Slovakia Spectator
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100Weekend: A trove of festivals to explore
Here's what to do during the weekend of November 7-9.
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100Slovakia may get Europe’s first thermal battery
A new project could turn electricity into heat – and back again – helping the grid stay balanced and green.
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:59:00 +0100News digest: Broken glass and Polish gas
Thousands rally in Bratislava to oust spy chief, as top events and small bright moments lift the day.
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0100My mom was more Slovak than American — even though she never left Pennsylvania
Slovak hymns, coal dust, and holy palms burned in the furnace: how my family carried a whole country inside a small American mining town.
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:56:31 +0100Why I traded Chicago for Bratislava
My roots were Slovak, but my life was American — until I chose to change that. Running a café in Bratislava, I’ve found community and a place that feels like home.
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
Experience a guided Sahaja Yoga meditation, enjoy a hilarious Irish farce, and attend a concert without applause.
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100Tough year for Slovak distilleries as revenues and profits drop across the board
Who dominates the alcohol market in the country and how they fared in 2024.
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:16:00 +0100Slovak never sounded so good
The meaning is irrelevant to the beauty of a word like pštros, the "pš" springing upward like a diver only to jackknife and sluice down into the "tros" with a splash.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:58:00 +0100News digest: Ambulance scandal? Calm Fico. Postoj headline? Explosive Fico.
Opposition therapy, Bratislava edges toward Christmas, and a Swiss fact to round off your day.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:03:40 +0100Bratislava raises 11-metre Christmas tree ahead of city’s festive season
A towering Caucasian fir now stands on the Slovak capital’s Main Square.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:14:02 +0100“A stronger Ukraine means a safer Slovakia”: an interview with MEP Lucia Yar
Slovak MEP says helping Ukraine is in Slovakia’s own interest, warning that turning towards Moscow could harm the country’s security and reputation in the EU.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:59:38 +0100Slovak firms hit the brakes as growth cools
Slowing demand and rising borrowing costs are squeezing companies – and an even tougher year lies ahead, analysis prepared by KPMG and FinStat shows.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:51:00 +0100Twenty years after a student’s killing, Slovakia confronts an old wound
The 2005 murder of Daniel Tupý by neo-Nazis shocked the country. His father’s new complaint renews questions over why justice has taken two decades.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:08:15 +0100Bratislava to demolish ‘ghost pool’ that never opened
Once planned as a showpiece leisure resort, the unfinished Žižkova pool sat abandoned for decades. Now, the city has approved its demolition.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100AI ethics philosopher: Compared to dystopian scenarios, the real risks of AI are more subtle
The question of responsibility in AI is a complicated one.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100Energy law changes reflect Europe’s push for efficiency and renewables
Lawyer Milan Malata outlines what this means for companies, citizens and future investments.
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:59:00 +0100News digest: Money talks, cop walks out
The Speaker’s sermon comes mid-ride, a new bird lands in Slovakia, and the Month of Photography comes into focus.
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:50:35 +0100Two paths to fiscal health: Sweden’s hard medicine vs Slovakia’s patchwork
While Sweden’s 1990s reforms were swift, broad, and honest, Slovakia’s consolidation remains gradual and fragmented.
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:43:16 +0100Here’s what Slovakia’s new gendarmes can and cannot do (Q&A)
The Defence Ministry’s new unit of volunteers will support the Police Corps in ensuring public order.
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100When Swiss watches were out of reach, Czechoslovakia set out to create an alternative
The Prim brand has survived political change, market competition, and even a decades-long identity dispute.