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Slovakian National Council rejects justice reform

The Editorial Board February 22, 2022

Slovakia – The Slovak parliament rejected the justice reform presented by Justice Minister Mária Kolíková (SaS - liberals) on Friday, 18 February after a heated debate that ended with two of the four ruling coalition parties voting against it. The two parties…

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Slovakia: ratification of the defence agreement with the United States

The Editorial Board February 15, 2022

Slovakia/United States – After a debate marked, on 8 February, by an incident between nationalist and liberal deputies and several demonstrations of protest in front of the parliament, last Wednesday the Slovak National Council finally approved the defence cooperation agreement between Slovakia…

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Miloš Zeman says: The Russians won’t attack

The Editorial Board February 10, 2022

Czech Republic/Ukraine – Interviewed by CNN Prima News this Sunday, 6 February , Czech President Miloš Zeman brought up the current Russian-Ukrainian crisis, which he considers to be a "war of words", thus taking a completely opposite position to that of the…

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Heger ready to host NATO soldiers in Slovakia

The Editorial Board February 3, 2022

Slovakia – Going against Hungary’s position – whose defence minister, Tibor Benkő, said on Sunday, 30 January, that additional NATO troops will not be hosted on Hungarian territory as there is no need for them in the current situation –, and despite…

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Slovakia: Catholic faithfuls rebel against “vaccine dogma”

The Editorial Board January 7, 2022

Slovakia - The attitude of the Church and of the Catholic hierarchy towards areas outside its purview is often the source of deep divisions among the faithful. The current issue of Covid-19 vaccination and the introduction of a de jure or de…

Interviews

Father L’ubomír Urbančok: “Here too a powerful influence pushes us towards secularization and liberalization”

Ferenc Almássy December 21, 2021

Interview with Father L'ubomír Urbančok, Slovak traditionalist Catholic priest: “Like everywhere else, here too we are subject to a powerful influence which pushes us towards secularization and liberalization. " Ferenc Almássy met with Father L'ubomír Urbančok in the city of Trnava, Slovakia,…

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Slovakia: ban on Christmas Eve celebrations and containment of the unvaccinated

The Editorial Board December 15, 2021

Slovakia - As announced by the Health, Minister Vladimír Lengvarský, this Wednesday, December 8, containment will continue from this Friday, December 10 for the non-vaccinated part of the population, while the situation in terms of new cases detected following positive tests has…

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Emmanuel Macron in Budapest talks to Orbán, the V4 and the Hungarian opposition

The Editorial Board December 14, 2021

France / Hungary / V4 - The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, visited Hungary on Monday, December 13, where he began with a visit to the tomb of the Marxist philosopher Ágnes Heller, before meeting with his Hungarian counterpart János…

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New national lockdown and state of emergency in Slovakia

The Editorial Board November 26, 2021

Slovakia – Following a lockdown for the unvaccinated on Monday, 22 November, the Slovak Minister of Health, Vladimír Lengvarský, has once again tightened the restrictions on freedoms by declaring a national lockdown for all. It will last for at least a period…

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Budapest: V4 summit on immigration

The Editorial Board November 25, 2021

Visegrád Group – The heads of governments of the Visegrád Group met on 23 November in Budapest, at the initiative of Poland, to discuss migration issues in the context of the migration crisis at the Polish–Belarusian border. An attempt to destabilise the…

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Back to full lockdown for all in Austria and only for the unvaccinated in Slovakia

The Editorial Board November 19, 2021

Central Europe – Faced with a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Central European countries are stepping up restrictions to try and contain the spread of the virus. Hard lockdown in Austria from 22 November As of 19 November, Austria had…

Politics

The Czech Elections: Implications for Visegrád and the EU

Michael O'Shea October 28, 2021

Czechia – In a theme familiar to many in the West, polling predictions failed dramatically as Czechia held its lower-house elections on October 8-9. This time it worked against the populists, as the outcome was poor for incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Babiš…