Slovakia rocked by latest revelations in Kocner/Kuciak murder case
The last few weeks have seen many interesting and disturbing twists regarding the trial of Marian Kocner, an influential SlovakContinue Reading
Tag: Slovak politics
Slovak far-right lawmaker expelled for anti-Roma comments
Bratislava, Slovakia – A far-right MP has lost his seat in Parliament after being found guilty of hate speech againstContinue Reading
Slovakia: Controversial ex-PM Vladimir Meciar is returning to politics
Brno, Czech Republic – The “Slovak Putin”, “the Trump of Slovakia” or “the actual head of Slovak organised crime”…these areContinue Reading
Zuzana Čaputová receives European Prize for Political Culture
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová was awarded the European Prize for Political Culture in recognition of her commitmentContinue Reading
Slovakia’s opposition parties sign pact of non-aggression ahead of crucial ballot
Bratislava, Slovakia – The 2020 parliamentary elections might be more than six months away, Slovakia’s opposition is already gearing upContinue Reading
Slovakia targets opposition with controversial campaign financing law
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Thursday, the Slovak Parliament rushed through a draft bill to tighten current campaign financing rules, prompting outcryContinue Reading
What Zuzana Čaputová’s victory means for Slovakia – and what it doesn’t
Last week, Zuzana Čaputová was officially sworn in as Slovakia’s fifth president. Here’s why it matters – but not asContinue Reading
Former Slovak president Andrej Kiska launches new political party
Bratislava, Slovakia – After officially stepping down on Saturday as president and handing over the reigns to Zuzana Caputova, Andrej KiskaContinue Reading
Slovakia’s progressive opposition renews alliance ahead of 2020 vote
Bratislava, Slovakia – Last week, Progressive Slovakia (PS) and Together (Spolu) announced they signed a coalition agreement ahead of nextContinue Reading
Slovakia: Ruling Smer party faces unprecedented crisis after EU election defeat
Bratislava, Slovakia – The once all-dominant Slovak party is facing an unprecedented crisis after being severely defeated in last week’sContinue Reading
Outrage after Slovakia cuts funding for cultural and LGBT organizations
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s cultural scene and LGBT activists are up in arms against Culture Minister Ľubica Laššáková (Smer). CultureContinue Reading
Zuzana Čaputová elected European Personality of the Year
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s president-elect Zuzana Čaputová has been named European Personality of the Year by the European Leadership Awards. ZuzanaContinue Reading
Progressive Slovakia elects new party leader
Bratislava, Slovakia – Progressive Slovakia, the former party of president-elect Zuzana Čaputová, has just elected its new chairman. Michal Truban,Continue Reading
Čaputová’s Progressive Slovakia Party on the rise ahead of EU elections
One month after the victory of Zuzana Čaputová as a candidate of Progressive Slovakia (PS) in Slovakia’s presidential elections, theContinue Reading
Slovakia: Jan Kuciak receives posthumous national journalism award
Bratislava, Slovakia – Jan Kuciak, the investigative reporter murdered one year ago with his fiancee, was awarded this week the nationalContinue Reading
