Slovakia orders partial lockdown as mass-testing goes underway
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has gone into a state of partial lockdown on Saturday as authorities kick-start a nationwide campaignContinue Reading
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COVID-19: Slovakia to deploy army in bid to test entire population
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia will mobilize thousands of soldiers to test its entire population of 5.5 million for COVID-19, theContinue Reading
Anti-COVID protests in Prague and Bratislava turn violent
Prague, Czech Republic – Paving stones, firecrackers and glass bottles versus cayenne pepper, explosive grenades and water cannons. Almost identicalContinue Reading
Former Slovak Prime Minister’s party takes the lead in latest polls
Bratislava, Slovakia – The new party of former Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini has taken the lead, according to theContinue Reading
Czech Republic to be added on Slovakia’s “high-risk” COVID list from Friday
Prague, Czech Republic- Slovakia has moved to add the Czech Republic on its “red list” of high-risk countries due toContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria vow to “keep borders open until last possible moment”
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia have vowed not to impose travel restrictions and to keep theirContinue Reading
Slovakia to tighten rules for people returning from “high-risk countries”
Bratislava, Slovakia – After reporting an increase in daily COVID-19 cases last week, Slovakia is set to tighten the rulesContinue Reading
“They say we’re the blight of the nation”: LGBTQ activists fear the worst in Slovakia and Hungary
Bratislava, Budapest – Though spring saw the coronavirus outbreak’s epicentre slowly drift from continental Europe toward the Americas, public attentionContinue Reading
Slovakia eases more coronavirus restrictions
Bratislava, Slovakia – Prime Minister Igor Matovic said that more anti-coronavirus restrictions in Slovakia will be lifted starting today. StartingContinue Reading
Slovak Prime Minister to visit Prague next week
Prague, Czech Republic – Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic is due to visit Prague on Wednesday, June 3, for hisContinue Reading
Slovakia extends flight ban until May 28
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak government has decided to extend the country-wide flight ban until May 28, local Sme dailyContinue Reading
Slovakia approves “smart quarantine” using voluntary mobile app
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Thursday, the Slovak government approved a new legislation to upgrade its tracking system and introduce aContinue Reading
Ambitious, vague, unrealistic: Slovak government manifesto draws mixed reactions
Bratislava, Slovakia – It’s 121 pages long. slovak manifesto The new Slovak cabinet, led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic andContinue Reading
President Zuzana Caputova most trusted politician in Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – President Zuzana Caputova is the most trusted politician in Slovakia, a new poll by the AKO AgencyContinue Reading
Slovak education: A skeleton in the closet “exposed” by pandemic
Bratislava, Slovakia – With Slovak schools under a nationwide lockdown since March 16, the internet has become the nation’s headmaster,Continue Reading