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Slovakia urged to think green after pandemic
Focus should be on transformation of economy, not just revival, say experts.
Knife attack shocks Slovakia, international transport gradually takes off (news digest)
Thursday also brought some positive news for journalism in Slovakia. Read our news overview.
Only one door usually stands between schools and attackers
Teachers often improvise in conflicts.
Bratislava’s Istrochem is a chemical time bomb
Declassified report shows that the environmental pollution on its premises is close to an ecological disaster.
Some summer terraces in Bratislava will be exempt from tax while others will not
Bratislava city council has decreased the tax to zero; the Old Town has only halved it.
Former PM was to be the new generation of Smer. Now Pellegrini is leaving
Who is Peter Pellegrini and how did he make a career in Slovak politics?
Attacker in Vrútky school killed one person; he was shot dead by police
The 22-year-old attacker was a former student of the school.
Coronavirus affected also industrial production. It hit the historical bottom
Suspended manufacture of cars had the highest impact.
The fight for the interpretation of democracy is happening here in central Europe
I wanted to show how many times we came close to losing freedom, says European Press Prize laureate Beata Balogová.
Former Slovak Spectator editor-in-chief first Slovak to win the European Press Prize
The panel of judges appreciated the very personal note of Beata Balogová’s piece marking the Velvet Revolution anniversary and links to challenges we face nowadays.
Health care purges have started - 12 top managers gone within two months
Health care analysts question the speed of the removals and some replacements the minister has chosen.
Arrests after raid at a governmental agency and a tough day for Smer (news digest)
Border checks only remain on the Polish border now. Read your overview of news from June 10.
Archaeological research in village near Rimavská Sobota proved existence of Romanesque temple
Preservationists will decide whether the findings will be presented to the public.
Intelligence service has nothing to do with the wiretapping of a state agency
SIS director Vladimír Pčolinský says it may be a serious problem or no problem at all. Former and current government officials wait for investigation results.
Kažimír: Slovak economy is in free fall
Slovak economy contracted by 5.2 percent q/q during the first quarter of 2020.
Slovakia lags in combating human trafficking, European experts say
Victims of human trafficking very often go without compensation in Slovakia.
National emergency ends on June 13
The proposal was approved by the government.
Police raided a governmental agency, detaining four people
The state computer network Govnet may have been wiretapped.
Peter Pellegrini leaving Smer
“I'm leaving the brand and political party of Smer to its founding father,” he said.
Most people want to spend summer vacation in Slovakia
Interest in Italy, Turkey and Greece and other seaside countries significantly drop.
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