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Presentation of credentials by Assadollah Eshragh Jahromi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Austria and accredited to the Slovak Republic, to Peter Pellegrini, President of Slovakia, on January 29, 2025.

Iran plans direct flights to Bratislava

Tehran seeks new medical tourism opportunities while Slovakia considers trade ties.

New builds down 16 percent in worst year since 2017

Košice defies the downturn with a 50 percent surge in new builds, but the rest of the country struggles.

The shopping behaviour is changing.

As prices grow, they increase even in areas not usually noticeable

Plus an overview of additional, somewhat hidden fees and expenses.

Michaela Štalmachová
Táňa Ondrejková

Táňa Ondrejková: The best managers? They hire people who outsmart them

She will share her insights at a self-development event focused on leadership and personal growth featuring Robin Sharma.

The oldest and the newest issue of The Slovak Spectator.

Americans did not want Slovakia to be a black hole. Their publishing house has been informing the world for 30 years

Blind courage, enthusiasm, and a multitude of unanswered questions. These were the feelings with which four young Americans launched their major project.

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Zuzana Čerenská, Wholesale Banking Customer Due Diligence Operations Lead at ING Hubs Slovakia

How ING Hubs Slovakia became a key player in global banking operations

More expert roles may arrive in Slovakia. Potential candidates will need content knowledge – and soft skills.

Marek Chudík, chairman of the Business Service Center Forum (BSCF) at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Slovakia)

Chudík: The transaction tax represents a multi-million euro burden for our members

Representative of sector that employs tens of thousands warns news taxes may deter investment.

By becoming a pilot, Vierka Šidová fulfilled her childhood dream.

She never thought a woman could be a pilot. Now she flies for Wizz Air.

As a child, Vierka Šidová decorated her bedroom with fighter jet stickers. Years later, she made her dream a reality.

Kamila Šebestová
Lýdia Martinez Majdišová and her family

9/11, a love story, and a thriving café: A Slovak entrepreneur’s journey in America

Lýdia Martinez Majdišová’s American dream was not without sacrifice.

Nadežda Chovančáková
Red tape remains heavy in Slovakia.

Slovakia named central Europe’s bureaucracy king

The Bureaucracy Index tracks the burden on SMEs in V4, Ukraine, and Georgia.

Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenický

Slovakia’s big bond experiment

March will mark the country’s first foray into citizen-held bonds.

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MiCa: A new era of cryptoasset regulation in the European Union

The cryptoasset market has developed rapidly in recent years, but legal regulation in the EU has lagged regarding these developments.

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USAID has not operated in Slovakia for years.

Ruling coalition targets NGOs over US grants

Fico alleges US funding distorts politics, but records show grants supported education, research and governance.

From left: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and European Commission representative Klaus-Dieter Borchardt officially inaugurated the reverse gas flow on the Vojany–Uzhhorod route in Veľké Kapušany, Michalovce district, on September 2, 2014.

Despite tensions, Slovakia profits from Russian gas transit to Ukraine

Slovak PM raises the prospect of turning off the tap to Ukraine.

Visualisation of Nový Istropolis project

Look of new Istropolis unveiled

See visualizations of the €600 million project.

Wage costs keep increasing in Slovakia.
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.

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.

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