22 April 2020
COVID-19: Guidance for Employers in Slovakia
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The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has now been confirmed as a worldwide pandemic and the World Health Organization has declared that this is a public health emergency of international concern. Understandably, ...

09 April 2020
How will COVID-19 affect the general labour laws in Slovakia?
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As of 4 April 2020, new Labour Code (the "LC") provisions are effective which, inter alia, deal with and regulate special provisions during times of extraordinary situations (in Slovak: "mimoriadna situácia"), states of ...

05 January 2021
The Slovak Republic prepares a space law
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The Slovak Republic is a signatory of four of the five relevant UN international conventions on space and also supports the creation of non-legally binding UN instruments (e.g. guidelines on space debris).

23 October 2020
EU legislation update (October 2020)
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In the run-up to the European Parliament plenary vote on the Digital Services Act reports, we provide an overview of the main of MEPs for new the regulation of the digital services. The prepared regulation will be one ...

11 May 2020
Slovakia & COVID-19 & Impact on Public Procurement
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The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted a number of business sectors worldwide and undoubtedly also impacted public procurement procedures. The need to procure certain goods and services quickly or immediately, the inability ...

07 May 2020
Slovakia & COVID-19 & Financial update
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The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting our daily lives, as well as entrepreneurs' operations in all business sectors. The state authorities must react fast and adopt legislation aiming at mitigating the COVID-19 negative ...

19 November 2020
EU legislation update
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In this issue of EU legislation Updates, we bring you an insight into the framework of the prepared regulation of artificial intelligence and we will also follow-up on the information regarding development of digital ...

21 January 2021
EU legislation update (January 2021)
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In this issue of the EU Legislative Updates, we provide you with a brief overview of the European Commission's work program for 2021 and the key initiatives that the Commission plans to take this year. At the heart of ...

12 February 2019
Setting up a business in Slovakia
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Over the last decade the Slovak Republic has become an attractive country to foreign investors. This is due to factors including low tax rates of 19 or 25 per cent for individuals and 21 per cent for legal entities ...

29 January 2019
Online gambling is coming to Slovakia. What to expect?
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On 29 January 2019, the Slovak parliament adopted a new Gambling Act. Among other new provisions, one of the most significant announcements is that the state monopoly on online casino games has been abolished.