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Sat, 01 May 2021 07:50:01 +0000The tallest spot in Trnava protected by a golden rooster
The Basilica of St Nicholas is the tallest building in the city accompanied by two towers and hiding many interesting objects inside.
Published: Saturday, May 1, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:50:01 +0000
News digest: Slovakia will mark May Day with closed shops on Saturday
Sputnik contract finally made public; anti-covid measures are easing as of Monday, May 3.
Published: Friday, April 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:50:02 +0000
Covid slashed passenger numbers on public transport in Bratislava by two thirds
Bratislava mayor rules out scrapping public transport routes in the capital.
Published: Friday, April 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:50:01 +0000
Wind power stations can be erected in Slovakia after a 17-year ban
The first wind power plant in Slovakia was put in operation in 2003.
Published: Friday, April 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:20:02 +0000
The oldest Slovak love poem is erotic, humorous and short
Pandemic rules for cultural events revealed. BBC Travel writes about Slovak mountain porters.
Published: Friday, April 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:20:02 +0000
Waterloos: Tax and accounting laws change too often
Covid-19 pandemic accelerating digitisation and automation of accounting.
Published: Friday, April 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:20:04 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 467 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 382,200.
Published: Friday, April 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:20:04 +0000
Publishing details of Sputnik contract was to be fined with millions of euros
Current health minister says he is not going to allow the use of the Russian vaccine in Slovakia for now.
Published: Friday, April 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:50:02 +0000
Publishing details of Sputnik contracts was to be fined with millions of euros
Current health minister says he is not going to allow the use of the Russian vaccine in Slovakia for now.
Published: Friday, April 30, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:50:02 +0000
Maternity leave for fathers will be easier from May 1
Fathers will be not obliged to submit an agreement with mothers about care of a child.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:50:01 +0000
News digest: Vaccination open to everyone, tens of thousands have applied
Rules for curfew change from May 3. Shops will be closed on the first two Saturdays in May.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:50:01 +0000
Marginalised Roma vaccine-shy as long as majority remain lukewarm towards vaccines
People living in settlements show little interest in getting the jab; involvement of doctors they know and trust could help, according to field workers.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:50:01 +0000
Paternity leave will be easier from May 1
Fathers will be not obliged to submit an agreement with mothers about care of a child.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:50:01 +0000
Shops will close on two consecutive Saturdays
All shops must close during the national holidays.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:50:01 +0000
Petition launched to get Rusovce manor house reconstruction moving
2019 public procurement process for repairs dragging on.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Democracy is the best option, believe an increasing number of people in Slovakia
Support for non-democratic solutions and for EU exit has decreased in the Slovak population compared to 2016.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
The most expensive real estate transaction in history: Aupark in Bratislava will change hands
There will be two new owners.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Curfew rules will change. Most restrictions will be kept only in districts in a bad situation
Changes come into force on Monday, May 3.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:20:02 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 564 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of cases has exceeded 381,700.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:20:02 +0000
The house in Bratislava where time stops
The House of the Good Shepherd houses the Museum of Clocks, an exhibition of more than 60 historical timepieces.
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:50:01 +0000
Art theft sparked friendship between Czech artist and Norwegian thief
Barbora Kysilková's paintings were stolen from an art gallery in Oslo.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:50:02 +0000
Slovakia's recovery plan is ready to be sent to Brussels
Slovakia should receive more than €6 billion.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:20:02 +0000
Global chip shortage has reached carmakers' production lines in Slovakia
The Covid-19 pandemic slashed car production by 11 percent last year. A look at more detailed car production statistics from 2020.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:50:01 +0000
News digest: More measures should be lifted, but details remain unclear
Russians took the Sputnik V doses for testing. Cabinet approved new director of the intelligence agency.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:20:01 +0000
Cabinet approved the final recovery plan to be sent to Brussels
Slovakia should receive more than €6 billion.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:20:01 +0000
Slovakia: Where the bees buzz and the honey flows
Quality honey and award-winning meads is only a small fragment of what Slovakia’s bees and apiculturers can offer.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:20:02 +0000
The system for picking a vaccination centre will change
The situation in Slovakia keeps improving; more districts will open all schools next week.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:20:02 +0000
The woman who negotiated additional Pfizer vaccines for Slovakia: In the EU, Sputnik is not taboo
Ľubica Karvašová is the EU affairs advisor to the Slovak prime minister.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:20:01 +0000
UPDATED: Russia will expel three Slovak diplomats
Korčok considers it a reciprocal step to Slovakia’s earlier decision to expel three Russian diplomats.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:20:02 +0000
Russia will expel three Slovak diplomats
Diplomats from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia will have to leave Russia too.
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator