Slovakia Spectator
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:59:00 +0100News digest: EU cash threat forces Fico U-turn on Whistleblower Office
Anti-corruption detectives branded an organised crime group, a mansion with secret doors and what’s on in Bratislava.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:45:00 +0100Russian ambassador shows up at Slovak WWII ceremony – locals turn their backs
A silent protest met Moscow’s diplomat after a mayor invited him despite a council warning.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:53:34 +0100A group of anti-corruption investigators and prosecutor accused of running organised group
Witnesses include figures tied to PM Robert Fico’s party and government, repeating claims long made by Smer.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:11:00 +0100Inside a hunting mansion where servants fed the fires through secret doors
Slovakia’s Betliar manor reveals strange heating tech and a book smaller than a matchbox.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0100Bratislava’s flagship bus station loses routes and platforms; Kaufland to move in
The regional authority and the station operator blame each other.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:41:38 +0100A woman’s photo on the wall fascinated me. It was my great-grandma – a real-life Wonder Woman
Like Verona, a young woman who left for Argentina in the 1920s, I hope to make it to Europe one day.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
Back the national basketball team, swap books (and clothes), and remember – art will never be silent.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:09:00 +0100From fortification to poverty
The wooden chalice is, however, quite rare.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:53:00 +0100News digest: Fico’s Ukraine power cutoff? So far, it is purely rhetorical
A dramatic escalation in the 'war in the police' as detectives who investigated Fico are arrested en masse.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:19:03 +0100Slovakia urged to modernise healthcare as population grows older
Ministers call for prevention, digital health tools and reforms to keep older people in work.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:41:16 +0100Can this Slovak park beat Europe’s best?
After a dramatic renovation, Nitra’s Old Park is now in the running for an architecture award.
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:45:16 +0100Police officers and prosecutor who investigated PM Fico’s allies just got arrested
The move by the Interior Ministry’s inspection service came two days after the prime minister publicly criticised those now under arrest.
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:53:00 +0100News digest: First Slovaks home from Oman as Middle East strikes strand thousands
US military flights over Slovakia, Dutch ambassador summoned, Slovak politicians feature in foreign documentary.
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:25:42 +0100US military aircraft cross Slovak airspace en route to Middle East
Prime Minister Robert Fico condemns Iran strikes as allied aircraft continue to transit Slovak skies.
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:13:00 +0100One of Slovakia’s largest benches opens in the north
The new landmark complements skiing and the historic forest railway in Oravská Lesná.
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:35:27 +0100Bratislava motorists granted ‘second chance’ as city waives first parking fine
Drivers who break PAAS parking rules will still receive a notice, but the first fine each year will be cancelled.
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100The road to February 1948 coup resembles what we see today, says historian
Martin Horička examines how a democratic state became a Soviet vassal – and why the dilemmas of that era echo in today’s debates.
Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:31:00 +0100Business service centres: The next phase
Industry leader highlights growing role diversity, AI adoption, and a shift toward higher value-added activities in Slovakia.
Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:26:02 +0100Last Week: Fico signals he is ready to interfere with the electoral system
It starts with Slovaks living abroad, but where will it end?
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:50:00 +0100The Englishman who travelled Slovakia by train with boxes of bacon
Brexit and Covid cut expats off from home comforts. A train journey turned frozen pork into a nationwide connection.