Opinion, page 20

Economy Minister Karel Hirman (right) and PM Eduard Heger in parliament.

Keeping the lights on has become a political goal

Government says ‘don’t panic’, but people in Slovakia have no idea how much they will pay for electricity and gas this winter.

Sme Rodina leader Boris Kollár (left), OĽaNO leader Igor Matovič (right) and PM Eduard Heger of OĽaNO in parliament on September 14, 2022

Four is better than three

Now minus one coalition party, Heger discovers that ruling the country without a parliamentary majority will take work.

People queue to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II during the Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall in London on Friday, September 16, 2022.
Richard Sulik (left) and his fellow SaS ministers have filed resignations as ministers of the cabinet of Eduard Heger (right).

Slovakia’s coalition concocts a novel, and peculiar, governing mix

But who exactly will be responsible for the performance of the new ministers?

Illustrative photo, workplace.

Roma workers: last chance for the East?

Anton Marcinčin and Ábel Ravasz join forces to discuss the demographic time-bomb which is already ticking in Slovakia and a possible solution at least for its Eastern part.

Igor Matovič (OĽaNO)

Ordinary people make for decidedly ordinary politicians. Look at Slovakia

Without politics, there is no predictability and no accountability.

Nine things each of us can do to make Slovakia a better country

Anger and lies dominate among part of the population. The rest of us need to actively defend society.

Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukraine’s six months of resistance, resilience, and resolve

We stand with Ukraine because it is the right thing to do.

Tanks in Bratislava

How to remember the ‘Russian tanks’

54 years on, Slovaks know all too well what happens when you do not fight back against occupiers.

Art and crafts lessons,are among their favourite because there is no language barrier and they can fit in better.

It's August and I really want to go home to Ukraine

A Ukrainian refugee, mother of two, tells the story of her escape to Slovakia and the six months she has lived here so far.

Eduard Heger (left) and Igor Matovič (right).

Who exactly will be Slovakia’s finance minister in 17 days?

Nobody seems to know what will happen to the government come September – except Igor Matovič, of course.

Igor Matovič

It’s Facebook politics time again in Slovakia

With coalition crunch-time approaching, Matovič turns to his “proven” tactic.

Manufacture worker, stock photo.

We should all work to make Slovakia better

Katarína Miňová, who has recently joined the AmCham team to lead its Košice office, shares her vision for the region of Eastern Slovakia.

Refugees from Ukraine
President Zuzana Čaputová during a press conference on June 7, 2022.

Why would you hate President Čaputová?

Ukraine war derangement syndrome continues to ravage some in the intellectual classes.

Viktor Orban

Orbán heats up his talk, but his Slovak counterpart stays chill

Hungary is isolated in its stance towards Russia, but for how long?

Forest fire in Mala Lodina near Kosice.

Remember these days the next time you go vote

Don't forget after the temperature drops.

LGBT+ community calls for respect, not tolerance

Public acknowledgement improves, but legal recognition lags far behind.

War reminds us that we are united by shared values

Embassies support Pride events around Slovakia.

PM Eduard Heger with SaS leader Richard Sulík (right) and OĽaNO leader Igor Matovič (left) announce the arrival of Volvo.

As the mercury rises, Slovak politicians will “cool off” – or so we are told

Heger and Sulík have identified the “main” problem in the coalition, but they differ over what it is.

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