
Scientists fire back at PM Matovič after his harsh criticism. Moderna vaccine has arrived in Slovakia. Austria will close two border crossings with Slovakia on Thursday.
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:20:01 +0000Second pandemic wave has milder economic effect but lasts longer
Labour market remains stable, impact on household consumption should be minimal, according to the IFP analysts.
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:20:01 +0000The PM lacks support for his testing plans
Scientists and health care experts say that mass testing should only occur in the hardest-hit districts.
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:20:02 +0000Tip for trip: Zádielská valley in evening sun
Valley located in the eastern part of Slovak Karst.
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:20:02 +0000Snow has arrived to Bratislava
Check out our gallery.
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:20:02 +0000Bratislava will be connected with Stockholm
Regular flights to start already in mid-January.
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:50:02 +0000Parliament upholds extension of national emergency
83 MPs supported the previous cabinet decision from late December.
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:20:02 +0000Experts and hospitals oppose the PM: Vaccination, not testing, is a priority
Vaccination rollout in Slovakia not as fast as the available vaccines would allow.
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:20:03 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 3,576 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 215,000.
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:50:01 +0000Death behind bars triggers conspiracies, politicians carry some blame too
The example of the US shows that no country, including Slovakia, is immune from conspiracy-driven protests turning into violence.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:50:01 +0000News digest: First valid sentence for Kočner
Thousands of people are dying in the pandemic. Bratislava and Stockholm will be linked by direct flights.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:50:01 +0000Slovakia has the most COVID-19 deaths per million people
Number of deaths in November 2020 exceeded the five-year average significantly.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:50:01 +0000Students ask the PM to relinquish his degree
Matovič called the recent Austrian minister’s resignation inspirational, but hesitates to act on his own degree.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:20:03 +0000Kočner sentenced to 19 years in prison
Supreme Court confirmed the verdict in the promissory notes case.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:20:03 +0000More tips for outings in Bratislava during the lockdown
Walks along the Danube bank offer a feeling of being far from the city rush.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:20:03 +0000Felix Maria Davídek - founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia
January 12 marks the centenary of the birth of Felix Maria Davídek a secretly ordained bishop and founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia. His community, the Koinotés, which was founded in the 1960s, created an alternative to the offici...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:50:02 +0000Slovak designer wins top prize for ocean station that removes plastics from sea
Her design is inspired by water animals and plants.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:50:02 +0000Cibulková is not the only one. Several Olympians were vaccinated
The ministry provided the COVID-19 vaccine.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:50:02 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,410 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 211,400.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:50:02 +0000Job offers hit six-year low
The number failed to exceed 200,000 last year.
Published: Monday, January 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:50:01 +0000Functionalism that became dysfunctionalism (from our archive)
If one judges architecture by whether people want to call it home, then Petržalka doesn't work.
Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:50:02 +0000News digest: Mass testing on a weekly basis, six exceptions for Holý
Trnava has a cooling trailer for dead bodies. Ryanair suspends flights to Bratislava until late March.
Published: Monday, January 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:50:02 +0000Cabinet wants mass testing to break the curve
Testing may take place on a weekly basis until late February.
Published: Monday, January 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:20:02 +0000Cabinet proposes mass testing to break the curve
Testing may take place on a weekly basis until late February.
Published: Monday, January 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:20:02 +0000New job offers failed to exceed 200,000 last year
The number was the lowest since 2014.
Published: Monday, January 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:20:01 +0000Former elite tennis player and her husband skipped the vaccination line
Medical staff and people working in critical infrastructure are supposed to be vaccinated during the first phase.
Published: Monday, January 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:20:02 +0000Deputy PM travelled freely from the UK, so did the new strain
The strain first found in southern England now complicates the already complicated epidemic situation in Slovakia. Sme Rodina minister gives an unconvincing explanation.
Published: Monday, January 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:20:02 +0000New 360-degree photos display the best of Liptov
Photos have been divided into four main categories: water, mountain resorts, valleys and peaks, towns and their cultural monuments.
Published: Monday, January 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:20:02 +0000Thousands of people got tested during the weekend
The lockdown is not enough, we should be testing, PM Matovič said.
Published: Monday, January 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator