News digest: Bratislava has a world-class bus station, mayor says

Half of the country's hospitalised Covid patients are in eastern Slovakia. The largest alternative energy supplier is leaving Slovakia.

30. sep 2021

New bus station opened to public, together with roundabout and bike tower

The chair of self-governing region hopes it will motivate people to use public transport more.

30. sep 2021
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Country's largest alternative energy supplier quits Slovak market

The company's current customers do not have to worry about being left without energy.

30. sep 2021

2020 was a roller coaster ride

Delivery services had to adapt to both increases and decreases in demand.

30. sep 2021
Family of Alica Frühwaldová in 1948

She never met her grandparents, but knows how much love she lost in the concentration camps

Marching extremists prompted Alica Frühwaldová to write the story of her own family.

30. sep 2021
Companies spent more time with pandemic measures.

More than 224 hours on red tape. Pandemic measures increase bureaucratic burden

The handling of red tape took seven hours more than the previous year, according to the Bureaucracy Index.

30. sep 2021
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Hospitals awaiting big changes. Some may lose their current status

Facilities supposed to be divided into five categories since 2024.

30. sep 2021
If convicted, Slovak Playmate and Instagram influencer Zuzana Plačková may be sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison for selling cocaine and being part of a drug gang.

What's more viral than a Slovak Instagram star facing drug dealing charges?

Though she denies her guilt, Zuzana Plačková, TV reality show star and Playmate, faces a long jail time.

29. sep 2021
The historical furniture of the Salvator pharmacy was exhibited in a private museum in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.

A set auction houses dream of. Rare historical furniture on its way back to Bratislava

The city council has allocated funds for the purchase of the rare baroque furniture of the Salvator pharmacy from its current owner.

29. sep 2021

News digest: President condemns attacks against medical staff and calls for stability

President met with coalition and opposition leaders. Slovak pavilion at Expo faces problems. Temporary bus station in Bratislava closes permanently.

29. sep 2021
President Zuzana Čaputová met with PM Eduard Heger on September 27.

Every country needs a stable cabinet, president stresses

President Zuzana Čaputová has met with the representatives of both the coalition and opposition to discuss the current atmosphere in society.

29. sep 2021
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Loss in tax income lower than expected

Instead of €2 billion, the state lost only €42 million in tax income, the latest prognosis suggests.

29. sep 2021
The Pustý Hrad castle ruins are located above the town of Zvolen, central Slovakia.

Counterfeit coins were the least surprising find unearthed at the Zvolen castle ruins

Archaeologists gathered at Pustý Hrad the past summer for the 13th time.

29. sep 2021
Vladimír Krčméry was first to receive the Covid vaccine in Slovakia

Face of vaccination campaign hides from radical antivaxxers abroad

Slovakia’s chief hygienist receives threats everyday. Vaccination teams have been attacked as well.

29. sep 2021
A vineyard worker in the Tokaj wine region.

2021 is set to be a good vintage

Winemakers are also pointing to unsold goods from 2020 and 2021.

29. sep 2021
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Ministry wants to make Slovakia part of the Silk Road. A new scheme should lure trains from China

A financial contribution to one container could amount to €50-€200.

29. sep 2021
Ukrainian tattoo artist Olesia Paskarenko (centre) came to Slovakia when she was 17 years old.

Bratislava Castle as a tattoo is a cliché, a Ukrainian tattooist says

Many know her as Les, which means forest in Slovak. Olesia Paskarenko planned on becoming a landscape architect. Her plans changed a few years ago.

29. sep 2021

News digest: Fear and anger are prevailing emotions in Slovakia, president said

Kočner and Zsuzsová charged with planning murders. PCR tests are free for symptomatic people.

28. sep 2021
In this Aug. 8, 2021 satellite photo taken by Planet Labs Inc., the site of Expo 2020 is seen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Slovak pavilion for Expo Dubai unfinished, exhibition starts on Friday

The pavilion should open in mid-October at the earliest.

28. sep 2021
28. sep 2021
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