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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Several Christians disagree with Church’s stance towards extremists

The extremist ĽSNS party drafted a bill limiting abortions in Slovakia, creating an awkward situation for the Church.

Slovakia’s LGBTI community seeks to expand their rights.

The biggest survey showed the lives of LGBT people

They are mostly liberals but a third of them consider themselves to be Catholics.

Comenius University in Bratislava

Comenius University accepted plagiaristic works from Germans

German media reported on suspicions of plagiarism and the difficulty of stripping people of Slovak degrees.

Roads full of potholes; drivers can claim compensation

Drivers with damaged cars due to pothole need to persuade courts that the pothole surprised them.

Ľubomír Jahnátek

How an unknown collaborator with Široký took control over EU-funds

At the beginning of his career, Ľubomír Jahnátek was more of a figure of fun but later he was connected to scandal.

Memorial commemorating Daniel Tupý’s death on the Tyršovo Embankment in Bratislava.

Kuciak extended a list of traumatising murders

Slovakia has many experiences with unsolved murders that have affected society.

Robert Klaiňák and his scandals.

Kaliňák survived more than 10 scandals before

The past scandals of Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák involved corruption, cronyism and non-standard processes at the Interior Ministry and police office.

Slovak Levies during training.

Documentary shows civilians training for war

The Slovak Levies says that they are neutral, but they are training with the Russians and want to enter politics.

Marián Kočner

Can journalists turn to police when threatened?

In the past, journalists who tried to turn to police because of threats were usually turned down.

Adam Valček

Valček Interview: With Ján Kuciak, we got to the Mafia through Trošková

Reporter of the Sme daily Adam Valček initially cooperated with Ján Kuciak, the murdered journalist, on the case of Italian Mafia.

Journalists Monika Tódová (l) and Mária Benedikovičová

Beating, burning cars and paranoia - Slovak investigative journalists talk about their work

Slovak journalists admit they were often afraid but hardly any of them thought their adversaries would dare kill a journalist.

Private broadcaster TV JOJ’s former reporter Michaela Saleh Suríniová

Even public figures struggle to find school for Aspies

The incorrect education of children with Asperger's syndrome can lead to suicide. Abroad they are able to have a normal life.

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Slovakia prepares for African swine fever

African swine fever is spreading over EU countries at a time when Slovakia is battling the overpopulation of wild boars.

The hall serving as the waiting room at the Foreigners’ Police Department in the town of Dunajská Streda.

Foreigners have to wait even outside Bratislava

The queue machine stops issuing tickets due to a high number of applicants at the Foreigners’ Police Department in Dunajská Streda.

The association of caretakers I Go Home Permanently wants caretakers in Slovakia to earn at least a net €700-750 per month.

Tragic car crash united caregivers

Caregivers met with the president and demanded the increase of their wages.

Tibor Hromádka has been a climber and ski-mountianeer since 1983. He has worked and climbed in High Tatras, Alps, Dolomites, Rocky Mountains, Yosemite, Pamire and in Himalaya.

Mountain guide: Taking children on some mountain climbs calls for social workers

Climbing irons enable people to climb steep, icy mountains but they will not protect them from falling, mountain guide Tibor Hromádka claims.

Nukleón hostel in the town of Trnava

Serbs in Slovakia: You are racists but pay well

The number of Serbs working in Slovakia has doubled in 2017. Labour Minister Ján Richter wants to protect them from abuse.

AFG was selling large numbers of expansion weapons, which were in fact old deactivated military weapons.

Foreigners again used Slovak guns to kill

Although the international operation began in March, no investigator contacted a Slovak dealer.

Janice Richardson

Children's rights expert Richardson warns against new rules for Facebook

Social networks in the EU will require parent's approval when registering children from 13 to 16-years-old.

Elections during socialism regime.

Socialism elections were parody of free vote

After the revolution in 1989 the number of people participating in elections fell from 99 percent to around 60 percent.

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