Slovakia Spectator
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:34:42 +0100How a Pressburg winery became a 200-year icon. No French soldier required
The Hubert brand survived the collapse of the Habsburg monarchy, both World Wars, and the fall of communism.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:06:10 +0100Viral moment: Musician from Jerusalem takes iconic Slovak folk song global
A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:59:00 +0100News digest: Slovak diaspora goes super-sized
A report on Slovaks abroad, an NGO helping foreigners in trouble, and a prosecutors’ clash in parliament.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:56:55 +0100Weekend: Wonder in ice, power in film, and festive spirit everywhere
Here's what to do during the weekend of November 21-23.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:37:37 +0100New stretch of R2 near Lučenec opens, shaving eight minutes off journey
Nine-kilometre segment includes Slovakia’s longest and highest bridge.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:17:13 +01003 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
Experience everything from Spanish classical guitar to an international festival of poetry.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:05:00 +0100The EU just blinked on sustainability. Business can’t afford to.
Scaling back CSRD and CSDDD is a warning: regulation is temporary. Competitiveness and resilience come from embedding sustainability in the core of the enterprise.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:02:00 +0100Weak passwords still rule the world, and Slovakia is no exception
Words, number combinations and familiar keyboard patterns dominate Slovakia’s top 20 most commonly used passwords.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:59:00 +0100News digest: Defence minister returns to Vietnam — and to Lam (yes, that one)
Grumpy PM, embarrassed minister, richest vs. poorest in politics — plus Slovaks in America and what’s happening in Bratislava.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:34:56 +0100Lajčák offered to host Epstein and Bannon at Vienna residence, documents suggest
Released emails indicate former Slovak foreign minister was discussed as a potential figure in Bannon’s European project.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:35:24 +0100Why the communist-coup conspiracy doesn’t add up
November 1989 was hardly a gift from the leadership of the Czechoslovak Communist Party.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:58:51 +0100Slovaks storm into world’s top 10 for English – beating most of Europe and smashing their own record
Košice tops the charts at home.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:20:26 +0100A deputy prime minister falls, and Slovakia’s coalition starts to buckle
Dispute over multimillion-euro research grants triggers recriminations inside the governing bloc.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:57:27 +0100Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
A Mexican film classic, Spanish footballers, and a showcase of queer Spanish cinema.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:42:34 +0100Minister humiliated as court reinstates suspended officer
Pavol Ďurka spent two years on minimum wage and under strict restrictions — now judges say the minister broke the law.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:13:32 +0100Petržalka rolls out free period products in primary schools
Bratislava’s largest borough joins a pioneering scheme to tackle menstrual poverty.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100The gulag conductor who outlasted a regime
Leontín Dohovič received the 2025 Nation’s Memory Institute Award for illuminating the abuses of Soviet-era repression and preserving Ukrainian cultural life.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:59:00 +0100News digest: Slovakia’s Adele-vs-Trump moment as Duchoň’s daughter objects to Smer using his music
Coalition cracks reopen, Brussels challenges the finance minister’s rosy numbers, and a forgotten hero of the 1980s gets his story told.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:11:49 +0100Brussels pours cold water on Slovakia’s deficit boasts
European Commission figures suggest Slovakia remains among the EU’s worst fiscal performers.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:21:13 +0100Top prosecutor accused of raising his voice and neglecting to read a secret file
As the court examines Daniel Lipšic’s conduct, he accuses the general prosecutor of retaliation, conflicts of interest and double standards.