News digest: New travel rules become effective, more foreigners can sign up for vaccination

The appellate proceeding in the Kuciak murder case starts tomorrow. Travel map changes. Registration for Covid vaccine now open to more foreigners.

14. jun 2021
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Foreigners without Slovak public health insurance can now register for a Covid jab

On June 14 the ministry expanded the group of people entitled for vaccination.

14. jun 2021
President Zuzana Čaputová speaking to the participants in the 2020 Globsec conference.

Presidents, prime ministers and even the pope. The world is coming to Bratislava again

The GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum 2021 will focus on rebuilding the post-pandemic world.

14. jun 2021
Jan Herak

Slovakia’s “me too” moment? OĽaNO MP quits parliament

Ján Herák faces a series of serious sexual abuse allegations, while a similar case hits a rising star of Czech politics.

14. jun 2021

Honey bees do not always sting. Sometimes they can be friends

A new eco-apiary allows visitors to see the life of bees from up close. They do not always have to be bred for honey.

14. jun 2021
Branislav Zurian

Charges against former elite police head dropped

The prosecutor found the decision to prosecute Branislav Zurian unlawful, unfounded and premature.

14. jun 2021
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Slovakia should prepare for the first heat wave

Temperatures are expected to exceed 30 degrees Celsius in the coming days.

14. jun 2021
Robert Fico surrounded by his Smer MPs.

Robert Fico's Smer has gained its best result since its split (+graphs)

Several coalition parties struggle with support, unlike the opposition, according to the June poll by Focus.

14. jun 2021
Zuzana Rumiz, Country Manager, ManpowerGroup Slovakia

Behind every successful business lies a set of skilled people

Three questions for Zuzana Rumiz, Country Manager, ManpowerGroup Slovakia.

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14. jun 2021
Home office has become the new norm overnight.

Amended Labour Code reflects the pandemic

Adopted chages pertain to home office, meal vouches and trade unions.

14. jun 2021
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Home office will be preserved in some form in the future

Technical equipment and support, along with social isolation, among main challenges in transitioning to remote work.

13. jun 2021

Historic deal on minimum global tax of 15 percent. Will it become relevant?

The planned tax reforms are both ambitious and complex; it is already clear that not everything will be enforceable.

12. jun 2021
The Slovak Shamrocks

Every Irish village has a Gaelic football team. So does Bratislava

Many people have never heard of the sport, but three months later, they’re playing in the European Gaelic Football championships.

12. jun 2021
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Pandemic has cut both job and salary offers. Labour market adapts to new trends

These were the trends of the Slovak labour market in the past year.

12. jun 2021

Vaccination is not a race between countries but a race against time

Team Europe has become a part of our external action toolbox when it comes to supporting third countries.

12. jun 2021

News digest: Another Covid strain detected in Slovakia

People who have received the first vaccine dose and more than 21 days have passed will have milder conditions when crossing the border from a green-tier country. No Covid death recorded today for the first time in several months. Slovaks will play their first match at the Euro 2020 on Monday.

11. jun 2021
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Mass events, border crossing and vaccinated people. Several anti-pandemic rules change of Monday

When arriving to Slovakia from green-tier countries, it will be possible to show a negative test for Covid-19 from abroad.

11. jun 2021
Slovak football representatives during training in St. Petersburg, where Slovaks will play the first two matches of the European Championship.
11. jun 2021
An interactive statue by the Love Bank museum in Banská Štiavnica.
11. jun 2021
On-going works on the parking lot near the Toll House.

The Danube embankment in Petržalka will change its look

The theatre, water tower and parking lot on the other side of the Danube to be reconstructed.

11. jun 2021
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