Opinion, page 26
The spectre of violence returns
The assassination of a journalist gave Slovakia an opportunity to take stock. It has been squandered.
Four years after Kuciak's murder, hostility towards journalists is back
The corruption that Kuciak wrote about is the real high treason.
Defence deal opponents adopt intimidation tactics
Those denouncing the defence cooperation agreement brought their wild antics inside parliament.
Americans might start to wonder why they bother
Which signatory to the U.S.-Slovak Defense Cooperation Agreement is more likely to need help defending itself?
Moscow or bust: Fico backs Russia, sees popularity rise
The Smer leader once called Slovakia a ‘pro-European island’. No longer.
Real threat vs bogeymen. Slovaks are confused about whom to fear
Ruling politicians never had a better opportunity to live up to their foreign policy pledges.
Slovaks often find it hard to believe someone wants to live in their country
Homecoming may also not be easy because of how returning Slovaks are received at home.
Blog: Stop helping students, let them fail
For students to truly flourish, they must learn how to overcome hurdles put in their path.
If the aggression against Ukraine is tolerated, we could be next
Of course Slovakia should be "helping Ukrainian insurgents", if it comes to that.
Slovakia throws itself into the Omicron wave
A mixture of wishful thinking and ‘I’m-done-with-this’ attitudes could prove damaging.
There goes the neighbourhood
The parallels between Russia’s approach to Ukraine and Hitler’s to Czechoslovakia in 1938 are uncanny.
Virtue of compromise in the EU’s digital policy-making: the case of targeted ads
The idea floated during the negotiations on the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, is an exemplary case study on how legislative proposals evolve during the negotiations just to reach a workable compromise – hopefully.
Slovakia is still vulnerable despite the changed virus and measures
As the country braces for Omicron, experts warn of testing shortages.
The Davos crowd might consider meeting online from here on out
With a little luck, even the caviar companies will survive.
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.
As Omicron wave approaches, Slovakia shrugs in resignation
Government seems to have given up or misunderstood - again.
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.
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.
One year of the vaccine: Why Slovakia failed to get jabbed
Going through the pandemic in a world where everything is politics.
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- A top manager is flying across the Atlantic to watch a big match in Slovakia
- Slovakia’s economy enters increasingly troubled waters
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- Slovakia’s “Mont Ventoux” opens to cyclists
- “Are you a citizen yet?”
- A comedian’s guide to Košice, the city that is better than you think Audio
- A top manager is flying across the Atlantic to watch a big match in Slovakia
- Slovakia’s economy enters increasingly troubled waters
- Ryanair to withdraw from Slovak airport
- Don’t you want to?
- Caught by the gravitational pull of Europe, this American is rediscovering his Slovak roots
- “Are you a citizen yet?”
- A top manager is flying across the Atlantic to watch a big match in Slovakia
- Slovakia’s “Mont Ventoux” opens to cyclists
- Slovakia’s economy enters increasingly troubled waters
- A comedian’s guide to Košice, the city that is better than you think Audio
- Ryanair to withdraw from Slovak airport
- Don’t you want to?
- Caught by the gravitational pull of Europe, this American is rediscovering his Slovak roots
- “Are you a citizen yet?”
- Slovakia’s “Mont Ventoux” opens to cyclists
- A top manager is flying across the Atlantic to watch a big match in Slovakia
- Slovakia’s economy enters increasingly troubled waters
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- Malt from Trnava wins EU protected status, cementing Slovakia’s agricultural edge
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