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Border crossing near Berg

Exceptions apply to cross-border commuters from neighbouring as well as other EU countries.

12. feb
The crossroad in Martinová.

Hungarians are unwanted in the north, Roma are unwanted everywhere.

12. feb
Bratislava’s Old Market Hall at Christmastime.

Canadian David Zieroth recounts the flavours, sounds and delightful peculiarities of Bratislava's Old Market Hall.

10. feb
Trnava

It has been indentified in samples from Slovakia and the Czech Republic and is believed to have developed independently from the British variant.

11. feb
Juraj Gábor with a drawing of the 'Sphéra' project.
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Formed from a wooden hemisphere and a dome, the globe-like artwork will host plenty of events.

11. feb
In solidarity with all people working in the creative industries, who have been hit hard by the crisis, a new installation named 'SOS Kultúra' is lit up at the Nádvorie independent culture centre in Trnava.
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Bojnice Zoo closed, Košice Zoo reopened, and a safari experience planned in Bratislava Zoo.

12. feb
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The registration system for vaccination and antigen tests underwent some changes.

11. feb
Chair of opposition Smer Robert Fico holds a petition sheet

Experts say it is disputable to ask people about election.

10. feb

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The empty streets of Bratislava

Curfew has been prolonged. Where will I need a negative test result?

These measures came into force on February 8.

8. feb
Healthcare worker registers a senior in vaccination centre, Trenčín.

More people willing to get vaccinated. Some eligible elderly do not know how

But there is a long way between the willingness to get vaccinated and actually getting the shot, sociologist says.

11. feb
Covid department in Galanta hospital

News digest: Death toll higher than the average in previous years, hospital capacity strained

First teachers will be vaccinated over the upcoming weekend, Daniel Lipšic to take oath as Special Prosecutor on February 15.

11. feb
Foreign investors said they would welcome less bureaucracy in Slovakia.

The state plans further reduction of bureaucratic burden. 19 documents will be submitted just once

One of the aims is to simplify the lives of parents with newborns.

10. feb
Pharmacy, illustrative stock photo

Drug co-payment to end for certain groups

Select groups will enjoy an exemption from surcharges at the cost of €37.5 million a year.

9. feb
French President Emmanuel Macron holds an umbrella as Slovakia's PM Igor Matovič speaks to the media before a working lunch at the Elysee Palace on February 3, 2021 in Paris.

The worst of pandemic politics in Slovakia now on display

Also this week: the floating Sputnik, Lipšic heads the office he founded, and employees can bid farewell to meal vouchers if they want to.

8. feb
"We have a generation of Roma young adults whose parents have never worked. And we have to persuade this generation to get an education and find a job." Anna Jurová

Left behind. The plight of Roma children under state care in Slovakia

It is very easy for Roma children to be sucked into the system, but virtually impossible for most to escape it until they come of age.

11. feb
Business service centres have shown high flexibility and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Favourable business environment creates competitive business centres

The shared service industry as such has demonstrated a high level of resiliency towards negative external developments.

8. feb
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An American with a stool sample walks into a Slovak hospital

Listen to Jeremy Hill's amusing account of the day he presented a Slovak nurse with a stool sample in a Tesco shopping bag.

8. feb
New facility for Félix teh bear is the top priority for the new director of Zoo Bratislava, Júlia Hanuliaková.
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‘Unprecedented’ Bratislava zoo set for overhaul as new boss takes the reins

Welfare of animals is top priority, insists director.

8. feb
The world celebrated wetlands on February 2. Slovakia has got 14 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 40,697 hectares. In the 2018 photo above, you can see geese from Siberia in one of those areas - Senianske Fishponds located in the village of Senné, eastern Slovakia.
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Roundup: A Slovak short film’s hat trick at a Los Angeles festival

A Slovak oak and a Slovak museum want to be the best in Europe.

5. feb
Petra Vlhova and her fan Marian Posa

Vlhová watched all the way in Malaysia

Fans love the Slovak skier. When she is racing, everything else stops.

2. feb
Slovakia's Petra Vlhová reacts in the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
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Vlhová had a great ride. She ended second in super-G

She kept her leading position in World Cup standings.

1. feb
Ján Sýkora is an easy-going ice-hockey player who has got a great sense of humour.
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Fashion brands mean nothing to me. Professional hockey player about his life in central Slovakia

In an entertaining interview, the down-to-earth ice hockey player, Ján Sýkora, talks about being a busy bee with a poor memory.

21. jan