Who are the people helping refugees in Slovakia? They are female, under 50 years old, and have spent several years abroad. This minimal definition accounts for virtually everyone active in public or voluntary refugee care. Take the staff of Mareena, the new-born civic association for […]

What is missing from all of today’s discussions about the (in)compatibility of cultures and the dangers of multiculturality in Slovakia is a memory of a time not so long ago when the capital was a crossroad of cultures, ethnicities, and languages.   More precisely: The […]

A pessimistic definition of Slovakness on a T-shirt. (don’t know & don’t have &  not possible & no interest)   Slovakia is a country of 5 million inhabitants, located in the centre of central Europe and bordering with Czech Republic, Austria. Hungary, Ukraine, and Poland […]