Peter Dlhopolec
Peter Dlhopolec
peter.dlhopolec@spectator.sk

editor-in-chief

Peter Dlhopolec is the editor-in-chief of The Slovak Spectator. He oversees The Spectator’s editorial coverage and newsroom.

Before being appointed to the top job in February 2023, he had worked as a staff writer, a social media manager, and a podcaster for The Slovak Spectator since 2017.

He covers different topics, ranging from travel to politics.

He was born in Zvolen and received two bachelor’s degrees from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Trnava for European politics and mass media studies. During his studies, he spent some time in Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Ireland.

Discovering new music is his big passion. Some of his free time is spent doing sports and litter picking.

Author also writes for: peter.dlhopolec@spectator.sk, Facebook, Twitter

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List of author's articles, page 11

PM Robert Fico visits eastern Slovakia on January 23, 2024, ahead of his meeting with Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal.

Fico questions aid for Ukraine and its sovereignty ahead of Uzhhorod meeting

PM Robert Fico will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal on Wednesday morning near the Slovak-Ukrainian border.

News digest: From Košice to "Little London" by plane

How to spend your time in Bratislava, no oil pipeline connecting the capital with Vienna, and an old kidnapping case.

Tom Devine of the Government Accountability Project visited Slovakia in December 2023.

Whistleblowers’ ‘ambassador’: Without people’s support, whistleblowers can end up as martyrs

Tom Devine says he often acts as an information matchmaker to unite isolated whistleblowers with stakeholders across society who should be benefiting from the truth.

News digest: "Dear Viktor. You're very popular among normal Slovaks."

Petra Vlhová's second place in Flachau, European Central Bank's criticism of Slovakia, interview with whistleblowers' 'ambassador' Tom Devine.

Slovak PM Robert Fico (l) and Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán (r) shake hands during their meeting in Budapest on January 16, 2024.

Fico courts Orbán in Budapest, promises to defend Hungary in Brussels

The two premiers will not support any financial aid for Ukraine from the EU budget.

Július Hudáček in 2019.

News digest: Pellegrini stands up for criticised hockey player as campaign begins

Top 10 Bratislava events, Smer’s EU funding scandal, and PM Fico will meet with his Hungarian ally.

Sokolská Residence was built near the Foreign Ministry in Bratislava.

News digest: PM Fico's secret is revealed

Youngtimers recognised as classic vehicles, why 2024 can be a good year, and a Slovak player from Russia’s KHL boycotted in Czechia.

Speaker and Hlas party leader Peter Pellegrini chairs a parliamentary session on January 8, 2023.

Slovaks will vote for their sixth head of state before Easter

Hlas leader Peter Pellegrini, a presidential hopeful, will not step down as speaker unless people elect him the next Slovak president.

News digest: 'Fast & Furious' Bulgarian driver crashes into petrol station (video)

Colder weather will hit Slovakia at the weekend, Ukrainian refugee's three miracles, and Slovaks' bizarre Google searches.

Hlas leader Peter Pellegrini.

Danko seeks to make Pellegrini’s sexuality a topic ahead of presidential race

The nationalist party leader claims that people want to know who would be Peter Pellegrini’s First Lady.

News digest: PM Fico buys expensive property

What we know about foreigners in Slovakia, US actor eats Slovak bacon, and how to enjoy Bratislava over the weekend.

The Statistics Office found that more foreigners than average lived in 20 out of Slovakia’s 79 districts.

Among foreigners, Italians predominate in Bratislava’s Old Town

What Slovakia learned about its foreign residents from the 2021 census.

Twenty-nine percent of Slovak people consider the year 2023 to be worse than they expected at its beginning.

News digest: How satisfied Slovaks are with life

A Slovak spy who worked for the BBC, heat pump investments on the rise, and Slovak fire fighters have left for France.

News digest: President vetoes bill weakening independent authorities

Slovak Agency for Investment and Trade Development director, long weekends in 2024, Ukrainian opera singer, and Bratislava events.

André Komatsu - "Your Light, Shadow Us" (2023)
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Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Tips for events in the city between January 6 and 12.

An anti-government protest in Bratislava on December 20, 2023.

What happened in Slovakia in 2023

As the year comes to a close, there’s no better time to run through the major events.

Life in Slovakia isn't always easy for foreigners, but they want to help

Some see it as their responsibility to get involved in civic life and follow Slovak politics.

News digest: Slovakia sends condolences to Czechia after deadly mass shooting

Your last chance to buy presents at the Christmas Market in Bratislava, where to grab a delicious burger in Trnava, and a photographer who loves Bratislava pedestrians.

Slovak parliament.

News digest: Becoming a Slovak will be more expensive

What it takes to run a family business in Slovakia, Christmas concerts, and a Scottish native who found home in Slovakia in 1989.

The government's public finance consolidation package was approved in parliament on December 19, 2023.

From citizenship fee to taxes. People will pay more and work on Constitution Day from 2024

MPs approve the government's €1.5 billion consolidation package.

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