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Maroš Žilinka

Justice minister considers the change a political risk and burden.

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Petržalka on February 15, 2021

I look outside of the window and I do not have a feeling there is a lockdown, analyst claims.

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A little more than two-thirds of children attend municipal kindergartens in eastern Slovakia.

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The start of the Visegrad cooperation in 1991: Presidents Lech Walesa, Árpád Göncz, and Václav Havel. (in the centre)

V4 as one power bloc in the EU is not a good idea, writes the Slovak foreign minister.

15. feb
Fires in Australia in early 2020.

Adaptation action must go hand in hand with reducing emissions, writes the Australian Ambassador to Slovakia.

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Vaccination of teachers under 55 using the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in Žilina.

Government cites the new variants spreading in Europe as the reason. Hospitals still under strain, vaccination of teachers finally underway.

15. feb
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František Böhm was involved in corruption cases involving former top police officials.

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

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

11. feb

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Rules at borders change. Everybody entering Slovakia from abroad must enter quarantine

Cross-country commuters will have an exception to the new rules.

10. feb
Monika Jankovská

Former ex-state secretary Jankovská may be released from custody

As the prosecutor appealed the decision, the case will be discussed by the Supreme Court.

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Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,442 new cases confirmed (graphs)

The total number of cases has exceeded 279,600.

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Volkswagen's Bratislava plant named the brand's best factory for the second year in a row

The award was given based on four areas: effectivity, quality, environmental protection and the satisfaction of employees.

9. feb
Entrepreneurs are not happy with the state pandemic aid.

Most entrepreneurs encounter problems with state pandemic aid, survey shows

Only 5 percent of respondents consider the communication between the government and the business sector as positive.

12. feb
After Bratislava, Košice is the second centre of the business service sector in Slovakia.

BUSINESS FOCUS: Business service sector shows resiliency to pandemic crisis

Lay-offs, digitalisation, robotisation, business environment as well as the new home office legislation are among the highlights of the latest Business Focus.

12. 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
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
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
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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Roundup: A virtual exhibition, inspired by Alfonz Mucha, ironises Slovak history

Bojnice Zoo closed, Košice Zoo reopened, and a safari experience planned in Bratislava Zoo.

12. feb
Peter Ondrejička and Noël Czuczor as Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler in the Správa (The Report) film.
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Slovak film will not compete for Oscars despite being favoured

But the Czech-Slovak co-produced film by Agnieszka Holland has a chance to succeed.

11. feb
Slovakia's Petra Vlhová shows her silver medal for the women's combined race, at the alpine ski World Championships, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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Petra Vlhová wins her first medal at the world championship

The Slovak skier placed second in the Alpine Combined.

15. 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