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
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Zuzana Čaputová to pay first official visit to Prague this week
Prague, Czech Republic – Zuzana Čaputová, who was officially sworn in as Slovakia’s fifth president on Saturday, will go onContinue Reading
Orbán’s ruse, Kiska’s farewell and Babis’ conflicting interests… What’s new?
Didn’t have time to read the news lately? Kafkadesk’s got you covered. Here’s our recap of the latest political news:Continue 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
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
Germany and the Visegrad Group: It’s complicated
Brno, Czech Republic – In February, the four Visegrád Group leaders met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to mark 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
Slovakia’s Smer, Czech Euroscepticism and Poland’s catechism in troubled waters… What’s new?
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Zuzana Čaputová: Why did Slovakia’s Hungarian community choose her?
Last month, Slovakia elected its first female president, Zuzana Čaputová after a long and tiring presidential campaign, which saw herContinue Reading
Kiska’s party, Czech faux-pas, Polish consolation babies… What’s new?
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Slovakia ditches international treaty on women’s rights
Bratislava, Slovakia – Last week, the Slovak Parliament passed a resolution to force the government to drop the ratification processContinue Reading
Zuzana Čaputová becomes Slovakia’s first female president
Bratislava, Slovakia – History is in the making in Slovakia. Slovaks have just elected Zuzana Čaputová, a 45-year-old anti-corruption lawyer,Continue Reading
Slovakia’s anti-corruption reforms deemed insufficient
Bratislava, Slovakia – According to the Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO), Slovakia has failed to make significantContinue Reading
