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The suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakia's prime minister now faces terror charges
Read full article: The suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakia's prime minister now faces terror chargesSlovakia’s prosecutor general says the suspect in the attempted assassination on populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is now facing terror charges.
Slovakia to boost protections for politicians after assassination attempt on populist premier Fico
Read full article: Slovakia to boost protections for politicians after assassination attempt on populist premier FicoSlovakia’s Parliament has approved a package of legislation meant to boost security for leading politicians and others following an assassination attempt on populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Slovakia’s parliament backs a contentious plan to overhaul the country's public broadcasting
Read full article: Slovakia’s parliament backs a contentious plan to overhaul the country's public broadcastingSlovakia’s parliament has approved a government plan to overhaul the country’s public broadcaster.
Slovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plans
Read full article: Slovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plansEmployees of Slovakia’s public radio and television have staged a three-hour walkout to protest a contentious overhaul of their services.
Your time is up, Italy's hard-right leader tells EU center parties as she votes in European election
Read full article: Your time is up, Italy's hard-right leader tells EU center parties as she votes in European electionPrime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined voters in Italy and a half dozen European Union nations in casting a ballot during the penultimate day of European Union parliamentary elections on Saturday.
Slovakia's Fico says he was targeted for Ukraine views, in first speech since assassination attempt
Read full article: Slovakia's Fico says he was targeted for Ukraine views, in first speech since assassination attemptSlovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico says he believes he was targeted for having a Ukraine position contrary to the European mainstream but bears no malice toward the gunman who seriously wounded him three weeks ago.
Slovak prime minister's condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid
Read full article: Slovak prime minister's condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bidSlovakia’s defense minister says the country's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remains in serious condition but now has a positive prognosis, four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation.
Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable
Read full article: Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stableThe man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been ordered to remain behind bars.
Social divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violence
Read full article: Social divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violenceWhen a gunman shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico this week, shock rippled across the Central European country — even though the pro-Russia leader himself warned that the country was so divided that an assassination attempt was possible.
Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition
Read full article: Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious conditionOfficials in Slovakia say Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after as assassination attempt and remains in serious condition.
A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century
Read full article: A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this centurySlovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country and the rest of Europe just weeks before an election.
Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violence
Read full article: Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violenceIn an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial figures.
Slovak authorities charge 'lone wolf' with assassination attempt on the prime minister
Read full article: Slovak authorities charge 'lone wolf' with assassination attempt on the prime ministerSlovak authorities charged a man with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that left the longtime leader in serious but stable condition.
Slovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says
Read full article: Slovakia’s prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy saysSlovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times and gravely wounded after a political event in an attempted assassination that shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe.
A pro-Western career diplomat faces an ally of the populist premier in Slovakia's presidential vote
Read full article: A pro-Western career diplomat faces an ally of the populist premier in Slovakia's presidential voteA pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff to determine who will be the country's next head of state.
People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take over
Read full article: People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take overProtesters in Slovakia have formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies.
A pro-West diplomat and an ally of populist premier to meet in runoff for Slovakia's presidency
Read full article: A pro-West diplomat and an ally of populist premier to meet in runoff for Slovakia's presidencyA pro-western career diplomat has defeated a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico in the first round of the presidential election to set up a runoff vote between the two.
Deep divisions on Russia's war in Ukraine were evident at a meeting of 4 Central European countries
Read full article: Deep divisions on Russia's war in Ukraine were evident at a meeting of 4 Central European countriesThe prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia says the four Central European countries are deeply divided over Russia's war against Ukraine and how to resolve the conflict.
Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of a wider war
Read full article: Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of a wider warEuropean heavyweights Germany and Poland insist that they will not send troops to Ukraine.
Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee
Read full article: Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fianceeThousands have rallied in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia to mark the sixth anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee amid a wave of anti-government protests.
US lawmakers call on Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán to immediately approve Sweden's NATO membership
Read full article: US lawmakers call on Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán to immediately approve Sweden's NATO membershipA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO.
European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for Ukraine
Read full article: European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for UkraineLeaders of the 27 European Union countries have sealed a deal to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in support for its war-ravaged economy after Hungary dropped weeks of threats to veto the measure.
Thousands protest in Slovakia against plan to amend penal code and close special prosecutor's office
Read full article: Thousands protest in Slovakia against plan to amend penal code and close special prosecutor's officeThousands of people have joined growing protests across Slovakia against a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code and eliminate a special prosecutors’ office.
Thousands rally across Slovakia to condemn changes to penal code proposed by populist prime minister
Read full article: Thousands rally across Slovakia to condemn changes to penal code proposed by populist prime ministerThousands of people have rallied across Slovakia as protests intensify against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code.
Thousands protest in Slovakia against a government plan to amend the penal code
Read full article: Thousands protest in Slovakia against a government plan to amend the penal codeThousands of people have taken to the streets of major cities in Slovakia to renew their protests against plans by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code.
Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn the new government's plan to close top prosecutors' office
Read full article: Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn the new government's plan to close top prosecutors' officeThousands have rallied in the capital and other major cities in Slovakia to denounce a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code.
In a shock for Europe, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders records a massive win in Dutch elections
Read full article: In a shock for Europe, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders records a massive win in Dutch electionsThe far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory.
EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskyy
Read full article: EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with ZelenskyyThe European Union summit showed that Ukraine will be facing tougher times to get all the attention and political, economic and military aid that it wants.
Populist Slovak ex-prime minister signs coalition deal with 2 other parties to form a new government
Read full article: Populist Slovak ex-prime minister signs coalition deal with 2 other parties to form a new governmentA populist former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine has signed a coalition agreement with the leaders of two other parties to form a new government.
Nearly 50 European leaders stress support for Ukraine at a summit in Spain. Zelenskyy seeks more aid
Read full article: Nearly 50 European leaders stress support for Ukraine at a summit in Spain. Zelenskyy seeks more aidAlmost 50 European leaders are using a summit in southern Spain’s Granada to stress that they stand by Ukraine at a time when Western resolve appears somewhat weakened.
Slovakia's president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election
Read full article: Slovakia's president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early electionSlovakia’s president has asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government.
A populist ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine leads his leftist party to victory in Slovakia
Read full article: A populist ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine leads his leftist party to victory in SlovakiaA populist former prime minister and his leftist party have won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message.
Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer
Read full article: Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomerVoters in Slovakia are casting ballots in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal, pro-West newcomer.
A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier looks headed for victory in Slovakia's parliamentary elections
Read full article: A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier looks headed for victory in Slovakia's parliamentary electionsA populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russian and anti-American message looks to be heading for victory in the early parliamentary election in Slovakia, according to preliminary results.
As Slovakia's trust in democracy fades, its election frontrunner campaigns against aid to Ukraine
Read full article: As Slovakia's trust in democracy fades, its election frontrunner campaigns against aid to UkraineA populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early parliamentary election plans to reverse the country’s military and political support for neighboring Ukraine if he returns to power.
Slovakia's ex-premier Pellegrini to form new political party
Read full article: Slovakia's ex-premier Pellegrini to form new political partyBRATISLAVA BRATISLAVA, SlovakiaFormer Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini announced Wednesday a plan to leave his leftist party to establish a new center-left political organization. Pellegrini has been deputy chairman of the Smer-Social Democracy party, which had dominated Slovakia's politics since 2006 before being ousted from power by a center-right party in the February parliamentary election. He has clashed with the party chairman, former Premier Robert Fico, over the scandal-tainted partys future following the disappointing loss in the election. Pellegrini said he wants to form a new center-left party, saying he would be doing it from scratch and expected other Smer lawmakers to join him. A recent poll suggested it might be as popular as the Ordinary People led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic, a center-right group that won the the Feb. 29 election.