Archive of articles - December 2020
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Special news digest: The year ends with tougher restrictions
Cabinet cancels several restrictions in the curfew from January 1. Two cities prepare for mass testing. Zdeno Chára changes ice hockey club after 14 years.
Closed ski centres and churches, stricter curfew. Cabinet toughens up measures
Restrictions come into force already on January 1.
Situation worsens before the year’s end, cabinet to discuss tougher restrictions
Some may come into force from midnight.
Why did Lučanský return from Croatia and why was he alone in a cell? His story raises questions
Some doubts have remained after his death.
Nicholson: Our past assumptions have been turned on their head
Top stories from The Slovak Spectator in 2020.
Ex-police chief Lučanský has died after suicide attempt
His family announced his death; the Justice Ministry confirmed the information.
Roundup: The best of 2020 travel and culture stories about Slovakia
Read and listen back to the most popular stories and podcasts from this year in the last roundup of 2020.
Coronavirus crisis reduced car production by an estimated 20 percent in Slovakia
ZAP proposes to use Recovery Fund money to build new alternative fuel charging stations.
New Year’s Eve in Bratislava will be silent
The city re-enforces a ban on amateur pyrotechnics.
Coalition calls for investigation of Lučanský’s suicide attempt, opposition blames govt and PM
Opposition calls on Justice Minister Kolíková to resign.
Ex-police chief Lučanský remains in critical condition after suicide attempt
Head of the Prison and Court Guard Service has resigned in response.
2020 in photos: Pandemic, election and high-profile arrests
This is what 2020 looked like.
Ex-police chief Lučanský ends up in hospital after suicide attempt
He is facing corruption-related charges.
Special news digest: Curfew until January 10, mobile sites test online bookings
Ex-police chief Lučanský ends in hospital after suicide attempt. Western Slovakia could feel tremors from Croatian earthquake.
Cabinet prolongs the national emergency by 40 days
Restrictions will remain in place until January 10.
Some testing sites launch online booking of appointment
After the pilot phase, all mobile testing sites are expected to gradually join the system.
Slovak exporters to the UK will need a certificate of origin
Business relations between the EU member states and the UK changing after January 1, 2021.
Well-known travel agency declares bankruptcy. Due to the pandemic
Firo-tour has been on the Slovak market for more than 20 years.
Pandemic the biggest event, but not the only one. Events that changed Slovakia in 2020
Smer descended into opposition and split, high-profile arrests have continued.
On drinking with Slovaks (from our archive)
A slivovica-soaked memory, vinobranie, and everything you wanted to know about cabbage.
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- 'Don’t be afraid to use cash, say Slovak entrepreneurs as transaction tax begins
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Syrian about to finally finish hotel in Bratislava started 17 years ago
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- What abides: Giving a shit
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- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
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- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- A diplomat who thrives on building bridges…and making things happen
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
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- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
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- Bratislava satellite town breaks records and keeps expanding
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- Slovak dad drops everything for son’s NHL debut — even a flight
- The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines
- France and Slovakia: Believing, loving, and working together
- Last Week: As disease spreads, Fico no longer insists on a “different opinion”
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
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- Štítnik resumes hand-crafting Christmas ornaments after 25 years
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