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An important witness in several cases committed suicide

František Böhm was involved in corruption cases involving former top police officials.

15. feb 2021
Germany restored border controls on the frontiers with the Czech Republic.

Slovakia responded to the restrictions for truck drivers to Germany with a diplomatic note

The duty to show a negative test no older than 48 hours is infeasible, according to Slovak ministers.

15. feb 2021
Alexandra Špániková

Democracy also includes the right not to vote

Alexandra Špániková won 3rd place in Category B of the LEAF Academy English Essay Competition.

13. feb 2021
Šimon Kéry

Freedom is truly a double-edged sword

Student Šimon Kéry won 2nd place in Category B in the LEAF Academy English Essay Competition.

13. feb 2021
Zuna Hochelová

Voting is a civic right rather than a civic duty

Student Zuna Hochelová won 1st place in Category B of the LEAF Academy English Essay Competition.

13. feb 2021
Viktória Lešová

Freedom does not mean the loss of discipline

Viktória Lešová won 3rd place in Category B of the LEAF Academy English Essay Competition.

13. feb 2021
Eastern Slovakia, as well as other parts of Slovakia, were blasted with snow and freezing temperatures.

News digest: Vaccine hesitancy down and zero VAT on FFP2 masks

Slovakia is experiencing freezing weather, Bratislava city transport company strengthens some routes so people can enjoy the winter outdoors.

12. feb 2021
Kukurica tower waits for reconstruction.

Kukurica tower in Bratislava prepares for facelift

The one-time highest residential tower in the capital will serve administrative and accommodation purposes.

12. feb 2021
Entrepreneurs are not happy with the state pandemic aid.

Most entrepreneurs encounter problems with state pandemic aid, survey shows

Only 5 percent of respondents consider the communication between the government and the business sector as positive.

12. feb 2021
After Bratislava, Košice is the second centre of the business service sector in Slovakia.

BUSINESS FOCUS: Business service sector shows resiliency to pandemic crisis

Lay-offs, digitalisation, robotisation, business environment as well as the new home office legislation are among the highlights of the latest Business Focus.

12. feb 2021
Viktoria Švecová

Fiction fandom helped me through the harsh reality of Covid-19

Viktoria Švecová won 2nd place in Category A of the LEAF Academy English Essay Competition.

12. feb 2021
Anna Samseliová

Courage is the essence of coolness

Anna Samseliová won 3rd place in Category A of the LEAF Academy English Essay Competition.

12. feb 2021
Patrícia Melová

Thanks to my brilliant little brother, I have grown in ways my classmates can only dream about

Patrícia Melová won 1st place in Category A of the LEAF Academy English Essay Competition.

12. feb 2021
In solidarity with all people working in the creative industries, who have been hit hard by the crisis, a new installation named 'SOS Kultúra' is lit up at the Nádvorie independent culture centre in Trnava.
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Roundup: A virtual exhibition, inspired by Alfonz Mucha, ironises Slovak history

Bojnice Zoo closed, Košice Zoo reopened, and a safari experience planned in Bratislava Zoo.

12. feb 2021
The crossroad in Martinová.

Where the Roma aren’t a part of the problem, but rather, the solution

Hungarians are unwanted in the north, Roma are unwanted everywhere.

12. feb 2021
Healthcare worker registers a senior in vaccination centre, Trenčín.

More people willing to get vaccinated. Some eligible elderly do not know how

But there is a long way between the willingness to get vaccinated and actually getting the shot, sociologist says.

11. feb 2021
Trnava

Another more infectious strain detected in Slovakia

It has been indentified in samples from Slovakia and the Czech Republic and is believed to have developed independently from the British variant.

11. feb 2021

Parents are entitled to care of a family member benefit during holidays only if schools are closed

If kindergartens or schools have not been closed by the relevant body, parents are not entitled to the benefit.

11. feb 2021
Covid department in Galanta hospital

News digest: Death toll higher than the average in previous years, hospital capacity strained

First teachers will be vaccinated over the upcoming weekend, Daniel Lipšic to take oath as Special Prosecutor on February 15.

11. feb 2021
The cemetery at Slávičie údolie

In 2020, Slovakia suffered its worst death toll since the end of WW2

The average monthly number of deaths were recorded until September.

11. feb 2021
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