Kerim Hudson, co-owner of PAKTA, is trying to help others by offering face masks and the patterns for those who want to make them at home.

Foreign business owners feel a little safer in Slovakia than in their home countries

The Slovak Spectator spoke to three foreign business owners and a nonprofit director in Bratislava about the effects of COVID-19 on their work.

17. apr 2020
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17. apr 2020
Pohoda Festival will not take place in July 2020 for the coronavirus.
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Roundup: Hiking in a military area, Pohoda held off

Vihorlat in eastern Slovakia is a nice peak of 1,076 metres, but it is located in the military area Valaškovce.

17. apr 2020
Several medical workers from the Michalovce hospital tested positive for the coronavirus.

More retirement homes report patients positive with the coronavirus (news digest)

Coronavirus confirmed in 16 settlements with marginalised Roma communities, Kuciak murder trial continues. Read the overview of news from April 16.

16. apr 2020

Good news from Slovakia: Retailers donate heart-lung support systems to Bratislava hospital

The two heart-lung support systems cost more than €140,000.

16. apr 2020
Marian Kočner at the April 16 proceeding.
16. apr 2020
St Elizabeth's Cathedral in Košice

Košice region travel guide: On the border between Western and Eastern European culture.

Let this guide be your key to secrets of the Košice Region, characterised by grand cathedrals, wild natural formations and UNESCO sites galore.

16. apr 2020

Views from Brzotínske Rocks

You can spot the Low and High Tatras as well.

16. apr 2020

Oil and food prices affect slower inflation

It is possible inflation will continue to slow down in the coming months.

16. apr 2020
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16. apr 2020
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Good news from Slovakia: Send a bag to seniors

An initiative aims to help the elderly and minimise the risk of them becoming infected with the coronavirus.

16. apr 2020
Peter Pellegrini

Scammers exploited the name of ex-prime minister

They falsely referred to various media, including The Slovak Spectator.

16. apr 2020
Primate’s Palace (Primaciálny palác)

The City Council's meeting place once hosted Napoleon

Explore the Primate's Palace, considered one of the most beautiful places in Bratislava.

16. apr 2020
Slovak documentary filmmaker PAVOL BARABÁŠ (60) has produced many documentary films about remote parts of the world, but he loves the Tatras best.

Explorer Barabáš: The more we travel, the more exposed we are to viruses

People are afraid of the unknown, Barabáš claims, regardless of their origin.

16. apr 2020

NGOs criticised government for steps taken in Roma settlements

PM Matovič called on them to take their masks, gloves and backpacks and rush in to quarantined settlements.

16. apr 2020
Bystrany

Black Hawks and daily plans. How testing is carried out in excluded communities

COVID-19 has so far been detected in 14 settlements, and there are more than a thousand such communities in Slovakia.

16. apr 2020
Jorge Mancero volunteers at the European Youth Centre KERIC in Čadca, northern Slovakia, alongside other global volunteers.
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An Ecuadorian in Čadca: Slovaks are like watermelons, Ecuadorians like avocados

Spectacular Slovakia visits Ecuadorian Jorge Mancero in Čadca.

16. apr 2020
The Presidential Palace in Bratislava lit up with the colours of the Italian flag to show solidarity with Italy on April 15, 2020.

Kuciak trial continued amid strict anti-coronavirus measures in Slovakia (news digest)

The COVID-19 death toll has reached six in Slovakia. An infectologist suggests opening kindergartens.

15. apr 2020
Marian Kočner

Kuciak murder trial: Witnesses described how they screened journalists (UPDATED)

The materials should prove that Zoltán Andruskó bought SIM cards and mobile phones used by Miroslav Marček and Tomáš Szabó when conducting the murder.

15. apr 2020
The fire seen from the roof of the Chernobyl power plant.

Contamination from the Chernobyl fire not detected in Slovakia

The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute is monitoring the situation.

15. apr 2020
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