Opinion, page 30

A newly-completed stretch of the D1 highway near Poprad.

Lost and found on the highway to Košice

The path of the patient in Slovak health care is a mythical creature just like Slovakia's east-west highway.

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Making the connections between work and life

In the regular "Making the connections between work and life" section, Alena Kanabová of Accenture and Martin Maštalír of Cisco share what the turbulent last year has taught them both in and out of the office.

PM Heger announced the end of the national state of emergency on Friday.

It’s official: the second wave in Slovakia is now over

National emergency ends after more than half a year. Crucial vaccination programme witnesses yet more changes.

A woman walks among dozens of red painted shoes placed on the ground as a part of an installation against violence against women in Brussels.

The Istanbul Convention for a better future for all

It has already had a positive impact on women’s lives across Europe.

Justice Minister Mária Kolíková (Za Ľudí) and Finance Minister Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) during the opposition-initiated parliamentary session on ousting Kolíková as minister.

A fresh start for the Heger cabinet amid same old coalition tensions

Heat but no light from Matovič over nebulous tax reform, Za Ľudí defends its justice minister.

PM Eduard Heger was vaccinated in Bratislava during the first weekend of May. He received the AstraZeneca vaccine.

What is the point of the current vaccination registration system?

Know-how acquired by people working with excluded Roma communities could help to get the rest of the country immunised quicker.

Ľubica Karvašová has served as the diplomatic advisor on EU affairs to Igor Matovič as prime minister and now continues her mission under his successor, Eduard Heger.

The woman who negotiated additional Pfizer vaccines for Slovakia: In the EU, Sputnik is not taboo

Ľubica Karvašová is the EU affairs advisor to the Slovak prime minister.

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R&D in Slovakia: Peanuts and Monkeys

Tibor Lörincz of Tatra Banka points out that Slovakia's path to a knowledge economy requires many changes and much effort, but the first inevitable step is to start investing in R&D.

The right educational choice for your child can make all the difference in her or his successful academic career.

Blog: Tips for choosing the best school for your child

Once the information is gathered and assessed, the bottom line is to choose the school that you and your child feel best about him attending.

PM Heger, Defence Minister Naď and Foreign Minister Korčok (left to right) arrive to the press conference.

Heger cabinet rediscovers government’s lost compass

OĽaNO leader Igor Matovič had cast doubt on Slovakia’s loyalty to its allies, but the Heger cabinet uses an opportunity to do the right thing.

Dagmar Horná

Every school should be a school of democracy. Slovakia lags behind

Pandemic sparks human rights-related debates, showing that most people lack the theoretical background to discuss these issues.

As of Monday, hairdressers are among the businesses allowed to open for clients after a four-month-long lockdown.

Test-obsessed Slovakia opens up, though most elderly are still not immunised

What does the government need to do to make this post-lockdown opening Slovakia’s last? Sputnik, still at the centre of attention, is not the answer.

When feelings count for more than lives

Why are Slovaks still dying in horrific numbers from a preventable disease?

Finance Minister Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) between his trips to Moscow and Budapest.

Matovič demonstrates how to dismantle everything in two days

OĽaNO politicians seem to think they are applying the highest political virtue. Could they be more wrong?

PM Igor Matovič talked about the purchase of 2 million Sputnik V vaccines in mid-February.

Matovič fell into a trap carefully staged by Russia

The former prime minister committed a diplomatic faux pas and disregarded the Slovak national interest, says foreign policy analyst Pavel Havlíček.

Blog: Choosing the right university

What are the most important factors to consider?

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Turning Slovakia’s brain drain into brain gain

What are the keys to turning Slovakia's brain drain into brain gain?

President Zuzana Čaputová appoints the cabinet of Eduard Heger.

Heger will seem boring after Matovič. Thank heavens for that

The new prime minister could give Slovakia exactly what it needs right now.

Ever Given

What the stuck Ever Given reminded us of

The global shipping industry acts first and deals with consequences later.

Learning Slovak is crucial for immigrants to Slovakia.
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Nerozumiem, can you repeat that?

In his podcast "Na Slovensku Aj Po Anglicky", Jeremy Hill speaks with 15 foreigners about their experiences learning Slovak.

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