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Sat, 18 Sep 2021 10:05:00 +0200
Coronavirus in Slovakia: 816 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 402,000.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 07:55:00 +0200
Slovak president's Facebook picture goes viral. Who sewed her folk vest?
Zuzana Čaputová was given brúcnik during her visit to Orava.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:39:35 +0200
News digest: Passport required when travelling from Slovakia to the UK again
Bratislava Mayor awarded for his green ideas. Pandemic edition of the White Night festival starts. Slovak batteries for e-cars passed international test.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:08:45 +0200
Tests show InoBat Auto batteries beat the competition in range and durability
The Slovak company is already working on a new generation of batteries.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:50:40 +0200
Bratislava Mayor Matúš Vallo receives World Mayor Future Award
He was acknowledged for his efforts to transform the Slovak capital into a green, compassionate city.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:35:00 +0200
UPDATED: Heger announces a working group for rule of law, Sme Rodina won't take part
It will include representatives of courts, prosecutors, ministries and other institutions under the statute of the Security Council.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:15:26 +0200
Weekend: Slovak folk songs translated into American jazz
The latest travel and culture stories from Slovakia. We've got you covered.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:57:34 +0200
What is it with Slovakia and general prosecutors?
After a deceptively serene transition last year, the heartbreak has resumed.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:40:37 +0200
News digest: Number of cases double in a week, state of emergency not ruled out
Meteorologists issued warnings against intense rainfall for the southern and western districts of Slovakia. There will be regular flights from two Russian cities to Bratislava.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:12:55 +0200
Bratislava is ready for White Night. Here's all you need to know
A manual for the festival and seven sites selected by The Slovak Spectator.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:08:16 +0200
Slovakia will have its first ever representative on the WHO Executive Board
Professor Jozef Šuvada will represent Slovakia.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:52:17 +0200
Slovakia braces for third Covid wave as Health Ministry warns of infection peak in October
Pope visit not expected to have had major impact on epidemic.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:35:29 +0200
At this castle, visitors become archaeologists
A new archaeological sandpit has opened at Pustý Hrad, near Zvolen, and people can dig out something they can keep as a souvenir.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:33:35 +0200
Airline connection with Russia renewed, chartered flights continue
Summer might be over, but not seasonal chartered destination flights.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:30:19 +0200
Clients have two more weeks to change their health insurer
The last day to submit an application to change health insurer is September 30.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0200
Connecting families with neurodiverse or differently-abled children
Parents and children from Bratislava, Vienna and surroundings are invited.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:03:09 +0200
Pope bid farewell to Slovakia: I carry you all in my heart
The four-day tour of Pope Francis in Slovakia is over, here is how it went.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:54:48 +0200
Papal visit a sign of Roma's inclusion despite "problematic optics"
Foreign media report on the political dimension of Pope Francis' visit to Slovakia.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:50:29 +0200
When the Church stops moving, it becomes ill, Pope Francis says
We must not reduce faith to mere sugar to sweeten our lives, Pope Francis says during national pilgrimage on his last day in Slovakia.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:22:11 +0200
People started gathering in Šaštín since early morning
Tens of thousands are attending the mass with Pope Francis.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:38:13 +0200
When you dream about love, do not believe in special effects, pope tells youth
He encouraged young people not to be impacted by sadness and pessimism.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:41:19 +0200
Coalition yet to decide on the justice minister. Kolíková should stay, experts say
Veronika Remišová of Za Ľudí claimed that the ministry belongs to her party, but political analyst claims that her negotiation position is weak.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:33:14 +0200
News digest: Pope Francis goes east, makes a point of visiting the Roma
Shops will close tomorrow due to a national holiday. New Bratislava bus station opens by the end of September.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:22:47 +0200
Slovakia has found its most beautiful public park. Dogs love it too
Nineteen works entered in the Garden, Park and Detail of 2020 contest.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:20:56 +0200
Swearwords and nicknames. Recordings of former general prosecutor's discussions played in court
Listening to the conversations recorded in the office and the car of Dobroslav Trnka dominated two days of the trial in September.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:14:09 +0200
Pope to the Roma: We are all members of one team
Putting people in ghettos solves nothing, Francis said during his visit to Slovakia's largest segregated Roma neighbourhood.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:56:29 +0200
Pope in Prešov: Humble love is the only strategy
For the first time in history, a pope served the Greco-Catholic liturgy in Slovakia.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:19:05 +0200
Iranian comedian: I tried to be Slovak. It was a move in the wrong direction
In addition to reciting Sohrab Sepehri, stand-up comedian Nastaran "Nasi" Alaghmandan Motlagh speaks about the fjúžn festival and the period in her life when her family left Iran and moved to Slovakia.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:21:46 +0200
Grand opening of new Bratislava bus station just weeks away
Developer promises an airport-like bus station.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:15:46 +0200
Hundreds of nurses have left their jobs in Slovak health care
But the shortage of nurses is in the thousands.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:15:42 +0200
Recalled archbishop and family meet Pope Francis in Bratislava
The meeting is another gesture of sympathy of the pope towards Bezák.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:01:03 +0200
Pope Francis lights a candle for Holocaust victims in Bratislava
Faith must not be used to justify discrimination and oppression, the Pope said.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:42:12 +0200
News digest: Slovakia hosts a pope after 18 years
Four investigators and acting chief of inspectorate detained. Slovak film wins prestigious Venice Film Festival award.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:16:51 +0200
Police inspectorate detains several investigators
Indictment related to influencing witnesses.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:12:07 +0200
Most of the imported Covid cases were brought from Croatia in summer
Covid still prevailed in the young age groups.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:04:21 +0200
Coalition puts its quarrels on hold while the Pope visits
The ongoing papal visit is expected to dominate the news, but last week brought some changes on the Slovak political scene.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:24:40 +0200
Slovaks are blind to geopolitical risks
Some politicians cannot be trusted to take the side of their own country against Russia.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:54:05 +0200
Pope to priests and bishops in Slovakia: Seek freedom rather than rigid religiousness
The Church does not want to control people's conscience, Pope Francis insists.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:42:42 +0200
Poll: Fico takes votes from Pellegrini, Smer fares better than coalition SaS
Renegades from far-right ĽSNS would enter the parliament for the first time.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:17:31 +0200
Emotions and raised voices in parliament. SaS MP wants to dismiss the general prosecutor
MPs summoned Maroš Žilinka to explain the recent actions of the GP office.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:06:55 +0200
Historic success: Slovak film awarded at Venice Film Festival
It is the first time in the history of modern Slovak cinematography a Slovak film has been awarded in Venice.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:59:38 +0200
Slovakia's modern history is a message of peace in the heart of Europe, Pope says
Pope Francis mentioned solidarity, the need for integration and peace.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0200
AI has potential for the future. Slovakia just needs to use it
The AIslovakIA national platform aims to connect academia, businesses and state.

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:58:38 +0200
Pope Francis has arrived in Slovakia
Hundreds of believers, politicians and the representatives of the Church welcomed him at the airport.



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