Peter Dlhopolec
Peter Dlhopolec
peter.dlhopolec@spectator.sk

editor-in-chief

Peter Dlhopolec is the editor-in-chief of The Slovak Spectator. He oversees The Spectator’s editorial coverage and newsroom.

Before being appointed to the top job in February 2023, he had worked as a staff writer, a social media manager, and a podcaster for The Slovak Spectator since 2017.

He covers different topics, ranging from travel to politics.

He was born in Zvolen and received two bachelor’s degrees from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava for European politics and mass media studies. During his studies, he spent some time in Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Ireland.

Discovering new music is his big passion. Some of his free time is spent doing sports and litter picking.

Author also writes for: peter.dlhopolec@spectator.sk, Facebook, Twitter

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List of author's articles

News digest: Finns air unseen video of Fico shooting, PM’s bloody jacket driven away by minister

Slovaks are eating fewer eggs, film awards handed out, and police detain a man after a sword attack threat in Bratislava.

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News digest: A parade too far? Fico heads to Moscow despite EU warnings

AI-generated video shows PM behind bars, MP sneaks “booze” into parliament, and Slovakia braces for a sweltering Wednesday.

SNS MP Peter Kotlár
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Foreigners’ Police Department on Regrútska Street in Bratislava

News digest: Cities powerless, mothers desperate amid ongoing booking failures at Foreigners’ Police

PM Fico’s rental housing czar, most Slovaks oppose Ukraine’s EU membership, and a race you can join this weekend.

The proposed incinerator near Hontianske Tesáre in southern Slovakia.

Local fuming over plans to burn waste near famous mineral springs

Proposals for incinerator spark fierce resistance from mayors, activists and spa lovers — and some say shady politics are to blame.

News digest: Thousands march as Fico stands by “Russian-style” NGO bill

The premier has remained silent on Trump’s new tariffs. The country’s central bank governor called the move “a small Armageddon”.

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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.

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A protest against Prime Minister Robert Fico’s December visit to Moscow, held at Bratislava’s Freedom Square on Monday, 23 December, 2024.

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.

Polish diplomat Maja Wawrzyk currently serves as Deputy Executive Director of the International Visegrad Fund.

A diplomat who thrives on building bridges…and making things happen

Facilitating cross-border collaboration is fundamental to Europe’s future, says Maja Wawrzyk.

MPs in the chamber on April 1, 2025.

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.

Volkswagen Slovakia production line in Bratislava on 24 March 2023.

News digest: Slovakia’s car industry faces a Trump shock

Europe moves to summer time this weekend, with clocks jumping forward by one hour. That means one thing: an hour less in bed.

Opposition MP Veronika Remišová

She flagged minister’s undeclared villa. He wants her fined €80,000

Defence Minister Kaliňák says it’s about the law. MP Veronika Remišová says it’s a mafia move.

A sign at the dairy farm in the village of Baka, Dunajská Streda district, on 21 March 2025.

News digest: Emergency, crying cows, secret burials and Brussels plots

MPs return to parliament, surprise guest at the Government Office, and controversy over Slovakia’s top film awards.

European Union leaders attend a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

News digest: Fico brought his veto to Brussels—then found nothing to block

While a fire claims young lives, poverty tightens its grip in Slovakia.

MP and pandemic investigator Peter Kotlár

News digest: Fico’s pandemic investigator claims to be in talks with Obama

Fico’s holiday spot, a minister’s spending spree, and a porcupine on the loose.

Coronavirus pandemic investigator and lawmaker Peter Kotlár (SNS) at a press conference on "the results of an analysis of Covid-19 vaccine batches used in Slovakia", held on March 13, 2025 in Bratislava.
Spoločnosť ZVS holding v Snine otvorila v piatok 4. októbra 2024 novú linku na výrobu 155 milimetrovej delostreleckej munície. Na snímke výroba tiel pre veľko-kalibrovú muníciu v zrekonštruovanej hale na výrobu 155 milimetrovej delostreleckej munície v spoločnosti ZVS holding v Snine v piatok 4. októbra 2024. FOTO TASR - Roman Hanc

News digest: Fico talks peace, but Slovakia’s arms exports tell a different story

A rising Slovak football star in the Netherlands, an extra day off for students, and a rainy forecast.

Na snímke zľava poslanci NR SR Andrej Danko a Rudolf Huliak (obidvaja SNS) počas ustanovujúcej schôdze Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky (NR SR) IX. volebného obdobia 25. októbra 2023 v Bratislave. FOTO TASR - Jakub Kotian
Romana Tabaková

News digest: Former MP scolds actors – audience drowns her out. Unscripted “drama” goes viral.

Brash “journalist” takes aim at EU chief, a reminder to buckle up, and a stressful week ahead for some students.

Miroslav Radačovský

News digest: Fico’s coalition is in a mess. The opposition might (accidentally) help it out

A Frenchman’s quest in Slovakia, a hockey sensation from the east, and what to do in the days ahead.

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