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Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:50:01 +0000
Blog: The ultimate guide to where to stay in the High Tatras
If you're stuck on where to stay in the High Tatras, I would suggest choosing which hikes you want to try first. Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:20:02 +0000
News digest: 250 people with connections to Slovakia want to leave Afghanistan
If necessary, Slovakia may send another special plane to Afghanistan. Sputnik V vaccination finishing at the end of August. Learn more in today's digest. Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:20:02 +0000
Companies struggle with data on vaccination of their employees
They can obtain information only if employees voluntarily provide it. Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:20:02 +0000
Bratislava public transport lines will change
With the arrival of the school year, public transport in the capital should run more often. Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:50:01 +0000
His DNA has not been detected. Investigation of ex-spy head's corruption suspicions nears its end
Former director of the Slovak intelligence agency Vladimír Pčolinský faces corruption charges. It is not easy to find DNA on banknotes, police say. Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:50:01 +0000
We've got the key to winning the fight of our generation
Fighting Covid-19 requires sacrifice, patience, and patriotism, writes US Ambassador Bridget Brink. Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Unemployment rate will continue to fall in the following months, analysts predict
Demand for production operators grew. Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Let’s offer safety to people from Afghanistan, NGOs call on government
The public may join the call by signing an online petition. Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:20:01 +0000
More than 400 people will lose their jobs in a plant near Martin
All employees will be dismissed before September 2022. Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:50:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 111 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 394,200. Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:50:02 +0000
News digest: Bratislava will most likely avoid the strictest pandemic measures
Nearly 75 percent of older people immunised in the capital. Travel conditions to Montenegro and Northern Macedonia will change. Slovak director wins award at international film festival. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak ...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:20:02 +0000
Slovakia won’t recognise illegal annexation of Crimea, its PM said
Eduard Heger attended the inaugural summit of the Crimea Platform, initiated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:50:01 +0000
Northern and eastern Slovakia should prepare for lots of rain and potential floods
Meteorologists issue first-level warnings. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:20:01 +0000
AstraZeneca country director: We can now see which countries made the right decisions
There is always the issue in health care that all knowledge and findings are not implemented in real life how they should be. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:50:01 +0000
School bags rather than keyboards, please. Kids are more than ready to go back
Education Ministry promises there’ll be no widespread school closures this year, but there are still many unknowns. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:50:01 +0000
New documentary on 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia premiers in Karlovy Vary
A long-anticipated documentary on the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia by Czech director Jan Šikl premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film festival on Saturday, on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the event. Called ‘Reconstruc...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Green means go: to Stará Ľubovňa Castle
Visit the place where Polish crown jewels were once stored. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Some escaped, some established beer gardens. Berlin Wall stories displayed in Bratislava
The open-air display "Wall: A Border Through Germany" is held in Bratislava until late August. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Number of foreigners working in Slovakia continues to grow
Most foreign workers come from Ukraine. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:50:01 +0000
State app to check green Covid passes is now available
It took the state about two weeks to launch the app that facilities and organisers of mass events are supposed to use. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Special prosecutor faces disciplinary motion for his statements in a corruption-related case
His superior, General Prosecutor Maroš Žilinka, submitted a motion in mid-August. Published: Monday, August 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:50:01 +0000
Blaško: It is sad to hear Slovakia is unable to spend EU funds
We should think first about what to reform to fulfil our vision and only then look for money to cover the costs, says AmCham director. Published: Sunday, August 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 18:20:02 +0000
Luník IX. The infamous, misunderstood housing estate Pope Francis plans to visit
Papal trip puts Eastern Slovakia’s segregated Roma settlement in spotlight. Published: Sunday, August 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 09:20:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 105 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 394,000. Published: Sunday, August 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 09:20:01 +0000
Ceremony at Czech Radio on 53rd anniversary of 1968 invasion
Czechs are marking the 53rd anniversary of the Sovie-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Commemorative ceremonies are being held around the country at significant sites linked to the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops which were sent in by Moscow to ...

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 13:20:01 +0000
Czechs mark 53rd anniversary of 1968 Soviet-led invasion
Czechs are marking the 53rd anniversary of the Sovie-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Commemorative ceremonies are being held around the country at significant sites linked to the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops which were sent in by Moscow to ...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:20:02 +0000
News digest: Bratislava castle turns purple in support of Paralympic athletes
Slovakia will mark the anniversary of the August 21, 1968, occupation on Saturday. Published: Friday, August 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:20:02 +0000
Climb up an architectural parasite in Stará Tržnica
The TUBE, a site-specific climbing frame, will be in the old market hall until August 29. Published: Friday, August 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:50:02 +0000
Czechs to mark anniversary of Soviet-led invasion, with Liberec in the spotlight
This Saturday, Czechs and Slovaks will commemorate the anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of August 1968, sent by to crush the Prague Spring – the raft of reforms that Communist Party secretary Alexander Dubček had famously hoped would lead to...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:20:03 +0000
Belgian teenager flies solo around the world on a Slovak plane
Two Spectacular Slovakia travel podcast episodes have been published this week. Have a listen. Published: Friday, August 20, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator



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