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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:50:02 +0000
Robert Fico's Smer has gained its best result since its split (+graphs)
Several coalition parties struggle with support, unlike the opposition, according to the June poll by Focus. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:20:02 +0000
Uncovering the words of the Bible in a UNESCO church
The mural paintings on the wall resemble Giotto’s work. Published: Tuesday, June 15, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:20:02 +0000
News digest: New travel rules become effective, more foreigners can sign up for vaccination
The appellate proceeding in the Kuciak murder case starts tomorrow. Travel map changes. Registration for Covid vaccine now open to more foreigners. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:50:02 +0000
Foreigners without Slovak public health insurance can now register for a Covid jab
On June 14 the ministry expanded the group of people entitled for vaccination. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:50:02 +0000
Presidents, prime ministers and even the pope. The world is coming to Bratislava again
The GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum 2021 will focus on rebuilding the post-pandemic world. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:50:01 +0000
Slovakia’s “me too” moment? OĽaNO MP quits parliament
Ján Herák faces a series of serious sexual abuse allegations, while a similar case hits a rising star of Czech politics. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:50:01 +0000
“It’s no surprise to me” – says historian on revelation that Oxford academic was Czechoslovak spy
Dr Jirina Stone, a Czech émigré who became an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford was a secret informer for the Czechoslovak communist intelligence service, according to a story recently published in the Daily Mail by its investigations team...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Honey bees do not always sting. Sometimes they can be friends
A new eco-apiary allows visitors to see the life of bees from up close. They do not always have to be bred for honey. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Charges against former elite police head dropped
The prosecutor found the decision to prosecute Branislav Zurian unlawful, unfounded and premature. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:20:01 +0000
Slovakia should prepare for the first heat wave
Temperatures are expected to exceed 30 degrees Celsius in the coming days. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:20:01 +0000
Robert Fico's Smer has gained its best result since last summer (+graphs)
Several coalition parties struggle with support, unlike the opposition, according to the June poll by Focus. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:20:02 +0000
Behind every successful business lies a set of skilled people
Three questions for Zuzana Rumiz, Country Manager, ManpowerGroup Slovakia. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 05:20:01 +0000
Still much room for improvement in the Labour Code
Law firms propose to refine legislation pertaining to home office and meal vouchers as well as dismissals or competition by former employees. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 05:20:01 +0000
Amended Labour Code reflects the pandemic
Adopted chages pertain to home office, meal vouches and trade unions. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 05:20:01 +0000
Covid hit the real estate market but outlook remains positive
Sustainability to play a key role in investors’ decisions. Published: Monday, June 14, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:50:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 42 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 391,000. Published: Sunday, June 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 07:20:02 +0000
Home office will be preserved in some form in the future
Technical equipment and support, along with social isolation, among main challenges in transitioning to remote work. Published: Sunday, June 13, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 07:20:01 +0000
Historic deal on minimum global tax of 15 percent. Will it become relevant?
The planned tax reforms are both ambitious and complex; it is already clear that not everything will be enforceable. Published: Saturday, June 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 07:20:01 +0000
Every Irish village has a Gaelic football team. So does Bratislava
Many people have never heard of the sport, but three months later, they’re playing in the European Gaelic Football championships. Published: Saturday, June 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 06:50:01 +0000
Pandemic has cut both job and salary offers. Labour market adapts to new trends
These were the trends of the Slovak labour market in the past year. Published: Saturday, June 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 06:50:01 +0000
Vaccination is not a race between countries but a race against time
Team Europe has become a part of our external action toolbox when it comes to supporting third countries. Published: Saturday, June 12, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:50:01 +0000
Zdena / Zdeněk: the interwar Czech champion who changed genders
Zdena Koubková won two medals for Czechoslovakia at the Women’s World Games in 1934. Two years later, at the age of 22, she underwent gender reassignment surgery and became Zdeněk Koubek – who saw his former self’s sporting achievements erase...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:20:02 +0000
News digest: Another Covid strain detected in Slovakia
People who have received the first vaccine dose and more than 21 days have passed will have milder conditions when crossing the border from a green-tier country. No Covid death recorded today for the first time in several months. Slovaks will play th...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:20:02 +0000
“Czechoslovak intelligence helped Cuban Revolution to survive” – says top Cold War researcher
Despite more than three decades since the fall of communism, historians are still discovering new information about communist Czechoslovakia and its role in the Cold War. Some of the most interesting discoveries have been made in the realm of intelli...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:50:01 +0000
Mass events, border crossing and vaccinated people. Several anti-pandemic rules change of Monday
When arriving to Slovakia from green-tier countries, it will be possible to show a negative test for Covid-19 from abroad. Published: Friday, June 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:50:01 +0000
Slovak team plays Euro 2020, but they are not among favourites
See the Slovak nomination. Published: Friday, June 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:50:01 +0000
Instead of love, "garden gnomes" cause uproar in a Slovak UNESCO town
Your weekly dose of easy reads about Slovakia, including EURO 2020 and geoparks. Published: Friday, June 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:50:13 +0000
The Danube embankment in Petržalka will change its look
The theatre, water tower and parking lot on the other side of the Danube to be reconstructed. Published: Friday, June 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:20:02 +0000
Further education gives hope, but not to people in Slovakia
Stepping up to world-class further education provision does not end with a strategy, examples from abroad show. Published: Friday, June 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:20:02 +0000
Bratislava’s growth cannot be stopped, but it can be regulated
Sustainable construction means different things to different cities. Published: Friday, June 11, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator



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