Women’s rights in the spotlight as Slovakia seeks to tighten abortion laws
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s move to tighten abortion laws has sparked a backlash among local and international activists, who fearContinue Reading
Tag: Slovak politics
Former Slovak PM Peter Pellegrini starts new party: More of the same?
Ever since Peter Pellegrini, the former Prime Minister announced he would leave the once all-dominant SMER party unless its chairmanContinue Reading
Slovakia: Smer heads into unknown territory as Pellegrini and Fico split
Bratislava, Slovakia – Smer-SD, the party which has dominated Slovak politics for much of the past 15 years, is headingContinue Reading
Slovakia: Robert Fico urged to step down as party leader
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former Prime Minister and vice-chairman of Smer-SD Peter Pellegrini called on party leader Robert Fico to resign.Continue Reading
Ambitious, vague, unrealistic: Slovak government manifesto draws mixed reactions
Bratislava, Slovakia – It’s 121 pages long. slovak manifesto The new Slovak cabinet, led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic andContinue Reading
President Zuzana Caputova most trusted politician in Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – President Zuzana Caputova is the most trusted politician in Slovakia, a new poll by the AKO AgencyContinue Reading
Slovak education: A skeleton in the closet “exposed” by pandemic
Bratislava, Slovakia – With Slovak schools under a nationwide lockdown since March 16, the internet has become the nation’s headmaster,Continue Reading
Nurses and doctors wanted: Slovakia’s failing healthcare sector
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s healthcare sector is in a notoriously bad shape: underfunded, underperforming, lacking supplies and, more importantly, doctorsContinue Reading
Rooting out corruption: Slovakia’s new government must fight on multiple fronts
Bratislava, Slovakia – As well as the Covid-19 virus, Slovakia must also battle the cancer of corruption that has infectedContinue Reading
Slovakia: Big win for anti-corruption activists, but a loss for Hungarians?
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Slovak parliamentary elections, which took place at the end of February, had very interesting results. AndContinue Reading
Who’s who: Your guide to the 2020 parliamentary elections in Slovakia (2/2)
Bratislava, Slovakia – With the elections coming up this month, many in Slovakia and abroad are still wondering who toContinue Reading
Slovak prosecutor drops racism charges against former PM Robert Fico
Bratislava, Slovakia – A special prosecutor revoked the racism-related charges against former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the TASR newsContinue Reading
Slovakia: Former soldier admits to killing Jan Kuciak and his fiancee
Bratislava, Slovakia – Miroslav Marcek, a former soldier and one of the four accused standing trial for the murder ofContinue Reading
Who’s who: Your guide to the 2020 parliamentary elections in Slovakia (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 – The Slovak neo-Fascist ‘People’s Party Our Slovakia’ (LSNS) is polling in second place less than three monthsContinue Reading