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Slovakia warms up at a faster rate than expected

Climatologist of the hydrometeorological institute says this is most likely the start of quick and inevitable changes.

8. sep 2020
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Fewer Slovaks went on vacation this summer

The most popular holiday destinations were the Czech Republic and Croatia.

8. sep 2020
"My krásna manželka (beautiful wife) and I."

My encounter with the heart of Slovaks

I am moved beyond words by the beautiful spirit Slovaks possess, says foreigner Oscar Mathews following a hospital stay in Žilina.

8. sep 2020
Project of InoBat Auto and Wildcat Discovery Technologies will move Slovakia forward in one of the fastest growing areas – electromobility.

Slovakia is following the trend by producing electric car batteries

InoBat Auto will be the first supplier of tailor-made car batteries.

8. sep 2020
Bibiana Kerpcar

In a year of grim tidings, Slovak migrant turns to the magic of childhood fairy tales

Bibiana Kerpcar was five years old when she moved to Brooklyn, but her love of Slovak fairy tales has kept her connected to her hometown, Stará Ľubovňa.

8. sep 2020
Beckov

Beckov Castle: Cliff ruins

The remains of the castle are perched high atop a 100-metre cliff.

8. sep 2020
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News digest: Coronavirus has already closed some schools and kindergartens

Overview of news from Slovakia from September 7, 2020.

7. sep 2020
Investments Minister Veronika Remišová

Infrastructure is an EU funds priority

Investments Minister Veronika Remišová has presented objectives for the next programming period.

7. sep 2020
Rekola bikesharing scheme expanded to Bratislava.

Another bikesharing project for Bratislava

Pink Rekola bikes hopes to teach Bratislavans to use bikes as a standard method of public transportation.

7. sep 2020
Bridge students

Education as an investment

English courses in the workplace: investment in the future or merely a fringe benefit?

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7. sep 2020
The families of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová after the verdict.

No end to impunity yet. How the verdict will affect Slovakia

The verdict in the Kuciak murder trial dominated the news last week and has further divided Slovakia.

7. sep 2020
7. sep 2020

Artefacts from 16th and 17th centuries found at Krásna Hôrka

Among them was a piece of metal ready to forge coins.

7. sep 2020
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Unemployment rose the most since 2010

The Statistics Office meanwhile confirmed a historic drop in GDP.

7. sep 2020
Health Minister Marek Krajčí (centre) and chief hygienist Ján Mikas (r) remain in self-isolation.

Health minister and chief hygienist entered preventive isolation

They were both in contact with a coronavirus-positive person.

7. sep 2020
Peter Pellegrini introduced a new party in late June 2020.

Ex-prime minister’s party is winning voters’ support

The recent poll shows that most ruling parties are losing voters.

7. sep 2020
Fulbright Slovak Student Program, Columbia University, 2019

Become a Fulbrighter

Join thousands of Fulbright alumni serving as leaders across the globe.

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7. sep 2020
Budulovská settlement of Moldava nad Bodvou

How beaten Roma became suspected criminals

The European Court for Human Rights recently ruled in favour of two of the Roma injured in the Moldava raid seven years ago. This is how the case unfolded over time.

7. sep 2020
Dublin is more centralised, while Bratislava is more spread-out, Ireland's Ambassador Hilda Ó Riain said on the Spectacular Slovakia podcast.
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Dublin has the sea, but in Bratislava I have the forest on my doorstep

Ireland's Ambassador Hilda Ó Riain talks about her life in Bratislava.

7. sep 2020
Foreigners’ Police department in Bratislava

News digest: Foreigners' Police acting director promises booking system for all

Read your overview of news from Slovakia on Friday, September 4, 2020.

4. sep 2020
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