Compiled by Spectator staff
Compiled by Spectator staff

List of author's articles, page 8

Matúš Alexa with a crew from Russian television in January 2025

Pro-Russian group urges supporters to prepare for a nationwide “cleansing”

Brat za brata also advocates for Slovakia’s withdrawal from the EU.

Life situations for which foreigners do not need to make an appointment.

Foreigners’ Police postpones weekend opening, announces extended hours

Plans to open the Bratislava office on January 25 have been postponed.

Illustrative image.

From millions of euros in sales to €37. German company stops its Slovak plant

Lindenmaier Slovakia operated in Šurany for more than 30 years.

Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová (SNS nominee).

Culture minister accuses actors of trying to overthrow government

Actors demand that the minister substantiate her claim.

Production of malt in Heineken Slovensko Sladovne.

Slovakia is one of the largest malt exporters in the EU and in the world

Local production of malting barley does not cover the demand.

The grammar school building in Spišská Stará Ves, eastern Slovakia, on January 18, 2025.

Police failures exposed after deadly knife attack at school

Authorities face scrutiny as court records and police oversights emerge in the wake of a fatal stabbing that shocked Slovakia.

Members of the Pstruhy Slovenského Raja winter swimming club.
Last year, Bratislava’s M. R. Štefánik Airport handled nearly two million passengers.

Ryanair launches Slovakia’s first direct route to Poland’s Baltic coast

New flights to Gdańsk, Milan, and Bari promise fresh travel options for Slovaks.

Pustý hrad castle

Concerts in a castle tower? Zvolen’s plan is worth the wait

Zvolen unveils a plan to transform its historic fortress into a cultural hotspot.

Pictured from right: Police Inspectorate Director Branislav Zurian, Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok (Hlas), and Police Chief Ľubomír Solák during a short press briefing in Poprad, eastern Slovakia, on January 18, 2025.

Quiet police chief fired after fatal knife attack at school

Ľubomír Solák’s tenure as police chief lasted just 414 days.

Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) during a press conference on the ongoing construction of a new military hospital in Prešov on January 17, 2025.

In letter, psychiatrists tell Fico to lead or to leave office

A similar letter was addressed to the quasi-authoritarian Prime Minister Mečiar in the 1990s.

Rudolf Vaský

Daňo and Vaský, controversial YouTubers, face 24 offences

Accused of targeting 33 public figures with threats and slander, the infamous duo could face up to three years in prison.

Knife attack at a grammar school in Spišská Stará Ves, eastern Slovakia, on January 16, 2025.

Knife attack at Slovak school leaves two dead, one in critical condition

The attacker is reported to be an 18-year-old student.

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Marko Daňo sitting on the board and celebrating a goal, Marián Studenič to the right, next to him Róbert Lantoši. Marián Studenič currently plays for Färjestad Bollklubb in Sweden and is among the best players in the league.
Anna Netrebko.
Student Simon Omaník refuses to shake hands with President Peter Pellegrini.

Teenager refuses to shake Slovak president’s hand during ceremony

Simon Omaník’s act of protest has drawn both praise and criticism.

MFA Juraj Blanár and the controversial authors of the Matej Bel collection.

Critics question Foreign Ministry’s support for book on Matej Bel

A ministry-funded project celebrating the 18th-century scholar draws criticism for its ideological underpinnings.

Gustáv Murín.

Unrest at Slovak Literary Centre as controversial writer takes over

Writers fear divisions under new director linked to conspiracy platforms.

Illustrative photo, bank notes.
The bright dot to the right of the centre in the orange band is the Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS).

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day taken in Slovakia again

Survival of the comet on its path around the Sun questionable.

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