Pumpkins.

Halloween approaches, giving some Slovaks the heebie-jeebies

Celtic holiday of Samhain belongs to Slovakia as well.

Assembly hall for the Volkswagen Touareg and Škoda Superb body shop in Bratislava in March 2024.

News digest: Shift reductions at Volkswagen prompt union concerns

The culture minister will face a vote of no confidence, and Bratislava will celebrate photography.

Eggs are transported by conveyor from the large-scale laying hen farm to the sorting facility at Hydina Holding in Kežmarok on October 2, 2018.

Egg supply faces strain as the largest farm battles avian flu

Slovakia has seen a drop in egg prices, yet avian flu could drive prices higher over the festive season.

State Scientific Library in Prešov.

Culture Ministry’s controversial choices: Who needs experience anyway?

The Culture Ministry’s controversial leadership appointments have left the State Scientific Library in Prešov in turmoil.

Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický.

Slovakia’s fiscal plan wins a rating agency’s endorsement

S&P affirms A+ rating, yet agency warns of hurdles and risks to EU funds.

Hlas leader and presidential candidate Peter Pellegrini and former Czech PM Andrej Babiš meet ahead of the second round of the Slovak presidential election in Bratislava on April 3, 2024.

Last Week: Slovak government cuts a deal with Babiš, whitewashing history

Interior Ministry plays politics with Czechoslovakia’s secret-police past.

Petra Klimová Dzvoníková with The Slovak Spectator moderator James Thomson.
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Petush Nasklee: Redefining individuality via fashion, art and genuine discussions

Petra Klimová Dzvoníková, known online as Petush Nasklee, is a Slovak influencer and podcaster.

Nikola Húsková and her boyfriend Dominik Pokorný.

Young Slovaks swiping right, for love and a broken heart

An expert and an older couple offer some advice on relationships.

An employee operates the assembly line for the Land Rover Defender model at the Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing plant in Nitra on October 25, 2023.

News digest: Broken police booking system may deter foreign workers, firms warn

There's just one more weekend before the Tatras hiking trails close for the winter, doubts about the effectiveness of the Slovak aid to Cuba, plus a local family firm's global success story.

Štefan (left) and Peter Marčák from the Telegrafia company.

From Košice to the world: Brothers find success exporting sirens abroad

Telegrafia alarm systems warn people of floods and earthquakes.

People walk down the street during a power outage caused by Hurricane Oscar in Havana, Cuba, on October 20, 2024. Cuba has been experiencing widespread power outages since Friday, October 18, 2024.

Slovakia sends aid to Cuba, but will it really help?

Prime Minister Robert Fico also plans to visit the island nation.

If you plan to travel by night train on Saturday evening, be prepared for an extended pause.

The clocks go back this weekend; three cross-country night trains will be affected

Most of us will get an extra hour in bed; some will spend that hour in a motionless train.

Mirko Husár cooks on his own YouTube channel.
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10-year-old Slovak boy shows the world that cooking can be easy – and fun

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.

The Strašidlá na Smolenickom Zámku event.

Weekend: Are you afraid of the dark?

With Halloween around the corner, there will be a lot of carving ahead. Here's what to do during the weekend.

A tram in Bratislava.

News digest: Bratislava aims to connect its main railway station to the airport

Operation Coldplay yields results, and why the Slovak police checked Hungarian taxis on Thursday.

Riverbank in Bratislava

Foreigners share their favourite running routes in Bratislava

Bratislava's diverse landscape and variety of routes cater to every runner.

Klarisky Concert Hall

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Tips for events between October 26 and November 1.

The national anthem, "Nad Tatrou sa blýska", is played at the ice-hockey stadium in Trenčín in February 2023.

The national anthem gets a makeover amid political tensions

Composer Oskar Rózsa leads a fresh rendition of the anthem, but not everyone is on board with the timing of this cultural revamp.

An old bicycle in Budmerice, Pezinok district, in October 2015.

Did Slovakia give the world the wheel? Historians think so

Archaeologists argue the birthplace of the wheel could be the Slovak Carpathians, not Mesopotamia.

The red-necked wallaby in its enclosure at the Košice Zoo on March 8, 2023.

Slovakia’s unlikely visitor survived winter but not the road

The red-necked wallaby became a familiar figure in northern Slovakia, hopping through the countryside, until a car crash on a quiet evening ended its journey.

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