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
Tag: Slovak politics
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
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
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
