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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:50:02 +0000Former first lady dies
Emília Kováčová was the first president's spouse, passing away on the last day of 2020.
Published: Friday, January 1, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:50:02 +0000
President calls for solution-oriented approach instead of blame game
In her second New Year's address, President Zuzana Čaputová called for restoring trust and joined forces to cope with the crisis.
Published: Friday, January 1, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 11:20:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 4,965 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 184,500.
Published: Friday, January 1, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 20:20:02 +0000
Special news digest: The year ends with tougher restrictions
Cabinet cancels several restrictions in the curfew from January 1. Two cities prepare for mass testing. Zdeno Chára changes ice hockey club after 14 years.
Published: Thursday, December 31, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 20:20:02 +0000
Closed ski centres and churches, stricter curfew. Cabinet toughens up measures
Restrictions come into force already on January 1.
Published: Thursday, December 31, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:20:03 +0000
Situation worsens before the year’s end, cabinet to discuss tougher restrictions
Some may come into force from midnight.
Published: Thursday, December 31, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:20:02 +0000
Why did Lučanský return from Croatia and why was he alone in a cell? His story raises questions
Some doubts have remained after his death.
Published: Thursday, December 31, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:50:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 6,315 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 179,500.
Published: Thursday, December 31, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:20:02 +0000
Nicholson: Our past assumptions have been turned on their head
Top stories from The Slovak Spectator in 2020.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:20:02 +0000
Ex-police chief Lučanský has died after suicide attempt
His family announced his death; the Justice Ministry confirmed the information.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:20:02 +0000
Ex-police chief Lučanský has died suicide attempt
His family announced his death; the Justice Ministry confirmed the information.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:20:02 +0000
UPDATED: Ex-police chief Lučanský has died
Head of the Prison and Court Guard Service has resigned in response.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:20:02 +0000
Roundup: The best of 2020 travel and culture stories about Slovakia
Read and listen back to the most popular stories and podcasts from this year in the last roundup of 2020.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:20:01 +0000
Coronavirus crisis reduced car production by an estimated 20 percent in Slovakia
ZAP proposes to use Recovery Fund money to build new alternative fuel charging stations.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:50:01 +0000
New Year’s Eve in Bratislava will be silent
The city re-enforces a ban on amateur pyrotechnics.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:20:02 +0000
Coalition calls for investigation of Lučanský’s suicide attempt, opposition blames govt and PM
Opposition calls on Justice Minister Kolíková to resign.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:50:01 +0000
Ex-police chief Lučanský remains in critical condition after suicide attempt
Head of the Prison and Court Guard Service has resigned in response.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:50:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 3,041 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 173,200.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:50:01 +0000
2020 in photos: Pandemic, election and high-profile arrests
This is what 2020 looked like.
Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 19:20:02 +0000
Ex-police chief Lučanský ends up in hospital after suicide attempt
He is facing corruption-related charges.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 18:20:02 +0000
Special news digest: Curfew until January 10, mobile sites test online bookings
Ex-police chief Lučanský ends in hospital after suicide attempt. Western Slovakia could feel tremors from Croatian earthquake.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 18:20:02 +0000
Cabinet prolongs the national emergency by 40 days
Restrictions will remain in place until January 10.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:50:02 +0000
Some testing sites launch online booking of appointment
After the pilot phase, all mobile testing sites are expected to gradually join the system.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:50:02 +0000
Slovak exporters to the UK will need a certificate of origin
Business relations between the EU member states and the UK changing after January 1, 2021.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:50:02 +0000
Well-known travel agency declares bankruptcy. Due to the pandemic
Firo-tour has been on the Slovak market for more than 20 years.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:20:02 +0000
It will be possible to prolong national emergency. MPs approved the change
Prior to the vote in parliament, hygienists enabled coronavirus-positive MPs to attend the session.
Published: Monday, December 28, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:50:02 +0000
31 years since Václav Havel was first elected Czechoslovak president
It is exactly 31 years since Václav Havel became Czechoslovak president. The dissident was unanimously elected by a Federal Assembly largely thanks to the country’s then Communist prime minister and opinion polls at the time did not suggest that h...
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:20:02 +0000
Pandemic the biggest event, but not the only one. Events that changed Slovakia in 2020
Smer descended into opposition and split, high-profile arrests have continued.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:50:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,095 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 170,100.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 02:20:01 +0000
On drinking with Slovaks (from our archive)
A slivovica-soaked memory, vinobranie, and everything you wanted to know about cabbage.
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020Full story: Slovak Spectator