Opinion, page 9

Michal Kovačič in Na Telo on Sunday.

Last Week: Attempts to suffocate broadcasters continue on more than one front

A creeping Orbánification of Slovak broadcasting is under way, says popular TV debate host.

People cross a pedestrian crossing outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, is being treated, in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, Friday, May 17, 2024.

But what about the game?

The prime minister is shot. The country moves on.

Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer).
Robert Fico.
Sme daily editor-in-chief Beata Balogová
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Bratislava.

American Dream found in Slovakia?

It is amazing how much attitudes can change in just a few decades.

Police patrolled around schools last Thursday after bomb scare two days before.

Last Week: Bomb threats rock schools across Slovakia

Similar incidents elsewhere in the region have been seen as elements of a hybrid war.

The EP elections will take place from June 6 to June 9, 2024.

To put citizens' interests first, the EU must be transformed

We need to strengthen the EU's capacity for collective action.

Lucia Kleštincová
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Work and life connections

In a joint interview, two successful female leaders Sonal Tivarekar and Ivana Heretik Vačoková share their inspiration and best practices from their home and work lives.

Ivana Vačoková and 1 more

Last Week: Slovakia, the home of confused Europeans

One in three Slovaks say they would prefer to live in a totalitarian state.

Spring Soiree 2022 Art Exhibit by Vladislava Yakovenko and Abbie Puskailer

Blossoming together: Celebrating community, art, and charity with IWCB's Spring Soiree

Step into the vibrant world of the International Women's Club of Bratislava as we embrace the enchanting allure of spring with our third annual Spring Soiree.

Eva Staronova
Students who are adept at the process of self-awareness, self-management and regulation can be more independent and ultimately more successful.

Futureproofing our children for an uncertain world

The pace of global change is now dictating that skills development is more important than the traditional view of education being about recall of knowledge.

Fiona Shanks and 2 more
Nižná Myšľa.

Europe's promises have not been kept to its Roma citizens

Twenty years since Slovakia entered the EU, the country’s Roma have not seen their lot improve.

Rick Zedník and 1 more
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Will Brussels listen to firms tired of never-ending changes?

In Slovakia, not much is known about the proposal for a new EU directive.

Renáta Bláhová
Pellegrini, Fico and Danko (left to right) signing their memorandum of understanding under the painting of Ľudovít Štúr.

Slovakia doesn't need calm. What then?

In democracy, there is no place for normalisation calm.

RTVS workers wear black on April 25, 2024.

Last Week: Every day will be a black day for the public-service broadcaster

The law to dissolve RTVS has yet to clear parliament but its fate appears to be sealed.

"Viribus Unitis" artwork by Matúš Maťátko (2019).

A Czech Slovakia: A country destined by history to fail

It's striking to observe that some Czech scholars still possess a selective understanding of Slovak history.

Ukraine is running out of ammunition.

Last Week: No bullets for Ukraine? Watch us try, say people of Slovakia

Ordinary Slovaks join Czech initiative and put their money where their mouth is.

Denys Shmyhal and Robert Fico signing the Michalovce roadmap.

Last Week: Fico does right by Ukraine, for once

Don’t expect the shift in rhetoric to last.

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