Slovakia Spectator
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:40:00 +0200Keep calm and carry cash: Why households still need banknotes
Recent crises show that digital payments can fail, while Slovak banks have already seen spikes in ATM withdrawals.
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:56:00 +0200News digest: Unions keep politics at arm’s length
Slovak and Ukrainian leaders plan talks in Lviv, Robert Fico targets a public broadcaster journalist, and a rare visitor in Slovak skies.
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:26:36 +0200Questions mount over Supreme Court’s reversal of former top prosecutor’s conviction
Slovak law offers no legal remedy against the Supreme Court’s decision on an extraordinary appeal.
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:58:55 +0200Why Slovaks earn less than Czechs? Think of an Ikea chair
The Czech Republic could reach the EU average within a decade. Slovakia may not get there for another 50 years.
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:11:56 +02003 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
Marvel at giant spheres or catch an open-air classical concert on the Danube.
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:43:18 +0200Businesses to replace PDF invoices with e-invoicing from 2027
VAT-registered companies will have to exchange invoices through the Peppol network under new rules aimed at improving tax compliance.
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200Weekend: Cultural summer season beckons
Here’s what to do during the weekend of 26-28 June.
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:54:19 +0200News digest: Three days of drama before the first guitar riff
Former foreign minister involved in a traffic accident, increased wildfire risk in western Slovakia, and Slovak athletes find new clubs.
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:02:55 +0200Child injured in latest tram accident as police renew safety warning
Police remind pedestrians that trams always have priority.
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:22:45 +0200Prosecutor halts police bid to search anti-corruption investigators’ phones
Ruling orders return of seized devices after warning proposed examination risked becoming a ‘fishing expedition’.
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:59:52 +0200Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
See the Liberian hippo, discover the richness of Asian culture, and celebrate the Scorpions’ 60th anniversary at an unforgettable live concert.
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:56:25 +0200New exhibition uses talking portraits to explore Great Moravian history
The exhibition opens at Bojná, one of Slovakia’s most significant archaeological sites.
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:21:37 +0200The American The Voice contestant who grew up speaking Slovak at home
His parents left communist Czechoslovakia in 1971.
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:29:00 +0200Banks join the race for small investors
Mobile apps are making shares and ETFs more accessible, but bank clients pay more for simplicity and convenience.
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:31:36 +0200News digest: The campaign starts now. Officially. Foreigners can vote – and run too
Fico’s swipe at the UK’s outgoing premier, foreigners in the headlines and another scorching day in Slovakia.
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:27:50 +0200Slovenská pošta opens its first post office inside a pharmacy
The new ‘maláPOŠTA’ model is designed to provide key postal services through partner businesses.
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:57:02 +0200Firefighters rescue ostrich trapped in concrete shaft in central Slovakia
The bird fell about 1.5 metres into a concrete ring.
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:39:54 +0200‘I simply don’t understand it’: actor joins calls for 24-hour pharmacy in Bratislava
Vlado Kobielsky’s criticism has brought fresh attention to a campaign seeking round-the-clock access to medicines in Slovakia’s capital.
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:42:42 +0200The hidden wetland with colourful lakes that look straight out of Yellowstone
Mineral-rich springs have created vivid travertine pools, rare habitats and a sulphur spring in the protected Močiar Nature Reserve.
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:50:40 +0200Teacher killed after court rejected restraining order against husband
Police have charged her spouse with murder following a nationwide manhunt.