Slovak Matters: Hold your mushroom - The Slovak Spectator
Oct 2, 2024 · Mushroom picking (zbieranie húb or hríbov - the terms are interchangeable) is a national passion. If you can get out of bed early enough in October, you will hear the following conversation in train stations all over the country, with both pensioners and young people clutching baskets (košíky) and shouting across the platforms:
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The Athletic: In Montreal, Slovak hockey star finds …
Oct 8, 2024 · Despite Slovakia’s bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Slafkovský—a talent not seen since the country won gold at the World Championships in 2002—also remains critical of the country’s hockey infrastructure and officials.
Further development approved for Bottová Street in Bratislava's …
Oct 4, 2024 · Construction plans for a city-centre site owned by electricity distribution company Západoslovenská Energetika (ZSE) in the Mlynské Nivy district of Bratislava have been under discussion for several years, but the future shape of the development is now clear, reports Index magazine.The project, tentatively titled EHQ Multifunctional Complex, is led …
News digest: Two years on, it seems no one has learned from the …
Oct 4, 2024 · MORE STORIES FROM THE SLOVAK SPECTATOR WEBSITE . LGBT+: A gymnasium in Trenčín has cancelled a planned memorial event for the victims of the October 2022 Bratislava terrorist attack on a gay bar after political pressure and widespread negative reactions, despite the school's stated intent to honour diversity and emphasise tolerance without promoting any "ideology".
News digest: New survey shows first big 'earthquake' on political …
Oct 9, 2024 · Progressive Slovakia (PS) won the survey with 24.4 percent, making for a four percentage point lead on Smer. However, it too would have problems forming a coalition and would need the support of the Slovensko (formerly OĽaNO) movement, which would not get into the parliament as it is a coalition and as such needs more than 7 percent of the votes.
Shedding light on the history of the Slovak territory, one find at a ...
Sep 28, 2024 · Celebrating exceptional scientists. The Eset Science Award is once again bringing attention to exceptional scientists. This year's winners in three categories will be announced on October 10, with two chosen by an international jury chaired by …
Bratislava icon goes viral for the wrong reason
Oct 9, 2024 · The story is reminiscent of Greyfriars Bobby, the famous dog of Edinburgh, who supposedly waited by his master’s grave for 14 years after his death and is now commemorated with a statue.There is one problem: this story is patently wrong. One Čumil, many myths. The true history of Čumil goes back to 1997, when Bratislava’s Old Town was pedestrianised and populated with various statues ...