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Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:03:00 +0100
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,590 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 238,600.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:08:46 +0100
News digest: Results from weekend nationwide testing still not out
The parliamentary committee recommends one candidate for new police chief. NASA picks a picture by Slovak photographer as its Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:58:40 +0100
Some 1.5 million people tested so far
The weekend results of nationwide testing have not been published.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:54:01 +0100
Gargling tests available
For now tests are provided by a private lab and people have to pay for them.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:05:27 +0100
Matovič government takes after Smer in lawmaking
The second-largest testing scheme of the whole population is underway in Slovakia. Government says they ordered enough vaccines. Layoffs of transnationals in Bratislava.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:47:49 +0100
Cities and towns under the Tatras are partnering up to boost regional development
The cities of Poprad, Kežmarok, Svit, and the High Tatras region agreed on cooperation in a joint memorandum.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:33:10 +0100
The pandemic keeps cutting the number of foreigners working in Slovakia
Most foreign nationals work in the capital and western Slovak districts.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:28:51 +0100
White Crow awards reflect a year of hard tests
The awards went to four initiatives in justice, education, health care and minorities.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:19:24 +0100
Hlas is gaining strength, along with Sulík’s SaS
At the same time, most people think PM Matovič is not managing the coronavirus crisis well.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:30:00 +0100
Slovakia: Investment advisory guide (online content)
Your key to understanding the Slovak business environment

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:07:53 +0100
Biden really is waking up each morning with the goal of making things better
The new president is old and imperfect, but it's difficult to question his motives.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 11:50:00 +0100
When will I get my COVID vaccine? FAQs about vaccination in Slovakia
Here’s what we know about the vaccination process in Slovakia so far.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 07:24:43 +0100
Who’s the foreigner in this country now?
The virus has highlighted some differences between migrants and locals, but erased others.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:22:48 +0100
News digest: Slovakia has passed the peak of the second wave, health minister says
Polish doctors will help take swabs in Slovakia this weekend. People who have had COVID can just show their positive test result.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:14:01 +0100
Vaccine hesitancy down, but still above EU average
Survey shows less than half of Slovaks believe vaccination is the only way to end the pandemic.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:48:10 +0100
Roundup: Košice pays tribute to one of the world’s greatest male ballet dancers
The State Theatre Košice has premiered a new ballet performance about Rudolf Nureyev online.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:42:45 +0100
Nationwide COVID-19 testing – and criticism – starts again
Longer ‘screening’ different to October operation.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:16:41 +0100
Old-age pension scheme gains three new features
Brand new parental bonus raises concerns.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:38:00 +0100
Bratislava launches reservation system for testing points on public transport vehicles
Bratislava public transport company will offer 50 vehicles for testing.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:27:58 +0100
News digest: Weekend testing will be possible on buses as well as in companies
Numbers of victims of human trafficking is alarming. Coronavirus spreads among homeless people in Bratislava.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:06:30 +0100
Deputy PM Holý lied about his exception when travelling to Britain
Corruption demonstrated by a scientist who was barred from travelling.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:49:16 +0100
Extremely well-crafted piece of work. Hollywood Reporter praises Slovak film about holocaust
The film is a Slovak candidate for the Oscars.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:11:40 +0100
Fashion brands mean nothing to me. Professional hockey player about his life in central Slovakia
In an entertaining interview, the down-to-earth ice hockey player, Ján Sýkora, talks about being a busy bee with a poor memory.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:42:57 +0100
Unknown liturgical objects found near Hubina village
Finders continued to search with a metal detector but did not manage to find more objects.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:40:07 +0100
New hotspot in Bratislava identified among homeless people
The capacity of the local quarantine town has been doubled.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:36:30 +0100
How will testing in companies look? The plan has been released
The families of employees can be tested, too.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:00:59 +0100
Slovakia ready to be a partner of the US as Biden is inaugurated
Transatlantic ties highlighted.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:32:13 +0100
News digest: Slovakia will receive more than 4 million vaccines
Schools will continue with distance education. Curfew will be applied on January 25 and 26 too.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:19:29 +0100
More aggressive COVID strain probably dominant in Slovakia. It is not necessarily bad news
Virologists report they have found that the B.1.1.7 strain, first detected in the UK, is dominant in the samples from Trenčín.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:25:19 +0100
I receive more hate mail than I used to, says outgoing transparency watchdog director
Gabriel Šípoš leaves Transparency International Slovakia after 11 years. Slovakia has gone a long way in transparency, he says.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:50:32 +0100
When will I receive my jab?
The Health Ministry has published the details of its vaccination strategy.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:20:10 +0100
A forest guardian wanders through the woods of the Low Tatras
This guardian carries a torch that creates lightning.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:16:59 +0100
Deadline for submitting property taxes approaches
Tax returns can be submitted electronically.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:12:50 +0100
Critical voices raised against the reported plans to weaken the fight against extremism
General Prosecutor Maroš Žilinka plans organisational changes, but not everybody likes them.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:55:33 +0100
News digest: Slovakia opens more testing sites
Slovaks smoke less than 10 years ago. Former tennis player who skipped the vaccination line helped at a hospital.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:47:17 +0100
Conservative NGOs received gender equality subsidies despite experts' recommendations
Leaked documents show the recipients of the Labour Ministry’s 2020 subsidies were favoured even though they did not achieve the highest score in the competition.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:42:51 +0100
A Slovak hunted a tiger in Africa and used it for advertisement
He may spend one to five years in prison.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:38:30 +0100
Italian architects to design refurbishing of Bratislava's iconic bathhouse
The historical Grössling complex to acquire new functions.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:24:29 +0100
Journalists' dilemma over the case of the charged Jaroslav Haščák
Investigative reporter Adam Valček writes about what he learned during the Kuciak murder trial and how it applies in the case of the charged co-founder of Penta.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:41:07 +0100
Dairy plant faces high fine after pouring waste into a local river
It will have to pay €135,000.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:30:14 +0100
Unable to book antigen testing in Bratislava? Everyone will get a chance to get tested, municipality promises
The city plans to establish temporary testing points.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:17:37 +0100
Johnson Controls will dismiss hundreds of employees in Bratislava
AT&T will probably dismiss employees, too.



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