A scene from Hotel Usvit
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Dreaming after sunrise

Dreams come alive as with Hotel Sunrise Slovak cinematography takes a stride toward the sublime.

7. mar 2017
Slovak Economy MInister Peter Žiga

Žiga: We can cooperate with Iran in peaceful use of nuclear energy

Slovakia and Iran could cooperate in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, Slovak's visit to the latter country shows.

7. mar 2017
Ján Volko, runner winning silver medal at European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade

The surprise of young sprinter Volko

The weekend at the European Indoor Athletics saw a Slovak athlete take the second place, surprising not just audiences but also his coach.

7. mar 2017
Mitsubishi at Chicago Auto Show, illustrative stock photo

A fifth carmaker could come to Slovakia

The country with the biggest number of cars produced per capita, Slovakia, could add a fifth carmaker in the future.

7. mar 2017
Household consumption, illustrative stock photo

Slovak economy grew at 3-percent pace in Q4 2016

The pace of growth of the Slovak economy slowed down by the end of 2016, the Slovak Statistics Office (ŠÚ) found in its recent report.

7. mar 2017

Topic: Science and technology (Excercise)

In exercise for this topic we focus on skill: Presentations.

7. mar 2017

Glossary: Turn off the light every time you can, experts advise

Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.

7. mar 2017
Visualisation of the Slovak National Gallery, main front, after reconstruction.

Slovak presidency changed but did not stop SNG reconstruction

More a year ago, reconstruction on the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava was launched. The Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2016 did not stop them but did, however, require changes in the project.

7. mar 2017
Illustrative stock photo

New levy to raise insurance premiums

Rates may rise only marginally for some types of insurance, but others could increase by 15 percent or more, experts say.

7. mar 2017

Investment support in Slovakia

Conditions for receiving state incentives in Slovakia differ.

7. mar 2017
Illustrative stock photo

Firms will flee to tax havens

The actual number of companies registered in tax havens may be much higher than statistics suggest.

7. mar 2017
Drawing courses in English by Robert Stollar

Portrait-drawing course in English develops in Bratislava

Those who would like to find a new hobby, or return to an earlier one, even without good knowledge of Slovak can attend the visual arts for beginners to intermediate course, lectured by an ex-pat.

6. mar 2017
Igor Matovič

OLaNO leader Matovič has to pay fine and may lose MP mandate

The Constitutional Court confirmed the verdict for Igor Matovič.

6. mar 2017

High winds again topple trees in High Tatras

Forests in the Podspády and Tatranská Javorina protected areas were especially damaged.

6. mar 2017
Migration crisis was one of causes for the rise in conspiracies and fake or hybrid news; illustrative stock photo
6. mar 2017

Completion of Mochovce nuclear plant remains unresolved

Last week’s general assembly of Slovenské Elektrárne did not deal with the matter.

6. mar 2017
The St Elizabeth‘s Cathedral in Košice.

IBM opens its first Internet of Things service in Košice

The new centre will be part of IBM’s client innovation centre.

6. mar 2017
PM Robert Fico

Fico keeps changing his opinion of Mečiar’s amnesties

The discussion was re-opened especially after cinemas started screening the new film, Únos (Kidnap).

6. mar 2017
Britain's Richard Kilty (r) crosses the finish line to win the the men's 60-meter final ahead of second place Slovakia's Jan Volko (l).
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Slovak sprinter second in 60m race

Ján Volko is the first Slovak athlete to compete in the 60m sprint.

6. mar 2017
Jozef Metelka
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Slovak para-cyclist defends world title

Jozef Metelka won two medals at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Los Angeles.

6. mar 2017
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