President Volodymyr Zelenskyj’s visit to Slovakia for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, on Friday 7th July, has been welcomed by President Zuzana Čaputová. “An important symbol of our relationship, but also a symbol of our increasingly developing cooperation”, the Slovak Head of State commented on Facebook. Zelenskyj thanked Slovakia for its support toContinua a leggere “Zelenskyj’s visit to Slovakia, support confirmed”
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Migration to Slovakia and the early inter-party agreements
Migration to Slovakia and the inter-party agreements ahead of the September 2023 elections are among the top political themes of the electoral campaign this June. Along with the spending for the electoral campaign the accusations and inter-party quarrels have also begun. Hlas-SD (which presents itself as a moderate party and wishes to attract the Smer-SD’sContinua a leggere “Migration to Slovakia and the early inter-party agreements”
Political reactions to the Ódor government and electoral alliances
While one of the goals of the new Ódor government is economic austerity and curbing debt, political parties in Slovakia do not seem to be in favor of these necessary measures. They focus on other priorities: corruption, of course, but also security and immigration. Parties in Slovakia reacted in different ways regarding the new executiveContinua a leggere “Political reactions to the Ódor government and electoral alliances”
Parties negotiate in the run-up to the elections in Slovakia
The elections in Slovakia are scheduled on September 30th. The last time the country experienced a summer electoral campaign was more than twenty years ago. Summer campaigns are traditionally known for the politicians’ trips to the regions, rallies, and meetings with citizens. Party leaders already started to introduce their billboards in the towns. As theContinua a leggere “Parties negotiate in the run-up to the elections in Slovakia”
Il rapporto Svizzera-Slovacchia, tra politica e cooperazione
Piccoli paesi, nel centro d’Europa, con montagne pittoresche: sono i più immediati e visibili elementi comuni del rapporto Svizzera-Slovacchia. Berna e Bratislava condividono scambi bilaterali positivi e regolari a livello economico, finanziario, politico e culturale. La cooperazione Svizzera-Slovacchia si è estesa negli anni e trova spazi anche nell’ambito dell’ONU, dei Balcani e della politica europea.Continua a leggere “Il rapporto Svizzera-Slovacchia, tra politica e cooperazione”
Slovak parties position themselves for early elections
Tension among Slovak parties is running high in the run-up to the September 2023 elections. According to Focus agency for TV Markiza, had a general election taken place in February, it would have been won by the extra-parliamentary Voice-SD and its leader Peter Pellegrini with 20.8 percent of the votes, ahead of the opposition Smer-SDContinua a leggere “Slovak parties position themselves for early elections”