Michal Katuška
Michal Katuška

Sme daily reporter since March 2020. Michal Katuška has a degree in political science from the Comenius University in Bratislava. He previously worked as the reporter of the public-service RTVS broadcaster, in 2017 as its correspondent in Brussels.

List of author's articles, page 3

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The most expensive fuel in history: rather the bus and train than a car

Prices of train and Bratislava public transport tickets will be not more expensive for now.

MiG-29 fighter jets.

Slovakia won't give its fighter jets to Ukraine, but may ground them earlier than planned

Neighbours may be asked to guard Slovakia's airspace when Russian machines are put out of operation.

Birthplace of Jozef Tiso in Bytča
Robert Fico (in the middle) and Ľuboš Blaha (on the right) in front of the parliament.
Protest against NATO and the US in front of the Slovak Parliamentary building on February 2, 2022.

Why Russia is winning the information war in Slovakia

Fico only flirted with Russia until 2014. Why is pro-Russian rhetoric working so well for the current opposition?

Vaccination of teenagers

State lines up booster jabs for teenagers

Decision on third dose expected within days.

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Omicron send thousands of uninfected students and their parents into quarantine

A shorter quarantine period for schoolchildren could reduce the shortage of parents.

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Long wait for PCR test results. Testing capacities limited by Omicron

It is estimated that half of the infected will not have access to PCR tests.

Closures will not help slow Omicron very much.

Closures will no longer work with Omicron

A new kind of pandemic, experts say.

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Not all medical workers will receive the bonus

Doctors and nurses had only three days to register. Moreover, the remuneration will be lower than presented.

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Slovakia lacks the compensation mechanism for side effects of Covid vaccines

The Health Ministry has one proposal ready but wants to discuss it.

The public's interest in vaccination started dropping after a short increase in the first half of November.

Lockdown decreases interest in vaccination

Interest in the first shot was on the rise in the past weeks.

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Governmental plan for testing in companies failed, nationwide lockdown proposed

Hygienists did not launch the OTP regime at workplaces on Monday as promised.

Only one option for people who want to travel from Bratislava to Košice in under five hours by train

The national carrier claims it would not be profitable to put more trains into operation.

Lottery for the vaccinated airs on the public-service RTVS.

Lottery worth €27 million did not help. It should have persuaded the elderly but lured the youth

After three months of lottery, Slovakia is the third worst country with a low vaccination rate in the EU and interest keeps decreasing.

Trnava

The third wave may not have concerned the vaccinated - but it will

Sme Rodina insists on using antigen test results as an alternative to vaccination. Epidemiologists thus need to rewrite measures.

Border checks

Slovakia lags behind in preparations for the third Covid wave

It is still not clear how border checks, testing and quarantine rules will change.

Tens of thousands of fans attended the match between Hungary and Portugal in Budapest.

Delta variant to shake up Slovak summer. Football match in Budapest may have been a critical moment

The government is set to toughen up the conditions for entering the country even from EU member states. The decision will be made next week.

Austrian travel form requires information most people do not have

The ministry did not say how the problem will be handled.

Nationwide coronavirus testing in Bratislava, October 31, 2020.
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