Slovakia News
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:11:10 +0000Slovakia’s business service centres seek talent in IT, finance and AI
The positions may be attractive for Slovak experts working abroad.
Published: Thursday, March 13, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:11:07 +0000News digest: Fico talks peace, but Slovakia’s arms exports tell a different story
A rising Slovak football star in the Netherlands, an extra day off for students, and a rainy forecast.
Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:10:04 +0000Slovakia’s next star? Footballer’s value has exploded in just six months
Leo Sauer’s performances in the Netherlands are demanding attention.
Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:10:04 +0000What does President Pellegrini want?
His voters overwhelmingly support a pro-Western Slovakia. So why does he remain silent as Fico courts Russia’s influence?
Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:10:04 +0000Bratislava introduces new parking rules at Železná Studnička
New rules aim to free up spaces for visitors, not commuters.
Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:10:04 +0000A buried solution? Slovakia’s first CO₂ storage site takes shape
A gas firm plans to repurpose a depleted reservoir near Nitra – but environmental concerns linger.
Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:09:58 +0000Skalica’s tourism playbook: a canal cruise, trdelník, alcohol, and singing in church
In Skalica, a push for experience-based tourism is reshaping how visitors explore its past and present.
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:09:24 +0000Olga Hepnarová: the last woman executed in Czechoslovakia
Exactly fifty years ago, Olga Hepnarová became the last woman to be executed in Czechoslovakia. Her case still haunts the Czech public imagination. It was one of the most shocking crimes in Czechoslovakia's post-war history.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:09:24 +0000Transit trucks diverted from Bratislava’s busiest bridge. At least in one direction
Authorities hope to ease congestion and pollution by keeping transit trucks out of the city.
Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:08:54 +0000News digest: Danko goes ballistic after state poll wipes out SNS – and he is not holding back
How much did Slovaks spend on gambling in 2024?
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:08:08 +0000How disinformation groups are twisting Štúr’s legacy for pro-Putin propaganda
Was Ľudovít Štúr truly an opponent of democracy?
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:08:03 +0000Fico’s Croatian getaway? PM hits back at allegations over alleged villa
Reports from Croatian media say the Slovak PM has begun construction in a luxury seaside village.
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:08:03 +0000Packing up the past: Bratislava’s art institutions move into the future
After 30 years of struggling on obsolete premises, GMB and MMB get a new, joint, modern storage facility, for their artworks and artifacts.
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:08:03 +0000A pro-Russian group says 450,000 want to end Russia sanctions
Brat za Brata delivered a petition to the president on Tuesday, but accusations of forgery cast doubt on its claims.
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:07:14 +0000Skalica’s tourism playbook: a canal cruise, trdelník, alcohol, and singing in the church
In Skalica, a push for experience-based tourism is reshaping how visitors explore its past and present.
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:06:53 +0000In Holíč, a brewery, a castle, and echoes of imperial grandeur
Additionally, the border town is home to the only preserved windmill in Slovakia.
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:06:48 +0000Honoring Women, Uplifting Communities
International Women’s Day is time for celebrate, reflect and take action. We honor it by supporting women in need and turning solidarity into meaningful impact.
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:06:47 +0000British, French, and US archives help reopen Jan Masaryk’s death investigation
Even after nearly eight decades, the circumstances surrounding the death of Jan Masaryk remain not 100% clear. The son of Czechoslovakia’s first president and the country's top diplomat died on March 10, 1948, just weeks after the Communist co...
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:06:47 +0000Czechia bans animal imports from Hungary and Slovakia over foot-and-mouth disease
Czechia bans animal imports from Hungary and Slovakia over foot-and-mouth disease
Published: Tuesday, March 11, 2025Full story: Radio Prague
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:06:46 +000060 years ago, Louis Armstrong captivates Prague on European tour
At the height of his career in the 1960s, jazz legend Louis Armstrong embarked on a tour across eastern Europe. Czechoslovakia was both the first and longest destination for the American trumpeter and singer. In March 1965, he spent 10 days in Prague...
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:06:40 +0000News digest: Former MP scolds actors – audience drowns her out. Unscripted “drama” goes viral.
Brash “journalist” takes aim at EU chief, a reminder to buckle up, and a stressful week ahead for some students.
Published: Monday, March 10, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:06:15 +0000This Slovak town never had a public beach – now it is building one from scratch
Locals have been using the site as an informal beach, but the shoreline is overgrown.
Published: Monday, March 10, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:06:15 +0000Syrian legionnaire could be a game-changer for DAC
The smallest player on the pitch, Ammar Ramadan, stunned Trnava with a header over the weekend.
Published: Monday, March 10, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:06:15 +0000Robert Fico wades into Romania’s election row, calling for EU intervention
Over the weekend, the premier praised women – but sidestepped their real problems.
Published: Monday, March 10, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:06:01 +0000In a Bratislava bakery, a blender scarred by a Russian missile is a daily reminder of war
Ukrainian baker Mykola Nevrev, co-owner of Bloom Bakery, honours his roots by supporting an organisation baking thousands of loaves for those in need back home.
Published: Monday, March 10, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:06:01 +0000Populism over productivity? Slovakia’s wages stuck in the middle-income trap
Government prioritises family benefits over business support.
Published: Monday, March 10, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:05:59 +000060 years ago, Louis Armstrong captivates Prague on first foreign trip
At the height of his career in the 1960s, jazz legend Louis Armstrong embarked on a tour across eastern Europe. Czechoslovakia was both the first and longest destination for the American trumpeter and singer. In March 1965, he spent 10 days in Prague...
Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:05:58 +0000We have a blender scratched by a Russian missile, says Bloom Bakery co-owner
Mykola Nevrev has been living in Slovakia for 13 years.
Published: Monday, March 10, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 09 Mar 2025 15:04:59 +0000Last Week: Fico continues his peekaboo foreign-policy dance in Brussels
Outgoing ambassador warns: our European partners think we’re ‘total lunatics’.
Published: Sunday, March 9, 2025Full story: Slovak Spectator
Sun, 09 Mar 2025 06:04:36 +0000The sounds of '68: The soundtrack for the 2024 hit film Vlny ('Waves')
On today’s Sunday Music Show, we present the soundtrack to last year’s hit film, Vlny, or 'Waves'. This thrilling film, directed by Jiří Mádl, presents the story of a team of daring radio presenters, who lived and broadcast through t...