I'm Ukrainian, and my family and I moved to Slovakia many years ago. I study journalism at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava, covering politics and culture for The Slovak Spectator. I also studied in Germany and Canada.

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Adam Lučanský

News digest: SNS switches from 'foreign-funded' label for NGOs to lobbying regulation

Capital's skyline to get new skyscrapers, an improv theatre is thriving in Bratislava thanks to a Malaysian actor.

People believe democracy is most threatened by corruption and weak politicians.

News digest: Worried about democracy, Slovaks will rally to celebrate freedom

The bigger the company, the higher the taxes; celebrate the arts at the Night of Theatres; and Bratislava Airport sees an uptick in passengers, with 133,000 in October.

Závodské osúšky at festive table setting in 2021.

Tradition will never disappear as long as there are generations to share it

Baking doesn’t have to be a profession; it can be driven by passion and a desire to preserve tradition, say sisters Helena Matkovičová and Anna Eglová.

News digest: Nationalist leader Andrej Danko was the top-earning politician last year

Fico's partnership with China, Norwegian company invests in Slovakia, and the assassination-attempt photo that won a competition.

Nikola Húsková and her boyfriend Dominik Pokorný.

Young Slovaks swiping right, for love and a broken heart

An expert and an older couple offer some advice on relationships.

An employee operates the assembly line for the Land Rover Defender model at the Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing plant in Nitra on October 25, 2023.

News digest: Broken police booking system may deter foreign workers, firms warn

There's just one more weekend before the Tatras hiking trails close for the winter, doubts about the effectiveness of the Slovak aid to Cuba, plus a local family firm's global success story.

President Peter Pellegrini (right) with the new health minister, Kamil Šaško.

News digest: Consolidation package signed, but hospital crisis still looms

Visit Piešťany and enjoy a street theatre performance, a Slovak athlete gives up her Slovak citizenship, and Robert Fico slams the opposition on a visit to Brussels.

News digest: Central bank chief thought he was off the hook. The judge disagreed

Robert Fico is praised by Moscow, Slovakia can be proud of its manufacturers, and ex-minister Dolinková decides to quit parliament.

News digest: Two years on, it seems no one has learned from the Zochova bus stop tragedy

A school memorial event for the victims of Tepláreň shooting is cancelled, a thriving Slovak family firm that was built during communism, and Spanish Film Days awaits you.

A volunteer helps to clear post-flood debris at Bratislava Zoo.

News digest: Thanks to animal lovers, Bratislava Zoo quickly reopens its gates after flood

Russian propaganda spotted in elementary school, 19 percent of Slovak kids are overweight, and how to bury a man who, on paper, never existed.

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News digest: R1 closed for emergency bridge demolition (and no, tanks were not to blame)

Pro-government conspiracy theorist to 'protect' journalists, locals urge PM Fico to halt a battery factory.

Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok (Hlas).

News digest: It's confirmed: NAKA will end on Sep 1; it was 'ineffective', claims Eštok

Slovakia’s 10 biggest aquaparks and football team Slovan Bratislava will face Europe's elite.

News digest: Breaking his silence, the president speaks. But what did he actually say?

Slovakia waits for ancient knights to come to the rescue, the Spanish Queen wears Slovak shoes, and a minimum wage rise sounds good in theory - but some people may be worse off.

News digest: Dua Lipa has Radical Optimism, Martina Šimkovičová has Radical Reads

Bryndzové halušky goes global, Czech and Viennese artists support their Slovak counterparts, and an eastern Slovak town pursues its own, rather controversial, foreign policy.

Andrej Danko

News digest: Danko floats 'Don't say gay' schools bill; Minister is unimpressed

From dreams of surgery to a life in HR, Taraba wants to hire (and pay) his own lawyers, while Fico backs ministers and rejects EC criticism.

Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová.

News digest: The usual suspects? New appointees to state broadcaster named

Analysis of the 314,000 job ads posted on Profesia.sk last year, making sure to hike the right Kľak, and Pellegrini condemns hate.

The qualification for the women's Olympic archery at the 33rd Summer Olympic Games in Paris on July 25, 2024.

News digest: The Slovak Olympic team may be small, but it hopes to win big

90s Bratislava is reborn in a video game, and Bojnice Zoo greets newborn red pandas.

News digest: Government agrees to send special flights to repatriate Slovak patients

An acquaintance of mobster Marian Kočner is appointed to a plum state post, EU directives promise to transform labour laws, and Pride Bratislava returns – with police protection.

 Brazilian yellow scorpion.

News digest: Escaped scorpions trigger alarm in Liptovský Peter

Ukrainian business to overcome Slovak obstacles, Slovak lawmakers will have to change criminal laws again, and open-air movie options.

The Slovak national football team.

News digest: Will Slovakia beat England or will they go home?

Don't miss out on Ukrainian art at the national gallery and try one of the best pizza restaurants in Europe.

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