Slovak Spectator
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:26:05 +0100Those who have accepted the possibility that they might die no longer go to shelters
Dentist-turned-military medic from western Ukraine first helped the wounded at Maidan in Kyiv in 2014.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:00:06 +0100Accommodation, work, school. How to get to Slovakia and how to proceed?
The Slovak Spectator offers practical information for refugees from Ukraine.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:37:08 +0100News digest: Unprecedented charges. Slovaks confess to spying for Russia
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Slovakia on Thursday. Slovak parliament greenlights the presence of NATO troops in Slovakia.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:27:08 +0100NATO troops will come to Slovakia soon, MPs passed mandate
Slovak government does not rule out Russia may conduct airstrikes in the immediate vicinity of the Slovak border in coming days.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:27:32 +0100Slovakia's chemical and pharmaceutical industry saw revenues grow during the second year of pandemic
Their overall revenues grew by 9 percent compared with 2019.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:24:11 +0100Bratislava public transport to get 50 new trolleybuses
New vehicles should arrive by the end of next year.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:32:58 +0100Two Slovaks arrested and charged with bribery and espionage in cooperation with Russian spies
The information they collected concerned topics including Ukraine, NATO, and the Slovak Armed Forces.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:01:12 +0100General Prosecutor signs memorandum about cooperation with Ukraine two months after signing it with Russia
He met with the General Prosecutor of Ukraine in Uzhhorod.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:54:13 +0100Slovakia meets NATO defence spending commitment for first time
With the war in Ukraine, the state needs to ramp up its defence spending, the prime minister admits.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:34:01 +0100Voters in quarantine should be able to vote from home in autumn election
A law has been proposed to allow two members of a special election committee with a ballot box to visit a voter in isolation.
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:05:00 +0100Coronavirus in Slovakia: 9,654 new cases confirmed (graphs)
The total number of PCR-confirmed cases has exceeded 1,586,000.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:06:34 +0100News digest: Slovakia expels three Russian diplomats
At least three people were detained due to suspicion of espionage for Russia. PM Eduard Heger met with Pope Francis in the Vatican.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:49:47 +0100Slovakia expels three Russian Embassy staffers
The police detained people from the intelligence service, Defence Ministry and disinformation website on espionage charges.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:44:49 +0100The most expensive fuel in history: rather the bus and train than a car
Prices of train and Bratislava public transport tickets will be not more expensive for now.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:40:28 +0100Putin has made security a practical issue for central Europe
The war has quickly shifted the conversation about Slovakia’s defence.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:48:24 +0100State will provide funding for those who offer accommodation to refugees
Parliament will discuss the proposal on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:37:06 +0100Fico legitimises party of ĽSNS renegades as potential partner
Having extremist parties as coalition partners is not supported by voters of the current coalition.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:10:24 +0100Fewer anti-pandemic measures apply as of today, masks still obligatory
Opening hours are not limited anymore, capacity restrictions at mass events dropped.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:35:00 +0100Life-long education is the answer to the lack of a skilled labour force
War for talent ongoing in Slovakia.
Sun, 13 Mar 2022 09:35:00 +0100One giant bench is not enough. Another pops up in the north
The bench is located in one of the Kysuce villages.
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 11:08:56 +0100US Secretary of Defense to visit Slovakia
Slovakia will be the only country he will visit on the bilateral level on his way to a NATO meeting in Brussels.
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:05:00 +0100Prešov Region not giving up virtual tours
Four cultural institutions are making new tours available online.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:49:20 +0100News digest: Flat once famously rented by Robert Fico sells for over €1.5m
People with reduced immunity can enroll for a second booster shot. PM Heger tables new sanctions against Russia at EU summit.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:24:49 +0100Location and condition of bomb shelters becomes a live issue
Bratislava’s boroughs are checking the shelters in their districts.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:35:04 +0100City Hall and NGOs team up at Hlavná Stanica to get refugees on track
It took just one week to create a fully functional information point for people fleeing Ukraine.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:27:28 +0100The real work of “denazification” lies ahead
The world’s largest country is in the grip of a cult.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:13:22 +0100I advocated for citizenship without a residence permit, says chief of Office for Slovaks Living Abroad
The office is in touch with compatriotic organisations around the globe.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:11:41 +0100Weekend: How Putin the Killer emerged
A Vietnamese Slovak, Ukraine and nature as an inspiration.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:30:47 +0100'I often imagined I didn't live in Slovakia, but in Vietnam': A Vietnamese-Slovak recounts her childhood
Trang Pham Thi Thu, who goes by the name Niki, has wanted to fit in Slovakia.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:51:17 +0100Arrival of F-16 fighter jets delayed
Planes bought in 2018 Slovakia will come a year late
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:37:55 +0100Fico warned of heavily-armed American soldiers. Here's what Saber Strike 22 really looks like
More than 2,000 soldiers train in central Slovakia.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:20:24 +0100News digest: Slovakia to get US fighter jets a year late
President Zelensky thanks Slovakia. Foreigners Police go 24/7. Learn more in today's digest.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:43:36 +0100Volunteer at the border: Coordination shortage, uncertainty is the worst for refugees
Slovak living in the UK flew back to Slovakia to help people cross the border from Ukraine.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:19:51 +0100A new lookout tower built in the Orava region
The wooden tower stands on Machy Hill above the village of Zuberec.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:38:53 +0100Slovakia launches administration of the Novavax vaccine
Nearly 2,000 people have registered for the shot.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:36:48 +0100First two Slovaks officially ask to join army in Ukraine
No permission has been granted.
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:34:01 +0100Foreigners’ Police to expand their capacities to help refugees from Ukraine
They are not dealing with the agenda of other foreigners living or coming to Slovakia for now.
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:35:00 +0100News digest: Slovakia is one step closer to the arrival of NATO troops
Evacuation trains to Ukraine launched. Slovakia to prosecute Russian crimes in Ukraine. Only face coverings will remain mandatory.
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:58:29 +0100Cabinet approves the arrival of NATO troops
2,100 soldiers should bring defence technology with them.
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:54:50 +0100Nearly all restrictions will be dropped from mid-March
The only requirement that will remain in place concerns the wearing of masks and respirators.
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:08:52 +0100Most Slovaks want to accept refugees but are less happy to see them in their neighbourhood
Differences could be seen in the opinions of voters of different political parties.
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0100Unwind in a 13th-century spa in the green foothills
Trenčianske Teplice Spa features a Hammam with a distinctive Moorish design.
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:48:56 +0100Slovakia restrained over Polish call to give MiGs to the US for Ukraine
It is not an issue to be communicated through injudicious press releases, Slovak defence minister said.
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:35:02 +0100Ukrainians bring their savings to Slovakia for nothing, as hryvnias cannot be exchanged
Card is better than cash when it comes to hryvnias.
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:07:00 +0100"I think it was the bravest cat in the world"
Ukrainian refugees in eastern Slovakia tell their stories to Andrew Giarelli.