Start the new year with music and stories in the city centre.

The premier rejects portraying Slovakia as scorched, opposes street politics, condemns EU indifference to the war and says he wants to sing with people.

The president warns budget cuts will strain society, cautions against populism and division, and reminds voters of their responsibility ahead of local elections.

Here's what to do during the weekend of 2-4 January.

Handlová’s former mining landscape has been transformed into a lookout, trail and outdoor classroom.

Eva Luka’s The Minotaur’s Daughter, translated into English, has been named among The New York Times’s Best Poetry Books of 2025.

Learn about the Slovak banker who signed several US banknotes.

Jazz, Christmas cheer and curious meerkats — the perfect festive finale.

A letter from the French actress forced officials in Košice to reverse a circus deal in the 1990s.

The first skiing workshop in the Tatras was in 1907.

Takenaka’s Petr Urválek outlines the impact of rising costs, uncertain automotive demand, and why diversification is essential for sustainable growth.

Actors out, neighbours annoyed, and a year that kept piling on — plus The Slovak Spectator’s most-read stories.

Jamie Jurak can envisage herself being an ambassador of the sport she loves.

A new criminal offence prompts a minority protest at home and sharp warnings from Hungary’s opposition.

From new Mochovce units to small modular reactors and a €15-billion flagship plant, nuclear ambitions spark both optimism and opposition.

Actors say the move weakens a critical ensemble, not public finances.

New panels are reviving the lost industrial world of the powerful House of Coburg — and turning rural Slovakia into an unexpected heritage trail.

Awkward 2026 holidays, a Christmas law signing, and a journey from communist Czechoslovakia to freedom in Canada.

The Criminal Code overhaul has triggered a resignation, court challenges and warnings that corruption cases and free speech are under threat.

Lenka Lorencová has a message for girls who want to get into science: just give it a try.