Opinion

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, February 26, 2024.

France and Slovakia: Believing, loving, and working together

Since Slovakia’s independence, France has stood alongside it.

Nicolas Suran
Tax returns, illustartive stock photo

How companies can optimise the assignation of tax to non-profit organisations

The time we all love as much as Monday morning meetings is approaching - the deadline for filing annual tax returns.

Renáta Bláhová
Celebrating the first issue at The Slovak Spectator’s office near Bratislava’s main railway station.

Then … Now

Some things never change.

Daniel J. Stoll
An illustrative photo

April fool!

As the government auctions off ministries to stay in power, the self-employed are being asked to pay some of the costs.

The new Investment Minister Samuel Migaľ arrives at his first cabinet meeting on March 21, 2025.

Last Week: Fico regains his strength. Or does he? 

A closer look reveals the dark side of Fico’s deal with the rebels.

U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C./Andrea (Kovalak) Wulff with her husband in Trenčín, western Slovakia.

I wanted to move to Europe. Slovakia’s citizenship law made it possible.

My great-grandfather emigrated from what is now Slovakia to America.

Andrea Wulff
Ivan Mikloš

A wave of deregulation – but not in Slovakia

Doing business in Slovakia is a real “joy”.

Early Years at The British International School Bratislava.

The importance of outdoor learning in the early years

Outdoor learning supports children's physical, emotional, cognitive, and social benefits for overall growth and well-being.

Rose Winter
Oscar Brophy, the author of the piece you are about to read.

The joke’s on me

Trying to build an English-language comedy scene in Bratislava was a ridiculous idea. So of course, I had to do it.

Sme daily editor-in-chief Beata Balogová

What does President Pellegrini want?

His voters overwhelmingly support a pro-Western Slovakia. So why does he remain silent as Fico courts Russia’s influence?

IWCB group at a Coffee Morning at Palffy Palace.

Honoring women, uplifting communities

International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate, reflect, and take action—honoring it through support and solidarity that make a real impact.

Eva Staronova
PM Robert Fico

Last Week: Fico continues his peekaboo foreign-policy dance in Brussels

Outgoing ambassador warns: our European partners think we’re ‘total lunatics’.

The family history I kept hidden

At our first meeting in Gbely, one of my relatives pointed to the ground and said to me, “This is your home!”

Albert Kovanis, Jr.
US President Donald Trump

Trump confirms 25 percent tariffs on EU cars, illogically blaming European VAT as well.

New trade policy strains EU ties with erratic tariffs and flawed economic logic.

Renáta Bláhová

Last Week: Why Trump’s treatment of Zelensky is bad news for Slovakia 

Fico is apparently looking forward to a world in which strongmen dictate terms to smaller countries. 

"Together against fascists"

Smoke a joint? Wear the wrong clothes? That could get you beaten up in 2000s Bratislava

Slovaks recount being hunted through the streets of Bratislava.

Your job description is already outdated. Here’s why.

Our world of constant change requires a new approach to talent management.

Branislav Pavlakovič
Zuzana Palovic speaking with Michael Mojher from California about his eligibility for Slovak citizenship. Global Slovakia offers free daily consultations to Slovak descendants eager to reconnect with their heritage and reclaim their European passport.

Reclaiming your birthright

You may be eligible for an EU passport and not even know it.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán (left) and Slovak PM Robert Fico.

The terrifying emptiness of Fico’s politics

Fico wants to be like Trump, but he is no Orbán either.

US President Donald Trump and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the CPAC conference in the United States last week.

The age of the bully

Trump and his Slovak admirers are growing ever closer.

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