Slovakia Spectator
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200Slovak sponsor helps Indian woman overcome poverty to become university lecturer
A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:48:00 +0200News digest: Slovak MEP visits Russia, meets officials linked to Putin’s party
Interior minister’s video on Ukrainian refugees, what to expect this weekend in Slovakia, and the country’s Oscar contender.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:10:00 +0200Cafés in Slovakia start serving a Japanese tea for those who don’t like matcha
Hojicha, a roasted green tea with a mellow flavour and less caffeine, is gaining ground.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:08:04 +0200Pellegrini embraces China’s economic offer but sidesteps the risks
Opposition politicians and analysts say Pellegrini overlooked Slovak and EU concerns over Chinese technology and strategic dependence.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:20:12 +0200Bratislava responds to heatwaves with network of cooling centres
The city is launching more than 30 locations under its Cool Down! initiative.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200Slovak roots: correcting the history
For many years, the story of Mária Gulovič, a teacher turned spy, was not known in Slovakia.
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:53:00 +0200Frequently asked questions: Working in Slovakia
The Slovak Spectator offers the basic information a foreigner needs to know about employment relations in Slovakia.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:49:47 +02003 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
Start your morning with a workout or hear young German musicians perform in the heart of the capital.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200Weekend: Festivals abound, enjoy folklore, 90s music and living statues
Here's what to do during the weekend of 31 July - 2 August.
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200Forty years later, a man from Kosovo is searching for the Slovak woman he met by the Black Sea
War destroyed the last photographs of their time together.
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:55:00 +0200News digest: A shrinking Danube disrupts ships, tourism and nature
Heat warnings, Thursday tips for Bratislava, and Slovakia’s only ice cave that keeps losing ice.
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:31:38 +0200Fighting cancer, she nearly missed meeting her Formula One hero — until he changed his plans
A meeting with Max Verstappen gave 18-year-old Nina a lasting memory.
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:47:22 +0200Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
Meet legendary heavy metal icons, enjoy enchanting opera in the garden, and dance by the fountain.
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:48:00 +0200Whose rights? My rights!
Fact-free accusations characterise the mundane, the absurd and the deadly serious in Slovakia and its neighbourhood.
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200When Czechoslovakia was a ‘comet superpower’
Quarter of all comets discovered between 1946 and 1959 were found from the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:57:00 +0200News digest: The EU job Slovakia can’t fill
50 years since Bratislava’s deadliest air disaster, a Slovak highway appears in a new Apple film, heat warnings return, and Terchová hosts Jánošíkove dni.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:03:36 +0200Dobšiná Ice Cave lost around 600 cubic metres of ice in a year, experts say
Researchers say heatwaves, sudden rainfall and fewer freezing days are making it harder for Dobšiná Ice Cave to maintain its ancient ice deposits.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:23:01 +0200Turkish supplier Mata Automotive to shut factory near Veľký Krtíš
Around 120 workers are expected to lose their jobs when the plant closes at the end of November.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:42:35 +0200Tajik man travels alone by train to Košice court, learns he is still considered a threat
The alleged terrorism case remains unresolved.
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:22:45 +0200Where do Bratislava and Košice overheat the most in summer?
Satellite maps of Bratislava and Košice reveal how the urban heat island effect varies between neighbourhoods.