Slovak Government Proxy Refuses to Resign Amid Criticism Over Vaccine Analysis

Government Proxy for Investigating the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Peter Kotlár, says he has no plans to step down despite growing criticism. He dismissed a 350,000-euro analysis by the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV), arguing the...

Slovak PM granted unusual access to sensitive case file

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement A politically sensitive criminal case in Slovakia has raised concerns about political interference after Prime Minister and Smer chair Robert Fico was granted...

Innovation in motion: Slovakia’s evolving startup landscape

SuperScale Amount raised in 2024: $1.2M SuperScale is a game business analytics company that empowers studios to manage their entire operations from a single, integrated platform. Their flagship product, SuperPlatform, consolidates data from over...

Slovakia Hosts Women’s Para Ice Hockey World Championship

The first-ever Women’s Para Ice Hockey World Championship opened with a festive ceremony in Dolný Kubín on Monday evening. The event began at with a parade of athletes crossing the decorated Colonnade Bridge to Freedom Square. The ceremony...

Slovakia’s low jobless rate masks deep regional gaps

The author, Marcela Gocmanová, is a consultant at PA Matters, s.r.o. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Slovakia is experiencing a low unemployment rate, just under 6 percent. However, this...

News digest: Art wars in the Slovak capital

Hello, and welcome to your Tuesday, 26 August edition of Today in Slovakia. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Slovakia’s top diplomat is on the phone again. Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár (Smer)...

Slovakia denounces Ukraine’s latest attack on Druzhba pipeline

Ukraine has struck Druzhba pipeline again, hitting Russia's Unecha pumping station in Bryansk – the third attack in under two weeks – forcing repairs and threatening oil delivery disruptions to EU nations. Slovakia and Hungary condemned Ukraine,...

A British scandal in Slovakia

When Martin Williams, chief investigator at the news outlet Declassified UK, published his report titled “UK government secretly paid foreign YouTube stars for ‘propaganda’”, few anticipated it would ignite the kind of political storm in Slovakia...

A random act of kindness that reduced a family to tears

Every week The Slovak Spectator brings you a selection of three short stories from across Slovakia from which pessimism and negativity are absent. How one woman restores hope in Ukraine Article continues after video advertisement Article continues...

Slovak Poet Ivan Štrpka Receives Prestigious Golden Wreath Award

Slovak poet Ivan Štrpka received the prestigious Golden Wreath award at the 64th Struga Poetry Evenings festival in North Macedonia. The Struga Poetry Festival, one of the largest gatherings of poets in the world, has previously honoured poets...

Slovakia’s Ongoing Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October 2023, Slovakia has been actively providing humanitarian aid to residents of the Gaza Strip. The Foreign Ministry's press department confirmed this on Sunday, noting that Minister Juraj...

Slovak Academy of Sciences Under Fire for COVID-19 Vaccine Analysis

Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár (SMER-SD) has criticized the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) for publishing partial conclusions from its analysis of COVID-19 vaccines and for the way the results were presented on social media. Health Minister Šaško...

Accused of sabotage, he was expelled from Slovakia. A court says the case was flawed.

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Special methods were reportedly employed by an alleged sabotage cell that police say they dismantled last year during the counter-terrorism operation Vostok. A...

Two American tourists rushed to hospital after ‘boozing too hard’, Slovak police say

Two American tourists had to be rushed to hospital after collapsing in the middle of the night in the Slovak city of Nitra. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Local police officers on patrol...

Slovak Paradise, hidden meadows, and more: How Košice wants to get on filmmakers’ maps

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Over the past three years, filmmakers have spent almost 400 shooting days in the Košice Region, supported in part by financial refunds. Since June, the region...

Foreign Ministry Marks 80 Years of UN with Bratislava Photo Exhibition

Slovakia’s Foreign Ministry opened a public photo exhibition in Bratislava on Monday to mark the upcoming 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, celebrated on October 24. The exhibition, located in the park on Vajanského nábrežie,...

New ferrata makes Slovak ridge safer for hikers

On the limestone peak of Hradová, rising 887 metres above the small Slovak town of Tisovec, a new ferrata has been installed to make the ridge more accessible - and safer. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video...

Slovaks paint Fico, dismantle a Nazi skull and half-finish a queen

A vast digital canvas spanning four trillion pixels has become a new battleground for global culture wars, artistic collaboration and national pride – and Slovaks are making their mark. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues...

Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia halted after Ukraine attack, Ust-Luga also targeted

Slovakia: Strikes On Druzhba Oil Pipeline Allegedly Harm Ukraine Itself

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, TASR reported this. Blanár stated that he discussed this issue by phone with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. Blanár noted that the Slovak oil refinery Slovnaft, which processes Russian oil,...