Slovakia Spectator

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 23:58:00 +0100
News digest: Fico’s majority problem gets real
Pellegrini discusses nuclear energy with Macron, Slovakia ranks last in the EU for climate action, and Kia considers moving all its European EV production to Žilina.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:43:31 +0100
Bratislava’s main station faces two weeks of transport and parking restrictions
Trolleybus 32 will skip the station, parking outside the entrance will be banned and drivers will have to use a temporary car park.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:52:03 +0100
‘We have everything except the sea.’ What Liptov could do better
From safer cycling routes to better parking, local businesses have ideas for improving the visitor experience.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:54:47 +0100
Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
From contemporary circus and a symbolic run for freedom to an Irish historical drama.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:31:38 +0100
Before 1989, Slovaks saved in paper books. Today, they can buy shares with a tap
The fall of communism expanded financial choices, but painful lessons left a lasting mark on investors.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:11:34 +0100
Small batteries, big ambitions: Slovakia tests household energy flexibility
Pilot projects are exploring how homes can cut costs and support the grid.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0100
Where energy investment meets the law
L/R/P partners Barbora Balunová and Tomáš Lysina advise on the regulatory, construction and investment questions that shape energy projects.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:49:32 +0100
‘Go, Black Panther!’ Inside a Slovak mountain race with a story
Smolník’s mining heritage sets the scene for a trail race with ambitions to join the UTMB World Series.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0100
Nobel Prize-winning research goes deep beneath Antarctic ice. Slovak computers helped, too
Deep beneath Antarctica’s ice, scientists are catching elusive particles from across the cosmos, with a little help from Slovak computers.

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0100
Born in Poland, raised partly in Ukraine, now Slovakia’s ‘mini-Crosby’
Oleksij Myklucha now plays in Finland. His Slovak career began in Spišská Nová Ves.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:57:00 +0100
News digest: Slovak prime minister not afraid of big Germany
The coalition’s voting mishap in parliament, industrial production keeps falling, and 11 November marks Remembrance Day – get your wild poppy.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:05:00 +0100
In Liptov, sleep in a castle and explore a cave by headlamp
Beyond the ski resorts of Liptov, restored mountain cabins, speciality cafés and lesser-known attractions offer a different way to experience the region.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:28:58 +0100
Slovaks earn almost twice as much as a decade ago. But they can afford fewer pancakes
A European study shows how food affordability has changed since 2016.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:11:57 +0100
Slovaks still value the Velvet Revolution. Most believe the country wasted its opportunities
A new poll finds that 56 percent consider the 1989 change worthwhile, but 59 percent believe Slovakia failed to make the most of the freedoms it brought.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:41:26 +0100
From cargo cranes to skyscrapers. Bratislava picks winning design for its old port
A Swiss-led team won a competition to transform 65 hectares beside the Danube.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:00:47 +0100
Football association calls Slovak sports law a ‘tragedy’. Minister says money will reach clubs
Parliament has approved new funding rules as a dispute over millions in state support disrupts youth football.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:45:00 +0100
‘He brought a pro-Kremlin rabble to Košice.’ Actors clash over colleague’s rally
An actor in Košice organised a rally attended by politicians close to Moscow.

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:51:58 +0100
He turned down Slovakia for years. Now the former Barcelona midfielder wants a Slovak passport
Ludovit Reis spent years dreaming of playing for the Netherlands. One call from Slovakia coach Vladimír Weiss helped change his mind.

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:20:19 +0100
News digest: Worried about war, but not ready for it
Falling rocks cause trouble below Trenčín Castle, Fico wants to hand over the Environment Ministry, and Christmas markets are just around the corner.

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0100
Slovak engineers helped build an instrument for Mercury mission. Why is the planet so hard to reach?
After eight years in space, the European-Japanese BepiColombo mission is preparing to enter Mercury’s orbit.

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