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Point of View |
| Krzysztof Dębiec, Jakub Groszkowski
Slovakia is going through a period of important social and economic changes. The murder of the investigative journalist Ján Kuciak in February 2018 activated a significant part of the public, which led to the largest anti-government…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The elections to the European Parliament have weakened the Christian Democrats (EPP) and Social Democrats (S&D) in Central Europe; but although they have won fewer seats than five years ago, they still have an advantage over the other…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
Zuzana Čaputová, the candidate backed by the opposition, won the presidential runoff in Slovakia on 30 March. She garnered over 58% of the vote, thus beating Maroš Šefčovič, who was supported by the governing party Smer-SD (and who…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec, Jakub Groszkowski
The first round of presidential elections held in Slovakia on 16 March saw a clear victory for Zuzana Čaputová - a lawyer and vice-president of the liberal Progressive Slovakia party, winning 41% of the vote. In the second round (30 March…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski, Krzysztof Dębiec
The police found the dead bodies of Ján Kuciak, a 27-year-old investigative reporter, and his fiancée in their house near Trnava on 25 February.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The regional elections in Slovakia on 4 November were a success for the coalition of centre-right opposition parties.
OSW Report |
| Andrzej Sadecki, Tadeusz Iwański, Jakub Groszkowski
The Ukrainian-Russian war has prompted Bratislava, Prague and Budapest to take a new look at their eastern neighbourhood. Cooperation with Ukraine is gaining momentum, although relations with Russia are still the top priority for the Czech…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
On 20th–25th June a strike was held in the Bratislava plant of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen which paralysed the work in the factory.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski, Agata Łoskot-Strachota
Gazprom’s announcement of the deal with Eustream fits in with the Russian diplomatic and propaganda offensive linked to the Nord Stream 2 project.
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
Even though their political manifestos do not overlap, the four parties which have formed the government coalition are likely to see out a full term.