The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 896,700.

Asylum seekers now rely on NGOs. A new amendment should change that.

Marián Turner, a former flautist, has become the new Slovak Philharmonic head. His priority is to fully reopen the institution to live audiences.

Omicron wave seems to set off. Slovak MEP reaches high EP post. Slovakia commemorates military airplane tragedy.

Supreme Court session cancelled due to Norbert Bödör’s complaint.

More than 70 new Omicron cases confirmed.

It boasts of a cave and castle that looks almost lost in the forest from a distance.

Send the vaccines to Africa, infectious disease expert Vladimír Krčméry says.

Permission is not needed in the built-up area, according to the operator.

He is the first-ever Slovak to hold such a position.

An English class cannot be cheaper than a manicure, says language school founder.

New rules come into force tomorrow. Some flights from Košice suspended. Train carrier will not dispatch dozens of trains.

The idea floated during the negotiations on the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, is an exemplary case study on how legislative proposals evolve during the negotiations just to reach a workable compromise – hopefully.

A planned bilateral defence agreement between NATO allies Slovakia and the US has highlighted once again the sharp divisions that exist in Slovak politics and society over Russia.

Illegal parking may cost a driver €78.

People living in the Trnava Region found more artifacts in the river before.

Problem continues due to shortage of engine drivers.

Testing of unvaccinated employees remains at a frequency of once a week.

Opposition claims the government is involved in a plan to train Ukrainian insurgents in Slovakia.

They estimate the peak of another wave in mid-February.

Michal Šimečka could become the highest-ranked Slovak in history in the European Parliament. Pressure waves from an eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano in the Pacific felt in Slovakia.

The service is run by the Human Rights League organisation.

The scandal was revealed by a blog post published in March 2019.

The new OP+ regime grants benefits to people with three doses or a combination of vaccine and recovery from Covid. Rules should apply all through the wave, government promises.

As the country braces for Omicron, experts warn of testing shortages.

A difficult hike to the mountain is rewarded with a beautiful view of the surrounding nature.

The cooperation is valid 2022 and 2023.

Observers agree that he would handle the position well.

Monday will be a windy day throughout Slovakia.

With a little luck, even the caviar companies will survive.

Mountain rescuers warn of dangerous weather conditions in the Slovak mountains. Postcards are being sent to space and car production exceeded one million units again.

Developer gets permission to tear it down; architectural experts claim Bratislava would lose an iconic building.

Jabs and chance to return to normal life may help child mental health, expert suggests.

Bratislava is collecting Christmas trees, Hriňová invites people to swim in the freezing water. Here is the latest travel/culture roundup.

Three Poles died in the High Tatras in the second week of January.

Almost 7,000 children in age category between five and 11 were vaccinated against Covid in Slovakia. Supreme Court released Nitra-based businessman Bödör from custody but he was detained again.

Reforms needed for recovery and future growth, OECD stated in its survey of Slovakia, warns about effects of ageing on the economy.

The Constitutional Court decided in December that Bödör’s rights were violated.

The case is under investigation.

Estimates say that the government has three weeks to prepare.