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General practitioners demand more info on ivermectin treatment

They claim the ministry did not provide the necessary instructions after use of the drug was approved last month.

22. feb 2021
PM Igor Matovič and Health Minister Marek Krajčí

Matovič’s latest crisis response is to woo anti-system voters

Also this week: The coalition loses an MP, Sputnik creates new splits in the coalition, and some good news about the economy.

22. feb 2021
Production of syringes in Chirana T.Injecta, Stará Turá

Slovakia should have more than enough syringes for Covid-19 vaccines

Chirana T. Injecta will supply 4 million syringes to Slovakia by March 19.

22. feb 2021

Swinging into the sunset in Kysuce

A new swing was built in the village of Oščadnica. The creators were inspired by the one in Zázrivá.

22. feb 2021

PM criticises journalists on third anniversary of Kuciak murder

Leaders should never make baseless accusations of journalists or spread abusive criticism, the secretary-general of Reporters Without Borders claimed.

22. feb 2021
Ľubomír Petrák

Smer MP dies at age of 59

Ľubomír Petrák gained the respect of political opponents with his work. Politicians expressed their condolences.

22. feb 2021

Faculty of Management Comenius University in Bratislava

Study programme MANAGEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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22. feb 2021

30 years of the Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava

The Faculty of Management has flourished thanks to its international focus.

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22. feb 2021
Slovakia's Filip Polasek (left) and Croatia's Ivan Dodig kiss their trophy after defeating Rajeev Ram of the US and Britain's Joe Salisbury in the men's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021.

Slovak tennis player wins the Australian Open final

Filip Polášek and Croatian player Ivan Dodig beat Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram in men’s doubles final.

21. feb 2021
Bratislava

Beating the coronavirus does not need to be complicated

Think about India the next time you are lined up to take a meaningless antigen test.

20. feb 2021
Petra Vlhová
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Petra Vlhová wins silver at the world championship

The Slovak skier is vice-master in slalom.

20. feb 2021
Marian Kočner during the trial in the case of the murder of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová.

Zsuzsová's heartbeat and texts. Prosecutor has new evidence in Kuciak murder case

The Supreme Court has yet to launch the appellate trial. It's been three years since Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová were murdered.

20. feb 2021
Sophie In 't Veld

Kuciak murder needs to be clarified in order for Slovakia to move forward

Dutch MEP who has monitored the rule of law after the murder of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová says the system was the problem in Slovakia.

19. feb 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic closed the Slovak National Gallery (SNG) for a significant part of 2020. Instead of in-person visits, people enjoyed online programmes and the digital content of the gallery.

News digest: Matovič eyes up Sputnik, Bratislava wants to buy former night club

Thousands doses of Ivermectin head to Slovakia, the Environment Ministry considers the Danube-Oder-Elbe water corridor as problematic, last year’s biggest environmental fine concerns a large fire in a chemical storage facility.

19. feb 2021
The former night cluc Messalina

Bratislava wants to buy a former night club in Sad Janka Kráľa park

The building may house toilets or be used for the sale of refreshments.

19. feb 2021

Purchase of Sputnik V vetoed but Slovakia may buy it anyway

PM personally negotiated with Russia over the delivery of unregistered vaccines.

19. feb 2021
The Poprad-Tatry aiport is a gate to the High as well as the Low Tatra mountains.

Poprad airport wants to join Tatras with Prague but also the Benelux countries

The pandemic reduced traffic through the airport last year.

19. feb 2021
Umelka Gallery

Legendary Umelka gallery will get new pavilion and podium

The venue witnessed onset of the 1989’s Velvet Revolution.

19. feb 2021
Tourists watch the sunset over the ruins of the Ostrý Kameň castle near the village of Buková, Trnava Region, on February 16, 2021. Scroll down to watch a video.
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Škoda cars and the West-East abyss. What do they share?

Here is your weekly roundup of travel and culture stories.

19. feb 2021
Census form can be filled also via the phone.

Census is compulsory for everybody living in Slovakia (FAQs)

Find answers to some of the most pressing questions about the census.

19. feb 2021
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