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Thousands of Slovaks rallied in the capital on Thursday to protest a controversial overhaul of the country’s public radio and television services, a move that critics say would result in the government taking full control of the media. The coalition government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico approved the measure on 24 April, and the Parliament, where Fico’s coalition government has a majority, is expected to approve it in June. The plan has been widely criticized by President Zuzana Čaputová, local journalists, the opposition, international media organizations and the European Commissio...
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Slovakia’s government has approved a controversial overhaul of state TV and radio. Populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said the changes were needed because the public broadcaster - known as RTVS - is politically biased. It “is in conflict with the Slovak government,” he claimed. The proposed changes would mean RTVA will be replaced by a new organisation. Slovakia's parliament, where Fico’s coalition government has a majority, is expected to approve the changes in June. The takeover plan was drafted by Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová, who represents the Slovak National Party, an ultra-nati...
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Slovakia stopped production at its last coal-fired power plant this week. Its electricity will now come almost entirely from nuclear and renewable sources. The Vojany power station, located in the Michalovce district in eastern Slovakia, opened in 1966. Slovenské elektrárne, the company that owns the plant, announced that all of the electricity generated in the Eastern European country will be free of direct CO2 as of June 2024. Slovakia originally slated its coal phaseout for 2030 but has now expedited this to mid-2024, when it will join Belgium, Austria, Sweden and Portugal as a coal-free co...
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Slovaks have voted for a pro-Western career diplomat over a close ally of the country's populist leader Robert Fico in the first round of a presidential election. Former Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok bagged 42.13% of the votes late Sunday, with nearly all polling stations counted. Peter Pellegrini was in second with 37.28%. However, because no candidate won an outright majority, the two will face off in a second round on 6 April. The winner will replace Zuzana Čaputová, Slovakia's first-ever female president and a staunch backer of neighbouring Ukraine. Korčok, who firmly supports his country's...
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