Slovakia: Former soldier admits to killing Jan Kuciak and his fiancee
Bratislava, Slovakia – Miroslav Marcek, one of the four accused standing trial for the murder of Jan Kuciak and MartinaContinue Reading
Tag: Slovak politics
Top Google searches in Central Europe in 2019
Budapest, Hungary – There are many ways to determine the most consequential and decisive events of the past year. OneContinue Reading
Who’s who: Your guide to Slovakia’s 2020 parliamentary elections (1/2)
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak parliamentary elections are around the corner, and all political parties are in full campaign modeContinue Reading
Slovak far-right LSNS party polling in second place ahead of February elections
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s neo-Fascist ‘People’s Party Our Slovakia’ (LSNS) is polling in second place less than three months beforeContinue Reading
Slovakia’s opposition extends non-aggression pact in bid to oust Smer
Bratislava, Slovakia – ‘Freedom and Solidarity’ (SaS), a liberal opposition party led by Richard Sulik, has agreed to join theContinue Reading
Former Slovak President Andrej Kiska charged with tax fraud
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former President Andrej Kiska has been charged by Slovak police with tax fraud a few months aheadContinue Reading
Slovak police press charges against former PM Fico for inciting racial hatred
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former Prime Minister and chairman of the ruling Smer party Robert Fico has been officially charged byContinue Reading
Čaputová and Orbán named among most influential people in Europe
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban – two political leaders opposed in almostContinue Reading
Slovakia rejects Istanbul Convention on women’s rights for second time this year
Bratislava, Slovakia – For the second time this year, Slovak lawmakers refused to ratify the so-called Istanbul Convention, a CouncilContinue Reading
Defying presidential veto, Slovak lawmakers approve Europe’s longest survey blackout
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s Parliament overruled a presidential veto on Tuesday to introduce one of the world’s longest pre-election pollingContinue Reading
Slovakia: Kuciak murder trial to start next month
Bratislava, Slovakia – The trial of the four people accused of Jan Kuciak’s murder will officially begin next month, Slovakia’sContinue Reading
Slovak far-right party opens office in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Slovak far-right party ‘People’s Party our Slovakia’ (LSNS) has opened a new office in Prague.Continue Reading
High-ranking Slovak politician resigns over links to Kocner
Bratislava, Slovakia – Martin Glvac, the deputy-speaker of the Slovak Parliament, has resigned last week over his links to MarianContinue Reading
Slovak President vetoes controversial bill on pre-election survey blackout
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova last week announced that she would veto a controversial bill imposing a banContinue Reading
Slovakia to ban publication of opinion polls 50 days before elections
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Monday, the Slovak parliament passed a new law restricting the publication of opinion polls and voting preferencesContinue Reading
