Slovakia Spectator
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:28:00 +0200Undivided in Nedelište
Strict rules concerning cattle were made for easier taxation by authorities.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:55:00 +0200News digest: Fico moves to scrap transaction tax he once defended
A Pittsburgh Slovak-American tailor, young Slovaks’ bleak outlook, and where to find 400-year-old oaks.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:59:22 +0200Near Zvolen, a grove of 400-year-old oaks has survived
Gavurky has around 600 old oak trees and is one of the few remaining Pannonian groves in Slovakia.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:37:42 +0200When we cannot even agree on who invaded us in 1968
What the way we commemorated August 1968 says about the state of our politics.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:30:18 +0200Two extreme environments in Slovakia reveal bacteria unlike any seen before
One has adapted to an environment rich in heavy metals, while the other has evolved to survive in extremely salty water.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:11:52 +0200Christmas is months away, but the drought is already threatening the trees
At a southern Slovak Christmas tree farm, years of work are drying up.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:51:30 +0200Food prices fall at fastest pace in nearly a decade – but it may not last
Milk, meat and fruit became cheaper in July, but analysts warn drought and higher production costs could soon push prices back up.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:00:12 +0200Slovak loses citizenship over same-sex marriage, case reaches European courts
He lost his Slovak and EU citizenship after gaining British nationality through a marriage Slovakia refuses to recognise.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:07:08 +0200Slovakia joins six EU countries in call for tourism help from Brussels
Eastern member states say the war in Ukraine and security fears are keeping visitors away.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200‘We were 34 in our class, only four stayed’: What happens to Slovakia’s eastern towns when young people leave?
Finding skilled staff, rising costs and increasing taxes are making life harder in a region already struggling with depopulation.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:58:52 +0200Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Czechoslovakia, my father returned to America unable to speak English – and relied on a little notebook to get around
Józef built a new life as a tailor in Pittsburgh but never lost his connection to his Slovak roots.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:50:59 +0200News digest: Slovakia remembers the August 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion
Charges are brought over an attack on an Indian citizen in Nitra, calls to investigate a subsidy for a playground in a village with no children, and more weather warnings.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:14:32 +0200More storms could hit Slovakia tonight; Bratislava police collect licence plates lost in Thursday’s deluge
Storm warnings are in place across most of Slovakia.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200These ‘smart’ materials could give ordinary water filters an upgrade
Slovak researchers are testing powders, granules and magnetic particles designed to target specific pollutants.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200Meet Maco the alpaca: keen swimmer, aspiring skier and wedding crasher
A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200You don’t need to travel the world to see these places – they’re all in Turiec
The region is home to its own ‘Niagara Falls’, a slice of the Adriatic, Finnish houses and even a landscape reminiscent of Tuscany.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:59:00 +0200News digest: Slovakia’s next EU battle
Warsaw Pact invasion anniversary, what to do this weekend, and labour law cases worth knowing.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:22:02 +0200Why employers are calling labour lawyers earlier
From AI monitoring to redundancies, employers are seeking legal advice earlier.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:11:50 +0200Storm batters Bratislava with 110 km/h gusts as another wave approaches
A powerful supercell uprooted trees, brought down a noise barrier and flooded roads in the capital on Thursday evening.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:45:59 +02003 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
Summer continues with historical fencing performance or an open-air concert by the Slovak Philharmonic.