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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:20:02 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 870 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 372,000.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:20:01 +0000
News digest: Older pupils will return to school after six months
President Čaputová wants to see the agreement on Sputnik V. Cold weather will return.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Casting doubt on the quality of our scientific institutions is unacceptable, president says
President Zuzana Čaputová will ask for an agreement on the purchase of Sputnik V.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Trip to Budapest harmed Slovakia’s diplomatic service
Current and former diplomats comment on visit of Finance Minister Igor Matovič to Budapest concerning Sputnik V.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:50:03 +0000
Matovič demonstrates how to dismantle everything in two days
OĽaNO politicians seem to think they are applying the highest political virtue. Could they be more wrong?
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:50:01 +0000
“He wanted to start a new religion”: Masaryk’s ambitious plan
Bruce Berglund’s fascinating Castle and Cathedral in Modern Prague, published in Czech in January, focuses on the early years of Czechoslovakia, when President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was forging the new state. This included making Prague Castle t...
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:20:01 +0000
L’état, c’est moi! Matovič demonstrates his ongoing contempt for cabinet government
OĽaNO politicians seem to think they are applying the highest political virtue. Could they be more wrong?
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Efforts to build new generation of tourist shelters spark enormous interest
However, trends in combination with social networks may be a double-edged sword, photographer of Slovak shelters opined.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:20:01 +0000
Schools will open for more pupils on April 19
At the same time, the schools will follow the regional alert system from April 26.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:20:01 +0000
In the nest of silence: Lednica Castle and Skalka
Discover a fairy-tale castle ruins and a mysterious monastery in Trenčín Region.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Nitra wants to become the European Capital of Culture
The town plans to build a transportable sauna.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Finance Minister Matovič should apologise, head of the Institute of Virology claims
President Zuzana Čaputová plans to visit the testing institutions that checked the Russian vaccine.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
The coalition crisis harmed the ruling party of Igor Matovič
Nearly all ruling parties fell in the recent Focus poll, apart from Sme Rodina.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:50:02 +0000
Volunteering persists in Slovakia, despite the challenges of pandemic
Volunteering still lacks the prestige it enjoys in more western countries.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 106 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 371,000.
Published: Monday, April 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:20:02 +0000
People sort their waste more. But there is still much to improve
Startups use sophisticated technology to give accurate data about waste.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:20:02 +0000
UPDATED: Kindergartens and the first stage of primary schools open for all children from Monday
Ministry promises more information on April 12, when it will announce how schools should operate from April 19.
Published: Thursday, April 8, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 11 Apr 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 589 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 371,000.
Published: Sunday, April 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 11 Apr 2021 05:20:02 +0000
If Bratislava had “talking statues”, they would gossip about Sputnik
Andrew Giarelli’s novel explores Rome’s centuries-long tradition of putting social commentary on statues.
Published: Sunday, April 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:50:02 +0000
Heger: The decision to make Matovič discuss Sputnik V was pragmatic
The prime minister also commented on the recent statements of an OĽaNO MP.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:20:02 +0000
Another age group can now register for vaccination
The Health Ministry opened the registration for people older than 45 years.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:50:02 +0000
Russia’s vaccine diplomacy received a blow
Several foreign media have reported on the recent dispute over the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in Slovakia.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:50:02 +0000
Sputnik V was checked by a lab after ex-minister Krajčí’s request
Both the ministry and the drug control authority were notified about the lacking registration but had no objections, said head of the Biomedical Research Centre.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:50:02 +0000
Chief hygienist and scientists back the Slovak medicines agency
General Prosecutor’s office has received a motion to investigate the controversy surrounding vaccines.
Published: Friday, April 9, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,080 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 370,400.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 07:50:01 +0000
Hop on a virtual train from Bratislava to Žilina
The destination is reached in less than four minutes.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 06:50:01 +0000
Sorting on the rise: how municipalities are finding tools to fight waste
Education, reward systems encourage people to sort waste.
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:20:01 +0000
Matovič fell into a trap carefully staged by Russia
The former prime minister committed a diplomatic faux pas and disregarded the Slovak national interest, says foreign policy analyst Pavel Havlíček.
Published: Friday, April 9, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:20:01 +0000
Former minister requested tests, Slovak Academy of Sciences responds
General Prosecutor’s office has received a motion to investigate the controversy surrounding vaccines.
Published: Friday, April 9, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:20:01 +0000
News digest: Matovič sides with the Russian vaccine producer against the Slovak regulator
The Heger cabinet is now complete. Progressives make their way to parliament.
Published: Friday, April 9, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator