Allocating money for state-run health insurer triggers another dispute in coalition

The decision has been opposed by analysts and private insurers too.

11. nov 2020
PM Igor Matovič arrives at the cabinet session.

National emergency will be prolonged

The cabinet did not approve changes to the curfew.

11. nov 2020
Veľká Javorina

Czechia and Slovakia to be connected with cycling route over the hill

Czech and Slovak foresters will make Veľká Javorina accessible for the construction of a new cycling route.

11. nov 2020
Róbert Remiáš 1970-1996
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One of the most controversial Slovak documentaries now online with English subtitles

The story unfolds around the unresolved case of a political murder in the 1990s.

11. nov 2020
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Veterans Day: Only about a hundred SNP veterans still alive

One-half of young people believe the SNP was successful.

11. nov 2020
Many restaurants struggle as they are affected by stringent measures.

Want to open? You should test people, the prime minister suggests

Restaurants, fitness centres, swimming pools, schools and churches have been offered to participate in mass testing.

11. nov 2020
The Via Bona awards are granted to companies that help their neighbourhood, employees or the business environment.

Companies also promote responsible behaviour during the pandemic

The Via Bona awards were granted for the 20th time.

10. nov 2020
Igor Matovič

News digest: National emergency should be prolonged, rules for curfew to change

Trim Leader company scrapped several work positions in its two plants. Vaccination against COVID-19 should not be obligatory. Read our latest digest.

10. nov 2020
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Curfew should apply at night

The junior coalition party SaS questions the proposed prolongation of the national emergency.

10. nov 2020
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More than one-third of Slovaks feel highly threatened by the pandemic

The atmosphere in society is similar to spring when the pandemic broke out.

10. nov 2020
Former Police Corps president Tibor Gašpar is in custody. Robert Kaliňák (left) and Robert Fico (right) still stand behind him.

Corruption investigation goes on. Investigators come close to Smer

Some of the people arrested on corruption charges in the past few months are now cooperating with the police. They also mention Fico.

10. nov 2020
Testing in Pezinok

Some villages and towns will undergo another round of testing

Conditions at the borders should change, too.

10. nov 2020

Slovak bought a coin from Kremnica for more than one million euros

The coin, a ten-ducat of ruler Ferdinand III minted in Habsburg in 1642, had a starting bid of €200,000.

10. nov 2020
Most cars produced in Slovakia head for export.
10. nov 2020
Brhlovce

Brhlovce: At home in a rock (from our archive)

The rock dwellings are Brhlovce’s main attraction.

10. nov 2020
Bratislava is testing a 24-metre double articulated trolley bus.

Bratislava is testing one of the longest trolley buses in the world

The vehicle might help to satisfy increasing demand for public transport.

9. nov 2020
A new mobile testing site on Antolská Street in Bratislava.

News digest: Firefighters came to help with testing sites, Matovič praises the mass testing

Pilot testing on the borders with Ukraine launched. Disney+ is supposed to come to Slovakia soon. Read our latest digest.

9. nov 2020
The new 3.5-kilometre stretch of the Bratislava ring road has been open.

Another section of the Bratislava ring road opened for drivers

The constructor expects the stretch to take the strain off traffic to and from the capital.

9. nov 2020
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď presents the results of the second round of mass testing.

More than 2 million people tested in the second round of mass testing

Situation remains serious in the districts of Púchov and Stará Ľubovňa, tests showed.

9. nov 2020
Igor Vranka

Slovakia needs a proper scheme of regional support

The fact that our society is starting to come to terms with corruption suspicions in highest places is a very positive message that things are changing.

9. nov 2020
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