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"Fico emerged as extremely deceitful during the campaign, seemingly saying 'yes', always adding 'but'. He systematically discouraged people from taking part in the referendum."

Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda, blaming leader of the opposition party Smer, Robert Fico, for poor attendance in the May 16-17 referendum on Slovakia's entry to the EU.


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Twice as many Ukrainians work in Slovakia now than before the Russian invasion.


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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