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Victory for the V4: the European Union bans double quality of brand products

The Editorial Board April 16, 2018

European Union – The European Commission has announced on April 11th its will to ban difference of quality level for brand products depending on their destination market. A lot of brands sold products in Central and Eastern Europe that were presented as…

Politics

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…

Politics

Andrej Babiš welcomed in Bratislava and accused in Prague

The Editorial Board January 10, 2018

Slovakia, Bratislava - For his first official visit abroad, new Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia. Together with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico, they reaffirmed their desire, within the Visegrád Group, to oppose immigration. But meantime, the situation becomes…

Society

Slovaks do not want a multi-speed European Union

The Editorial Board October 12, 2017

Slovakia - According to a recent poll by Polis Slovakia, Slovak citizens reject the idea of joining the Core Europe - in other terms, the stronger part of a multi-speed Union - wanted by Merkel and Macron, especially if it goes with…

Society

Slovakia Prevents Islam From Becoming A State Religion

The Editorial Board December 1, 2016

Slovakia - On Wednesday 30 November the Slovak parliament passed a law proposed by members of the coalition of Prime Minister Robert Fico to prevent Islam from gaining official status in Slovakia. The Slovak National Party (SNS) proposed that, in order for…

Politics

Fico warns the UK: Visegrád countries could veto Brexit deal

The Editorial Board September 21, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - One day after the Bratislava Summit, the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told in an interview for Reuters that Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia are ready to veto any Brexit deal that would limit their citizen's rights to work…

Politics

Slovakia will lead the EU for six months – although migrants, Islam and Soros’ civil society are not welcomed there

The Editorial Board May 27, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - Five weeks before the start of the Slovakian presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months, Prime Minister Robert Fico met with the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and spoke again on migrants, Islam…