Presenter Adela Vinczeová (L) and Owen Patrick Fernandes with his family in April 2019.

News digest: Foreigners’ potential remains untapped, says Indian life coach

Blood donation campaign launches, Košice transport severely limited. Learn more in today's digest.

13. feb 2023
Trade unionists from the Košice Public Transport company have announced a strike on February 14.
13. feb 2023
The King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander (right) with Queen Máxima.

Dutch King and Queen to visit Slovakia in March

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will visit Bratislava and eastern Slovakia.

13. feb 2023
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán (L) and the then Slovak PM Robert Fico (R) meet in Bratislava on October 13, 2017.

Why we need to talk about Robert Fico

Smer’s leader went on Hungarian TV to show who his role model is.

13. feb 2023
A private company wants to build a lake for reptiles and amphibians in Liptov, central Slovakia.

Plans for a new Slovak lake greenlighted. It should have a bottom with floors

The lake will become a new home for reptiles, frogs and other amphibians.

Ľubica Stančíková 13. feb 2023
Mikuláš Dzurinda.

A former Slovak PM’s comeback hits a blue note

A political animal who put Slovakia back on the map, Mikuláš Dzurinda wants to save the country all over again with his newly formed Blue Coalition.

13. feb 2023
Owen Patrick Fernandes (R) as a guest on the Trochu Inak s Adelou television programme in April 2019.

‘Slovaks are mostly complainers.’ The Indian life coach who wants to see Slovakia thrive

Owen Patrick Fernandes – from tough life in India to life coaching in Slovakia via a life-changing road accident.

12. feb 2023
Hana Lasicová.

Maids were part of families, but they were treated like animals

10 questions for author Hana Lasicová about the recently premiered Slovak film "The Maid", which is based on her book of the same name.

Soňa Jánošová 12. feb 2023
Spectator College

Glossary: Young people and their world

Spectator College provides readers who want to improve their English with glossaries of useful words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College.

10. feb 2023
Less than eight months before the snap elections, so-called free lunches will return to schools again.

Free school meals are back. How much will parents pay?

Meals are not entirely free as MPs say.

10. feb 2023
Stock image.

News digest: Free meals brought back by those who stopped them

Germany to provide air defence systems, Pohoda festival announces more performers. Learn more in today's digest.

10. feb 2023
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, speaks with from right, Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger, right, Latvia's Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins and Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala during a meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on February 9, 2023.

Ukraine's President Zelensky asks Slovakia for grounded Soviet-made fighter jets

Germany to provide stationary air defence systems to Slovakia.

10. feb 2023
A teddy bear sits outside a cafe in Banská Štiavnica, central Slovakia, on September 12, 2017.

Weekend: Valentine's Day ideas for you and your partner

Nature in art, fortress intertwined with legends, photography and lots of music.

10. feb 2023

Slovaks significantly overestimate higher price growth

Expected inflation impacts decisions of people about future spending.

10. feb 2023
Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová and James Thomson at Spectator College discussion.
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People can still recognise reliable sources

During serious situations, people tend to turn to the mainstream media.

10. feb 2023
Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová

One day in the life of a reporter

The Slovak Spectator spent a day with leading journalist Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová to learn what her job entails.

10. feb 2023
Students at Leaf Academy study Entrepreneurial Leadership, in which they tackle real issues, problems and business ideas.

International schools: Opening doors to study abroad

Private schools offer various leaving exams.

10. feb 2023
Almost 2,000 white, red, and rosé wines from all over the world were sampled at the competition.

Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava

Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between February 9 and February 19, plus regular services in different languages, training, temporary exhibitions, classical music and highlights of the year.

9. feb 2023
All stops will be request stops from February 13, 2023.

News digest: How to signal Bratislava bus drivers to stop for you

30 years in UNESCO, Minister Káčer's 'unacceptable' claim, and the highest financial punishment for tax authority's former head.

9. feb 2023
František Imrecze, ex-president of the Financial Administration, talks to the press after the court announced the final verdict in his case on February 9, 2023.

Former head of Slovak tax authority convicted in corruption scandal

František Imrecze has been sentenced to reportedly pay the highest financial punishment.

9. feb 2023
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