Opinion, page 25

EC President Ursula von der Leyen speaking at the 2021 World Economic Forum in Davos, taking place online.

The Davos crowd might consider meeting online from here on out

With a little luck, even the caviar companies will survive.

Maroš Žilinka

General prosecutor damns defence deal, challenges Heger government’s foreign policy

This week Žilinka will celebrate with a Russian prosecutor named on an EU sanctions list.

Restaurants can open again as of January 3

As Omicron wave approaches, Slovakia shrugs in resignation

Government seems to have given up or misunderstood - again.

Viktor Orbán (right) and Andrej Babiš during the latter's campaign rally in Ústí nad Labem in early October 2021.

Populism is in decline

Positive trends don’t make headlines because the people who talk most publicly about these issues would need to admit their earlier theories were wrong.

How The Slovak Spectator has survived (letter from the publisher)

Our success as a central-European media outlet is thanks to you, our readers.

One legacy of my mum's lockdown was the beautiful garden that I could enjoy during my summer in England.

Not all the losses inflicted by the pandemic can be tabulated

There is no moral to this tale, other than to cherish those you love.

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One year of the vaccine: Why Slovakia failed to get jabbed

Going through the pandemic in a world where everything is politics.

Students with a growth mindset see mistakes or perceived failure as ways to learn and grow.

Blog: Mindset is the key to successful learning

It is important to learn to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Finance Minister Igor Matovic (left) during the parliamentary session on his first state budget. Boris Kollar (bottom right) and his Sme Rodina did not support the reforms in parliament.

Parliament hinted at what the passing of Heger’s reforms will look like

Matovič’s first state budget also clears parliament, but the finance minister keeps part of the money on hold.

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A circular strategy with real value

Circular economy is not an end in itself and companies need to think about their circular strategy to create real value.

PM Eduard Heger assists with Covid vaccination in the northern-Slovak municipality of Ivachnová.

Slovakia’s half-hearted lockdown continues as Delta appears to recede

The vaccinated can now do more, but they can’t go to school.

Vinosady (Bratislava Region)

Is Slovakia’s reputation a reflection of our own individual behaviour?

Just like in every other country, an average Slovak citizen does not have the means or power to change the dysfunctionality of the system.

Andrea Sadloňová
Igor Matovic

PM’s calls for “respect” are ignored by his own colleagues

Finance minister proposes massive handout without consulting PM.

In samizdats, not even the editorial team knew where the publication was printed and who the middleman between the editorial and the printing house was.

Spying on the press has a tradition in Slovakia

Who, and why, is surveilling journalists in the country?

Blog: What are the skills our children need?

Preparing for the future through STEAM.

I used to be optimistic. The pandemic proved me wrong

We all now have ample evidence that infections anywhere can impact people everywhere.

President Zuzana Čaputová (front) and Health Minister Vladimír Lengvarský (back) visiting Ružinov hospital.

Lockdown it is. Or is it?

Hospitals are on the verge of collapse. President tells people to stop blabbing about Covid and get vaccinated.

A day in the life of the Slovak internet

Our capacity for indignation – or compassion – seems exhausted just when we need it most.

PM Eduard Heger visited the hospital in Poprad on November 22.

Is “best in Covid” really the best Slovakia can do?

Another lockdown Christmas looms as hospitals fill up. Slovakia shows how a nation that succumbs to irrationality copes with the pandemic.

Aerial view of Bratislava from May 2021.

Sustainable development and Bratislava’s renaissance

Milota Sidorová shares her thoughts about the quality of life in Bratislava, its further sustainable development and the challenges that the city is likely to face in the years to come.

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