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    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
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      Volvo to open dedicated electric car plant in Slovakia

      Swedish carmaker opens first new factory in Europe in 60 years as it steps up shift to battery power

    • Monday, 13 June, 2022
      Europe Express
      Crunch time for Ukraine’s EU candidate status Premium content

      EU commissioners meet today to discuss how to phrase opinion

    • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
      Slovakia prosecutor drops charges against ECB council member

      Corruption case against country’s central bank chief Peter Kažimír to be reviewed

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Europe Express
      EU commission ready to approve Poland’s recovery plan Premium content

      Warsaw will not receive money until it reaches firm milestones on judicial independence

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Italy and Spain lead fresh round of European expulsions of Russian diplomats

      Number of ejected officials reaches 300 as EU ministers discuss harsher sanctions on Moscow

    • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine’s plea for Soviet-era anti-aircraft systems goes unanswered

      US plan to provide long-range missile defence runs into resistance from those countries that have the munitions

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      European protests against Covid curbs spread to Brussels

      Demonstrations turn violent as governments across EU prepare stricter measures to contain pandemic

    • Thursday, 18 November, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Europe toughens restrictions to tackle wave of Covid infections

      Germany introduces measures to tackle record caseload as two Austria states announce lockdowns

    • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      European countries bring back Covid restrictions as cases rise

      Ireland, Slovakia and Czech Republic to roll out measures to curb spread of virus

    • Monday, 8 November, 2021
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      AI tested as university exams undergo digital shift

      Czech team among those using artificial intelligence and machine learning to enable fairer online exams

    • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
      Slovakia’s central bank governor charged in corruption case

      Peter Kazimir says he is not aware of violating any law

    • Tuesday, 15 June, 2021
      Slovakia court orders retrial over journalist’s murder

      President says ruling an ‘important step’ in restoring public confidence in judiciary

    • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
      Interview
      Slovakia urges EU to allocate more vaccines to needy states

      PM says greater ‘solidarity’ needed as immunisation rates diverge across bloc

    • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      EU cuts Austria, Slovenia and Czech Republic from extra vaccine deal

      Doses assigned to hard-hit states after bitter row over trio’s demand for larger shares

    • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
      Slovak prime minister quits in bid to quell coalition infighting

      Igor Matovic swaps jobs with finance minister Eduard Heger following dispute over Covid-19 vaccines

    • Sunday, 28 March, 2021
      Slovak PM offers to swap jobs to end coalition crisis

      Matovic drops preconditions for stepping down and agrees to exchange posts with finance minister

    • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
      News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
      Policy mis-steps blamed for amplifying central Europe’s third Covid wave

      Czech Republic has highest cumulative death toll in world in per-capita terms

    • Monday, 22 March, 2021
      Slovakian vaccine row intensifies as minister resigns

      Governing coalition racked by dispute over Russian jabs amid calls for premier also to step down

    • Sunday, 21 March, 2021
      Slovak PM ready to step down over Russian vaccine feud

      Coalition in crisis after Matovic announced purchase of 2m doses of Sputnik V Covid jab

    • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Central Europe braced for third wave of coronavirus

      Czech Republic warns health service may require help from EU states as deaths surge in Slovakia

    • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Slovakia’s mass coronavirus testing finds 57,500 new cases

      High participation in landmark screening programme identifies previously unknown hotspots

    • Friday, 30 October, 2020
      News in-depthCoronavirus treatment
      Slovakia prepares to test entire population for coronavirus

      Everyone aged over 10 asked to take part as authorities try to slow pandemic

    • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
      Leader of Slovak far-right party sentenced to jail

      Marian Kotleba receives 4-year prison term after making neo-Nazi reference

    • Sunday, 11 October, 2020
      Interview
      Europe must be tougher on rule of law, says Slovak president

      Zuzana Caputova warns EU risks becoming ‘hostage’ to authoritarian member states

    • Sunday, 4 October, 2020
      News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
      Central Europe struggles in second Covid surge after earlier success

      Strict lockdowns helped region handle spring crisis better than western Europe, but now the number of cases is rising

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