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Empathy as Weakness: Slovakia’s Turn Against NGOs
Visegrad Insight
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July 9, 2025
What began as a Brussels debate on NGO funding is now echoing loudly under the Tatra Mountains. Slovakia’s government is seizing the moment to push laws that could redefine the role of civil society. Just before the hot European summer, the EPP...
EU report warns of threats to democracy in Slovakia
The Slovak Spectator
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July 8, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The European Commission has issued a pointed warning over democratic backsliding in Slovakia, raising concerns about judicial independence, anti-corruption...
Slovakia prevents EU’s recent Russia sanctions
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Slovakia has once again blocked the EU’s 18th sanctions package targeting Russia, citing worries about the planned phase-out of Russian energy imports, Slovak media reported, quoting the Foreign Ministry. During a vote by the EU’s...
What's Slovak in Marseille?
The Film New Europe
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Slovak Film Institute is pleased to announce the Slovak representation at the 36th edition of FIDMarseille (July 8 – 13, 2025). This year, two Slovak directors with their latest films have been selected for the festival program, which focuses on...
EU ministers activate flexibility in EU fiscal rules for Bulgaria, 14 other EU states, to increase defence spending
The Sofia Globe
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July 8, 2025
European Union finance ministers activated on July 8 the national escape clause under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) for 15 member states to help facilitate their transition to higher defence spending at national level while ensuring debt...
Man Who Shot Slovak PM Fico Rails Against Him As Trial Begins
StratNews Global
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July 8, 2025
Home Europe Man Who Shot Slovak PM Fico Rails Against Him As Trial Begins Fico, shot four times and seriously wounded, blamed liberal opposition for fuelling tensions that led to the attack last year, which deepened Slovakia’s political divide....
Sacked Slovak National Theater Chief Calls on European Union to Defend Artistic Freedom From Autocrats
Variety
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July 8, 2025
Matej Drlička, who was dismissed as the head of the Slovak National Theater by the far-right government of Robert Fico, spoke with passion about what was happening in his country at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and called on the film industry...
Oil Price Cap, Slovak Veto Stand In Way Of New EU Russia Sanctions
Oklahoma City Sun
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The European Union is edging closer to finally adopting its latest sanctions package, the 18th since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine over three years ago. But two items still remain to be negotiated. Firstly, the price cap on Russian...
Trial of Man Who Shot Slovak Prime Minister Begins
The Epoch Times
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July 8, 2025
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo The trial of the man who shot and...
EU’s Rule of Law Report Finds ‘Positive’ Progress but Too Little by Usual Suspects
Balkan Insight
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July 8, 2025
European Commissioner Michael McGrath and European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen at a press conference on the 2025 Rule of Law Report. Photo: EbS TV screenshot The European Commission’s annual report that examines rule-of-law...
Environment minister hits out at EU’s ‘ideological’ climate plan
The Slovak Spectator
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July 8, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The European Commission’s ambitious plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040 has been met with opposition from Slovakia, whose environment...
Perpetrator of Assassination Attempt on Slovak PM Fico Refuses to Testify
teleSUR
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Juraj Cintula. X/ @IuliiaMendel July 8, 2025 Hour: 1:07 pm On Tuesday, Juraj Cintula, the man who shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in 2024, refused to testify as his trial began at the Specialized Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica. RELATED:...
Deng Deang Joins MBK Banik Handlova in Slovakia for Pro Basketball Kickoff
BVM Sports
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July 8, 2025
Deng Deang, a standout forward from Post University, has signed with MBK Banik Handlova in Slovakia to launch his professional basketball career. After an impressive two-year spell with Post, where he averaged 16.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per...
Suspect in shooting of Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico stands trial on terror charges
Euronews
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July 8, 2025
Published on 08/07/2025 - 13:31 GMT+2 The man who shot and seriously injured Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico last year went on trial on Tuesday on a terrorism charge that could see him imprisoned for life. Juraj Cintula, 72, shouted "long...
27 problem bears culled in Slovakia
Radio Slovakia International
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Slovakia has culled 27 problem brown bears this year under special exemptions, the Environment Ministry confirmed. A total of 79 bears have been removed so far, including natural deaths, with decisions issued for up to 159 individuals. The...
Environment Minister rejects EU emission target, environmentalists sound alarm
Radio Slovakia International
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Slovakia will not support the European Commission’s proposal to cut carbon emissions by 90% by 2040, Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba (SNS nominee) announced on social media. He called the target “ideological” and criticized EU climate policy for...
EU Finance Ministers Congratulate Bulgaria on Next Year's Eurozone Entry in Special Videos
Bulgarian News Agency
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At an Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Brussels, EU finance ministers unanimously adopted a decision on the adoption by Bulgaria of the euro on January 1, 2026, according to which Bulgaria fulfils the necessary conditions...
EU ambassadors to revisit 18th sanctions package against Russia, Slovakia maintains veto
Ukrainska Pravda
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The Russian rouble. Photo: Getty Images The EU Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) is set to once again consider the 18th package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday 9 July. However, Slovakia’s position blocking the package...
EU Member States Call for Softer Implementation of Deforestation Law
EUToday
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July 8, 2025
20A majority of EU member states have requested further modifications to the bloc’s anti-deforestation regulation, citing concerns over the practical and economic implications for domestic producers. A letter addressed to the European Commission,...
As Babis Eyes Election Comeback, Will the Czech Foreign Policy Direction Turn East?
Balkan Insight
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July 8, 2025
Parliamentary elections are just three months away and ex-prime minister Babis’s ANO movement – ejected from power four years ago by a makeshift centre-right coalition of five, then four parties – looks set for a successful and revengeful...