Slovak PM’s meeting with von der Leyen axed amid Brussels air …
6 days ago · A plane ferrying Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to Brussels for a meeting with European Commission top brass was turned around as a result of a technical problem that closed Belgian airspace on Thursday. Fico was due to arrive in Brussels to meet Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The pro ...
Slovak protests draw 100,000 denouncing pro-Putin tilt by Fico ...
Jan 25, 2025 · Fico has also ended Slovakia’s military support for Ukraine, and has campaigned against EU sanctions on Russia. An MP from Fico’s Smer (Direction) party, Tibor Gašpár, told the STVR public broadcaster on Jan. 17 that “the door must remain open to a situation when we might eventually consider such a drastic solution as leaving the EU.”
Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia against PM Fico - BBC
Jan 24, 2025 · Fico denies opposition claims he wants to take Slovakia out of the EU and Nato, saying his country's membership in both institutions was not in question. EPA Robert Fico accuses the opposition of ...
Slovakia, the EU’s next rule of law headache – POLITICO
Mar 20, 2024 · KOŠICE, Slovakia — Prime Minister Robert Fico is becoming a problem. From attempts to control the public media to the abolition of a special prosecutor’s office and parroting Russian propaganda, Slovakia’s ruling coalition is taking pages out of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s playbook when it comes to illiberal views.
Slovak opposition says PM Fico undermining EU membership, Fico …
Jan 21, 2025 · Slovakia's opposition accused Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday of laying the groundwork to take the country out of the European Union, but dropped its no-confidence motion to dismiss him...
Slovakia: Is populist PM Robert Fico a threat to EU, NATO?
Nov 3, 2023 · The return of nationalist Robert Fico as prime minister of Slovakia has raised concerns that the Central European country could undermine EU and NATO unity.
Slovak opposition accuses PM Fico of planning EU exit ... - Euronews
Jan 21, 2025 · Prime Minister Robert Fico survived an attempt from opposition parties to bring a no-confidence vote in the Slovak parliament on Tuesday after his opponents walked out of the debate in protest...
Slovakia seemingly unfazed by EU funding freeze threat
Sep 20, 2024 · Fearing that PM Robert Fico is dismantling Slovak democracy, the European Commission is reportedly considering freezing billions in EU funds for Bratislava. Will the threat be enough to rein...
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico shot and is fighting for his …
May 16, 2024 · The shooting Wednesday of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in the town of Handlova following a political event sent shockwaves across Europe three weeks before EU parliament elections are scheduled to be held.
Who is Robert Fico? Slovakia's PM was the target of an …
May 16, 2024 · Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday after a political event in an attempted assassination that shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe.