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Slovakia “in the middle”: nor pro-Russia, nor pro-West

The Editorial Board April 21, 2016

Slovakia - According to a poll carried out on 1000 respondents between January 31 and February 7 by the Slovak Atlantic Commission (SAC) and the Central European Policy Institute (CEPI), Slovakia does not claim to be either pro-West, or pro-Russia. The poll, supported by the…

Politics

Chairman of the NATO Military Committee in Slovakia to discuss security and adaptation

The Editorial Board April 18, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - While in Slovakia (15 April 2016), the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, General Petr Pavel met with the Slovak Minister of Defense, Mr. Petr Gajdoš and Chief of Defense of the Slovak Armed Forces, General Milan Maxim. The…

Society

A compensation for the Czechoslovakia expellees in 1945 on the Hungarian agenda

The Editorial Board April 12, 2016

Hungary, Budapest – the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice Pál Völner declared that the government is committed to take compensatory measures for Hungarians expelled from Czechoslovakia from May to June 1945, because of the principle of “collective guilt” after…

Society

First Slovakian satellite soon in orbit

The Editorial Board April 11, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - Slovakia is one of the last European countries to still not have a satellite on its own. But soon this will change, with the launching of skCUBE, a 10cm cube, developed by the Slovak Organization for Space Activities (SOSA). The…

Politics

Fico managed to form a coalition government

The Editorial Board March 17, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - A record eight parties entered parliament in the March 5 election, a fragmented result that had threatened to trigger fresh elections. But the Prime Minister Robert Fico managed to form a coalition government. This is his third term in…

Politics

Fico lost the majority and Kotleba entered Parliament

The Editorial Board March 7, 2016

Slovakia, Bratislava - According to the stance of the Prime Minister of center-left Robert Fico on mass immigration through the Balkan route, joining the rest of the V4 and in particular the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, and at few months…