Košice climbing out of deep hole

THE CITY of Košice, which last year faced possible cross-default, has been given a long-term rating with a positive outlook by the Slovak Ratings Agency, whose director says the city is showing "growth potential" after making budget cuts.

The director, Rudolf Autner, praised the courage of city leaders in "looking at themselves naked in the mirror" and bringing in an independent advisor to point the way out of the city's financial crisis. "That's not common in Slovakia, especially at the municipal level," said Autner.

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Twice as many Ukrainians work in Slovakia now than before the Russian invasion.


Píšem or pišám?

"Do ľava," (to the left) I yelled, "Nie, do prava" (no, to the right), I gasped. "Dolšie," I screamed. "Nie, nie, horšie..." My Slovak girlfriend collapsed in laughter. Was it something I said?


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Czech biochemist Jan Konvalinka.

Jan Konvalinka was expecting a pandemic before Covid-19 came along.


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