Archive of articles - April 2025
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Slovakia clings to its gas transit dream, even as pipelines burn
Despite an explosion at a key Russian station, Bratislava presses ahead with plans to restore gas flows via Ukraine.
Volkswagen Slovakia posts strong 2024 results despite tariff threat
The Bratislava plant boosted profit and output last year, but US protectionism and rising costs pose fresh risks for Slovakia’s flagship exporter.
Syrian about to finally finish hotel in Bratislava started 17 years ago
The hotel will have a fitness centre, wellness centre, and a congress hall as well.
Číž spa water once even sent to USA
A local accidentally discovered salty water on his land.
3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
Visit Rythms and Algorithms exhibition or Sakura and Art Festival.
Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
From Mečiar’s NATO sabotage in the 1990s to Fico’s photo-ops with Putin today.
What abides: Giving a shit
The twin towers are down, we’ve all moved on, but The Slovak Spectator’s essentials are as relevant as ever.
Slovakia’s rising stars are changing what it means to lead
Armed with science, creativity, and global ambition, young Slovaks are leaving their mark on industries ranging from space tech to psychology.
A diplomat who thrives on building bridges…and making things happen
Facilitating cross-border collaboration is fundamental to Europe’s future, says Maja Wawrzyk.
Bratislava to get new flats as iconic building awaits reconstruction
Original plan now taking shape.
News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
Flats in Bratislava are getting smaller, problems at the Betliar Museum, and Gorals gain recognition.
Unique underground museum in Košice reopens, major renovation set for next year
The city has secured the necessary building permit.
Culture minister, Betliar Museum employees blame each other for problems
Problems at the museum started last November.
Slovakia’s Gorals gain recognition. Historians say it is a joke.
Despite criticism from experts, the minority secures access to public funding in effort to preserve fast-vanishing dialects and traditions.
Flats in Bratislava are getting smaller, otherwise no one would buy them
People prefer three smaller rooms to two bigger ones.
We are partners, friends and Allies
Three defining moments in the UK-Slovakia relationship.
News digest: Police brutality detailed, but MPs refuse to listen
Wednesday brings a crucial court date for a jailed mafia boss, troubling numbers on Slovakia’s shrinking population — and fresh data on just how deep conspiracy thinking runs.
Benny Golson played here. This year, Jazz Prešov will have to scale back.
One of Slovakia’s longest-running music festivals lost its funding after the FPÚ board ignored expert advice — and gave money to unknown projects instead.
Bratislava built under 4 km of cycle paths last year, leaving cyclists disappointed
Fewer projects planned for this year than previous.
Rare footage brings Slovakia’s literary giant back to life
A film clip offers an extraordinary window into the final years of P. O. Hviezdoslav.
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- Slovakia clings to its gas transit dream, even as pipelines burn
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- What abides: Giving a shit
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- A diplomat who thrives on building bridges…and making things happen
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Flats in Bratislava are getting smaller, otherwise no one would buy them
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- From Mexico to Slovakia – finding a new life Audio
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- News digest: Bear suspected of killing man in central Slovakia
- Bratislava satellite town breaks records and keeps expanding
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- We are partners, friends and Allies
- Slovak dad drops everything for son’s NHL debut — even a flight
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines
- France and Slovakia: Believing, loving, and working together
- Then … Now
- Last Week: As disease spreads, Fico no longer insists on a “different opinion”
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- Dialects: can west understand east?
- Slovakia clings to its gas transit dream, even as pipelines burn
- Volkswagen Slovakia posts strong 2024 results despite tariff threat
- Syrian about to finally finish hotel in Bratislava started 17 years ago
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Slovakia’s rising stars are changing what it means to lead More articles ›
