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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Luník IX. The infamous, misunderstood housing estate Pope Francis plans to visit

Papal trip puts Eastern Slovakia’s segregated Roma settlement in spotlight.

News digest: Eight Afghans request asylum in Slovakia

Former interior minister testified in Purgatory case. More districts will be in orange tier with stricter measures from Monday.

News digest: Covid prevailed among young people in July

Slovak firefighters met the PM and president after returning from Greece. Popular cyclists to attend Slovak race in September.

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Back to school: Masks still mandatory, tests not necessary but recommended

Education minister pointed out districts where classrooms are likely to deal with infected children soon.

An artist by coincidence. Sculptor depicts Roma life

Miloš Rác wants to bust stereotypes about Roma artists.

Music is a meeting point for the Roma and Slovaks

Despite the yawning gap between the Slovak majority and the Roma minority, Roma music does not suffer from acceptance issues and continues impacting Slovak artists to this day.

Inhabitants of Valaská Belá, village in central Slovakia, hit by the floods in early August, remove damages after water.

No plan, no leader. Slovakia politically unprepared to face climate change

We need a positive vision of a country entering a time of crisis we know won't be short, says journalist and climate activist Jakub Filo.

News digest: Majority of adult Slovak population have received a jab

Court issues an international and European arrest warrant for Slovak businessman. The conflict between police units escalates. Former Belarusian Ambassador to Slovakia was arrested in Minsk.

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Covid jab as a political statement. How do politicians' opinions matter to people?

Vaccination is an emotionally charged topic, that’s why many politicians cannot resist it.

News digest: Convicted mobster Kočner is tried again, this time for trying to influence witnesses

Rapid tests in hospitals to cost €5. Slovak firefighters arrive in Greece. Half a million people apply to vaccination lottery.

Pope Francis salutes the crowd as he arrives for the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, July 18, 2021.

Pope's visit to Slovakia a miracle, says church analyst

Pope will meet people in four locations around Slovakia over his three-day visit in September.

News digest: Slovak Olympic team is the smallest in country's history, but medal hopes are high

Efforts to improve the independence of the Slovak justice system have continued in 2020. Pride will be online this year.

One language for work, one for home. What bilingualism means for Hungarians in Slovakia

Contemporary Hungarian used in Slovakia takes some words and even grammar from Slovak.

Tímea Krekovič Beck

Some people still lower their voice when speaking Hungarian in public

I wish people would perceive us as an enrichment, not as a 1,000-year-old disease that still occurs here, says a Slovak-Hungarian writer.

News digest: Unexploded WWII bomb paralysed downtown Bratislava

Only vaccinated people will meet the pope. Another bear was put to sleep.

Change is constant at the borders, but new rules still favour the vaccinated

Only the biggest ones leave like this. If only it didn't hurt the rest of us so badly. Slovakia remembers deceased actor Milan Lasica.

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National Park Pieniny

Slovak national parks lack protection. Amended law should be the first step towards change

None of the nine national parks complies with international rules.

Alice Masaryková

News digest: Health minister suggests how border rules will change on Monday

The vaccination rate of excluded communities lags behind the Slovak average. Trnava-based carmaker will suspend production again.

First Slovak Catholic Unity

Mistaken for Native Americans. How Slovak emigrants used to arrive in the US

Leaving in a folk costume and returning in a suit, with a cigar and dollars in one's pocket must have been an enormous ad for emigration, historian says.

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