Editorial As the spring is slowly but surely approaching and the pandemic is reaching its new peak, we are bringing another issue of our critical […]

Slovakia is ready for people from Ukraine, but politicians may ruin it (again) In the current political situation and with the growing threat of a war […]

Data from census have confirmed that an exclusive national identity is a myth. This should also translate into the laws concerning national minorities In the last […]

Situation in Roma communities – when will we move on? The situation of Roma communities inhabitants has been alarming for a long time. During the pandemic, […]

Foreigners in Slovakia – a search for a new home Centre for the Research of Ethnicity and Culture has been conducting a research project called „Research on integration […]

Editorial Welcome to this year’s second issue of the critical magazine Minority Policy in Slovakia, in which we address different issues in the field of […]

Placing Roma communities in quarantine has resulted in great distrust in institutions Tatiana Hrustič, Director of Zdravé regióny (Healthy Regions), was interviewed by Elena Gallo […]

The Renewal Plan counts on foreigners, but only chosen ones  Similarly to other European countries, Slovakia is facing the challlenge of significant population ageing. Demographs […]

There is support of inclusive education, but desegregation is still lagging behind About a year ago, the Ministry of Education introduced the First Action Plan to […]

Unlawfully sterilized Roma women are still waiting for compensation Unlawful and forced sterilizations of mostly Roma women were performed in the former Czechoslovakia in the […]

Changes in the population census and what they mean in relation to minorities and data collection on nationality The upcoming population census to be carried […]

The First Action Plan raises great expectations    The European Commission has brought proceedings against the Slovak Republic for disproportionate placement of Roma children in […]

It will take years to resolve impacts of the pandemics on Roma communities Interview by Michaela Píšová I talked to Peter Adam, the Head of Department […]

We only accept foreigners similar to us and those we can benefit from It has been five years since numbers of refugees, primarily from Syria, […]

Editorial Dear readers, this year’s last issue of the critical journal Minority Policy in Slovakia comes out just before Christmas. This year, we have witnessed […]

Editorial With the second surge of the pandemic, we are confined at our homes again. Schools are closing due to quarantine and many are shifting […]

Education system should not go back to “normal” after the pandemic Centre for Research of Ethnicity and Culture has been long pointing out the fact […]

Moldava – from police raid to ECHR ruling On 19th June 2013, more than 60 policemen raided the Roma settlement in Moldava nad Bodvou. They […]

Sentencing of Kotleba: another step towards suppressing right-wing extremism Slovakia has finally seen conviction and sentencing of Ľudová strana – Naše Slovensku (ĽSNS) leader, Marián […]

New migration policy is a document we do not know what to make of Migration policy adopted by the government in 2011, which expires this year, […]

Migration needs a unifying approach Migration is an issue that keeps appearing and disappearing in the public discourse depending on how significant its „political capital“ […]

Will the Renewal Plan improve the situation of Roma? The Plan for Renewal of Slovakia titled Modern and Successful Slovakia was introduced to the public […]

Plenipotentiary for minorities Bukovszky: the proposed law on minorities is a result of expert work rather than political pursuit Interview conducted by Svetluša Surová on16th September […]

Why the act on citizenship is important and how it is related to minorities Citizenship has a legal, social and also political dimension. Its legal dimension […]

EDITORIAL: CVEK goes back to good tradition of publishing Minority Policy Centre for the Research of Ethnicity and Culture published Minority Policy in Slovakia quarterly […]

Minorities in the Slovak Government Policy Statement  The current pandemic has fully exposed vulnerabilities of certain population groups, as well as the fact that if […]

It is important to engage young Roma and support cooperation between diverse stakeholders The new Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities, Andrea Bučková, was interviewed by Elena […]

The long-awaited change – the Ministry of Education acknowledges the problem of segregation of Roma children and is taking steps to change it  Discrimination, in […]

Does Slovakia need a law on minorities? If yes, why and what kind of law should it be?  Introduction The right to expression and the […]

I may be from a different country, but I belong here  When I was spending summer on the beach in Croatia at the age of 11, I had no idea […]

Using affirmative action in practice – You also have a chance! programme „Thanks to the programme and the subsequent studies at the University of Economics, […]

The pandemic has highlighted system failures and the importance of coordination in addressing the situation of Roma  The COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia has caught us […]

Education of children of foreigners (not only) at the time of the coronavirus pandemic Education of children of foreigners remains a marginal issue despite the recent […]

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on lives of migrants in Slovakia According to the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented worldwide health, social […]