News digest: Central bank calling vaccination pace more important than that of GDP growth

Police announced strict border checks for tomorrow. Ministry analysts revised their GDP growth prognosis. Employees of U.S. Steel in Košice threaten a strike.

22. jun 2021
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Economy predicted to fare better, but vaccination more important

The central bank warns of the low vaccination rate may in the end negatively impact GDP.

22. jun 2021
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U.S. Steel employees are on strike alert

Employees and management unable to agree on an amendment to collective agreement.

22. jun 2021
Items offered within the City Bazaar held last October.

Bratislavans can bring still usable items they no longer need to the City Bazaar

Bratislava and municipal waste collection company organising a collection to help households get rid of unused items and simultaneously raise money for a reuse centre.

22. jun 2021
Irena Matova

She cannot read, she does not understand. Last victim of police raid still faces prosecution

Human rights organisations have been calling for the proper investigation of alleged police violence in the case of the 2013 Moldova raid.

22. jun 2021
Prologis Park Bratislava

Once an ugly duckling, pandemic turns logistics real estate sector into desirable investment opportunity

The sector will continue to be driven by e-commerce, the automotive sector and the global trend of sustainability.

22. jun 2021
Hydrogen refuelling.

Hydrogen-powered cars will be able to refuel in Slovakia this autumn

Right now, the closest refuelling station is in Vienna.

22. jun 2021
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Auschwitz survivors Vrba and Wetzler honoured with memorial room in Žilina

The room is in a Jewish senior house where the report about concentration camp came into being.

22. jun 2021

Nine centimetres of water evaporated in Slovakia within 18 years

Between the years 2003 and 2019, the overall amount of the evaporated water increased by 10 percent.

22. jun 2021
Summer-house Dardanely in Markušovce.

An excellent opportunity to experience 12th to 19th-century central Europe

The Mariássys family history is documented in Markušovce and remembered by the Lower Manor House, now a museum.

22. jun 2021

News digest: Delta variant changes conditions for travelling

Vaccinated people will enjoy more freedoms when crossing borders. Registration for Johnson&Johnson vaccine launched. Slovakia’s recovery plan approved.

21. jun 2021
EC President Ursula von der Leyen and Slovak PM Eduard Heger during a press conference in Bratislava when announcing that EC approved the Slovak recovery plan.

EC approves Slovakia’s recovery plan

EC President Ursula von der Leyen said the plan meets criteria and is also ambitious.

21. jun 2021
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Vaccinated people will enjoy more benefits when crossing borders

The state plans to introduce limits for non-vaccinated people, cross-border commuters and people who have recovered from Covid.

21. jun 2021
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Croatia lifts limitations for incomers from Slovakia

People need their ID card or passport only, and are recommended to fill in a form.

21. jun 2021
Marian Kočner in Supreme Court during the appellate proceeding in the Kuciak murder trial.

A retrial of the Kuciak case could sway people’s trust in the justice system

Slovakia breathes a collective sigh of relief as Kočner is stripped of his not-guilty verdict – for now.

21. jun 2021
Topoľčany Castle ruins

Change is good: Topoľčany Castle

Explore the Slovak San Gimignano in miniature.

Gabriela Psotková and 1 more 21. jun 2021
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Lack of semiconductors stops production lines of another carmaker

Production in Trnava will be suspended on Monday and Tuesday.

21. jun 2021
Igor Matovič (l) and Veronika Remišová (r)

Fico grows in popularity, Matovič and Remišová see their support drop

On the other hand, the public's trust in Robert Fico of Smer is rising, according to a recent Focus poll.

21. jun 2021
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Extremely hot weather continues, storms expected

Hydrometeorologists have issued several warnings for the coming days.

21. jun 2021
Those responsible for Europe’s austerity policies cannot be allowed to pretend their decisions did not have consequences.

Austerity policies proved quantifiably deadly

EU's rescue fund is a complete reversal from the disastrous austerity policies pursued in Europe in the wake of the 2008 crisis.

21. jun 2021
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