Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Slovakia to participate in regular demonstrations against incumbent Prime Minister Robert Fico and his pro-Russian policies. Large crowds again ...

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a parliamentary session during a no-confidence vote against his government, in Bratislava, Slovakia, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo ...

protest organisers and political observers alike say that the country is at a crossroads in the face of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico's turn away from the EU and towards Moscow.

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March 17 (Reuters) - Slovak prosecutors have filed terrorism charges against the attacker who shot and seriously wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico last year, the general prosecutor's office said ...

On Tuesday, Samuel Migaľ and Radomír Šalitroš, two former rebellious Hlas MPs, struck a deal with PM Robert Fico (Smer), the latter thus securing their backing for his government. The details remained ...

BRATISLAVA - The junior coalition party, the Slovak National Party (SNS/NI), has called on PM Robert Fico (Smer-SD/NI) to dismiss Slovak EU Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič. The party ...

(Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico strengthened his hold over parliament on Wednesday, winning back more rebel lawmakers to fully restore a lost majority after disputes and defections ...

Pushing through this legislation is part of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s long-standing effort to bring NGOs and independent media to heel. Back in 2023, Fico vowed to end the “NGO supremacy” in ...

Fico’s government is set to implement another lesson from Putin’s playbook. Activists and civic organisations call it “the Russian law” – as well as a frontal attack on the foundations of democracy in ...

Mass protests against the policies of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's government took place across Slovakia on 21 March. For the past three months, tens of thousands of people have taken part in ...