The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has urged Slovakia to strengthen the effectiveness of its legal framework and policies to prevent...
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Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Slovakia’s president Zuzana Čaputová has been awarded the European Prize for Political Culture in recognition of her fight for a truly European democracy. “The...
The president of Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová, said on July 15 that it was “not a good result” that none of the new leaders of the European Union will come from...
Slovakia’s new president Zuzana Čaputová has called on the Visegrád group of central and eastern EU member states to protect the rule of law to avoid being seen as...
Anti-corruption activist and environmental campaigner Zuzana Čaputová has been sworn in as Slovakia’s first female president. “I’m not here to rule, I’m here to...
Results from across the emerging Europe region suggest that with the notable exception of Hungary, where Fidesz won by a landslide, broadly pro-European parties have...
For many of the countries of emerging Europe, 2019 offers double cause for celebration: 30 years since the end of communism in 1989 and 15 years since EU membership in...
Miroslav Marček, a former soldier, has reportedly confessed the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová. The couple were...
The result of Slovakia’s presidential election, held at the end of March, has provoked a positive response from beyond the borders of the country itself. The...
With his presidential mandate coming to an end, outgoing Slovak president Andrej Kiska has announced the creation of a new political party. “Slovakia wants change. We...
Just a day after Slovakia elected its first female president, Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s parliament has dealt a blow to women’s rights by rejecting the...
