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Nice Driveway!
An occasional column on life in Slovakia by James Thomson.
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Our neighbours continued to suffer while we enjoyed the Easter holiday. What has Slovakia learned?
The parallels between Russia’s approach to Ukraine and Hitler’s to Czechoslovakia in 1938 are uncanny.
There is no moral to this tale, other than to cherish those you love.
Our capacity for indignation – or compassion – seems exhausted just when we need it most.
Should we pity or fear those who see the world through the distorting lens of the conspiracy media?
After a deceptively serene transition last year, the heartbreak has resumed.
The coronavirus, like the 9/11 hijackers, has excelled its forerunners in sheer deviousness.
Overturning not-guilty verdicts, especially in cases as emotive as the Kuciak murder trial, is a very bad idea.
A change in the weather and – finally! – a lifting of restrictions prompts James Thomson to take his chances in the Slovak countryside.
Why are Slovaks still dying in horrific numbers from a preventable disease?
What Slovak politicians mean when they say sebareflexia.
Does anyone understand Slovakia’s pandemic rules any more?
How much of the present will be intelligible through the kaleidoscopic lens of digital media in just a few years – or even months?
A vaccine would be nice. But a state that inspires trust would be the gift that keeps on giving.
There are uncanny echoes today of Slovakia’s agonies over its choice of chief prosecutor ten years ago.
Americans’ choice of president on November 3 will affect Slovaks too.
Slovakia will get about €7.5 billion – but for what?
Unable or unwilling to travel abroad this summer? Why not enjoy an excursion to the Foreigners’ Police, where a full day (at least) of excitement awaits!
The behaviour on display in the latest plagiarism scandal is mirrored by that of some educational institutions too.
In which your correspondent inadvertently circumnavigates the globe in the middle of a pandemic.
- 1. News digest: Slovakia pays for Russian gas in euros
- 2. As mosquito season nears, Bratislava readies it sprayers – and drones
- 3. News digest: World's first hydrogen train debuts in Slovakia
- 4. New way to relax at Bratislava's popular Železná Studnička
- 5. Scientist are fed up with people spreading lies
- 6. Low wages and corruption keeping young Slovaks from coming home
- 7. Towns and municipalities enter strike alert
- 8. Solutions to tackle brain drain planned as part of Slovakia’s Recovery Plan
- 9. Weekend: Losing it soon in the largest maze in Central Europe
- 10. The uncertain future of Matovič's package for families
- 1. News digest: World's first hydrogen train debuts in Slovakia
- 2. News digest: Slovakia pays for Russian gas in euros
- 3. Weekend: Losing it soon in the largest maze in Central Europe
- 4. As mosquito season nears, Bratislava readies it sprayers – and drones
- 5. New way to relax at Bratislava's popular Železná Studnička
- 6. Scientist are fed up with people spreading lies
- 7. Towns and municipalities enter strike alert
- 8. Slovakia paid for Russian gas in euros. Gas taps remain open
- 9. Why come to Slovakia?
- 10. Health Ministry suspends protocol helping transgender people
- 1. Why come to Slovakia?
- 2. What kind of person walks out on Zelensky?
- 3. News digest: Slovakia pays for Russian gas in euros
- 4. US Congressmen to Zuckerberg: Stop pro-Russian propaganda on Slovak Facebook
- 5. News digest: World's first hydrogen train debuts in Slovakia
- 6. Low wages and corruption keeping young Slovaks from coming home
- 7. Bear attacks, tourist badly injured
- 8. Ukrainian cars clogging Slovak border crossing
- 9. News digest: Police detain controversial ex-Supreme Court judge
- 10. Do you know who owns filling stations in Slovakia?