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 8

CEO of Zurich Insurance Company’s Bratislava Competence Center Wolfgang Fischer with colleagues.

German’s dreams of working in Slovakia come true

“We have the right people here,” says Wolfgang Fischer, CEO of Zurich Insurance Company’s Bratislava Competence Center.

Canada's John Tavares, right, skates on ice during the quarterfinal match between Canada and Slovakia at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, May 23, 2024.
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News digest: Slovaks can't withstand Canadian storm, and potential tornado in south

What Fico's attacker told the police, storm warnings, and top 10 events.

Juraj C. attacked PM Robert Fico on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Handlová, western Slovakia.

I did not plan to kill the PM. I acted alone, says man who shot at Fico.

Juraj C. wanted to gift Robert Fico his book with a dedication, reads the decision on the attacker’s custody.

Parliament on May 21, 2024.

News digest: House votes unanimously against stirring up hatred

Slovakia make it to the hockey quarterfinals, a record high number of working foreigners, and one American dad.

President Zuzana Čaputová and Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák meet at the Presidential Palace on May 20, 2024.

News digest: After Fico attack, MPs will reconvene, ready to attack rivals

Aggressive deputy speaker of parliament, best Bratislava views, and notorious embezzler's death.

Juraj C.

Detained and charged, Fico's bow-tied attacker is a man of paradoxes

Government officials say that Juraj C. might not have acted alone.

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F.D. Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica.

News digest: PM Fico's life remains in danger

Help save a Ukrainian school, birdwatching in eastern Slovakia, and another Slovak Matters edition.

Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok (foreground) and Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák (c) during a press conference on May 16, 2024.
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Slovak PM's attacker charged with revenge murder

The interior minister says that the BBC has spread lies about Fico. Hate has increased in Slovakia after the attack.

Policemen stand outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital, where Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, is treated in Banská Bystrica, central Slovakia, on May 15, 2024.
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PM Fico shot as he speaks to supporters in Handlová

An alleged gunman has been arrested, Fico conscious after surgery.

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Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová during a no-confidence vote in parliament on May 14, 2024.

News digest: Flat earther might teach pupils how to use media and think critically

Announcement for parents and Slovaks will help build a nuclear power plant in the UK.

Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová (l), actor Ľuboš Kostelný (c), Slovak National Theatre Director Matej Drlička.

News digest: Culture minister feels bullied, targets national theatre

Slovakia will kick off the Ice Hockey World Championship in Czechia on Friday afternoon.

The SMZ company in Jelšava, eastern Slovakia.

News digest: Unlike Austrians, too many Slovaks work in high-polluting jobs

Fake bomb threats, Russian ambassador's failed trip to Slovak parliament, and one Slovak-American hero.

Vladimír Kuruc

News digest: New team takes on Kuciak murder case

A Briton's Slovak airman ancestor, we review a Chinese restaurant, and Slovakia slips in press freedom ranking.

News digest: Anti-Fico protest returns to Bratislava after a break

Some believers say no to a "satanic" techno party, communist May 1 slogans, and what to do in the capital.

Brussels.

News digest: Who's going to win the EP elections in Slovakia?

ESG reporting, drones for Ukraine, and the new rafting season kicked off.

RTVS workers in black.
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News digest: World media notice Slovak MEP, Black Thursday at RTVS, and heiling lawmaker

The next Slovak president's official portrait won't be everywhere.

President-elect Peter Pellegrini on election night (April 6) in Bratislava. Former president Ivan Gašparovič (l) stands next to him, as does Smer leader and PM Robert Fico.

Why Slovakia’s next president won’t be an original

President-elect Peter Pellegrini is already being compared to former president Ivan Gašparovič, who was also beholden to the Smer party and Robert Fico during his time in office.

The Czech and Slovak Pavilion in Venice.
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Culture minister sees "anti-Slovak activity" at Venice arts festival

PM Fico has called the critics of Minister Šimkovičová "empty homeless people".

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SNS MP Roman Michelko (l) in parliament.
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News digest: Masturbation, defecation..., and SNS MP's disapproval of 'high culture'

A rain warning issued for Bratislava, a selective understanding of Slovakia's history by some Czechs, and a fake Pellegrini story.

From left to right: Culture Ministry Chief of Staff Lukáš Machala, Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová, SNS leader Andrej Danko.

News digest: Putin admirer as head of public broadcaster? It could happen.

MP Huliak's odd test, whooping cough on the rise, and a Slovak detained in Congo.

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