Ivan Basrak

There's a building boom going on across much of Central Europe. In capitals like Prague, Warsaw and Bratislava cranes dominate the skyline as builders try to keep up with…

Slovakia has made dramatic economic progress in recent years. In fact a report from the OECD describes it as "stellar". GDP growth rates have hit 9 percent at times and…

The ubiquitous opinion poll is a well-used tool for political parties to assess the popularity of their policies. But in Slovakia there's a debate about whether excessive…

The Slovak public broadcaster STV is under fire. Not only is it facing a campaign which wants to cancel compulsory fees which form the broadcaster's funding base, it also…

Many attempts have been made to improve the situation of the Romani population in Slovakia. These inlcude providing more experts aware of the many issues specific to the…