Roman Cuprik
Roman Cuprik

Roman Cuprik joined The Slovak Spectator team in March 2012 as a staff writer after contributing to the 2011 edition of Spectacular Slovakia. He graduated with a master’s degree from the journalism department of Comenius University in Bratislava. 
In addition to being a contributor to The Slovak Spectator he has been writing for Slovak daily SME since 2015. At SME he covers crime and corruption news.

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People standing in front of the Foreigners Police Department in Bratislava.

Waiting times at the Foreigners' Police get worse

The number of people from non-EU countries working in Slovakia doubled in 2018.

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Ladislav Ďurkovič

Another investigative journalist leaves public TV broadcaster

Further conflicts have arisen after RTVS did not extend the contract of the reporter working on the investigative news programme Reportéri.

The banner Greenpeace activists placed on the Nováky mine tower.

Slovak court saw threat in Greenpeace activists

Greenpeace activists were released from custody after the general prosecutor said there was no reason keep them in detention.

Hedviga Žáková (formerly Malinová)

Malinová case: Protraction and insensitive approach

Hungary has finally closed the controversial case involving an attack against a Hungarian-speaking woman in Slovakia.

Ján Kuciak

Kuciak did not even have a computer as a child and he grew up to be an analyst

A village boy who angered Marian Kocner. A profile of Ján Kuciak, who recently received the White Crow award in memoriam.

Markus Spillmann is the IPI Executive Board chair. He was editor-in-chief of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) and a member of the management board of the NZZ Media Group from 2006-14.

IPI’s Spillmann: Slovaks sent promising message to Europe

IPI representatives honoured the memory of Ján Kuciak.

Edina Váradyová was attacked by ex-boyfriend.

Man who bashed ex-girlfriend’s head fined with €1,500

Prosecutor agreed with the fine for the man who broke the nose of his ex-girlfriend.

Marian Vanderka

Rector, minister, president. Why nobody halted the plagiarists’ appointment?

None of the concerned parties see their role in evaluating the moral qualities of the candidate for professor.

Aleš Štesko is former director of elementary school going by the name Two Hands.

School resembling cult continues

Witnesses talk about hand to hand combat, inappropriate touching and community life at elementary school going by the name Two Hands.

Man from Russian sanction list trained president’s and PM’s bodyguards

Denis Riauzov is on the sanctions list and the secret services believe he is a Russian agent.

Kacper Rekawek is Head of Defence and Security Programme at the GLOBSEC Policy Institute.

Security analyst: People from central Europe also join Jihadists

V4 countries are not a target for terrorists, nor a significant source of fighters, but they serve for logistic purposes.

Ján Lakatoš

Young Roma beats the odds and is heading for a master’s degree

Ján Lakatoš is one of the first graduates of the program for Roma willing to study economics.

Trinh Xuan Thanh was sentenced to life in prison in Vietnam.
István Tiborcz

Hungarian oligarchs expand to Slovakia

Hungarian firms investigated by EU’s anti-fraud office try to do business in Slovakia.

Measles might spread further west

Police will assist the vaccination in communities from where the epidemic spread.

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Ivan Kmotrík Jr.

Football manager charged with extremism may circumvent punishment

Slovak football has long history of racism displays and unethical behaviour.

Marian Kočner

Threats, scandals, and dubious political ties. Who is Marian Kočner?

The businessman with many ties to politicians has been detained by police.

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Zuzana Petková

Journalist Petková: It is terrible to read that we ordered Ján’s murder

The Trend weekly’s reporter Zuzana Petková no longer takes her phone to police interrogations.

A building owned by Igor Rattaj where cryptominers rent the spaces. The Slovak Finance Ministry also has a floor there.
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Slovak high-tech fortress hosts cryptominers

A Slovak cryptofarm using actors and a data centre for promotion caught the eye of the worldwide IT community.

Why police will not find your bike

Increasing number of stolen bikes provoke people into buying better locks.

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