Slovak Spectator
Sun, 03 Oct 2021 10:05:00 +0200Coronavirus in Slovakia: 977 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 415,000.
Sun, 03 Oct 2021 09:15:00 +0200Asteroid now bears Slovak dissident’s name, but he will never know
The late priest Anton Srholec is one Slovak honoured this way.
Sun, 03 Oct 2021 07:30:00 +0200Logistics getting greener
Developers of logistics real estate as well as transport companies implement innovations that make their operation more environmentally friendly.
Sat, 02 Oct 2021 09:15:00 +0200Slovakia starts honouring Covid victims. Don’t expect plague columns
Slovak towns and regions have opted for linden trees.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:13:54 +0200Masks no longer compulsory for younger pupils
Hygienists still recommend them as a preventative measure against Covid and the flu.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:12:29 +0200News digest: Purgatory investigators are free, graduates are unhappy
New rules for masks at schools. White Night's last weekend in Bratislava. Oligarch charged with corruption still missing. The furniture set auction houses can only dream of may soon return to the iconic pharmacy.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:30:23 +0200Slovak aluminium producer cuts production, layoffs are not planned yet
If it shuts down, its ecologically produced aluminium could be replaced by imports from Asia.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:39:28 +0200Detained officers from elite corruption investigation team released from custody
Court sees no reason for criminal prosecution of the corruption investigators.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:19:10 +0200Listen to Slovaks' Friends theme tune rendition. Is it a bop or flop?
Your weekend reads, including bike trips and Bratislava news, rounded up in one place.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:10:14 +0200Survey: Most schools in Slovakia fail to properly prepare their students for working life
Students complain about insufficient traineeship and education that teaches them foreign language and transferable skills.
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:20:30 +0200News digest: Bratislava has a world-class bus station, mayor says
Half of the country's hospitalised Covid patients are in eastern Slovakia. The largest alternative energy supplier is leaving Slovakia.
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:00:27 +0200New bus station opened to public, together with roundabout and bike tower
The chair of self-governing region hopes it will motivate people to use public transport more.
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:53:02 +0200Country's largest alternative energy supplier quits Slovak market
The company's current customers do not have to worry about being left without energy.
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:41:03 +02002020 was a roller coaster ride
Delivery services had to adapt to both increases and decreases in demand.
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:14:08 +0200She never met her grandparents, but knows how much love she lost in the concentration camps
Marching extremists prompted Alica Frühwaldová to write the story of her own family.
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:09:40 +0200More than 224 hours with red tape. Pandemic measures increase bureaucratic burden
The handling of red tape took seven hours more than the previous year, according to the Bureaucracy Index.
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:02:50 +0200Hospitals awaiting big changes. Some may lose their current status
Facilities supposed to be divided into five categories since 2024.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 20:36:54 +0200What's more viral than a Slovak Instagram star facing drug dealing charges?
Though she denies her guilt, Zuzana Plačková, TV reality show star and Playmate, faces a long jail time.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:54:02 +0200A set auction houses dream of. Rare historical furniture on its way back to Bratislava
The city council has allocated funds for the purchase of the rare baroque furniture of the Salvator pharmacy from its current owner.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:12:22 +0200News digest: President condemns attacks against medical staff and calls for stability
President met with coalition and opposition leaders. Slovak pavilion at Expo faces problems. Temporary bus station in Bratislava closes permanently.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:33:50 +0200Every country needs a stable cabinet, president stresses
President Zuzana Čaputová has met with the representatives of both the coalition and opposition to discuss the current atmosphere in society.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:56:30 +0200Loss in tax income lower than expected
Instead of €2 billion, the state lost only €42 million in tax income, the latest prognosis suggests.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:06:59 +0200Counterfeit coins were the least surprising find unearthed at the Zvolen castle ruins
Archaeologists gathered at Pustý Hrad the past summer for the 13th time.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:03:02 +0200Face of vaccination campaign hides from radical antivaxxers abroad
Slovakia’s chief hygienist receives threats everyday. Vaccination teams have been attacked as well.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:50:35 +02002021 is set to be a good vintage
Winemakers are also pointing to unsold goods from 2020 and 2021.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:44:08 +0200Ministry wants to make Slovakia part of the Silk Road. A new scheme should lure trains from China
A financial contribution to one container could amount to €50-€200.
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:02:00 +0200Bratislava Castle as a tattoo is a cliché, a Ukrainian tattooist says
Many know her as Les, which means forest in Slovak. Olesia Paskarenko planned on becoming a landscape architect. Her plans changed a few years ago.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:46:41 +0200News digest: Fear and anger are prevailing emotions in Slovakia, president said
Kočner and Zsuzsová charged with planning murders. PCR tests are free for symptomatic people.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:27:38 +0200Slovak pavilion for Expo Dubai unfinished, exhibition starts on Friday
The pavilion should open in mid-October at the earliest.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:18:23 +0200Underground roundabout opens together with new bus station
Take a look inside via our gallery.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:05:00 +0200Building resilience and seeking balance
Laura Dittel of the Carpathian Foundation urges to make the most of the experience of the last year, build resilience and turn it into a new vision for our future.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:56:13 +0200President Čaputová: We need to protect this world and Slovakia's place in it
In her speech about the state of the republic, the president offered a grim summary of the pandemic so far. Slovakia is in desperate need of stability.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:16:43 +0200Curfew should apply in dark-red and black districts, but not without national emergency
PM Heger said Slovakia will not see another national emergency until the end of 2021.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:10:05 +0200Offer of used cars is record-low, but prices have increased
Market suffers from delayed supplies of new vehicles.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:55:00 +0200Bratislava reminds me of Bangladesh, says exiled writer
Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury calls on the Slovak capital to help exiled writers and artists work through their trauma.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:32:00 +0200News digest: Fear of Covid vaccines behind low vaccination rate in Slovakia
PM does not expect national emergency to be declared. Romania toughens up rules for incomers from Slovakia. President will present her state of the republic address.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:51:06 +0200Priests, Jesuits and nuns. The pope poked fun at all of them during his Slovakia visit
"I'm still alive" Pope Francis replies to question on how he's doing.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:45:57 +0200Threat of strike averted. Trade unions strikes deal with Košice steelworks
The agreement includes a promise to increase salaries and conditions for longer working hours.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:14:50 +0200Award-winning Slovak director who filmed with murderesses: I no longer have quick answers
Peter Kerekes' movie received an award in Venice for best screenplay.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:26:10 +0200What Slovaks shouldn’t forget when they dream of the perfect foreigner
Bratislava’s mayor is right that integration is a two-way street, but even the capital still has some way to go to see foreigners as residents rather than just visitors.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:50:33 +0200Green pass is not enough. Some people will need to take a test when going to hospitals
The Sme daily sums up conditions for hospitalisations, hospital visits and treatment.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:30:09 +0200More voters trust opposition leader Robert Fico
Extremists are on the rise too, unlike the president and chairs of coalition parties, the recent Focus poll shows.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:23:45 +0200The golden era ends. Several water slalom legends retire from sport
The recent world championships in Čunovo marked the end of six Olympic medallists' careers. Others may follow next year.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0200Illusion and bravery of the White deer: Trenčianske Teplice loop
Visit one of the oldest and most beautiful spas in Slovakia and discover the surrounding Strážovské vrchy mountains.