Slovakia Spectator
Sun, 31 Oct 2021 18:05:00 +0100Coronavirus in Slovakia: 4,036 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 483,000.
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:05:00 +0200Nivy Station named an architectural sin, but it's not the worst of this year's Slovak architecture
See the worst and best of this year's Slovak architecture.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:41:14 +0200News digest: Slovaks commemorate the deceased
A former heating plant gets new life, the second package of measures will improve the business environment and police warn of burglars in Bratislava.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:37:14 +0200Entrepreneurs will get a second package improving the business environment
It includes measures that concern all entrepreneurs, but also just selected sectors.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:32:01 +0200Blog: Five ways to raise resilient children
The most important protective factor is social connection.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:44:02 +0200Police warn public of increase of burglaries in Bratislava
Burglars are opening doors without causing any evident damage to the lock.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:57:30 +0200Historic heating plant gets new lease on life
Iconic building on banks of Danube repurposed with offices, gallery, café, restaurant, and multipurpose hall.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:30:32 +0200Weekend: This Halloween, Bratislava does the Mozart Mash
Bojnice Castle will celebrate the Halloween weekend with evening tours, and what's new in Bratislava?
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:44:40 +0200News digest: Travelling between Liptov and Košice continuous thanks to new highway stretch
Gastronomy sector asks the government for help. MP fined for taking a bath in High Tatras stream.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:23:27 +0200New D1 highway stretch in Prešov opens, saving drivers 19 minutes
The stretch between Košice and Ivachnová is now uninterrupted.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:08:05 +0200Slovak gastronomy is dying, say restaurants in black-tier districts
Reducing VAT on catering services from next year would help operators pay off huge debts as well as deferred taxes and levies, or pay higher wages to employees.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:35:34 +0200Slovakia has its own 'tinfoil hat' punchline
Should we pity or fear those who see the world through the distorting lens of the conspiracy media?
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:55:00 +0200Travel to black and dark-red districts only if necessary, experts recommend before holiday
The shops will be closed on the first of November.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:03:35 +0200The Mole made them popular. Bratislavans will sit on Prague benches
A thousand retro benches will be installed around Bratislava.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:53:37 +0200Smer chair was robbed of gold coins and money, but failed to report it to police
Meanwhile, some politicians submitted criminal complaints in the case.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:05:00 +0200Abortion is legal but comes with many obstacles. MPs now debate adding more
Some women cannot afford an abortion or fail to find a provider in their area, survey shows.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:40:53 +0200Looking back at 'utopian' Bratislava housing estates through graffiti and symbols
Artists Matúš Maťátko and Filip Sabol worked on their latest paintings together for the first time. Break the Wall is their first joint display.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:18:31 +0200News digest: Pandemic situation worsens, more districts join black tier
Robert Fico refuses to explain leaked recordings. Daily caseload the highest since the second wave’s peak.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:29:46 +0200Bratislava is finally linked to Košice, through Hungary
The missing stretch of the M30 highway was put to use on Tuesday.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:24:40 +0200Number of black-tier districts doubles, but national emergency will not be declared
The districts in the black tier of the Covid automat follow the strictest anti-pandemic measures.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:06:25 +0200When injured or lost in the mountains, who do you call?
Mountain rescue service has an app that can save lives.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:27:12 +0200Why do you care how I eat bacon? Fico refuses to explain meetings at cottage
Fico plays down journalists’ questions.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:55:34 +0200New block of flats built where former block exploded, only some inhabitants want to return
Plan for three flats on each floor, 15 flats altogether.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:36:28 +0200Third doses administered in Slovakia but not for everyone at the moment
Six months must pass from the administration of the second dose, people with immunity problems an exception.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:01:30 +0200News digest: Former PM met with people close to corruption scandals
Košice and Bratislava finally get highway connection - via Hungary. Supreme Court hands editor-in-chief of Zem a Vek magazine €4,000 fine.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:40:29 +0200With her mom’s recipes, popular radio host taught Slovaks to cook Rusyn meals
Regional meals succeeded beyond community, beyond Slovakia’s borders.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:48:55 +0200Thumbelina and Ugly Duckling, soon to be read by Rusyns in their native language
An architect decided to make a book translation and collected money via crowdfunding.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0200What is next for philanthropy?
Martina Kolesárová describes the current trends reshaping philanthropy with the aim of delivering meaningful solutions with a lasting impact.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:37:09 +0200Pumpkin! Worms! Action! What to do with your pumpkin after Halloween
A group of Žilina activists is live streaming Californian worms eating a pumpkin to promote composting.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:30:53 +0200Bratislavans visit shopping centres for entertainment, not just for shopping
Willingness to innovate and expand their function as places of entertainment makes shopping centres ‘crisis-resistant’.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:17:39 +0200Long-standing frame of Železná Studnička restaurant is history, building was removed
It should be replaced with something tasteful that continues the Snežienka tradition, the mayor of the borough opined.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:10:05 +0200Police recorded cottage meetings of Fico, Kaliňák and people close to corruption cases
Prosecutors claim the recordings confirm attempts to interfere with the investigation of major corruption cases under Smer governments.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:08:00 +0200News digest: One half of districts is following very strict pandemic measures
Court decision reveals details about war among the police. Problems surround another planned reform. Slovak film awarded in Chicago.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:34:49 +0200Conspiracy theories impact the decision to get vaccinated
More than 60 percent of people in Slovakia believe in at least one conspiracy theory.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:30:46 +0200Reform of national parks to be postponed, also due to objections of coalition partner
Boris Kollár and his Sme Rodina party talk about objections to the current draft reform. Some coalition partners do not understand, and the prime minister even talks about having a certain line.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:27:54 +0200Who needs an opposition when you have Boris Kollár?
The Recovery Plan has a problem - one of its own architects.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0200Writer of history: Dobrá Voda
Discover the ancient castle ruins breathing with history.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:14:02 +0200Man finds ancient grave and remains while digging foundation for garage
Archaeologists date the uncovered grave in Gbely to the Migration Period.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:58:10 +0200Direct flights to Dubai return to Bratislava
They will be operated by the Smartwings airline once a week.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:55:34 +0200Court sees no reason to detain NAKA investigators, but describes suspicions of the police inspectorate
The reasoning of the regional court that decided to release the charged police officers working on high-profile corruption cases was published.