Tag: Slovak
Slovak government wants to close broadcasting company RTVS
As of: April 24, 2024 4:40 p.m The Slovak government accuses the public broadcaster RTVS of being politically biased. Therefore, she now wants to dissolve and replace them. There is…
Slovakia: All power to Fico and his corrupt friends – Opinion
Martina Winkler is professor of Eastern European history at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel. source site
Single, populist and pro-Russian, who is Peter Pellegrini, the new Slovak president?
Large victory for Peter Pellegrini, who won the Slovak presidential election on Saturday evening with 53.2% of the votes, according to almost final results. He thus beat Ivan Korkok, a…
Slovak parliament votes for judicial reform
As of: February 9, 2024 12:23 a.m In Slovakia, Prime Minister Fico has achieved one of his most important projects: Parliament has approved his controversial judicial reform. This provides for…
Planned Slovak justice reform: “In reality a pro-mafia package”
As of: January 19, 2024 3:25 a.m The re-elected Slovakian Prime Minister Fico wants to implement reforms in criminal law and the justice system – following the Hungarian model. Thousands…
Slovak truck drivers block border crossing with Ukraine
As of: December 1st, 2023 8:47 p.m After Polish truck drivers, Slovakian freight forwarders are now also blocking a border crossing with Ukraine. They are demanding that the EU reintroduce…
New Slovak government stops military aid to Ukraine
As of: October 26, 2023 4:51 p.m Shortly after taking office, the new Prime Minister of Slovakia announced that he would no longer supply weapons to Ukraine. “We have nothing…
American aid, Slovak elections… concerns about the future of Western aid to Ukraine?
While on the United States side, parliamentarians have not decided on the next phase of financial, military and humanitarian aid to support Ukraine, and a government hostile to military aid…
Slovak President wants to set up expert government
Status: 07.05.2023 8:26 p.m In Slovakia, the political crisis is to be cushioned by a new interim government: President Caputova wants to consult experts. The successor to the previous interim…
Fighter jets for Ukraine: Slovak opposition reports
As of: 03/28/2023 7:53 p.m Slovakia became the first country to officially hand over fighter jets to Ukraine. However, the move was controversial: the strongest opposition party has now filed…