Low expectations excuse the Slovak government’s total lack of preparedness for this latest, completely predictable Covid wave.

The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 569,800.

In the recent Czech election, voters finally turfed the Communist Party out of parliament. Yet 32 years after the fall of communism, its legacy still casts a long shadow over the former Czechoslovakia.

Firms better prepared for third wave, experts say.

Tax changes to target families, labour and businesses. The president signs changes to pandemic legislation. New carrier in Bratislava Region faces problems.

The changes to labour taxation are part of the second package of the planned reform of taxes and levies.

Arriva, which took over on November 15, lacks drivers; the region is talking about consequences.

Employers can finally demand immunisation or tests from employees.

He was also a journalist and writer.

The measures apply especially to Ukrainians.

Finance minister unveiled the first part of what he calls the tax revolution.

The first Edison Filmhub opened in Prague in 2019, and the second will open in the Slovak capital next year.

The ancient tomb was to be displayed in the Podtatranské Museum in Poprad this year.

Darina Bancíková, the first female pastor ordained in Slovakia, faced many barriers during her lifetime under the communist regime.

Tighter anti-pandemic measures get a green light in parliament.

Bratislava holds its Beaujolais nouveau wine festival. More than 500 pairs of old glasses are to be sent to Africa. Finance Minister Igor Matovič will start introducing tax reform on Sunday.

On Sunday, November 14, he will present the part dedicated to families.

One of the changes is an extension to eligibility for the current system of temporary specialist internships.

The Weekend of Closed Borders will include the commemoration of the victims of the Iron Curtain.

Spend your weekend hiking in the Low Tatras, but read the latest culture and travel stories first.

Parliament did not pass the law “on assistance to pregnant women“. Slovak politicians honoured veterans.

The amendment was one vote short of passing again.

Investors are more cautious in terms of investments, but they have ambitious hiring plans.

The national carrier claims it would not be profitable to put more trains into operation.

The Month of Photography festival takes place in Bratislava throughout November.

Volunteers are clearing neglected Csáky garden centre in Prievoz of overgrown greenery and rubbish.

Though the Slovak National Museum is best-known, only 4 percent of Slovaks visited it this past summer.

Richard Sulík questioned, among other things, the recent steps of Hungary towards Slovakia.

Slovaks and Czechs mourn the death of popular singer Miroslav “Meky” Žbirka.

Consumers expect their love brands to motivate them towards more climate-friendly behaviour.

There has never been more money available from the EU.

Some experts consider coalition-endorsed measures weak. Daily caseload breaks the pandemic’s record. University students protest against planned reform.

The changes still need to be approved by the parliament.

A survey shows that most households in Slovakia managed to retain their financial fitness during the pandemic.

While estrogen-exposed male fish are feminised, crayfish on antidepressants are more aggressive when hunting.

Input prices are growing too.

An MEP also asked about child prostitution.

The measures accepted by the coalition are very weak, an infectologist claims.

Take a peek into the world of Elena Odriozola, the Spanish illustrator who won the Bratislava Illustration Biennial 2021 Grand Prix.

All hospital beds with lung ventilators occupied by Covid patients in the Žilina Region. Vaccinated people should be able to visit restaurants and accommodation facilities even in the black tier.

Expected to be fully operational by 2024 at the latest.

He was also an important figure during the revolution in 1989.

Ján Vančo and his family hid insurgents and Jews in their cellars after the 1944 uprising.

The company plans to employ around 150 people in Trenčín.

More details to be presented after the cabinet session.