Opinion, page 17

Kindness is an action born from empathy.

The Unexpected Benefits of Kindness

Acts of kindness have a positive impact not only on the recipients of the kindness.

"Peace protest" organised by pro-Russian agitators in Bratislava on March 3.
Mikuláš Dzurinda

Dzurinda’s blues do not mean he’s done with politics

As the emergent coalition sheds people associated with the former prime minister, the current premier’s political future becomes clearer.

Portraits of Slovak PMs (from left to right): Vladimír Mečiar, Jozef Moravčík, Mikuláš Dzurinda, Iveta Radičová, Robert Fico, Peter Pellegrini, Igor Matovič and Eduard Heger.
"Slovaks still struggle with accepting foreigners, because of their prejudices."
"School is my belle dame sans merci, whom, as much as I may dislike for harming my mental and physical health, relationships and for halting my progress as far as my aspirations and interests go, I would doubtless be reluctant to part ways with until my dying breath, or at least until I graduate."
"I believe that reaching full gender equality is indeed necessary in order to live in a better society."
"There is no way to avoid every single obstacle we may face in life so the best thing to do is to use them as opportunities to grow as a person."
The Fridays for Future climate strikes take place in four Slovak cities: Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, and Žilina late morning on September 20, 2019.
Former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
"Anyone can become a hero, as long as they do their best to help the world."
"I found parts of me in Didi and he found parts of him in me. Even though our trail was full of struggles."

We stand by our colleague Marta Jančkárová

As editors in chief, we condemn repeated attacks on journalists.

Five years without Jan and Martina gathering in Bratislava.

Change is possible, Slovakia’s story shows

But how many chances does one country get?

A Ukrainian girl poses in a destroyed classroom.

365 days: War has cut millions of Ukrainians' dreams short

The solidarity of Slovaks with Ukrainian families impressed me.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (c) and European Parliament's President Roberta Metsola (r) applaud during an EU summit at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on February 9, 2023.

Ukraine is Europe, Europe is Ukraine. We belong together

The European Parliament wants to start planning for liberation day.

Ukrainian refugees get registered outside the Foreigner Police building in Bratislava on March 12, 2022.
Ukrainian soldiers at Bovington Camp, a British Army military base where they are training on Challenger 2 tanks, in Dorset, England, on February 22, 2023.

Diplomats in Slovakia: Our countries will support Ukraine for as long as it takes

We commend Slovakia’s steadfast support of Ukraine, they also write in their statement.

Beata Balogová is Editor of the Sme daily.

Matovič and Fico are alike. They see no shame in attacking journalists

Why we need to keep reminding people of how and why Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová died.

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