Zuzana Caputova
Divided over Ukraine war, Slovakia votes for president
Slovakia will on Saturday hold the first round of a presidential election that is a battle between the Central European country's Russia-leaning ruling camp and a pro-Ukraine opposition-backed candidate.
Parliament speaker Peter Pellegrini and liberal ex-foreign minister Ivan Korcok are the clear frontrunners among nine contenders.
Vucic receives birthday greetings from world leaders, diplomats
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday received birthday greetings from many international officials as well as foreign diplomats in Belgrade.
Chaos in Slovakia: 30,000 people took to the streets VIDEO
The protests are directed against plans by Prime Minister Robert Fico's government to close the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Financial Crimes.
An estimated 30,000 protesters filled the main square in Bratislava, carrying banners that read, among other things, "Enough, Fico" and "Hands off our democracy," reports Reuters.
Slovakia may make it Impossible for Transgender People to change their Gender on Documents
The Slovak parliament is expected to vote soon on a bill that will make it impossible for transgender people to change their gender in official documents, Reuters reported, citing BTA.
Slovakia to Get ‘Expert’ Government But Return to Populism Looms
The departed but mostly unlamented coalition government, the first version of which was pieced together in February 2020 by four parties in a push to unseat Fico's Smer party following eight years of increasing authoritarianism and corruption, certainly wasn't helped by circumstances.
A ‘Murder That Never Happened’ Still Haunts Slovakia
It may read like a cheap thriller, but for the outside world these events helped support then-US secretary of state Madeleine Albright's claim that Slovakia had become a "black hole in the heart of Europe" under Meciar.
Slovakia’s Heger Overcomes Opposition at Home to Provide Jets for Ukraine
Slovakia signed an intergovernmental agreement on the provision of military equipment, effectively jets, with Ukraine on March 17, despite threats from Russia.
With His New Party, Slovak PM Embarks on a Mission to Unify
"Giving up is not a solution. It's what the mafia wants," Heger wrote on social media soon after, employing a term that Matovič's OĽaNO often uses to refer to previous governments led by Robert Fico's Smer party.
Day 387 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Slovakia gives 13 MiG-29 Fghters to Kyiv
This Week in Central Europe / 3 February 2023
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