Michal Katuška
Michal Katuška

Sme daily reporter since March 2020. Michal Katuška has a degree in political science from the Comenius University in Bratislava. He previously worked as the reporter of the public-service RTVS broadcaster, in 2017 as its correspondent in Brussels.

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Prime Minister Robert Fico at a press briefing after a working lunch with EU and US ambassadors on Slovakia’s political situation, March 6, 2018, Bratislava.

How Slovakia’s prime minister distracts from the real issues

Robert Fico has a playbook of tried-and-tested manipulative tactics.

Robert Fico

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.

Smer leader Robert Fico and Progressive Slovakia leader Michal Šimečka

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 Robert Fico during a press briefing at an informal EU summit in Budapest, Hungary, on November 8, 2024.

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.

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President Peter Pellegrini.
Self-propelled howitzer Zuzana 2 at the state joint-stock company Konštrukta Defence in Slovakia.

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.

The Dawes Mission.

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.

Matej Drlička

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.

The European Parliament.
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European elections will take place in Slovakia on June 8, 2024.

Poll: Smer on to winning European elections after attack on its chair

Progresívne Slovensko tops the latest survey only by a small margin.

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Robert Fico

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.

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PM Robert Fico with Russian Ambassador Igor Bratchikov, as portrayed in November 2023.

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.

PM Robert Fico.
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Hlas party leader Peter Pellegrini.

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.

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The Supreme Administrative Court in Bratislava.

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.

Peter Šťastný.

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.

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A new amendment want to introduce a better protection for pedestrians. However, a similar proposal in the Czech Republic resulted in more deaths on the road.

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.

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The Zuzana howitzer.

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.

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President Zuzana Čaputová delivers her third State of the Republic speech on November 29, 2022, in Slovak parliament.

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.

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