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 4

Alexander Mishkin and Anatoly Chepiga

Russian agents also operated in Slovakia. Expulsion would make things harder for Moscow

Slovakia is likely to take action in the wake of the latest information about the Vrbetice blast.

A nurse holds up the Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 at the National Hospital as vaccinations start in Itaugua, Paraguay.

Sputnik V could have been rolling out in Slovakia for weeks

The evaluation report from Hungary may come just weeks or days before the EMA authorises the Russian vaccine.

Finance Minister Eduard Heger, left, and PM Igor Matovič after the parliament approved the state budget for 2021 and general government budget for 2021-2023.

OĽaNO says replacing Matovič is no go. Partners would not mind the finance minister

Eduard Heger could play the role Peter Pellegrini did when he replaced Robert Fico.

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Trnava

Slovakia tests a million people each week yet fails to contain coronavirus spread

The government insists on antigen testing, ignoring instructions for use, with lags in more accurate PCR testing and tracing of contacts.

People in protective masks on public transport in Bratislava.

Covid automat arrives in a week. How will the measures change?

The new system puts an end to unpredictability but counts on regular mass testing. Some coalition partners want that to change.

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More aggressive COVID strain probably dominant in Slovakia. It is not necessarily bad news

Virologists report they have found that the B.1.1.7 strain, first detected in the UK, is dominant in the samples from Trenčín.

Penalty block

A Roma man was fined with €500 for not observing anti-pandemic rules, unlike politicians

Ombudswoman Mária Patakyová is already dealing with the case.

Testing in Čadca

Second wave culminates, the worst month yet to come for hospitals

Health Minister Krajčí recommends that hospitals place job ads to find replacements for infected healthcare workers.

Bardejov

Threats have worked. People queued for COVID testing before the official start

The nationwide testing in Slovakia started with four districts in the north. Here is a report from the first day in Orava.

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A curfew for those who refuse testing? Lawyers and president have doubts

The government risks the Constitutional Court canceling the nationwide testing.

The Culture Ministry will support independent culture with at least €11 million, most of which, up to €9.5 million, will be redistributed by the Slovak Arts Council.

Thousands of artists threatened with bankruptcy during a pandemic

The delayed 'First Aid' scheme will help only a fraction of people working in the creative industries.

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Slovakia still does not have an app for tracing COVID-19 cases

An app that would notify users if they have encountered an infected person should be created by a company that was established a month ago.

Slovakia’s LGBTI community seeks to expand their rights.

If ruling coalition fulfils its promise, LGBTI couples should be able to inherit from each other by 2024

A last will might not be a sufficient solution for same-sex couples to prevent losing their common property.

PM Igor Matovič

A struggle for billions from the EU starts in the coalition

Slovakia has only been able to absorb a fraction of the money it is now about to receive from the recovery fund. Ministries disagree about who should be in charge.

Ján Mikas, head of the Public Health Authority

Chief hygienist: We knew infections would go up, we have no plans to close borders now

We know more about coronavirus today than in March, that is why we do not need to take nationwide measures for now, says Ján Mikas.

Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korčok

Another international scandal? Slovak consulate in St.Petersburg under scrutiny

Slovak consulate issued visa to a Russian citizen later involved in a murder in Berlin.

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OLaNO MPs and Igor Matovic say they want a law that will put all theses under strutiny.

OĽaNO places responsibility on junior partners to deal with plagiarism en masse

The prime minister and MPs of his party do not demand Boris Kollár's resignation, they want to check all academic degrees in the country.

Boris Kollár showing the originality protocol.

Why Kollár is wrong and his claims are indefensible (FAQs)

Kollár’s claim that stealing from other authors “is no tragedy” is wrong.

The state quarantine centre in Gabčíkovo.

Problematic state quarantine faces complaint in the Constitutional Court

One interpretation says the much-criticised quarantine in state facilities might have been unlawful all this time.

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