Most primary schools in Bratislava will stay closed next week

Hygienist does not recommend opening schools.

11. feb 2021

Vaccination strategy changes again. Teachers will receive the jab sooner than planned

The registration system for vaccination and antigen tests underwent some changes.

11. feb 2021
Peter Ondrejička and Noël Czuczor as Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler in the Správa (The Report) film.
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Slovak film will not compete for Oscars despite being favoured

But the Czech-Slovak co-produced film by Agnieszka Holland has a chance to succeed.

11. feb 2021

Hospitals count the last vacant beds in anesthesiology and resuscitation departments

All lung ventilators in the Žilina Faculty Hospital are occupied.

11. feb 2021
Prospects for adoption for Roma children in Slovakia remain very low.

Left behind. The plight of Roma children under state care in Slovakia

It is very easy for Roma children to be sucked into the system, but virtually impossible for most to escape it until they come of age.

11. feb 2021
Juraj Gábor with a drawing of the 'Sphéra' project.

A non-levitating giant ball to become New Synagogue’s next attraction

Formed from a wooden hemisphere and a dome, the globe-like artwork will host plenty of events.

Jana Alexová 11. feb 2021
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News digest: Controls on borders and chaos in statistics

The situation keeps deteriorating. More than a quarter of schools launched in-person education.

10. feb 2021
Chair of opposition Smer Robert Fico holds a petition sheet

History repeats. Opposition attempts for early election via referendum

Experts say it is disputable to ask people about election.

10. feb 2021
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Rules at borders change. Everybody entering Slovakia from abroad must enter quarantine

Cross-country commuters will have an exception to the new rules.

10. feb 2021
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Statistics on active Covid-19 cases in Slovakia might be distorted

Slovakia's number of active cases on graphs could fall below zero on the Worldometer due to the way the authorities report the number of recovered patients.

10. feb 2021
Bratislava’s Old Market Hall at Christmastime.

Blog: Remembering Stará tržnica

Canadian David Zieroth recounts the flavours, sounds and delightful peculiarities of Bratislava's Old Market Hall.

10. feb 2021
10. feb 2021
The tests of GRBAlpha.

Slovakia will send a second satellite to space

Satellite developed by an international team from Slovakia, Hungary and Japan.

10. feb 2021
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The state plans further reduction of bureaucratic burden. 19 documents will be submitted just once

One of the aims is to simplify the lives of parents with newborns.

10. feb 2021
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Situation in Slovakia worsens, more districts turn black

New restrictions will be applied already from next Monday.

10. feb 2021
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Drug co-payment to end for certain groups

Select groups will enjoy an exemption from surcharges at the cost of €37.5 million a year.

9. feb 2021
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News digest: Foreigners' Police open, Siberian winter coming

The vaccination of teachers to start in mid-February. Slovakia is currently second worst in the world in weekly number of Covid-19 deaths.

9. feb 2021
Jaroslav Haščák
9. feb 2021

Ministry plans spring schools, date of holidays will not change

Spring schools will have voluntary attendance

9. feb 2021
June 2011. Police Corps President Jaroslav Spišiak and Interior Minister Daniel Lipšic present new logo "Help and protect" that will be located at police vehicles.

An enemy of Kočner with many friends in politics. Daniel Lipšic is the new special prosecutor

Kočner ordered his murder, Harabin predicted he would end up in jail.

9. feb 2021
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