Compiled by Spectator staff
Compiled by Spectator staff

List of author's articles, page 4

Former Slovak ambassador to the United Kingdom, Róbert Ondrejcsák.

‘We are seen as total lunatics,’ says Slovakia’s former UK ambassador

Brother of justice minister to replace Róbert Ondrejcsák in London.

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.

Šafárikovo Námestie square in Bratislava.
Rare discovery in the garden of the house.

Prehistoric giant’s imprint discovered behind house, stunning palaeontologists

The discovery dates back hundreds of thousands of years.

Ján Kaľavský on the list of wanted persons.

Ex-police officer Ján Kaľavský sentenced for corruption

Now in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he has applied for asylum, Kaľavský remains out of reach for Slovak authorities.

An illustration from an 1857 historical newspaper depicts the surroundings of Levice Castle and the Dobó Mansion.

Restoration of Levice Castle park begins, bringing 19th-century charm back to life

Restoration is guided by historical photos and records to preserve authenticity.

Bear Mine in the High Tatras

This mine may be named after bears, but they likely never hibernated in it

A mine with no records, a soldier with no name – explore the mysteries of Medvedia štôlňa.

Illustrative image.

Police officer accused of beating Roma children at primary school

The accusations surfaced after a politician shared a video of the children’s testimonies.

MEP Milan Mazurek

Another school forced to cancel activity after far-right MEP’s smear campaign

An NGO that took part in the activity talks of systemic hunt.

For decades, a marble bust of a young woman lay forgotten in storage at the Spiš Museum in Levoča, labelled simply "marble bust of a woman by an unknown artist." However, after extensive research by Marta Herucová from the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV), experts are now almost certain that the sculpture is an original work by the Renaissance master Donatello.

Lost and found: Long-ignored Levoča marble bust was made by Donatello, say experts

The 15th-century bust of a noblewoman has been identified as the work of the leading Renaissance sculptor.

Gravestones in Humenné's Jewish Cemetery, including one that has been defaced with a Nazi symbol.

Jewish graves in Humenné defaced with Nazi swastikas

Police have launched an investigation after anti-Semitic symbols were spray-painted onto gravestones at one of Slovakia’s oldest Jewish cemeteries.

Despite their success, Puskás remains deeply unpopular among Hungarian football fans.

Slovak coach leading Orbán’s football fortress to historic success

The Hungarian prime minister’s manufactured club is shaking up Hungarian football’s hierarchy, but respect is hard to come by.

Martin Dúbravka

Dúbravka stays at Newcastle until 2026 – but will he ever start again?

After shining in Pope’s absence, the Slovak goalkeeper is back on the bench.

The former agricultural cooperative in Beša, rented by the company Prodest. Antonino Vadala and Pietro Catroppa run a bull farm there.

The Italian once investigated by a murdered journalist is back in Slovakia – and raising bulls

Antonino Vadala, who had ties to Smer politicians and reportedly spoke with Robert Fico, has returned after serving time for drug trafficking.

Mountain Resuce Service members training on the ice tower in Oravská Polhora.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Friday, February 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Meryland, USA.

PM Fico hails Trump, slams EU, and defends Russia in US speech

The Slovak premier took centre stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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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.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Friday, February 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md., USA.
Icefall in Betliar park
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