The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 391,400.

Construction of the new Slovak National Theatre began in 1989 and finished in 2007.

President and the Catholic bishops encourage people to get Covid vaccine. More foreign countries classify Slovakia as green. Cabinet apologises for the infamous Moldava raid.

Finance Minister Igor Matovič, who orchestrated the purchase, might face an attempt to oust him.

The situation in districts is improving, but the first occurrence of the Delta variant can bring complications.

The cabinet considers the apology a humanitarian gesture towards the victims and a commitment to avoid similar failures in the future.

Many organisations have been critical of the changes proposed by Deputy PM Štefan Holý.

The first such campaign in Slovakia, though quite a popular technique abroad.

The Slovak Spectator has picked some destinations for travelling and requirements incomers have to meet when entering them.

The testing sites might be kept in hospitals, policlinics and similar medical facilities.

The security authority reported hundreds of attacks over the past year.

The labs confirmed the strain in a positive sample from a person who returned from Russia.

Police announced strict border checks for tomorrow. Ministry analysts revised their GDP growth prognosis. Employees of U.S. Steel in Košice threaten a strike.

The central bank warns of the low vaccination rate may in the end negatively impact GDP.

Employees and management unable to agree on an amendment to collective agreement.

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.

Human rights organisations have been calling for the proper investigation of alleged police violence in the case of the 2013 Moldova raid.

The sector will continue to be driven by e-commerce, the automotive sector and the global trend of sustainability.

Right now, the closest refuelling station is in Vienna.

The room is in a Jewish senior house where the report about concentration camp came into being.

Between the years 2003 and 2019, the overall amount of the evaporated water increased by 10 percent.

The Mariássys family history is documented in Markušovce and remembered by the Lower Manor House, now a museum.

Vaccinated people will enjoy more freedoms when crossing borders. Registration for Johnson&Johnson vaccine launched. Slovakia’s recovery plan approved.

EC President Ursula von der Leyen said the plan meets criteria and is also ambitious.

The state plans to introduce limits for non-vaccinated people, cross-border commuters and people who have recovered from Covid.

People need their ID card or passport only, and are recommended to fill in a form.

Slovakia breathes a collective sigh of relief as Kočner is stripped of his not-guilty verdict – for now.

Explore the Slovak San Gimignano in miniature.

Production in Trnava will be suspended on Monday and Tuesday.

On the other hand, the public's trust in Robert Fico of Smer is rising, according to a recent Focus poll.

Hydrometeorologists have issued several warnings for the coming days.

EU's rescue fund is a complete reversal from the disastrous austerity policies pursued in Europe in the wake of the 2008 crisis.

Lawyers most often answered queries about state aid, sensitive data or repatriantion of posted employees.

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.

Learning through child-initiated play.

Read other interesting stories from this week in the roundup.

CBD allowed in cosmetics, but off the menu for food products.

The participants in one of the final debates at the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum 2021 reflected on the recent NATO Summit in Brussels.

The government is set to toughen up the conditions for entering the country even from EU member states. The decision will be made next week.

60 patients, including some on lung ventilation, have been evacuated.

Slovak parliament rejected European report on sexual health. IKEA fined for harming the environment. Crisis staff addresses Delta variant.

Every tenth Slovak admitted to using bribes.

The company also transformed nearby wetlands without permission by planting shrub willows, sedges and grasses.

The parliament passed a resolution that slams an EP report on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU.

Experienced sommelier Rastislav Šuták on the future of wine-making, cheap wine, and what wines to drink this summer.

The animal entered via a photocell door, jumped on a counter and ran away.

The session, initiated by the opposition, lasted two days.

The future of Europe was widely discussed during the second day of the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum 2021.

The rock known as Rozlet (Flight) was created by Štefan Kovaľ.