The seat of the European Labour Authority in Bratislava

Young EU agency officially moves to Bratislava. Expectations are high

The authority will play an important role in tackling the latest labour market challenges, EU representatives agree.

18. nov 2021
Health Minister Vladimír Lengvarský (left) and PM Eduard Heger (right)

Slovakia does not have brave enough politicians to prevent dozens of deaths every day

The country is headed into a humanitarian crisis, says an expert advising the government.

18. nov 2021
Left to right: Zuzana Baťová, Soňa Holúbková, Lenka Ticháková

They stood up against neighbours, the system and Matovič. Three women awarded the White Crow

National drug authority head recognised for her ucompromising attitude during the approval process of Sputnik in Slovakia.

18. nov 2021
People wear costumes during the 12th international festival of pop culture AnimeSHOW 2019 in Bratislava.
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Japan to officially recognise the deep-rooted enthusiasm of Slovaks for Japanese pop culture

AnimeCrew has been organising comic-con events since the late eighties.

18. nov 2021
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Austria introduces stricter measures for arrival in the country

Cross-border commuters will still have some exceptions.

18. nov 2021
Painter and illustrator Miroslav Cipár died at the age of 86 on November 8, 2021.

The late Slovak artist could have been American had his parents not moved back to Kysuce

Painter Miroslav Cipár, who was born in northern Slovakia, died early November.

Peter Getting 18. nov 2021
Protest against the government on November 17, 2021.

Anti-government protests in Bratislava attracted hundreds

Opposition parties, far right and anti-vax groups held gatherings in the capital on the national holiday.

17. nov 2021
Eduard Heger

More Covid restrictions proposed, affecting mostly the unvaccinated

If approved, a negative test result will not be enough to enter non-essential shops.

16. nov 2021

News digest: 20 unoccupied beds with lung ventilators remaining

New flight connection between Bratislava and Lviv to be launched. More than a thousand people protested in Bratislava against amendment of university law.

16. nov 2021
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16. nov 2021
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Slovak economy grew, but slower than originally expected

Bank analysts see global supply chain problems as the culprit.

16. nov 2021
Finance Ministry

Matovič proposes decreasing income tax for businesses to 19 percent

The finance minister plans to cover costs with, among other things, increased taxes for banks, oligopoly and monopolies or taxes from dividends.

16. nov 2021
The remnants of the Iron Curtain in Bratislava.

A Trabant, a milk truck and hitchhiking. People who made it across the Iron Curtain

People running from the Communist-era Czechoslovakia searched for holes, either physical or those in the guarding system.

16. nov 2021
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Bratislava has a new flight connection with Ukraine

The flights will be operated by Ryanair from next January.

16. nov 2021
The train with baby water dispatched to China.

Slovakia sends train carrying mineral water for babies to China

The train is expected to reach its destination in 25 days.

16. nov 2021
A 70-year-old common beech in Starý Smokovec  has become Slovakia's most beautiful tree of 2021.
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Tree dubbed the Tatras umbrella named the Tree of the Year in Slovakia

The winning beech grows in front of the mountain rescue service in Starý Smokovec.

16. nov 2021
The airport in Bratislava reopened.

Planning a trip by plane? Check the entry conditions carefully

The Bratislava airport prevented around 80 passengers from boarding in October because they lacked the necessary documents.

16. nov 2021
Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky

It's hard to be disappointed. You know you expected this all along

Low expectations excuse the Slovak government’s total lack of preparedness for this latest, completely predictable Covid wave.

16. nov 2021
Gastronomy belonged to the hardest-hit sectors in the second pandemic wave.

Pandemic brings lay-offs, but transforms labour market

Firms better prepared for third wave, experts say.

16. nov 2021
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Unconvinced by democracy: Czechs nostalgic for Communist past, Slovaks even more so

In the recent Czech election, voters finally turfed the Communist Party out of parliament. Yet 32 years after the fall of communism, its legacy still casts a long shadow over the former Czechoslovakia.

16. nov 2021
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