The suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakia's prime minister now faces terror charges
Slovakiaโs prosecutor general says the suspect in the attempted assassination on populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is now facing terror charges.
Slovakia to boost protections for politicians after assassination attempt on populist premier Fico
Slovakiaโs Parliament has approved a package of legislation meant to boost security for leading politicians and others following an assassination attempt on populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Slovakiaโs parliament backs a contentious plan to overhaul the country's public broadcasting
Slovakiaโs parliament has approved a government plan to overhaul the countryโs public broadcaster.
Slovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plans
Employees of Slovakiaโs public radio and television have staged a three-hour walkout to protest a contentious overhaul of their services.
Your time is up, Italy's hard-right leader tells EU center parties as she votes in European election
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined voters in Italy and a half dozen European Union nations in casting a ballot during the penultimate day of European Union parliamentary elections on Saturday.
Slovakia's Fico says he was targeted for Ukraine views, in first speech since assassination attempt
Slovakiaโs populist Prime Minister Robert Fico says he believes he was targeted for having a Ukraine position contrary to the European mainstream but bears no malice toward the gunman who seriously wounded him three weeks ago.
Slovak prime minister's condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid
Slovakiaโs defense minister says the country's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remains in serious condition but now has a positive prognosis, four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union nation.
Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable
The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been ordered to remain behind bars.
Social divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violence
When a gunman shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico this week, shock rippled across the Central European country โ even though the pro-Russia leader himself warned that the country was so divided that an assassination attempt was possible.
Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition
Officials in Slovakia say Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after as assassination attempt and remains in serious condition.
A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country and the rest of Europe just weeks before an election.
Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violence
In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the blocโs most controversial figures.
Slovak authorities charge 'lone wolf' with assassination attempt on the prime minister
Slovak authorities charged a man with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that left the longtime leader in serious but stable condition.
Slovakiaโs prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says
Slovakiaโs populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times and gravely wounded after a political event in an attempted assassination that shocked the small country and reverberated across Europe.
A pro-Western career diplomat faces an ally of the populist premier in Slovakia's presidential vote
A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakiaโs populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each other in a presidential runoff to determine who will be the country's next head of state.
People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take over
Protesters in Slovakia have formed a human chain around the countryโs public television and radio building in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies.
A pro-West diplomat and an ally of populist premier to meet in runoff for Slovakia's presidency
A pro-western career diplomat has defeated a close ally of Slovakiaโs populist Prime Minister Robert Fico in the first round of the presidential election to set up a runoff vote between the two.
Deep divisions on Russia's war in Ukraine were evident at a meeting of 4 Central European countries
The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia says the four Central European countries are deeply divided over Russia's war against Ukraine and how to resolve the conflict.
Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of a wider war
European heavyweights Germany and Poland insist that they will not send troops to Ukraine.
Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee
Thousands have rallied in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia to mark the sixth anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee amid a wave of anti-government protests.
US lawmakers call on Hungarian leader Viktor Orbรกn to immediately approve Sweden's NATO membership
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Swedenโs application to join NATO.
European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for Ukraine
Leaders of the 27 European Union countries have sealed a deal to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in support for its war-ravaged economy after Hungary dropped weeks of threats to veto the measure.
Thousands protest in Slovakia against plan to amend penal code and close special prosecutor's office
Thousands of people have joined growing protests across Slovakia against a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code and eliminate a special prosecutorsโ office.
Thousands rally across Slovakia to condemn changes to penal code proposed by populist prime minister
Thousands of people have rallied across Slovakia as protests intensify against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code.
Thousands protest in Slovakia against a government plan to amend the penal code
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of major cities in Slovakia to renew their protests against plans by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the countryโs penal code.
Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn the new government's plan to close top prosecutors' office
Thousands have rallied in the capital and other major cities in Slovakia to denounce a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the countryโs penal code.
In a shock for Europe, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders records a massive win in Dutch elections
The far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory.
EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskyy
The European Union summit showed that Ukraine will be facing tougher times to get all the attention and political, economic and military aid that it wants.
Populist Slovak ex-prime minister signs coalition deal with 2 other parties to form a new government
A populist former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the countryโs military support for Ukraine has signed a coalition agreement with the leaders of two other parties to form a new government.
Nearly 50 European leaders stress support for Ukraine at a summit in Spain. Zelenskyy seeks more aid
Almost 50 European leaders are using a summit in southern Spainโs Granada to stress that they stand by Ukraine at a time when Western resolve appears somewhat weakened.
Slovakia's president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election
Slovakiaโs president has asked the leader of the winning party in the countryโs parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government.
A populist ex-premier who opposes support for Ukraine leads his leftist party to victory in Slovakia
A populist former prime minister and his leftist party have won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message.
Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer
Voters in Slovakia are casting ballots in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal, pro-West newcomer.
A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier looks headed for victory in Slovakia's parliamentary elections
A populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russian and anti-American message looks to be heading for victory in the early parliamentary election in Slovakia, according to preliminary results.
As Slovakia's trust in democracy fades, its election frontrunner campaigns against aid to Ukraine
A populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakiaโs early parliamentary election plans to reverse the countryโs military and political support for neighboring Ukraine if he returns to power.
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Slovakia's ex-premier Pellegrini to form new political party
BRATISLAVA BRATISLAVA, SlovakiaFormer Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini announced Wednesday a plan to leave his leftist party to establish a new center-left political organization. Pellegrini has been deputy chairman of the Smer-Social Democracy party, which had dominated Slovakia's politics since 2006 before being ousted from power by a center-right party in the February parliamentary election. He has clashed with the party chairman, former Premier Robert Fico, over the scandal-tainted partys future following the disappointing loss in the election. Pellegrini said he wants to form a new center-left party, saying he would be doing it from scratch and expected other Smer lawmakers to join him. A recent poll suggested it might be as popular as the Ordinary People led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic, a center-right group that won the the Feb. 29 election.