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Fico becomes prime minister of Slovakia again in a coalition with the nationalists

The Editorial Board October 26, 2023

Slovakia – Three and a half weeks after the September 30 parliamentary elections and after tensions over her refusal to accept a minister that had been presented by the Slovak National Party (SNS, a social conservative nationalist party), Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová…

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Slovakia’s Smer and Hlas suspended from Party of European Socialists

The Editorial Board October 20, 2023

Slovakia – Following early parliamentary elections on September 30, Slovakia’s two social democratic parties – Smer-SD and Hlas-SD of former prime ministers Robert Fico and Peter Pellegrini, respectively – have just concluded a coalition agreement with the Slovak National Party (SNS). For…

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NATO’s perceived interference in Slovakia’s electoral campaign

The Editorial Board June 15, 2023

Slovakia – Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová is probably not the only one worried that the social-democratic parties of former prime ministers Robert Fico and Peter Pellegrini, Smer and Hlas, are leading the polls just a few months ahead of the early…

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The V4 is united and ready ahead of next Brussels Summit

The Editorial Board June 16, 2019

By the editorial board. Visegrád Group - On Thursday, June 13, 2019, the Hungarian, Slovak, Czech and Polish Prime Ministers met in Budapest to jointly prepare for the Brussels summit on June 20 and 21. They announced at the end of the…

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Overview of the European Parliament Elections Results in the V4

The Editorial Board May 27, 2019

By the editorial board of the Visegrád Post. Visegrád Group - As everywhere else in the European Union, turnout in the European election has been low in the V4 countries. However, in each of the four countries of the Visegrád Group, the…

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Immigration: Merkel Finally Agrees With The Visegrad Group

The Editorial Board February 8, 2019

Slovakia, Bratislava - On this Thursday, February 7, 2019, leaders of the Visegrád Group (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) gathered in Bratislava for a summit, along with a special guest: German Chancellor Angela Merkel. And on the issue of immigration, the V4 seems…

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2019 European Parliament Elections: Chess Game in Central Europe

The Editorial Board January 16, 2019

By the editorial board. What will the European Parliament look like after the elections of May 26? Chess game in Central Europe, Salvini's activism, repositioning of Western European populists, consequences of Brexit and questions about Fidesz and ANO. The meeting between…

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“Civil Society” keeps up Pressure on Slovak Government

Marek Degro November 22, 2018

Slovakia - A murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancé Martina Kušnírová this February mobilised a group of young students around Slovakia. In many cities were organised protests against Fico’s and now Pellegrini’s way of governing. All the communication and…

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Macron’s clumsy offensive on Central Europe

Ferenc Almássy October 31, 2018

By Ferenc Almássy. European Union - On 26 and 27 October 2018, the President of the French Republic visited Slovakia and Czechia. Once again, the French President tried to divide central Europe. In a context of electoral campaign on a continental scale,…

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European Summit: small victory for the V4

The Editorial Board June 30, 2018

On Thursday 28 and Friday 29 of June the leaders of the 28 Member States of the European Union met in Brussels for a summit to discuss in particular migration policy at a European scale. A summit that has brought some progress…

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Visegrád – Austria Summit: Confirmed Entente

The Editorial Board June 22, 2018

The Visegrád Group and Austria met in Budapest for a summit on immigration therefore bypassing and declaring their boycott of the planned "mini-summit" on the subject. Hungary - On Thursday, 21 June, Budapest hosted a summit of the Visegrád Group (Poland, Czechia,…

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Slovakia: major crisis after the assassination of a journalist and destabilization of the country by NGOs

The Editorial Board March 17, 2018

Slovakia - It all starts with the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his girlfriend on February 25. Since then, Prime Minister Robert Fico and the Minister of the Interior have resigned, and NGOs mobilize the street to destabilize the government…