Slovak PM’s meeting with von der Leyen axed amid Brussels air …
17 hours 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 ...
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 protests draw 100,000 denouncing pro-Putin tilt by Fico ...
5 days ago · 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.”
Pro-Kremlin EU leader reels after Russian gas supply ends
3 days ago · Robert Fico centred his premiership on Slovakia importing cheap Russian gas and having friendly relations with the Kremlin. ... world events can send both the EU and Nato to the history books ...
Protests in Slovakia after PM Fico’s tilt towards Russia
6 days ago · Up to 60,000 protesters gathered in Bratislava to oppose Prime Minister Robert Fico’s tilt away from the European Union in favour of Russia, on January 24, 2025 [Denes Erdos/AP Photo]
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 ...
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.
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...