Political system: republic
Capital: Rome
Total area: 301,263 square kilometres
Population: about 60 million
Official language: Italian
Currency: euro
Source: EU website: http://europa.eu
13. Jun 2011 at 0:00 | Compiled by Spectator staff
Italy: General facts
Political system: republic
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Slovakia orders a curfew and embarks on its COVID experiment
High turnout in testing in four northern districts, decision awaited on extending the project to the nation. Prison for a prominent prosecutor and parliament's speaker injured.
No balanced budget for next three years, this time due to COVID-19
2021-2023 general government budgets lack consolidation measures.
Extension of the tram line deeper into Bratislava’s Petržalka is closer to completion
After completion, passengers will be able to go from the very end of Petržalka to the city centre in 10 minutes.
- 1. Pilot nationwide testing is over
- 2. Curfew and closed schools. Slovakia goes into a mild lockdown this weekend
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,312 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 4. Trails and tribulations: the important work of Slovakia’s unpaid hiking route markers
- 5. Tourist finds ancient silver coins under an uprooted tree
- 6. Slovakia orders a curfew and embarks on its COVID experiment
- 7. Slovaks filmed drone video of the month
- 8. Day two of pilot testing in hardest-hit regions is off to a smoother start
- 9. Threats have worked. People queued for COVID testing before the official start
- 10. UPDATED: Speaker of Parliament injured in a car accident
- 1. Curfew and closed schools. Slovakia goes into a mild lockdown this weekend
- 2. Trails and tribulations: the important work of Slovakia’s unpaid hiking route markers
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,312 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 4. Slovaks filmed drone video of the month
- 5. Tourist finds ancient silver coins under an uprooted tree
- 6. Threats have worked. People queued for COVID testing before the official start
- 7. Pilot nationwide testing is over
- 8. Day two of pilot testing in hardest-hit regions is off to a smoother start
- 9. No test, no work. Employees will have to take paid or unpaid leave
- 10. News digest: Testing is go, several MPs positive
- 1. Curfew and closed schools. Slovakia goes into a mild lockdown this weekend
- 2. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,312 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 3. Those who don't attend testing should stay in isolation
- 4. News digest: Curfew and testing is the Slovak-style lockdown
- 5. News digest: Lockdown not out of the question, PM Matovič says
- 6. Slovaks filmed drone video of the month
- 7. Trails and tribulations: the important work of Slovakia’s unpaid hiking route markers
- 8. Tourist finds ancient silver coins under an uprooted tree
- 9. The state prepares nationwide coronavirus testing
- 10. Antigen tests for nationwide testing arrived in Slovakia