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Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
The first round of the presidential election scheduled for 23 March will primarily be a clash between the candidate of the predominant section of the government camp, the Parliamentary Speaker Peter Pellegrini, and the former minister of…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 8 February, the Slovak parliament adopted a package of controversial amendments, in particular to the Criminal Code. These envisage a radical reduction of penalties for selected crimes (mainly economic crimes including corruption, tax…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 24 January, in the border town of Uzhhorod (Zakarpattia oblast) Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico met his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal; this was the Slovak prime minister’s third foreign visit since being re-elected last…
Analyses |
| Ilona Gizińska, Krzysztof Dębiec
On 16 January, Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico visited Budapest, where he met Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán and president Katalin Novák. After his trip to Prague, this was the second bilateral foreign visit paid by Slovakia’s…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
On 21 November 2023, the National Council of the Slovak Republic voted to adopt a vote of confidence in Robert Fico’s government which was formed on 25 October. The new ruling coalition, which is made up of the left-nationalist Smer party…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
Russian forces have made slight advances in the Avdiivka area, narrowing the width of the belt linking the town to Ukrainian-controlled areas to 6–8 km. They are also moving north and south-west of Bakhmut, where, according to the…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
The new government led by Robert Fico, which was appointed on 25 October, faces numerous challenges in domestic and foreign policy. The harsh campaign rhetoric used by the eventual winner of Slovakia’s parliamentary elections made Europe…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Nieczypor
On 21 September the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament of Ukraine, voted to amend the Law on National Minorities (Communities). All the parliamentary groups unanimously voted in its favour (only three MPs abstained from voting, no one opposed…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Dębiec
In the elections held on 30 September to the Národná Rada, the unicameral Slovak parliament, the best result was achieved by the national-left party Smer (Direction)-Social Democracy, led by the former three-time prime minister Robert Fico…
OSW Commentary |
| Sandra Baniak
For many years, it seemed that the Adriatic ports would not offer any significant competition to those in the North and the Baltic Seas in their rivalry for Central European markets. However, in recent times investments in port and access…