Matúš Krčmárik
Matúš Krčmárik

Head of the Sme daily international news desk.

List of author's articles

Germany's Minister of State for Europe and Climate Anna Lührmann.

We need to protect climate now. Nuclear power doesn't help us, says German minister

We will continue to stand by Ukraine's side as long as it takes, says Germany's Minister of State for Europe and Climate Anna Lührmann.

Miroslav Wlachovský.

MFA Wlachovský: Slovaks would be surprised by what Russians say about us

The new head of Slovak diplomacy, Wlachovský, explains what he wants to accomplish.

Kyiv, Ukraine.
US Ambassador Bridget Brink

US defending Slovakia is not a promise, it's a commitment

US Ambassador Bridget Brink is leaving her post after three years.

The inhabitants of Kyiv were hiding from the bombs in the metro, too.

CEO at Kyiv Independent: Putin will not stop in Ukraine. Our neighbours could come next

Daryna Shevchenko describes the war in Kyiv and journalism in times of war.

Sahraa Karimi

The Taliban hates educated women, says Afghan-Slovak filmmaker rescued from Kabul

She first came to Slovakia as a refugee aged 17, now Sahraa Karimi describes her escape from Afghanistan.

Slovakia's former prime minister Mikuláš Dzurinda heads the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.

Without team effort, the EU will become irrelevant

Russia and China already see the Union as weak and quarrelsome, Slovakia's ex-PM Mikuláš Dzurinda says in the interview.

Sophie In 't Veld

Kuciak murder needs to be clarified in order for Slovakia to move forward

Dutch MEP who has monitored the rule of law after the murder of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová says the system was the problem in Slovakia.

Yanis Varoufakis.

Varoufakis: Kažimír was the worst, outschäubling Schäuble

I tried to facilitate an escape from debtors' prison but I failed, says the former Greek finance minister.

Thibault Muzergues

French analyst: Danko in Russia? It’s detrimental but in the end, no one really cares

In an interview, Thibault Muzergues talks about the image of Slovakia abroad and the impact of upcoming elections.

Ivan Hoffman
Video

1989: I knew immediately that Sľúbili sme si lásku would be a hit

People in the streets weren’t damaged by the regime; it rather annoyed, tired and disgusted them, said the singer songwriter of the 1989 revolution anthem.

EC President Jean-Claude Juncker

Juncker: I am still a great fan of enlargement

The leaving European Commission President spoke exclusively to four V4 media.

Maroš Šefčovič during the presidential election campaign in Slovakia, March 2019.

Šefčovič: EU did not mind my campaign

Slovakia's EU Commissioner would like to continue in Brussels after EP election.

Koreanist Nina Špitálniková

Czech koreanist: They teach maths by counting killed American bastards instead of apples

Nina Špitálniková studied in North Korea. She describes daily life in the totalitarian regime, labour camps, and relationships between men and women.

Tomas Rusnak

From Slovakia to the streets of Kenya

The feature I didn't write, though it deserved to be.

David Crewford

I am not afraid, I do not work like Kuciak

Sometimes trolls burst into our office and shout at us until we convince them to leave, but they never sue us, says David Crawford from the newsgroup Correctiv who were the first to discover who downed MH17 over Donetsk.

Illustrative stock photo

Hungarian MP: We have saved Europe once, we are protecting it again

Schengen was discussed in the Polish town of Krynica.

Outgoing Czech Foreign Minister Martin Stropnický

Czech Minister: We cannot automatically rule out extremist proposals

Politicians only pretend to solve citizens’ problems and I cannot do this, outgoing Czech Foreign Minister Martin Stropnický tells Sme.

Czech PM Andrej Babiš at GLOBSEC 2018

Babiš at Globsec: Immigration quotas will not protect our continent

Immigration, innovation and security were some of the topics discussed during a panel discussion at the 2018 Globsec conference.

Robert Vass

The world will come to Bratislava again

Today, our security depends on the stability of institutions, both national and international, which guarantee the values our society is based on, says Globsec president.

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