Good evening. Here is theThursday, January 18 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes.
Flying to Košice from Bratislava? It’s a plan
Košice airport. (source: TASR)
Flights between Bratislava and Košice could be revived in the future.
The Transport Ministry could support them with a subsidy following a recent change in legislation. According to Transport Minister Jozef Ráž Jr (Smer nom.), Slovakia has long needed such a connection.
Another flight will connect Košice and Gothenburg, which is nicknamed “Little London”, in Sweden. The Slovak city will become home to the Volvo plant. This connection is a commitment based on an international agreement on establishing the factory.
“We will announce an open call. Then, airlines can apply for our support,” said the minister.
The flights between Bratislava and Košice were brought to an end in January 2019. They had been operated by Czech Airlines.
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FEATURE STORY FOR THURSDAY
Old case of the president’s kidnapped son
SIS chief Ivan Lexa in the nineties. (source: SME archive)
In 2024, almost 30 years since the kidnapping of the son of then-president Michal Kováč, and seven years after the cancellation of the amnesties pertinent to acting president Vladimír Mečiar, Slovakia may expect the opening of the trial in the August 1995 case.
WHAT’S ON IN BRATISLAVA
Hiking, a 90s party, and a hockey game
HC Slovan Bratislava play against HC Košice on January 12, 2024. (source: TASR)
Explore our selection of Bratislava events for the coming days: a few concerts, a ballet performance, but also a hike outside the city. You can all find them in our two compilations of events: 3 things to do for free and Top 10 events in Bratislava.
In other news
President Zuzana Čaputová held a speech in parliament on Tuesday to tell the government off for trying to amend the Criminal Code drastically and without any prior discussion.
In Davos, PM Robert Fico said that Slovakia could soon become a country with a four-day work week. For now, it should be an experiment, he added.
On TA3, SNS party leader Andrej Danko officially confirmed that he was going to run for president in spring. Last week, he crashed into a traffic light pole.
Despite ongoing anti-government protests, Smer remains to be the most popular party, the new AKO poll shows. With 22.1 percent, it came first. Then, Progresívne Slovensko followed with 19.9 percent. Hlas (14.3 percent) ended in third place. It is estimated that 25,000 people took to the streets in Bratislava on Thursday evening. People protested against changes to the Criminal Code in other towns, too.
People in Slovakia protest against Robert Fico's government in Bratislava on January 18, 2024. (source: TASR)
WEATHER FOR FRIDAY: Cloudy, less cloud later in the day. The highest daytime temperature will range from -5°C to 3°C. Various weather warnings are in place. See all of them here. (SHMÚ)
JANUARY 19 NAME DAY IN SLOVAKIA: Drahomíra, Mário.
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