Before the fall of the communist regime in 1989, May Day celebrations were abused to glorify the communist rule as this historical photo shows. Nowadays, most people prefer to devote themselves to leisure activities.

News digest: Slovakia will mark May Day with closed shops on Saturday

Sputnik contract finally made public; anti-covid measures are easing as of Monday, May 3.

30. apr 2021
The pandemic has reduced the number of passengers using public transport.

Covid slashed passenger numbers on public transport in Bratislava by two thirds

Bratislava mayor rules out scrapping public transport routes in the capital.

30. apr 2021
One of four wind turbines near Cerová.

Wind power stations can be erected in Slovakia after a 17-year ban

The first wind power plant in Slovakia was put in operation in 2003.

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BBC Travel spotlights Slovak mountain porters in its latest story.
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The oldest Slovak love poem is erotic, humorous and short

Pandemic rules for cultural events revealed. BBC Travel writes about Slovak mountain porters.

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Bart Waterloos, managing partner of VGD Slovakia

Waterloos: Tax and accounting laws change too often

Covid-19 pandemic accelerating digitisation and automation of accounting.

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Health Minister Krajčí and PM Matovič at Košice airport

Publishing details of Sputnik contract was to be fined with millions of euros

Current health minister says he is not going to allow the use of the Russian vaccine in Slovakia for now.

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People in Košice

News digest: Vaccination open to everyone, tens of thousands have applied

Rules for curfew change from May 3. Shops will be closed on the first two Saturdays in May.

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Marginalised Roma vaccine-shy as long as majority remain lukewarm towards vaccines

People living in settlements show little interest in getting the jab; involvement of doctors they know and trust could help, according to field workers.

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Paternity leave will be easier from May 1

Fathers will be not obliged to submit an agreement with mothers about care of a child.

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Shops will close on two consecutive Saturdays

All shops must close during the national holidays.

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Manor house in Rusovce still waits for its better times.

Petition launched to get Rusovce manor house reconstruction moving

2019 public procurement process for repairs dragging on.

29. apr 2021
Exit from the EU  is supported by 28.9 percent now compared to 34.8 in 2016.

Democracy is the best option, believe an increasing number of people in Slovakia

Support for non-democratic solutions and for EU exit has decreased in the Slovak population compared to 2016.

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The Aupark shopping mall.
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House of the Good Shepherd

The house in Bratislava where time stops

The House of the Good Shepherd houses the Museum of Clocks, an exhibition of more than 60 historical timepieces.

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Chloe & Emma by Barbora Kysilková.
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Art theft sparked friendship between Czech artist and Norwegian thief

Barbora Kysilková's paintings were stolen from an art gallery in Oslo.

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Car production in Kia Motors Slovakia in Teplička nad Váhom.

Global chip shortage has reached carmakers' production lines in Slovakia

The Covid-19 pandemic slashed car production by 11 percent last year. A look at more detailed car production statistics from 2020.

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News digest: More measures should be lifted, but details remain unclear

The health minister promised to publish agreement on Sputnik V today. Cabinet approved new director of the intelligence agency.

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Speaker of Parliament Boris Kollár (l), President Zuzana Čaputová (centre) and PM Eduard Heger (r) met on April 28 to sign a letter on the Slovak recovery plan that will be addressed to EC President Ursula von der Leyen.

Slovakia's recovery plan is ready to be sent to Brussels

Slovakia should receive more than €6 billion.

28. apr 2021
Bees are no longer kept only in nature. They have found their way to urban areas, too.

Slovakia: Where the bees buzz and the honey flows

Quality honey and award-winning meads is only a small fragment of what Slovakia’s bees and apiculturers can offer.

28. apr 2021
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