Wage costs keep increasing in Slovakia.
20. feb
Coalition parties chairs from left: Matúš Šutaj Eštok (Hlas), Robert Fico (Smer) and Andrej Danko (SNS).

News digest: One step forward to resolve coalition crisis

A curious case of a Tajik man in Slovakia, an interview with Kate Winslet. Learn more in today's digest.

19. feb
Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok in parliament.

Court orders release of Tajik man called terrorist by interior minister

Police acted neither correctly, nor effectively, court says.

19. feb
Michal Djordjevič in Moscow.
19. feb
In this postcard, we see Telgárt in the 1920s.

Ruthenian resistors

Protestant missionaries had to leave so they did not starve.

Branislav Chovan 19. feb
Energy distribution companies recomend not to install oversized solar systems.

Blowing excess green electricity into the air? Yes, also in Slovakia

First facility converting excess solar energy into heat to be built in central Slovakia.

19. feb
Kate Winslet.

I feel sorry for the world young people live in today, says Kate Winslet

She enjoys watching tennis players roaring like lionesses while playing.

Kristína Kúdelová 19. feb
Prime Minister Robert Fico

Who remains in PM Robert Fico’s inner circle?

Since the assassination attempt, the premier has distanced himself from his political partners.

19. feb
In the photo, from left: President of Slovakia Peter Pellegrini, Hlas party leader and Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok, Smer party leader and Prime Minister Robert Fico, and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Andrej Danko during a press conference following a roundtable meeting of political parties on Slovakia’s foreign policy orientation, organised by the head of state at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

News digest: Fico’s deadline passes, but his partners come up empty

Foreign minister finally admits his mistake, Greta Thunberg in Slovakia, and friction in the opposition.

18. feb
Cases of colorectal, breast and prostate cancer have soared in Slovakia.

Cancer cases soar in Slovakia – and poor lifestyle choices are to blame

Experts say screening and faster treatment could prevent thousands of deaths.

18. feb
Košice could play a role in the European expansion of Polestar.

Košice emerges as a possible hub for Polestar manufacturing in Europe

Speculation mounts over Polestar 7 production in Slovakia as Chinese-backed EV brand seeks to navigate EU tariffs.

18. feb
Period postcards depict the Schoeller Manor with its park.

Once home to free-roaming animals and a geyser, Levice’s park is set to be restored to its former glory

The park was designed over 120 years ago by Swedish architect Carl Gustav Swensson.

Jana Némethová 18. feb
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.

Dave Grohl’s tangled Slovak roots

There might be a reason why the famous musician does not talk about them much.

18. feb
Director of Studia Academica Slovaca, Michaela Mošaťová, during the opening of the Slovak language and culture summer school, Studia Academica Slovaca, in Bratislava on July 31, 2023.

Inspired by foreigners, Professor leads centre improving Slovak language education for them

Associate Professor Michaela Mošaťová says there is no officially specified qualification for lecturers of Slovak as a foreign language.

18. feb
Robert Fico

Slovakia’s state-run polling agency has published its first political poll results

Fico’s fourth government pledged to go back to state polls in its progamme statement.

18. feb
Spectator College

Glossary: Culture and Art

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.

17. feb
Illustrative image.
17. feb
Transport Minister Jozef Ráž.
17. feb
Rainbow Pride festival in Bratislava in 2024
17. feb
Illustrative image.
17. feb
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