Archive of articles - August 2018
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What is affected by the minimum wage?
The payslip of low-income employees is not the only field depending on the final sum.
Living statues crowd Spišská Nová Ves
Static art which is popular abroad is also gaining fans in Slovakia.
Police publish list of missing people
The list also includes two journalists.
People will require fewer papers when visiting state authorities
New law aimed to fight bureaucracy is expected to change the thinking of employees in state offices.
Victim of holy chastity to be beatified
About 30,000 people head to Košice.
Slovakia widens competencies of Slovak soldiers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The decision was adopted during the non-formal meeting of Defence Ministries.
Will Slovakia switch to returnable plastic bottles?
Inhabitants of Slovakia use an estimated one billion PET bottles per year.
Slovakia is lacking hundreds of teachers
Many graduates leave pedagogical faculties with no interest in finding a job in the schooling system.
Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in September
The selection of events not to miss in various regions around Slovakia next month, including a goose festival, air show, night run, teamster competition, traditional miners’ parade, as well as a host of theatre, film, and music festivals.
Drivers face tailbacks, again - D1 will be rebuilt near Bratislava
The work on Triblavina highway junction has been renewed.
First Višňové tunnel's tube drilled
But the deadline for the completion of the entire highway section is expected to be postponed.
Kiska: SNP should not be celebrated only once a year
Thousands of people came to Banská Bystrica to remember the message of the Slovak National Uprising.
Blog: Bratislava is great if you give it a chance
Ecuadorian Diego Loyola has lived in Slovakia since 2010. He talks about his Slovak experience in this podcast interview.
Košice Pride Week to culminate with Rainbow March across the city
The sixth year of this LGBTI festival in eastern Slovakia includes many events, culminating in a traditional march on Saturday.
Slovak “night wolf” Hambálek got a hefty fine
Police did not find any wrongdoing in the biker’s activities but the Economy Ministry imposed a huge fine on him.
Church in Žehra is a world cultural site
It originated in the second half of the 13th century.
Slovakia did not even consider extending a helping hand to Italians
There would be no better way to commemorate the historical legacy of the 1968 occupation and the solidarity that refugees from Czechoslovakia received in other countries then.
Young Roma beats the odds and is heading for a master’s degree
Ján Lakatoš is one of the first graduates of the program for Roma willing to study economics.
Are Slovaks too Nordic to chat?
It’s not just foreigners that struggle to connect.
The anti-shell law gets a face lift
While the Justice Ministry claims it is only ironing out the bugs, some critics fear the law will lose its teeth.
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- Convicted of multiple murders, Slovakia’s mafia boss seeks release from prison
- Slovakia plans to restrict access to new medicines amid funding shortfall
- Maria Theresa on the banks of Bratislava
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- Digital Jarvis is real now. He is coming for your to-do list
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- The disinformation scene has become a tool of media capture
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- No more photos or bank statements? Slovakia moves to ease residence process
- News digest: Violent gang in Bratislava is under arrest
- The Kremlin’s security agency has a Russian contractor in Slovakia - no one has noticed
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- A mayor resigns over €2.7 million fraud scandal at town hall
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- Fico praises China and Vietnam as models, says liberal democracy has failed
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- The compass points to Kúty, and people are starting to follow
- News digest: Prosecutor seeks jail for NBS Governor Kažimír as his political support wanes
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- Slovak female triathlete shatters barriers with historic win at Himalayan event
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