Last Week in Slovakia, page 2
Last Week in Slovakia is a commentary and overview of news in Slovakia that we send directly in your inbox. Written by Michaela Terenzani, it is published every Monday.
Sign up for Last Week in Slovakia with one click. To get access to the full overview, subscribe and help us provide news about Slovakia you can trust.
Last Week: We cannot go on like this for long, Fico admits
Early elections are mentioned following disarray in parliament.
Last Week: Two minor Slovak chickenhawks flew to Moscow to hand the Kremlin a PR gift
They thanked Putin while wearing Slovak army uniforms.
Last Week: Remembering 1989 in an increasingly violent world
It's been 35 years since the non-violent November revolution.
Last Week: What will a Trump presidency look like? Slovakia offers some hints
The proposed Covid amnesty is a case in point.
Last Week: Slovak government cuts a deal with Babiš, whitewashing history
Interior Ministry plays politics with Czechoslovakia’s secret-police past.
Last Week: The investigation of assassination attempt is testing the integrity of the system
The prime minister has his version of the story, but the investigation is telling a different one.
Last Week: A Czech journalist, a Slovak prosecutor and a sect from Ukraine
A peculiar criminal case shows what happens when a country fails to counter hybrid threats.
Last Week: Fico government sheds its first minister, and consolidation is passed
Zuzana Dolinková lasted less than a year as health minister.
Last Week: “Stickergate” rocks the Slovak parliament
The coalition is bent on inciting quarrels instead of debating why everyone’s taxes are about to rise.
Last Week: Fico does two things he has never done before
Breaking new taboos, PM sidelines the opposition in parliament and hikes VAT.
Last Week: Attempt to oust Šimečka exposes coalition’s hypocrisy
Dozens of coalition MPs were left spluttering when PS pointed out that their own relatives also benefit from the state’s largesse.
Last Week: The leaked audit, the SIS chief’s signature and Pegasus suspicions
Evidence, if any were needed, that having the son of a Smer MP as chief spy is not a good idea.
Last Week: Slovakia is living proof of how damaging a lack of historical memory can be
When people don’t know where they came from, their future is easier to manipulate.
Last Week: Inside the world of Robert Fico
The propagandists in the Kremlin would applaud.
Last Week: Who is Slovakia’s culture minister, and why do so many people want her to go?
Martina Šimkovičová went from the nightly news to the outer reaches of the conspiracy media sphere.
Last Week: MPs interrupt their summer break to amend the Penal Code. Again
And still it might not be enough, with EC warning that Slovakia isn’t protecting European money.
Last Week: Fico shows what a public comeback after a shooting can look like
He is showing no desire to calm the public mood.
Last Week: Smer spoils Pellegrini’s friendly visit to Prague
Coalition MPs have shown how they will counteract Pellegrini the statesman.
Last Week: Slovakia sends a strong team to Euro 2024 - in the VIP section
Ministers fly en masse across Europe to watch Euro 2024. Taxpayers pick up the bill.
Last Week in Slovakia: The new president has outlined his plans. Here’s what to expect
Goodbye Zuzana Čaputová, hello Peter Pellegrini.
- Slovak physicist: I do not employ doctoral students; I make them go abroad. I expect them to push us forward
- Where can vegetarians and gluten-free diners eat out in Bratislava?
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Weekend: Summer kick-offs around every corner Photo
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- Irish outlet hails Slovak spa town Piešťany as a top European holiday spot
- News digest: Ex-judge Harabin cleared of charges over pro-Russian war comments
- Music in the veins
- Man appeals for help finding strangers who saved his life
- Slovak physicist: I do not employ doctoral students; I make them go abroad. I expect them to push us forward
- Weekend: Summer kick-offs around every corner Photo
- After years of straddling two worlds, this American is now reconnecting with his Slovak roots
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- Where can vegetarians and gluten-free diners eat out in Bratislava?
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- News digest: Renaissance lady vanishes, ministry brushes off ‘stupid questions’
- Why a British teacher chose Slovakia as home Audio
- Where can vegetarians and gluten-free diners eat out in Bratislava?
- Slovak physicist: I do not employ doctoral students; I make them go abroad. I expect them to push us forward
- Man appeals for help finding strangers who saved his life
- Fico turns to X to shape his global image
- Slovakia’s secret weapon is living abroad
- Bratislava unveils its first 3D-printed bus stop Photo
- After years of straddling two worlds, this American is now reconnecting with his Slovak roots
- The law changed. Our family papers were ready. Now my kids are Slovak citizens
- Why a British teacher chose Slovakia as home Audio
- Bratislava unveils its first 3D-printed bus stop Photo
- Slovakia’s secret weapon is living abroad
- Where can vegetarians and gluten-free diners eat out in Bratislava?
- Slovak physicist: I do not employ doctoral students; I make them go abroad. I expect them to push us forward
- Irish metal band to make long-awaited debut in Bratislava Video
- Man appeals for help finding strangers who saved his life
- News digest: Ex-judge Harabin cleared of charges over pro-Russian war comments
- Slovak universities, SAV, local governments top 2025 trust rankings
- Irish outlet hails Slovak spa town Piešťany as a top European holiday spot
- “We, the European Ministers of Culture, are calling to open our eyes to the richness of our own cinema”
- Weekend: Summer kick-offs around every corner Photo
- With more tax irregularities detected, Slovakia still collects less
- Slovak brewers win hearts in Porto with beer inspired by a childhood favourite
- News digest: Renaissance lady vanishes, ministry brushes off ‘stupid questions’ More articles ›
