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Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:20:01 +0000Coronavirus in Slovakia: 35 new case confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 391,400.
Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:20:01 +0000
Economy predicted to fare better, but vaccination more important
The central bank warns of the low vaccination rate may in the end negatively impact GDP.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:20:01 +0000
News digest: Central bank calling vaccination pace more important than that of GDP growth
Police announced strict border checks for tomorrow. Ministry analysts revised their GDP growth prognosis. Employees of U.S. Steel in Košice threaten a strike.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Economy should fare better, ministry analysts predict
The central bank noted it is still important to watch out for risks.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:20:01 +0000
U.S. Steel employees are on strike alert
Employees and management unable to agree on an amendment to collective agreement.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Bratislavans can bring still usable items they no longer need to the City Bazaar
Bratislava and municipal waste collection company organising a collection to help households get rid of unused items and simultaneously raise money for a reuse centre.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:20:01 +0000
She cannot read, she does not understand. Last victim of police raid still faces prosecution
Human rights organisations have been calling for the proper investigation of alleged police violence in the case of the 2013 Moldova raid.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:50:02 +0000
Once an ugly duckling, the pandemic has the turned logistics real estate sector into a desirable investment opportunity
The sector will continue to be driven by e-commerce, the automotive sector and the global trend of sustainability.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:50:01 +0000
Hydrogen-powered cars will be able to refuel in Slovakia this autumn
Right now, the closest refuelling station is in Vienna.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:20:01 +0000
Auschwitz survivors Vrba and Wetzler honoured with memorial room in Žilina
The room is in a Jewish senior house where the report about concentration camp came into being.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:20:01 +0000
Nine centimetres of water evaporated in Slovakia within 18 years
Between the years 2003 and 2019, the overall amount of the evaporated water increased by 10 percent.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:50:01 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 59 new case confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 391,300.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:50:01 +0000
An excellent opportunity to experience 12th to 19th-century central Europe
The Mariássys family history is documented in Markušovce and remembered by the Lower Manor House, now a museum.
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:20:01 +0000
News digest: Delta variant changes conditions for travelling
Vaccinated people will enjoy more freedoms when crossing borders. Registration for Johnson&Johnson vaccine launched. Slovakia’s recovery plan approved.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:20:01 +0000
EC approves Slovakia’s recovery plan
EC President Ursula von der Leyen said the plan meets criteria and is also ambitious.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Vaccinated people will enjoy more benefits when crossing borders
The state plans to introduce limits for non-vaccinated people, cross-border commuters and people who have recovered from Covid.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:20:01 +0000
Croatia lifts limitations for incomers from Slovakia
People need their ID card or passport only, and are recommended to fill in a form.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:50:02 +0000
A retrial of the Kuciak case could sway people’s trust in the justice system
Slovakia breathes a collective sigh of relief as Kočner is stripped of his not-guilty verdict – for now.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Change is good: Topoľčany Castle
Explore the Slovak San Gimignano in miniature.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Lack of semiconductors stops production lines of another carmaker
Production in Trnava will be suspended on Monday and Tuesday.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Fico grows in popularity, Matovič and Remišová see their support drop
On the other hand, the public's trust in Robert Fico of Smer is rising, according to a recent Focus poll.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:50:02 +0000
Extremely hot weather continues, storms expected
Hydrometeorologists have issued several warnings for the coming days.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:20:02 +0000
Austerity policies proved quantifiably deadly
EU's rescue fund is a complete reversal from the disastrous austerity policies pursued in Europe in the wake of the 2008 crisis.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sat, 19 Jun 2021 22:20:01 +0000
Antonín Panenka and the most famous penalty shootout in history
45 years ago, Antonín Panenka made football history, scoring the decisive goal for Czechoslovakia in a penalty shoot-out after the final of the European Cup of Nations against West Germany in Belgrade ended in a draw.
Published: Sunday, June 20...
Sat, 19 Jun 2021 05:50:03 +0000
Home office regulation is a wasted opportunity
Lawyers most often answered queries about state aid, sensitive data or repatriantion of posted employees.
Published: Saturday, June 19, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:50:02 +0000
News digest: Slovak-Hungarian relationship has never been as good as now, Hungarian MFA says
Health Ministry fears spread of Delta strain from football match in Budapest. Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister refutes claims of a negative relationship with his Slovak counterpart. Read more in today's digest.
Published: Friday, June 18,...
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:50:02 +0000
Tractors for cocoa beans - Cold War Czechoslovak economic interests in the Third World
In part two of our interview with Dr Jan Koura from the Cold War Research Group at Charles University, we look at Czechoslovak economic, political and educational involvement in the Third World during the Cold War. Czechoslovakia sought not just to b...
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:20:02 +0000
Blog: Play is the child’s work
Learning through child-initiated play.
Published: Friday, June 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:20:01 +0000
A record set by Luis Suarez has been broken in Slovakia
Read other interesting stories from this week in the roundup.
Published: Friday, June 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:20:04 +0000
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 38 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 391,200.
Published: Friday, June 18, 2021Full story: Slovak Spectator