Quote of the Week

"At a Košice party meeting [in April 1996] where Mr [Jozef] Migaš was elected chairman - now I'm looking for the softest expression for her behaviour then - she simply did not behave like a comrade."

Pavel Koncoš, head of the Democratic Left Party (SDĽ), speaking of former Finance Minister and SDĽ member Brigita Schmögnerová

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From left: Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák (Smer), Supreme Allied Commander Europe Christopher Cavoli, and Daniel Zmeko.

Don't forget to do your shopping ahead of Easter, a tip for a new Slovak National Gallery exhibition, and feast your eyes on decorated eggs.


Píšem or pišám?

"Do ľava," (to the left) I yelled, "Nie, do prava" (no, to the right), I gasped. "Dolšie," I screamed. "Nie, nie, horšie..." My Slovak girlfriend collapsed in laughter. Was it something I said?


Matthew J. Reynolds
Czech biochemist Jan Konvalinka.

Jan Konvalinka was expecting a pandemic before Covid-19 came along.


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