Opinion, page 29

Pope Francis and President Zuzana Čaputová at the airport.

Pope brings message of unity to a country in turmoil

It was nice while it lasted. Which wasn’t long.

GP Maroš Žilinka in parliament.

What is it with Slovakia and general prosecutors?

After a deceptively serene transition last year, the heartbreak has resumed.

Connecting families with neurodiverse or differently-abled children

Parents and children from Bratislava, Vienna and surroundings are invited.

Pope Francis visits Slovakia for the first time.

Coalition puts its quarrels on hold while the Pope visits

The ongoing papal visit is expected to dominate the news, but last week brought some changes on the Slovak political scene.

Grigorij Mesežnikov

Slovaks are blind to geopolitical risks

Some politicians cannot be trusted to take the side of their own country against Russia.

Smoke filled Manhattan days after the attack.

9/11 is not a closed story

Hundreds of thousands of people live under the threat of terrorism every day.

Who was really impacted by Covid?

Covid has only further exposed the divide between Europe’s north and west and its south and east.

How artificial intelligence is used in finance

Robo-advisers could be the future of private banking.

Vladimír Pčolinský leaves Leopoldov prison with his lawyer Ondrej Urban.

Surprise and consternation as accused former spy boss is sped out of prison

The shock move by the General Prosecutor’s Office raised many legitimate questions. It then blocked some journalists from asking them at a press conference.

Košice

Ways to create a functional innovation ecosystem

Selected experts share their views on what the key ingredients are for creating a functional innovation ecosystem in Košice.

David Stulík

Ukraine should discard the victim narrative. Its success would be a blow to Russia

Ukraine should be proud that their army could stand up against the Russian Federation. NATO did not help Ukraine as much as it helped Afghanistan, says analyst.

On Wednesday, a Belgian court of inquiry stated that in regards to the death of Slovak national Jozef Chovanec, no one bears responsibility.

Delta will fine the unvaccinated

Restaurants, shopping malls, even neighborhoods, cities and whole countries would seemingly have similar motivations for action.

Lottery for the vaccinated airs on the public-service RTVS.

Why Slovakia’s number rarely comes up

Matovič’s lottery shows – again – what happens when anti-system politicians are allowed to rule the country.

Bratislava airport.

Who would have thought flying could be made any more miserable

The coronavirus, like the 9/11 hijackers, has excelled its forerunners in sheer deviousness.

We've got the key to winning the fight of our generation

Fighting Covid-19 requires sacrifice, patience, and patriotism, writes US Ambassador Bridget Brink.

Kids return to schools on September 2 in Slovakia.

School bags rather than keyboards, please. Kids are more than ready to go back

Education Ministry promises there’ll be no widespread school closures this year, but there are still many unknowns.

Massive storms affected the whole of the Southern Moravia region, in the south-east of the Czech Republic. The area along the border with Slovakia was the hardest hit.

The truth about climate change

In the face of a global pandemic over the past 18 months, individual countries largely responded with their own sets of rules.

Restaurant terraces in Bratislava

Slovakia should not see another countrywide lockdown

New colours and measures, starting today, are supposed to guide the country through the expected next wave of the pandemic. What could possibly go wrong?

Inhabitants of Valaská Belá, village in central Slovakia, hit by the floods in early August, remove damages after water.

No plan, no leader. Slovakia politically unprepared to face climate change

We need a positive vision of a country entering a time of crisis we know won't be short, says journalist and climate activist Jakub Filo.

Peter Pellegrini (left) and Robert Fico (right) in 2020.

Charges fly around Slovakia’s former prime ministers

Summer suspense as police continue uncovering corruption schemes, while epidemiologists prepare for the Delta episode of the pandemic to unfold.

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