Slovakia
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Joined: Jun 2015
Location: Komarovce, Kosice Okolie, Slovakia
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I finally moved to Slovakia with my wife and baby daughter in October 2021 having been a regular visitor to meet and see the in-laws for the best part of 10+ years. We built our own house between 2015 and 2017 and may eventually finish the garden as that is all that's left to do. Anyway was wondering if there are any other ex-pat Brits out there now living in Slovakia with Slovak partners and who would like to connect and share experiences/tips/etc.
All the best.
All the best.
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I finally moved to Slovakia with my wife and baby daughter in October 2021 having been a regular visitor to meet and see the in-laws for the best part of 10+ years. We built our own house between 2015 and 2017 and may eventually finish the garden as that is all that's left to do. Anyway was wondering if there are any other ex-pat Brits out there now living in Slovakia with Slovak partners and who would like to connect and share experiences/tips/etc.
All the best.
All the best.
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Joined: Jun 2015
Location: Komarovce, Kosice Okolie, Slovakia
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We're about 20km outside Kosice, the second city. It's an industrial area in the main with US Steel being the dominant economic force but with other multinationals in the vicinity (Crown Packaging, Magna, etc.). The last time I looked, there was almost full employment locally and the average earnings were above national averages. Development in the city itself is happening but mostly commercial. There seems to be a growing commuter community with many city workers seeking housing in the nearby towns and villages where costs are much lower. We're serviced by an airport and a rail station but many people go on holiday departing from Budapest or Vienna where flights are more frequent and destinations more varied. Politics seems to be stagnating everywhere as the country relies on a proportional representation electoral system that has, in recent history, seen coalition governments formed from people with widely different standpoints. This creates an inertia where old practices are difficult to displace.