Slovakia PM Makes First Public Appearance Since Assassination Attempt
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first public appearance Friday since being seriously wounded in an assassination attempt, attacking his liberal political opponents and praising his Hungarian counterpart. Fitcho is recuperating at home from multiple wounds he received in the May 15 attack, when he was shot in the […]
Euro 2024: last-16 ties all set as England begin plans for Slovakia clash – live | Euro 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Which round of 16 matchup are you most looking forward to? I think France vs Belgium will be a good match, even though neither team is at their best. Both teams are good enough and may finally show what they’re capable of […]
Slovakia v Romania: Euro 2024 – live | Euro 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature 29th minute: Romania look a bit shell-shocked, they can’t seem to get their feet on the ball in midfield, Stanciu and Coman barely seem to be hitting the ball at all. share 26 minutes: With both teams taking a drinks break in […]
Slovakia Deputy PM Blames Media for Fico Assassination Attempt
Slovakia’s Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinjak said the media blamed society for the assassination attempt on Roberto Fico after the alleged gunman reportedly confessed to the attack during police interrogation. He was accused of inciting division. The suspect in the shooting death of Slovakian Prime Minister Roberto Fico, identified by local media as 71-year-old Juraj […]
‘He was not radical’: Slovakia tries to make sense of Fico shooting | Slovakia
Mile Ludovit, like the other residents of his unassuming gray apartment building on the outskirts of Levice, a sleepy town in central Slovakia, considered Juraj Cintura a trusted neighbor and friend. Having lived next door to him for more than 40 years, Ludovit could never have imagined that the 71-year-old former security guard and amateur […]
Suspect who shot Slovakia PM Fico reveals possible motive: report
The 71-year-old suspect who allegedly shot and killed Slovakia’s Prime Minister Roberto Fico appeared in an undated Facebook video that could shed some light on his motive, in which he said: I don’t agree with this,” he was reportedly heard saying. Fico, 59, was shot multiple times on Wednesday as he greeted supporters at an […]
US spymaster cites political turmoil in NATO ally Slovakia as evidence of the perils of election propaganda supercharged by AI
THE SLOVAKIA EXPERIENCE: The nation’s top spymaster cited the role of artificial intelligence-generated propaganda in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections last year as a prime example of the pernicious effect AI deepfakes can have on the democratic process, in testimony before a Senate committee on Wednesday. “In September 2023, two days before the parliamentary elections in Slovakia […]
Ukraine War Sceptic Peter Pellegrini Elected President of Slovakia
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) – A close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has defeated a pro-Western career diplomat to become Slovakia’s new president, replacing Zuzana Caputova, the country’s first female head of state. Ta. In Saturday’s run-off, Parliament Speaker Peter Pellegrini won 53.26% of the votes in almost every polling station counted by the […]
Slovakia’s brain drain picks up pace under populist leader Robert Fico | Slovakia
Marek Mikić studied and worked abroad for several years, but never thought he would leave his native Slovakia permanently. He had a group of his closest friends and they were planning to hold a music festival in the eastern town of Košice. But last September, the populist pledged to halt military aid to Ukraine, promote […]
Slovakia election: pro-EU diplomat beats ally of populist PM to set up runoff for presidency | Slovakia
The pro-EU former Slovak foreign minister won a surprise victory in the first round of the presidential election, setting up a runoff against Roberto Fico, a key ally of the populist prime minister. The Slovak presidential election is a chance for Fico, whose views on Ukraine have angered critics for being too close to Russia, […]