Nina Hrabovská Francelová
Nina Hrabovská Francelová
nina.francelova@spectator.sk

Nina Hrabovská Francelová started to work for The Slovak Spectator as a student of journalism in October 2016. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism at the Palacký University in Olomouc and a master's degree in journalism at Comenius University in Bratislava. She spent one semester at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and participated in several international courses for journalists.

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List of author's articles, page 14

Milan Mazurek and Milan Uhrík in the foreground are significant faces of ĽSNS leaving the party

Far right splits: prominent faces leave after Kotleba changed statute

Analyst says that strengthening of extremists is unlikely.

Rapid testing in Košice

Nationwide COVID-19 testing – and criticism – starts again

Longer ‘screening’ different to October operation.

Gabriel Šípoš

Slovakia’s big step forward in transparency is not enough

The country is among the world’s most transparent, but Slovaks see corruption as widespread.

Štefan Holý

Gov't promised transparency, deputy PM now proposes to curb it

Critics and coalition partners speak up against the proposed revision to the public procurement law, authored by Sme Rodina minister.

Justice Minister Mária Kolíková and head of the Prison and Court Guard Service who resigned, at the press conference on December 30.

Death behind bars triggers conspiracies, politicians carry some blame too

The example of the US shows that no country, including Slovakia, is immune from conspiracy-driven protests turning into violence.

Police at the illegal protest on December 15, 2020, in Bratislava

Slovakia still better off than Hungary or Poland, analyst says

The opposition will nourish discourse about Lučanský until the ban lifts and they can test its effectiveness in the city squares.

Government to ramp up vaccine programme after slow start

Minister says 3.5 million can get jab in three months.

Election night for the winning party OĽaNO (March 1)

Pandemic the biggest event, but not the only one. Events that changed Slovakia in 2020

Smer descended into opposition and split, high-profile arrests have continued.

Illustrative stock photo

Slovakia is more an emigration than immigration country

Expert on migration also names four areas where improvement could lead to a better life for foreigners in Slovakia.

"Fake pandemic"

Pandemic lays bare Slovak disinformation problem, experts say

Surveys show Slovaks are worst in the region for believing conspiracy theories.

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Homeless facing harder winter during pandemic

COVID restrictions, lockdowns making things more difficult for people living on the streets, say aid groups.

Some children returned to schools after testing on December 7.

We do not need a test to enter a shopping mall, so why do it in schools?

Slovakia is a rarity when it comes to closed schools, says director of the National Education Institute.

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Health Ministry gearing up for COVID vaccines

Mass campaign planned to get people to take jab.

Maroš Žilinka

He was almost murdered. Instead, he is to become general prosecutor

It was not clear whether the election would take place on December 3 until the very last moment.

Courtroom
Free antigen testing

Using only antigen tests for mass testing was the right move, says American mathematician

The rounds of testing work like the layers of a filter, removing a large fraction of infected individuals in each round, says Daniel Larremore.

Older pupils still stay home. Exception made for those in material need

Minister would like to open schools as soon as possible, PM talks about return in 2021.

PM and disease experts clash over virus testing

Matovič rejects alternative to nationwide tests as epidemiologists claim lockdown is behind lower infection rate.

Nationwide testing in Banská Bystrica

Mass testing eases growing tensions

But experts question how long solidarity will last.

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