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Glossary: Climate change worries young Slovaks
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Civil society seen as the best cure to safeguard democracy
Relations between NGOs and the state are not defined by mutual trust.
Free society: A strong government, businesses, but also a functioning civil society
Co-CEO of the Pontis Foundation Michal Kišša talks about Pontis' projects and more.
Glossary: Civil society exists regardless of the regime
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Mental health not seen as a priority by the state
IPčko needs more funds to run helplines for young people.
Whistleblowing is like a visit to the dentist's
You know it will hurt but you also know it is the right thing to do, says Pavol Szalai.
Football officials convicted of sports corruption in Slovakia
The court has fined and sentenced 13 convicts to three years.
Glossary: It is not an easy decision to report corruption
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Corruption starts with an individual
A survey found 80 percent of Slovaks believe corruption is now a more serious problem than before.
A Slovak bot to uncover fake news in Lithuania
Checkbot has checked more than 11,000 links in Slovakia.
Checkbot educates and warns. It never tells the truth
Nearly one half of Slovaks tend to believe disinformation.
A campaign helps the elderly uncover hoaxes
The educational campaign Old Age Touches Everyone runs until December.
Glossary: Checkbot educates and warns. It never tells the truth
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Comics tell the story of the Velvet Revolution for those who were not there
Each book is produced by a different duo of Slovak writers and illustrators.
Velvet Revolution fails to fire student interest
Teenagers struggle to imagine life without freedoms.
Glossary: Velvet Revolution fails to fire student interest
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Memories of the Velvet Revolution
Researcher Ľubica Lacinová recalls her life under communism and the events of 1989 in a podcast interview.
The loss of small bookstores
How are small, family bookstores dealing with competition of bookstore chains?
The smallest and biggest book
There is a big difference in size between the smallest and the biggest books in the Slovak National Library fund.
Topic: Books – The friend of people (Exercise)
In the exercise for this topic we focus on the skill: Presentations.
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