Former Slovak leader Igor Matovič didn’t mince words in deploring an appearance by the country’s current Prime Minister Robert Fico on Russia’s state-owned Rossiya 1 TV channel on Wednesday. “What a horrible treacherous ferret,” said Matovič, who served as the country’s prime minister between 2020 and 2021, in a post on Facebook. The pro-Russian Slovak … Read more
Fico’s comments contrast sharply with the stance of Mark Rutte, NATO’s new secretary-general, who said Thursday that “Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before, and will continue on this path until you become a member of our alliance.” Under NATO’s 1949 founding treaty, decisions on enlargement are made “by unanimous agreement,” meaning that Fico’s … Read more
Change of direction After surviving the illiberal reign of Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar in the 1990s, Slovakia elected a pro-Western government in 1998, putting itself back on track for NATO and EU membership, which it secured in 2002 and 2004 respectively. But after eight years of relentless reforms and creeping corruption, the electorate turned in … Read more
“You will never find in me a desire to mock and denigrate anyone,” Jolly said. Taraba, who was to have represented his country at the closing event on August 11, posted on Facebook that the organizers of the event had “prepared for the world a disgusting exhibition full of LGBTI ideology and insults to the … Read more
Ján Čurilla and Pavol Ďurko, the detectives charged, have faced attacks from politicians from the ruling coalition Smer and Hlas parties. Both were suspended two days after Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok took office last year following Fico’s victory in the Sept. 30 parliamentary election. In what is now Fico’s fourth term in power, his … Read more
The Slovak government office told Reuters in a statement on Friday that Prime Minister Robert Fico had discussed the issue with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Fico had proposed “a technical solution in which several states including Slovakia would have to participate.” Slovak and Hungarian officials have criticized Ukraine for halting Lukoil’s supplies, saying … Read more
Szijjártó claimed that Kyiv’s move “clearly violates” the EU’s 2014 association agreement with Ukraine. Hungary and Slovakia — also affected by the ban — have now begun talks with the European Commission, he added, a precursor to legal action. Ukraine argues it is simply trying to throttle a key source of revenue for Russia’s war … Read more
Fico was shot multiple times on May 15 in an assassination attempt. He’s spent the past two months recovering from his injuries. The Slovak premier on Tuesday attended his first parliamentary meeting since the attack. Last Friday, he also made his first public appearance, giving a speech in which he railed against progressive ideologies and praised … Read more
“These two gentlemen managed to disarm Slovakia better than any other enemy,” Melicher said. “I am convinced that Jaroslav Naď betrayed Slovakia, his homeland.” Heger, who served as prime minister from 2021-2023, and Naď, who was defense minister between 2020 and 2023, are suspected of committing sabotage, abusing the powers of public officials and breach … Read more
A man has assaulted and beaten Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on a street in Copenhagen, Danish broadcaster TV2 reported. The assailant has been arrested, according to reports, which also said the Social Democrat leader was “shocked” by the incident. It comes two days before Danes head to the polls in the EU election. Violence … Read more
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