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Slovakia's prime minister moved to home care in Bratislava

Fico will recuperate in the capital after being seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in the central town of Handlova earlier this month.

31/05/2024

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Slovakia prepares for presidential election

The recent election of a populist government has pulled the country away from the European mainstream.

05/04/2024

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Bratislava sees thousands protest overhaul of national broadcaster

Bratislava sees thousands protest overhaul of national broadcaster.

17/03/2024

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This new train route could whisk you from Bruges to Bratislava

The journey will last 19 hours passing through four different countries.

25/01/2024

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Slovakia is home to the world’s first road made from cigarette butts

Only an estimated third of the cigarette butts from the 18 billion cigarettes smoked worldwide every day end up in a rubbish or recycling bin.

07/01/2024

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Protests continue in Slovakia against proposed penal code changes

Slovakia’s streets were again sites of protest on Tuesday, with thousands of people mobilising across major cities to oppose plans by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s new government to amend the country’s penal code.

20/12/2023

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Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn unpopular new government plans

Slovakians took to the streets of various towns and cities, including the capital Bratislava, to protest controversial proposals made by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

13/12/2023

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Two dead after gunman opens fire in front of LGBT venue in Bratislava

Slovak police refused to comment on whether the shooting could have been a hate crime.

13/10/2022

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Slovakia's plan to sell fighter jets to Ukraine divides a nation

Jaroslav Nad', Slovakia's defence minister, wants to hand over the country's MIG-29 fleet in the autumn for €300 million.

18/08/2022

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Pope Francis visits Slovakia highlighting inclusion and reconciliation

The pope met visited a Roma settlement where he urged greater integration with Slovak society, the day after atoning for Christian complicity in the Holocaust.

14/09/2021

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Making a success of the EU recovery plan: leaders debate the Central European perspective

A rescue package five times larger than the Marshall Plan aims to give relief and resilience to EU economies. Will it be enough?

17/06/2021

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Slovakia court dismisses businessman's acquittal in reporter's murder

Kuciak's murder prompted huge street protests unseen since the 1989 anti-Communist Velvet Revolution and a major political crisis.

15/06/2021

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Slovakia's anti-corruption opposition party wins election

The centre-right opposition Ordinary People party claimed victory in the parliamentary election in Slovakia. According to nearly complete results released by the Statistics Office early Sunday, the Ordinary People group captured 25% of the vote.

01/03/2020

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Meet the central European capitals fighting their populist governments

It's a move that says as much about Europe's political polarisation along urban and rural lines as it does about the four countries involved.

17/12/2019

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Anti-corruption protesters rally for a 'decent Slovakia'

Demonstrations have been held in Bratislava and several other cities, as people in Slovakia call for an end to corruption, new elections, and an independent inquiry into the death of journalist Jan Kuciak.

05/04/2018

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Slovakia anti-government protest ‘biggest since the fall of Communism’

Tens of thousands of Slovaks hit the streets to protest about alleged corruption, with some calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico.

10/03/2018

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Thousands march for slain Slovak journalist

Protesters march in honour of killed journalist who investigated corruption.

03/03/2018

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Students against corruption in Slovakia

Citizens take to the streets in Bratislava to protest what they see as a corrupt government.

18/04/2017

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EU split on defence plans

EU defence ministers appeared to be split on Tuesday as they mulled a Franco-German plan to boost defence cooperation in Europe.

27/09/2016

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EU trade ministers consider troubled transatlantic pacts in Bratislava

The controversial TTIP and CETA pacts with the US and Canada respectively are both on the table.

23/09/2016