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. AfterContinue Reading
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Slovak political thriller inspired by Ján Kuciak murder sets new box-office record
Bratislava, Slovakia – Inspired by the murder of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, the political thrillerContinue Reading
Slovakia: The resistible rise of Marian Kotleba
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia looks all set for major change in the forthcoming general election on 29 February. Robert Fico’sContinue Reading
Slovakia rushes through ‘immensely populist’ proposals a few days before elections
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak lawmakers are expected to convene today in an extraordinary session of parliament called by Speaker AndrejContinue Reading
Zuzana Caputova makes Forbes ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ 2019 list
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova has been ranked as one of the most powerful women in the worldContinue Reading
Slovakia’s Caputova is Czech Republic’s most trusted politician
Prague, Czech Republic – Czechs have chosen Slovak President Zuzana Caputova as the most trustworthy politician in the world, accordingContinue 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
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
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
Czech and Slovak Presidents inaugurate Czech House in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Czech and Slovak heads of state inaugurated a new Czech cultural and business center in BratislavaContinue 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’s new media law sparks freedom of the press concerns
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia’s Parliament has just approved an amendment to the country’s press code that would reintroduce the rightContinue Reading
Slovakia: Bomb alert at Caputova’s house originated from psychiatric patient
Slovakia, Bratislava – On Sunday, Slovak police received an anonymous message suggesting a bomb had been placed inside the houseContinue Reading
Slovakia urged to step up fight against corruption
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia is not doing enough to fight corruption, according to the Council of Europe. In its evaluationContinue Reading
