Články / Society

Slovaks bewitched by Harry Potter

This year we observed exactly 25 years since the first Harry Potter book was published. How did Slovaks react to this magical phenomenon? 

On the road with roses

We were meeting in Szilvester Gyori’s garden so as to collect his roses for the international rose show that was held in Ivanka pri Dunaji on June 11-12, 2022.

Greta Thunberg - inspiration for young activists

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist. At the age of 15, she stood up in front of parliament and has been an inspiration to many people ever since. By December 2018, more than 20,000 students had ...

Gabčík and Kubiš at Bellasis House

In the following minutes, we will move a bit south from London, to the rolling hills of Surrey, where right under the popular cycling destination Box Hill a unique place connected to the World War 2 ...

War and its impact on media

The war in Ukraine has been going on for more than one hundred days. According to official statistics 243 children and tens of thousands of adults have died since it began.

How does food waste affect the climate?

Did you know that never-eaten food could cover an area the size of China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia? But the paradox is that at the same time, nearly a billion trees are being cut down to create new farmland. ...

Observing 80 years since Operation Anthropoid in London

How the economic war is impacting international charity

The war in Ukraine is having an economic impact globally, especially on poorer countries – and on the charitable organisations working within them, for example the international Catholic charity Caritas. ...

How Slovak charity workers are helping in Ukraine

Although the international Catholic charity Caritas has been present in Ukraine for decades, the recent eruption of large-scale hostilities has forced them to refocus their efforts in the country in a ...

New survey: is it worth being honest?

According to a Focus poll commissioned by the Stop Corruption Foundation, up to 48 percent of respondents believe that it is not worth behaving honestly in Slovakia.