Slovakia Spectator
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:42:00 +0200Slovak ski group TMR boss: ‘Slovaks earn too little. Without the Poles, our business wouldn’t work’
Igor Rattaj wants to challenge Austria’s regional ski-pass model as TMR eyes further European acquisitions.
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:53:00 +0200News digest: Slovakia foils attack on Ukrainian drone factory
Nationalist ex-MP throws children’s book in bin over ‘perverted’ ideology, minimum wage to rise, Slovak Paradise warns visitors.
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:38:28 +0200Panasonic to sell business employing nearly 2,000 people in Slovakia
Private-equity investors will acquire the European division that includes two Slovak plants, while Panasonic will retain some production in the country.
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:06:42 +0200The little-known windmill that is the only one of its kind in Slovakia
The Dutch-style mill above Holíč is the only preserved example of its kind in the country and can be visited during the summer.
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:31:34 +0200The Slovak club that stunned Celtic 5-0 is dreaming big again after a perfect start
FC Petržalka have won five games from five as they target a return to the top flight.
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:42:11 +0200Minimum wage to rise to €972. How much more will workers actually get?
The €57 increase will also push up night and weekend premiums.
Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:07:00 +0200Can you refuse to attend a work teambuilding in Slovakia?
Slovak law does not specifically regulate teambuildings, so what matters is what employees are actually expected to do.
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 +0200Scientists discover two new species of bacteria lurking in a gold mine and ancient salt-mining town
One can withstand toxic heavy metals while the other survives extremely salty water using an adaptation never before seen by scientists.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:11:52 +0200Drought threatens Christmas trees months before festive season
Growers near Levice are losing firs to desperately dry conditions.
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, a growing tax burden and an exodus of young people are making it difficult to run a business in a region that feels forgotten.
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.