Klemens Wersonig

Brain drain makes work of headhunters more difficult in Slovakia

Finding candidates takes longer, with fewer available.

1. jun 2023
Vrakuňa’s citizens presented apples washed in water with leaked toxins at the protest in 2016.

Chemical time bomb in Bratislava’s Vrakuňa keeps ticking

The state is failing to solve leaking chemical waste dump.

31. may 2023
Volt Slovensko will participate in the 2024 European elections.

News digest: New Globsec survey confirms Slovak affinity for Russian propaganda

Police from Roma abuse case to face court again, Germany pulling its Patriot, and an interview with a Nobel Prize winner.

31. may 2023
Six Roma boys were reportedly bullied by police officers in Košice in March 2009
31. may 2023
"Patriot" anti-aircraft missile systems

Germany to move its Patriot battery, offers air space protection

Czech and Polish jets currently guard Slovak skies.

31. may 2023

2023: The largest employment firms in Slovakia

In 2022, the labour market was mainly affected by the war in Ukraine, high inflation and the trends in artificial intelligence.

31. may 2023
The Swedish Radio building.

While Sweden moves to protect journalists more, Slovakia waits for politicians to act

Journalists in both countries are facing more harassment, polls show.

31. may 2023
In Slovakia, the support for NATO and EU is dropping.

Slovaks see threat in the US, shows Globsec survey

People fear supporting Ukraine means provoking Russia.

31. may 2023
Emmanuelle Charpentier.

Nobel Prize winner: Pandemic threat from bacteria, fungi, is not just sci-fi

Emmanuelle Charpentier in Bratislava to promote top science festival.

31. may 2023
Doctors are obliged to issue a sick leave certificate electronically from June 1.

Doctors obliged to issue electronic sick notes from June

Many are said to continue not using the new ePN service.

31. may 2023
Toilets, alcohol, and their relation.

Slovak Matters: One word, a hundred meanings

A discussion on prefixes takes a journey from mistakes through to toilets and alcohol - because they are related of course.

31. may 2023
The Liszt Garden in Bratislava
30. may 2023

News digest: Great Resignation wave is not over

Criticised public lightning in Bratislava, three good news stories from Slovakia, and a town that has failed to erase its huge debt.

30. may 2023
SNP Bridge in Bratislava at night.

New city lamps prevent some Bratislavans from getting good sleep

Light pollution in Bratislava also affects Brno, an expert claims.

and 1 more 30. may 2023

Managers in Slovakia consider quitting more often

Companies saw a significant increase in searches for directors as well as narrowly specialised experts.

30. may 2023

2023: Largest HR companies in Slovakia

More than just well-known names placed on the list of the 10 largest HR companies in Slovakia.

30. may 2023
30. may 2023
	
A Ukrainian soldier sits in a trench at the frontline near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on May 26, 2023.

Playing not to lose: the West needs a killer instinct for Ukraine

Playing any game to win and not to lose, is a mentality that is learned and rarely ever engrained at inception.

30. may 2023
A Slovak farmer runs a self-service strawberry stadn in eastern Slovakia.

Slovak farmer tests people's honesty with his strawberry stand

Read a selection of short positive stories from Slovakia.

30. may 2023
Bratislava's Devín district.

Devín indebted for 500 years, necessitating a tailored law

The district has suffered enough, says expert.

29. may 2023
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