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- 1. Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
- 2. News digest: Who is ready for a vaccine in Slovakia
- 3. Roundup: Bratislava’s Old Market Hall hosts Christmas markets
- 4. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,100 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 5. Pass a Slovak language dictation so you can work with foreigners
- 6. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 7. Bratislava airport falls to the bottom, the loss will be enormous
- 8. Slovaks: Getting the most out of life (from our archive)
- 9. How to travel to and from Slovakia during COVID-19
- 10. Tatra Ice Cathedral is open, inspiration taken from St Petersburg this year
- 1. Pass a Slovak language dictation so you can work with foreigners
- 2. Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
- 3. Bratislava airport falls to the bottom, the loss will be enormous
- 4. News digest: Who is ready for a vaccine in Slovakia
- 5. Roundup: Bratislava’s Old Market Hall hosts Christmas markets
- 6. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 7. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,100 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 8. Slovakia lacks enough antigen tests. The testing intended for the first weekend of December cancelled
- 9. Slovaks: Getting the most out of life (from our archive)
- 10. Girlfriends visit Speaker of Parliament in hospital during the ban
- 1. Pass a Slovak language dictation so you can work with foreigners
- 2. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,100 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 4. Three rounds of testing should take place before Christmas
- 5. Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
- 6. Which are the largest law firms in Slovakia?
- 7. Bratislava airport falls to the bottom, the loss will be enormous
- 8. Tugboat in Bratislava probably crashed and then sank
- 9. Slovakia lacks enough antigen tests. The testing intended for the first weekend of December cancelled
- 10. News digest: Slovakia to spend three Advent weekends with testing. President wants it to be voluntary
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Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
The issue of short-term stays abroad is still being discussed.
Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
A number of the infected with coronavirus will grow.
Willingness to get the COVID shot slightly up as second wave hits
Vaccine hesitancy correlates with the trust in the government.
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Which are the largest law firms in Slovakia?
For the first time, the ranking also provides an overview in partial categories of law.
Employers are searching for more people than during the first pandemic wave
The current situation is not favourable for tourism, gastronomy and the hotel industry.
The 5G frequencies have been sold. Who has gained a license and for how much?
The auction was suspended at first.
Government has learned little, hesitates to open school gates
Education is a question of rights. So is protesting against the government, but at what costs? Slovakia welcomes hefty investment that comes with a warning sign.
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Life without waste – join the zero waste movement!
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One of the oldest cafés in Košice will close after half a century
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The good old days: Zobor
Hike to the peak above one of the oldest towns in Slovakia that breathes history.
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Tonnes of snow that survived the summer in Jasná will be used for the upcoming season
The snow was stored at the end of the previous winter season.
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Where to buy locally produced Christmas presents in Bratislava
The old market hall Stará Tržnica will host more than one hundred craft producers of food, design and more.
How a Catholic charity became a voice for migrants in Slovakia
Religious organisations have added leverage in changing perceptions of foreigners and migrants, says Caritas Slovakia.
Roundup: The world-famous Slovak opera diva has ended her career
Slovak theatres join the European Theatre Night at the weekend.
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Slovak skier Vlhová dominates the World Cup series. She won third consecutive race
She won the parallel giant slalom in Lech-Zürs.
Petra Vlhová wins another slalom in Levi
Michelle Gisin of Switzerland ended second, and Katharina Liensberger of Austria was third.
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Slovak skier Vlhová wins the opening slalom in Levi
She beat Mikaela Shiffrin and Katharina Liensberger.
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