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| Type | Print & online newspaper/ magazine |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Petit Press |
| Editor-in-chief | Peter Dlhopolec |
| Founded | 1 March 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Sister newspapers | SME , Korzár and various regional MY newspapers |
| ISSN | 1335-9843 (print) 1336-0922 (web) |
| Website | spectator |
The Slovak Spectator is an English-language newspaper/ magazine published in Slovakia.
The debut issue of The Slovak Spectator hit newsstands across Slovakia on 1 March 1995.
The newspaper was founded by four Americans: Rick Zednik, Richard Lewis, Eric Koomen and Daniel J. Stoll. Currently, only Koomen and Stoll are owners along with the largest media company in Slovakia, Petit Press, which also owns SME , Korzár and various regional MY newspapers. [1] [2]
The Slovak Spectator is published by The Rock, s.r.o. publishing house and covers local news, culture and business, and provides daily information about Slovakia on its website spectator.sme.sk.
The company also publishes three annual publications - Largest in Business (rankings of the largest companies in Slovakia), Investment Advisory Guide (a key to understanding the Slovak business environment), and Career Guide (explores Slovak labour market trends and human resources). Travel is another focus of the company – Spectacular Slovakia is a popular travel guide series about Slovakia and selected regions.
The Slovak Spectator's target audience consists of foreigners living and working in Slovakia, Slovaks with good command of English, students at universities, foreign companies established in Slovakia and embassies as well as similar groups living abroad, especially people who are living and working in Slovakia or who are preparing to do so.
SME or Denník SME is one of the most widely read mainstream broadsheets in Slovakia. Their website, SME.sk, is one of the most visited Internet portals in Slovakia.
Robert Fico is a Slovak politician who served as the prime minister of Slovakia from 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2018. He has been the first leader of the Direction – Social Democracy (Smer) party since 1999. First elected to Parliament in 1992, he was later appointed to the Council of Europe. Following his party's victory in the 2006 parliamentary election, he formed the first Fico Cabinet.
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Új Szó is a Hungarian-language only daily newspaper published in Bratislava, Slovakia. It also publishes a weekly Sunday supplement titled Vasárnap.
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Capital punishment in Slovakia was abolished in 1990 and the most severe punishment permissible by law is life imprisonment. Before that, capital punishment was common in Czechoslovakia, the Slovak State, Austria-Hungary, the Kingdom of Hungary and probably all previous political entities that existed in the area of today's Slovakia. Since 1989, no one has been executed in Slovakia save for a few controversial political killings by the Slovak Secret Service in the 1990s. Since then, there have been no reports of the government or its agents committing arbitrary or unlawful killings.
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Matúš Vallo is a Slovak politician, architect, urban activist, musician, and the current Mayor of Bratislava. He was elected in 2018 with 36.5% of the vote as an independent politician, and re-elected in 2022 with 60.2% of the vote backed by his own local party Team Bratislava as well as Sloboda a Solidarita and Progresívne Slovensko.
Košice-Sever is a borough of Košice, Slovakia. Located in the Košice I district, it lies at an altitude of roughly 260 metres (850 ft) above sea level. It is one of the more populous boroughs of the city, as well as the largest of all 22 boroughs, which contributes to its low overall population density. Along with the neighbouring borough of Kavečany, Košice-Sever is the most popular recreational area in the city, frequented particularly by locals, but also visitors.
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