Last Week in Slovakia, page 6
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The quarrel over MiGs tests Slovakia’s ability to do the right thing
It’s not like Slovaks will get nothing from the transfer.
What a debate with pro-Russian agitators looks like
Are we all about to get dirty?
Dzurinda’s blues do not mean he’s done with politics
As the emergent coalition sheds people associated with the former prime minister, the current premier’s political future becomes clearer.
Change is possible, Slovakia’s story shows
But how many chances does one country get?
What the debate over MiGs for Ukraine says about the upcoming election
The continuous fear-mongering is a harbinger of the campaign to come.
Why we need to talk about Robert Fico
Smer’s leader went on Hungarian TV to show who his role model is.
Elections are coming, but only after a long parliamentary free-for-all
2023 will be a campaigning year in Slovakia. What does that mean?
The man who saved Slovakia in 1998 attempts a cinematic relaunch
But are the 1990s kids going to watch?
What Saturday’s referendum result says about Slovakia
Ruling politicians are choosing to ignore the warning signs.
Heger’s magic number
Thinking big, Slovak style.
Slovakia enters what could/should/will be an election year
It’s almost one month since Heger lost parliament’s confidence. Now he’s running on self-confidence.
Slovakia has made it, often against the odds
Having lived through 2022, the present look back may be the dose of hope that we all need.
Heger doesn’t have what it takes – even to leave
As prime minister, “culture of respect” has been his catchphrase. There was little dignity in the manner of his government’s fall.
Heger hangs by a thread
He is scrambling for the votes of some pretty fringe MPs.
Last week was big week for 363
If there is a numerical answer to everything, white-collar criminals hope it is that.
Viktor and his amazing dreamscarf
Some jokes are more in good taste than others.
Slovak hospitals look set to relive the chaos of 2011
A mass exodus of doctors once seemed unlikely, but ten days before their resignations take effect, uncertainty reigns.
The gains of 1989 cannot be taken for granted
The language of its memories is velvety, but our non-violent revolution required real effort.
The Catholic Church is still struggling to talk straight on LGBT+ issues
Slovakia’s Catholics are experiencing the aftershocks of Tepláreň.
Municipal and regional governments passed the stress tests
After a litany of national crises, voters backed the local incumbents.
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