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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Tomáš Slovinský in the Low Tatras.

Tomáš Slovinský: Revealing the night sky

Slovak photographer who caught NASA’s eye on how he shows what we cannot see.

News digest: Slovakia is closer to returning to normal life

Slovakia advances to the ice hockey semifinal in Beijing. MPs passed the amendment of the Citizenship Act, which was approved by the government in 2021.

News digest: Protest of hauliers to block border crossings

Hygienists adjusted several anti-pandemic rules because of the situation in Ukraine. Debt generated by people in Slovakia has continued rising despite the pandemic.

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Slovak universities are attracting more foreign students

Universities are promoting themselves abroad, but there is still work to be done.

News digest: Test and certificate regimes to be dropped for all shops

Former foreign affairs minister and diplomat dies. Inflation set to jump sharply this year, according to latest forecasts.

Blumental Church, Bratislava

Losing my religion in Slovakia

Slovakia is traditionally viewed as the more religious part of the one-time common Czecho-Slovak state. Yet the latest census shows the country is becoming more atheist and this shift will likely be irreversible.

From left, Foreign Ministers Ivan Korčok of Slovakia, Jan Lipavský of the Czech Republic, Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine, and Alexander Schallenberg of Austria, pose for photo after a joint news briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2022.

Slovak minister teams up for Ukraine visit with Czech and Austrian counterparts

This kind of trip would not be possible with Hungary, analyst says.

News digest: First candidates for Bratislava mayor and chair of Bratislava Region known

A website with job ads published a record number of job ads in January. Monoclonal antibodies will not be administered in Slovakia soon.

News digest: Jabs abroad no longer a problem

Triage tents set up outside hospitals. Inflation rose much more than expected in January.

Robert Fico, protest in Bratislava, January 26

Reversal of fortune: Robert Fico is on course to lead the most popular party again

Smer is only as strong as its opponents are weak, notes political analyst.

News digest: Flights from Bratislava airport returning to normal

Strengthening the defence at Slovakia's eastern border is in the nation's interest, the president says. Novavax vaccines should arrive to Slovakia in February.

News digest: NATO considers troops in Slovakia

5,000 hospital beds available for Covid-19 patients. Bratislava Region suburban buses stay free in February.

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It's not just you. A lot of people have been struggling with the stress of Covid

Psychologists and therapists have had to adjust too: some are offering therapy online.

News digest: Slovakia improved in the corruption perceptions ranking

Slovakia's Security Council met over development in Ukraine. Matúš Vallo will run for re-election as Bratislava mayor.

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Slovak, Catholic, and ageing. But some of the 2021 census is a surprise (+graphs)

The data also revealed that almost 4 percent of inhabitants were not born in Slovakia.

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Slovak universities are losing students

They will actively look for students abroad, like Czech universities do in Slovakia.

News digest: President says conditional yes to US-Slovak defence agreement

Quarantine in Slovakia could be cut. Slovak median salary at €1,288 gross in 2021.

Policeman at Slovak-Ukrainian border

State reconsiders its duty towards asylum seekers

Asylum seekers now rely on NGOs. A new amendment should change that.

Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korčok (left) and Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď (right)

Slovak-US defence pact encounters fierce resistance

A planned bilateral defence agreement between NATO allies Slovakia and the US has highlighted once again the sharp divisions that exist in Slovak politics and society over Russia.

Covid-19 vaccinations start for young kids as Omicron wave begins to hit

Jabs and chance to return to normal life may help child mental health, expert suggests.

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