The immigrant stories are a source of hope, encouragement and inspiration.

Life today feels tough, but our ancestors faced harder battles

In an age where millennials struggle with mortgages and the cost of living, it's easy to romanticize the past.

24. sep 2024
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Glossary: Jobs

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.

23. sep 2024
Karin Sarkisjan is originally from Yerevan. She grew up in Armenia before moving to Slovakia.

Straddling two worlds, this Armenian artist feels like an alien who doesn’t belong anywhere

A composer and pianist reflects on her path from Armenia to Slovakia, where she has made her mark in theatre and world music.

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News digest: For average Slovaks, the electric car dream remains unaffordable

New Slovak passports may have ornaments from an image bank, Slovak tennis player experiencing career surge. Learn more in today's digest.

23. sep 2024
The Slovak passport.

‘Dilettante splurge’: Slovakia’s new passport design sparks outrage

The ornaments resemble designs by a Polish artist, who admits they were an inspiration.

23. sep 2024
Rebecca Šramková.

Kicked out of her home and broke, she defies the odds to win her first WTA title

Tennis player Rebecca Šramková's journey is not an ordinary story, far from it.

23. sep 2024
The Hučivá diera cave.

Stone Age culture from western Europe found in Tatra cave for the first time

Analogous tools appear primarily in the territory of today's England, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

23. sep 2024
Robert Fico and his fellow coalition leaders Matúš Šutaj Eštok and Andrej Danko announce the measures to consolidate public finances.

Last Week: Fico does two things he has never done before

Breaking new taboos, PM sidelines the opposition in parliament and hikes VAT.

23. sep 2024

Discover roots that we don’t have just at home

The Milan Šimečka Foundation invites you to the 19th edition of the fjúžn festival.

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23. sep 2024
David Timis, right, and Ian Bird, speaking at the Festival of Future held by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Slovakia) in Bratislava on September 12.

AI expert believes that people develop some important skills only by doing the hard work

David Timis believes that brainstorming potential is one of the most underrated ways to use AI-powered chatbots.

23. sep 2024
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Hauerland: Bringing your brand to life with promotional products

Hauerland has been a prominent player in the advertising products industry for 33 years.

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23. sep 2024

Atypical bottles reflect the character of business’s owner

Bricol, a family firm, has been serving big and small clients alike for 34 years.

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23. sep 2024
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News digest: R1 closed for emergency bridge demolition (and no, tanks were not to blame)

Pro-government conspiracy theorist to 'protect' journalists, locals urge PM Fico to halt a battery factory.

20. sep 2024
A public meeting on the planned investment in Šurany in early September.

Plan to build major battery factory in Šurany encounters growing resistance

Locals have organised a petition and are asking Prime Minister Fico to stop the project. At a September meeting, they shouted down investors' representatives.

20. sep 2024
Dominik Papala (l) with the current foreign minister, Juraj Blanár (Smer), at Frontinus Radio.

Pro-government conspiracy theorist is appointed to 'protect' journalists

Dominik Papala was installed on a key government platform in June, but the news has only recently emerged. Existing members say the platform's credibility has been undermined.

20. sep 2024
Mayim Bialik with the Czech translation of her book.
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The Big Bang Theory has a star with Czechoslovak roots

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.

20. sep 2024
Grape harvest festivities take place in and around Bratislava every September.

Weekend: Sun shines on fairs, grape harvest festivities and other open-air events

Perfect opportunity to go on some hikes. Here's what to do during the weekend of September 20-22.

20. sep 2024
Jörn Kaufhold moved to Slovakia in 2007.

A German who fell in love with Slovakia’s nature now shows its beauties to foreigners

Jörn Kaufhold originally planned to stay here for a year. Seventeen years on, he’s still here.

20. sep 2024

News digest: People in Slovak towns rally for change in Culture Ministry leadership

Rising motorway vignette charges, Slovak newlyweds and their ‘Ugly Duck’, and mediaeval secrets.

19. sep 2024
The Buštors and their Ugly Duck (car) below the Chimborazo mountain in Ecuador in July 2024.

Slovak newlyweds conquer Latin America in the ‘ugliest car in the world’

The Buštors’ Fiat previously ventured into Asia.

19. sep 2024
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