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EU recovery plan opens a window of opportunity if Slovakia can use it well
Experts recommend spending billions of euros from the recovery fund on transforming Slovakia’s industry-driven economy.Jana Liptáková, 9. Jul 2020, at 13:23
Bratislava becomes home of European Labour Authority
ELA is meant to make Europe’s labour market fairer and enable citizen mobility.Jana Liptáková, Nina Hrabovská Francelová, 23. Jun 2020, at 13:00
Digital economy index: Slovakia at bottom ranks among EU states
About 82 percent of Slovaks use the internet and two-thirds use online banking.Compiled by Spectator staff, 16. Jun 2020, at 13:58
The EU delegation for the Youth 20 Summit will be led by a Slovak
Miriam Prívarová is the first Slovak to lead the summit, which officially accompanies the meeting of G20 leaders.Compiled by Spectator staff, 20. May 2020, at 21:15
Legal questions raised as border closures extended
Negotiations start on holiday ‘corridor’ to Croatia, but health experts call for people to stay in Slovakia.Nina Hrabovská Francelová, 7. May 2020, at 19:56
Former minister Lajčák set to return to the Balkans
The former foreign affairs minister is one of Slovakia's top diplomats.Compiled by Spectator staff, 31. Mar 2020, at 14:16
New minister will fly in from Washington
SaS put forward a top professional diplomat. Ivan Korčok is a safe pair of hands, analysts say.Nina Hrabovská Francelová, 19. Mar 2020, at 18:02
Slovakia fails to catch up with regional peers and the EU
Slovakia has made little progress in addressing the Commission’s 2019 recommendations.Compiled by Spectator staff, 26. Feb 2020, at 22:35
Youth in Slovakia most critical toward the US among V4 peers
They tend to position Slovakia somewhere between the east and west.Compiled by Spectator staff, 5. Feb 2020, at 14:13
When did the foreign press write about Slovakia the most?
German dailies paid more attention to Slovakia than their French and Italian counterparts between 2000 and 2017.Nina Hrabovská Francelová, 15. Jan 2020, at 16:54
Slovaks living in the UK should register their residence
The recommendation was issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry.Compiled by Spectator staff, 15. Jan 2020, at 13:16
Europe needs to adapt and act swiftly and firmly
The legacy of 1989 is freedom, unity, and sovereignty.Christophe Léonzi3. Jan 2020, at 6:40
Life on the Slovak-Ukrainian border: Buried migrants, dead border guards
Fewer illegal border crossings.Nina Hrabovská Francelová, 29. Nov 2019, at 9:01
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Bratislava will not lose the EU office despite discord
EU institutions clash over a selection procedure of the ELA’s seat.Compiled by Spectator staff, 20. Nov 2019, at 22:21
Slovaks the third lowest at risk of poverty in the EU
The EU is markedly failing to meet its Europe 2020 strategy.Compiled by Spectator staff, 22. Oct 2019, at 14:01
New EU labour authority officially launched
Slovakia’s labour minister says that the European Labour Authority can serve as a small European Commission.Compiled by Spectator staff, 17. Oct 2019, at 14:03
V4 countries reject EU’s plan on the redistribution of migrants
The plan was drafted by only four EU countries.Compiled by Spectator staff, 9. Oct 2019, at 14:02
Šefčovič recommended for EU commissioner post
Coordinators have unanimously approved Slovakia's nominee for the post.Compiled by Spectator staff, 1. Oct 2019, at 22:08
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Slovakia's highest-ranking EU officer returns home to join PS-Spolu
Vladimír Šucha will advise the parties on education.Compiled by Spectator staff, 10. Sep 2019, at 13:42
Von der Leyen wants Šefčovič in her inner circle
PM Peter Pellegrini said so after his meeting with the next European Commission president.Compiled by Spectator staff, 4. Sep 2019, at 22:01
- 1. News digest: Slovakia to spend three Advent weekends with testing. President wants it to be voluntary
- 2. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 3. Three rounds of testing should take place before Christmas
- 4. Conditions for opening restaurant terraces specified
- 5. Tugboat in Bratislava probably crashed and then sank
- 6. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,811 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 7. Slovak company created antibodies that prevent multiplication of the coronavirus
- 8. News digest: Former state secretary describes the corruption at courts
- 9. The 5G frequencies have been sold. Who has gained a license and for how much?
- 10. Most Slovaks reject milder penalties for marijuana
- 1. Three rounds of testing should take place before Christmas
- 2. Which are the largest law firms in Slovakia?
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,811 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 4. Most Slovaks reject milder penalties for marijuana
- 5. News digest: Slovakia to spend three Advent weekends with testing. President wants it to be voluntary
- 6. News digest: Sulík presents his pandemic plan, but PM Matovič remains critical
- 7. Who was behind the sale of one of the biggest banks in Slovakia
- 8. Tugboat in Bratislava probably crashed and then sank
- 9. Where to buy locally produced Christmas presents in Bratislava
- 10. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 1. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,811 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 2. Vegetarian blues (from our archive)
- 3. Street protests as Slovakia marks the Velvet Revolution anniversary
- 4. News digest: Another nationwide testing could take place before the holidays
- 5. Three rounds of testing should take place before Christmas
- 6. Which are the largest law firms in Slovakia?
- 7. News digest: Things will get worse if we do nothing, says health minister
- 8. How to travel to and from Slovakia during COVID-19
- 9. Most Slovaks reject milder penalties for marijuana
- 10. News digest: Slovakia to spend three Advent weekends with testing. President wants it to be voluntary