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Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:55:38 +0100
Omicron send thousands of uninfected students and their parents into quarantine
A shorter quarantine period for schoolchildren could reduce the shortage of parents.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:05:00 +0100
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 13,840 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 943,300.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:43:12 +0100
Money in your account in seconds. Instant payments are about to become reality
Three Slovak banks will launch instant payments on February 1.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0100
University reform does not go far enough, employers warn
Changes needed to get EU money.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:18:42 +0100
If the aggression against Ukraine is tolerated, we could be next
Of course Slovakia should be "helping Ukrainian insurgents", if it comes to that.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:05:08 +0100
News digest: Slovakia improved in the corruption perceptions ranking
Slovakia's Security Council met over development in Ukraine. Matúš Vallo will run for re-election as Bratislava mayor.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:47:39 +0100
Slovakia improved its position in the corruption index
Slovakia is still under the EU average.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:42:16 +0100
Ukraine situation extremely serious, gov't prepares for crisis but hopes for diplomatic solution
Defence minister says Slovakia is within the range of Russian military technology gathered at Ukrainian border.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:01:48 +0100
Slovak, Catholic, and aging. But some of the 2021 census is a surprise (+graphs)
The data also revealed that almost 4 percent of inhabitants were not born in Slovakia.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:36:43 +0100
Sulík's statements on Russian sanctions cost him an advisor
Ivan Mikloš announced his decision to step down in an opinion piece.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:32:32 +0100
On a loop trail outside Brehy, hikers become miners
A hike to Hulín in central Slovakia is not demanding. The traces of local mining history are part of the trail.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:23:09 +0100
Chip crisis still affecting Slovak carmakers
Most of them are working in standard operation, but the situation remains unstable.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:18:17 +0100
Smer chair Fico attacks journalists again, calling them an organised crime group
He attacked mostly journalists revealing the corruption scandals related to his governments.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:31:00 +0100
News digest: No plans to withdraw Slovak diplomats from Kyiv
Scenarios drafted for potential war between Russia and Ukraine. Home isolation shortened. Trains around Bratislava will be lacking again.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:04:03 +0100
Home isolation will be shorter
The decision was impacted by the Omicron variant.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:42:53 +0100
Train connections will continue to disappear
Most cancelled train connections between Bratislava and Trnava.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:59:16 +0100
The Three Borders near Bratislava is accessible again, legally
Visitors will likely catch a glimpse of the largest flying bird in Europe wintering here.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:43:13 +0100
Slovakia throws itself into the Omicron wave
A mixture of wishful thinking and ‘I’m-done-with-this’ attitudes could prove damaging.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:33:20 +0100
Slovak cinemas screen Nordic films this week
Scandi film festival brings an avalanche of Nordic films.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:26:30 +0100
Death rate of Roma population double that of the majority during second wave
This is despite the fact that marginalised Roma communities are in general younger than the majority.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:12:36 +0100
Poll: Hlas slightly down, but still the most popular party
52 percent of respondents would like to see a snap election.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:57:48 +0100
War in Ukraine would change Slovakia, too
The country would brace itself to welcome people running across the eastern border.

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:05:13 +0100
There goes the neighbourhood
The parallels between Russia’s approach to Ukraine and Hitler’s to Czechoslovakia in 1938 are uncanny.

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:15:00 +0100
After years of absence, river otter returns home
The river otter has returned to the Vydrica stream, which bears its Slovak name, in Bratislava.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:10:31 +0100
News digest: Teenager sets world record in Slovak plane
Bratislava gets new nature reserve, Omicron becomes dominant variant in Slovakia.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:07:05 +0100
Sulík says Russia "will not return Crimea", prompting scandal
Sanctions against Russia "only cause harm", economy minister opines, attracting Russia's attention.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:03:56 +0100
Bratislava gets a new natural reserve
The Vydrica reserve is named after a local brook.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:53:49 +0100
In a Slovak plane, teen pilot lands in the world record books
British-Belgian Zara Rutherford has broken two world records, but her global hunt for a tasty pizza was a failure.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:30:00 +0100
Slovak universities are losing students
They will actively look for students abroad, like Czech universities do in Slovakia.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:39:48 +0100
Weekend: Cross-country skiers hit the beach
A hike to Veľký Choč, dinosaur footprints, and a US hip hop legend. Read the latest culture and travel news from Slovakia.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:13:53 +0100
News digest: President says conditional yes to US-Slovak defence agreement
Quarantine in Slovakia could be cut. Slovak median salary at €1,288 gross in 2021.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:47:50 +0100
Covid isolation period could be cut to keep country running
Shortage of employees could put important services under threat.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:47:44 +0100
President gives conditional support for US defence agreement
Opposition attacks president’s 'most serious failure'.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:43:33 +0100
People have waited decades to visit the Cave of Peace. They must wait longer
The cave needs to be cleared of rubble left behind by miners first.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:31:34 +0100
One in 10 Slovaks earned under €800 gross a month in 2021
At the same time, one in 10 Slovaks earned three times more.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:22:06 +0100
Bratislava zoo mourns the loss of its oldest giraffe
The breeding of giraffes in former Czechoslovakia had a long, bloody history.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:11:50 +0100
Slovak charged with killing an Irish teacher
He has been taken into custody. The next trial will be held on January 26.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 07:00:10 +0100
State reconsiders its duty towards asylum seekers
Asylum seekers now rely on NGOs. A new amendment should change that.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:08:53 +0100
Slovak Philharmonic is a first-class institution people outside Bratislava rarely see perform
Marián Turner, a former flautist, has become the new Slovak Philharmonic head. His priority is to fully reopen the institution to live audiences.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:25:00 +0100
News digest: Slovakia reports most cases since mid-December
Omicron wave seems to set off. Slovak MEP reaches high EP post. Slovakia commemorates military airplane tragedy.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:31:10 +0100
Oligarch charged with corruption ready to prove his innocence to courts
Supreme Court session cancelled due to Norbert Bödör’s complaint.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:26:13 +0100
Omicron wave sets off
More than 70 new Omicron cases confirmed.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0100
Smolenice, one of the prettiest places in the Small Carpathians
It boasts of a cave and castle that looks almost lost in the forest from a distance.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:53:59 +0100
Fourth dose of Covid vaccine not necessary, most medical experts agree
Send the vaccines to Africa, infectious disease expert Vladimír Krčméry says.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:26:16 +0100
Tatra attraction contributes to light pollution, environmentalists say
Permission is not needed in the built-up area, according to the operator.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:10:33 +0100
Slovak MEP elected vice-president of the European Parliament
He is the first-ever Slovak to hold such a position.



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