Opinion, page 23

Maria Kolikova

Changing public’s perception of the judiciary will take a really long time, says minister

Mária Kolíková says the potential savings from her court reforms seem of little interest to coalition partners.

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Zuzana Čaputová meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

Last week: Čaputová in Kyiv, Zelensky in Bratislava

President visits Ukraine, brings back a clear message to a confused nation.

In Slovak academia, it doesn’t pay to be proved right

What supervising an undergraduate thesis taught me about how the system works (or doesn’t).

The police took Kováčik directly to prison.

Ex-special prosecutor is now in prison after breakthrough verdict

Slovakia is finally punishing high state officials for breaking the law.

The Greek Catholic Church of Ss Cyril & Methodius, Stropkov

Echoes of history in eastern Slovakia

There are some eerie parallels between the region's past and Ukraine's more recent travails.

Andrew Giarelli
Slovak PM Eduard Heger's advisor on cross-border cooperation Eduard Buraš.

Eastern Slovakia is another Burgenland, waiting for the chance to rise

Even when the war in Ukraine drags on, Slovakia should not miss its train and should restart cooperation with Ukraine to help its people in the east, opines Slovak PM's advisor Eduard Buraš.

Igor Matovič and his plan

Why Matovič asks us to be colourblind

The obnoxious nature of the debate is only one of many issues that is wrong with the events of the past week in Slovakia.

US Ambassador Bridget Brink

US defending Slovakia is not a promise, it's a commitment

US Ambassador Bridget Brink is leaving her post after three years.

Far-right LSNS MPs leave the room during Ukrainian President Zelensky's speech.

What kind of person walks out on Zelensky?

The kind that is trying to get into government, unfortunately.

Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine singing Stefania perform during the first semi final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

Politics vs Pop Culture

Eurovision says quite a lot about how Europeans feel about one another.

Bratislava

Why come to Slovakia?

And why I would surely return.

Volodymyr Zelensky

The world if Zelensky had taken the ride, not ammunition

A quick defeat of Ukraine would have changed the world into its worst possible version.

Tom Nicholson.

Tom Nicholson: If Fico returns, just pack up and leave

There is always a group of voters who choose evil, Nicholson opines.

Stock image.

Slovakia braces for regulation of online content

Various ministries claim jurisdiction over online regulation.

Jill Biden in Kosice

"I just went out to brush my teeth." Jill Biden surprises refugees in Košice

Ukrainian kids sang Jill Biden a song by a composer who was killed for being Ukrainian.

Robert Fico shook hands with his rival, Peter Pellegrini, and with the far right MPs after the vote.

Matovič-led coalition failed to do what it came for

The justice system, not MPs, will decide Fico’s fate in the end. But for now, he has scored a political victory.

A journalist stands atop a destroyed vehicle after fights between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

The end of the free press is the beginning of wars

On World Press Freedom Day we feel the need to make it clear that independent journalists are one of the last barriers protecting democratic societies from falling victim to autocracy.

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