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How Slovakia’s prime minister distracts from the real issues
Robert Fico has a playbook of tried-and-tested manipulative tactics.
Slovakia’s state-run polling agency has published its first political poll results
Fico’s fourth government pledged to go back to state polls in its progamme statement.
Fico in trouble? Smer losing its most loyal voters, polls reveal
Smer would not be able to form a government in January.
Slovak prime minister proposes electoral system tighter than Russia’s
If Robert Fico succeeds with his idea, political parties would face greater risks by running independently.
Although non-partisan, President Pellegrini can influence former party decisions
Post of founding chair not merely symbolic.
Not a single bullet to Ukraine, he said. But still the guns and ammunition flow east
Under Robert Fico, Slovakia has exported more than €100 million in weapons to its neighbour.
In the heart of the Uprising: The tragic tale of America’s mission
The Dawes Mission, now 80 years old, sought to support the Slovak National Uprising but ended in tragedy.
Personnel purges in Slovak culture continue. The minister has dismissed the head of the national theatre
Matej Drlička’s firing comes shortly after he received a prestigious award in France.
Putin admirer, influencer, long-term politicians. Who are the newly elected Slovak MEPs?
Slovaks have chosen 15 MEPs.
Poll: Smer on to winning European elections after attack on its chair
Progresívne Slovensko tops the latest survey only by a small margin.
Who leads the country when the prime minister is incapacitated?
Robert Fico has previously entrusted the leadership of the government to his deputy prime ministers.
Slovakia, Ukraine and Russia: When political expediency meets personal animus (analysis)
Fico may be harbouring a grudge against Ukraine, but it meshes neatly with his political goals and long-standing Russophilia.
Explainer: Will Slovak soldiers fight in Ukraine? Why Fico is lying about Paris summit
More than 20 leaders will meet in Paris on Monday.
Pellegrini can’t be sure he will win election race, poll shows
Andrej Danko, another coalition leader and presidential candidate, is struggling in the polls.
Q&A: How does the new justice reform affect people's lives?
The reform also known as the new map of courts became applicable on June 1 of this year.
Former NHL star has to apologise to a legend, court rules
Peter Šťastný called the Slovak hockey legend Jozef Golonka a communist without any proof.
Proposed pedestrian crossing bill could lead to more deaths
A similar law has been in effect in the Czech Republic. The number of deaths has gone up.
The Ukrainian offensive begins at Považie in Slovakia
Plant in Dubnica is one of the last capable of producing Russian 152 mm projectiles.
No other Slovak president faced adversity as much as Čaputová
Čaputová's support in parliament is lowest among Slovak presidents.
The public losing track of who rules the country. President criticises the government
President Zuzana Čaputová delivers her state of the republic address in parliament.
- State of emergency over coronavirus. What does it mean? (Q&A)
- Coronavirus measures work. Very few severe cases in Slovakia so far
- Coronavirus in Slovakia: Do I really have to stay at home this Easter? (FAQ)
- Covid automat arrives in a week. How will the measures change?
- FAQ: Crossing the borders amid COVID-19 measures in Slovakia
- Delta variant to shake up Slovak summer. Football match in Budapest may have been a critical moment
- First, the shops will open. But you better forget about sea holidays this summer
- News digest: PM Fico seeks alternative route to Moscow after Baltic states deny airspace access
- Slovak property prices rise at fastest pace since 2022 as cities lead recovery
- Fico to meet Putin in Moscow, defying EU’s united front on Ukraine
- ‘Appeasement emboldens dictators’: Ukraine’s ambassador on Russia, memory and war
- Leaving home, finding home
- Escape from the Slovak depression: Is housing in Austria worthwhile?
- Slovakia set to clash with Sweden on Ice Hockey World Championship first day
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- News digest: PM Fico seeks alternative route to Moscow after Baltic states deny airspace access
- Slovak property prices rise at fastest pace since 2022 as cities lead recovery
- Fico to meet Putin in Moscow, defying EU’s united front on Ukraine
- Escape from the Slovak depression: Is housing in Austria worthwhile?
- Slovakia set to clash with Sweden on Ice Hockey World Championship first day
- Forget the 1997 Titanic movie. This is a real love story and a woman from Slovakia plays the main part
- News digest: Anti-fascist celebration in Piešťany comes with free train rides — if you know the words
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- News digest: PM Fico seeks alternative route to Moscow after Baltic states deny airspace access
- Fico to meet Putin in Moscow, defying EU’s united front on Ukraine
- Slovak property prices rise at fastest pace since 2022 as cities lead recovery
- News digest: Anti-fascist celebration in Piešťany comes with free train rides — if you know the words
- News digest: President Pellegrini to face tough decision on holding contentious referendum
- Escape from the Slovak depression: Is housing in Austria worthwhile?
- Pay to play?
- Slovakia set to clash with Sweden on Ice Hockey World Championship first day
- He thought his family died in the Holocaust. Then a phone call changed everything.
- Dialects: You say potatoes, I say grule...or švábky?
- Coming home to a place you’ve never been
- News digest: PM Fico seeks alternative route to Moscow after Baltic states deny airspace access
- Nothing happened here for centuries. Until they started digging
- Slovakia misses out on key VW electric car investment
- What do you see in a Nazi bunker? Juraj Somolányi saw possibility Photo
- Fico to meet Putin in Moscow, defying EU’s united front on Ukraine
- Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- ‘Appeasement emboldens dictators’: Ukraine’s ambassador on Russia, memory and war
- Bratislava looks to rental plans amid affordable housing squeeze
- News digest: PM Fico seeks alternative route to Moscow after Baltic states deny airspace access
- From hijacked planes to hidden ponds, Turiec has plenty to discover
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Slovakia set to clash with Sweden on Ice Hockey World Championship first day
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