Uncovering Europe Slovakia has been a haven for refugees from Ukraine. But for how long? There are fears that mismanagement of the country's refugee population could lead to a backlash. 01/04/2022
Slovakia Slovakian MPs condemn WWII deportation of Jews to Nazi Germany Lawmakers have also asked for the forgiveness of Holocaust survivors and relatives. 25/03/2022
Slovakia Watch: Slovakia's ex-PM arrested on camera for alleged COVID breach "This is what democracy looks like, ladies and gentlemen," said Fico. 17/12/2021
Slovakia Slovakia narrowly rejects proposed law restricting access to abortion The bill was rejected by one vote, as 67 of the 134 lawmakers present in the 150-seat house voted in favour of it. 11/11/2021
Slovakia Slovakian President slams MP for Facebook post about her daughter Independent MP Tomáš Taraba has been accused of "attacking" the daughter of President Zuzana Čaputová on Facebook. 20/10/2021
Slovakia Third consecutive Slovakian police chief resigns over legal action Slovakia's police chief has announced that he will resign after he was accused of abuse of power and obstruction of justice. 01/09/2021
Slovakia After low demand, Slovakia delivers its last doses of Sputnik V The decision to use Sputnik V divided Slovakian politics and led to the resignation of former prime minister Igor Matovič. 01/09/2021
Slovakia Pressure mounts on Slovakia's PM to quit after two ministers resign Slovakia's political crisis was sparked by the secret purchase of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. 24/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia's Sputnik V crisis deepens as PM says he's willing to resign The decision to buy vaccines from Moscow before their approval by the European Union had generated a political crisis in Slovakia's ruling coalition. 22/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia's health minister quits over buying Russia's COVID-19 vaccine He resigned to avoid Slovakia's ruling coalition crumbling apart. 12/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia far right leader jailed for four years over Nazi symbols People’s Party Our Slovakia, whose members use Nazi salutes and want Slovakia out of the European Union and NATO, was the fourth-most popular party in the country in February’s parliamentary elections. 12/10/2020
Slovakia Jan Kuciak murder: The crime and trial that shook Slovakia to its core The alleged mastermind of the assassination of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak is expected on September 3. What impact has the murder and subsequent trial had on Slovakia? 03/09/2020
Slovakia 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
Slovakia Will Slovakia's pro-European surge continue in Saturday's election? All you need to know to understand Slovakia's pivotal parliamentary poll on Saturday. 28/02/2020
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution 30 years on This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Hundreds of thousands of Czechoslovakian citizens took part in peaceful protests, demanding the end of the communist regime. It took only a few weeks before the ruling party surrendered and democracy was installed in the country. 15/11/2019
Slovakia Zuzana Caputova sworn in as Slovakia's first female president The anti-corruption campaigner has vowing to fight impunity and boost justice after the shock murder of a journalist last year. 15/06/2019
Slovakia How EU elections have seen far right rise in Slovakian politics Slovakia’s far right have been edging upwards in the polls, with around 14% of the vote, only 5% behind the ruling social-conservative Direction-Social Democracy (Smer-SD) party. 23/05/2019
Slovakia Is your national anthem a criminal record? It could be in Slovakia after law voted in 'by mistake' Slovakian politicians who voted to restrict the law on the singing of foreign national anthems in public have said the result was a "mistake" and that they didn't realise what they were voting for. 08/04/2019
Slovakia Liberal lawyer becomes Slovakia's first female president Anti-corruption lawyer Zuzana Caputova was propelled to power by revolt over the murder of a journalist. 30/03/2019
Slovakia Slovakia prepares to elect liberal lawyer as first female president The lawyer and anti-graft campaigner, Zuzana Caputova, is set to win Slovakia's presidential election. 30/03/2019
Slovakia Slovakia told to make more progress on anti-corruption reforms Slovakia has until the end of the year to submit a report regarding the implementation of anti-corruption measures, the Council of Europe's Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) said on Tuesday. 26/03/2019
Slovakia Slovaks remember slayed journalist Jan Kuciak and renew justice calls Protesters hit the streets in their thousands on Thursday evening to mark a year since “the murders that changed Slovakia”. Investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were shot dead at their home near Bratislava on February 21, 2018. 21/02/2019
Slovakia One year on: how has journalist Jan Kuciak’s murder changed Slovakia? The murder sent shockwaves through Slovakia and sparked the biggest street protests since the Velvet Revolution in 1989. 21/02/2019
Slovakia 'We want a decent Slovakia,' demand protesters in Bratislava Protesters used the anniversary of communism’s fall to call for change to Slovakia’s political culture. 17/11/2018
Czech Republic Prague Spring at 50: what happened and what is its legacy? It's 50 years since a Russia-led invasion of what was then Czechoslovakia put down an liberal uprising called the Prague Spring. 20/08/2018
Slovakia Thousands of Slovaks take to the streets protesting over corruption. There have been regular demonstrations since the murder of a journalist in February The killing of Jan Kuciak and his fiance sparked a political crisis that brought down the prime minister 16/04/2018
