Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová.

Glossary: Who is your role model?

The Spectator College glossary relates to the Role Models topic.

1. jun 2022

News digest: Ukraine will win the war, Slovak president says

Free transport in Slovakia for Ukrainian refugees will end. Soaring prices of building materials causing problems.

31. may 2022
The Crutch Breaker statue and the symbol of the spa town of Piešťany standing for almost 90 years near the Collonade Bridge will undergo overhaul.
31. may 2022
Material physicist Ján Dusza.

Material physicist: We publish things that are of interest to the world

Ján Dusza earned the ESET Science Award in 2021.

31. may 2022
Ryanair will operate almost 60 flights a week at Bratislava airport during the summer.

Ryanair to operate 21 regular flights from Bratislava airport in summer

Bratislava airport handled a total of 226,070 passengers in the first four months of 2022.

31. may 2022
Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová visited Ukraine on May 31, 2022.
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Slovak President Čaputová visits Kyiv

Zuzana Čaputová met with Ukraine's President Zelensky and addressed Ukrainian MPs.

31. may 2022
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Inflation stops Bratislava tram line extension

According to a councillor, the deadline was too tight.

31. may 2022
The place where the contaminated water from the mine flows into Slaná River.

Blame shifting over polluted river

Offices and companies point fingers at each other over major pollution that has killed aquatic wildlife.

31. may 2022
Prices of building steel and wood have skyrocketed.

Soaring prices of materials make life hard for construction planners

Some sellers have started selling construction materials through auctions.

31. may 2022
Scientists want to harness the same process that fuels the Sun. A megaproject that should generate power from nuclear fusion is being built in France.

Fusion power is still decades away, but Slovak scientists are helping to bring it closer

After ITER is completed, they say a working reactor could arrive in 2050.

31. may 2022

News digest: Where is the prime minister?

Finance Minister Igor Matovič considers rainbow flags on public buildings to be propaganda. Slovakia should invest in border crossings with Ukraine, PM Eduard Heger's adviser claims.

30. may 2022
Jaguar Land Rover Slovakia has announced it is going to be hiring hundreds of new employees in the months to come.

Jaguar Land Rover to hire hundreds of workers by autumn

Vacancies are also open to Ukrainian people.

30. may 2022
The Diners Club CS credit card company is ending its business activities in Slovakia.

Legendary credit card firm terminating operations in Slovakia

Credit cards issued by Diners Club CS will expire in early August.

30. may 2022
Weekend of Open Parks and Gardens is a popular event in Slovakia.

Vertical, musical, or by bike. Gardens across Slovakia open to the public again

The message of this year's Weekend of Open Parks and Gardens is how the climate crisis changes the way we should look at parks.

30. may 2022
The police took Kováčik directly to prison.

Ex-special prosecutor is now in prison after breakthrough verdict

Slovakia is finally punishing high state officials for breaking the law.

30. may 2022
The building of the public service broadcaster, Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS).

Eight men vie to lead the public-service broadcaster

Current director Jaroslav Rezník wants to finish projects.

Daniel Bernát 30. may 2022
OĽaNO MP György Gyimesi.

Two MPs propose banning rainbow flags in state institutions

OĽaNO's György Gyimesi is violating coalition agreement.

30. may 2022
The Greek Catholic Church of Ss Cyril & Methodius, Stropkov

Echoes of history in eastern Slovakia

There are some eerie parallels between the region's past and Ukraine's more recent travails.

Andrew Giarelli 30. may 2022
Eduard Heger, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, attends a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 25, 2022.

The two faces of Slovakia's prime minister: One for home, one for the world

After an initial stumble, the Slovak prime minister, Eduard Heger, is having a ‘good’ war. It’s at home that his problems are mounting.

30. may 2022
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Non-discrimination obligations start with the job interview

Equal treatment and the prohibition against discrimination are fundamental principles of law for the employment relationship.

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30. may 2022
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