Since his return to power in 2023, Prime Minister Robert Fico has implemented measures to exert control over the media in Slovakia. Since years, Fico expresses contempt for press freedom, frequently ...

Since returning to power in 2023, nationalist Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on what he deems ...

Mr. Fico, a former leftist turned nationalist, has long had a combative relationship with Slovakia’s cultural, media and intellectual elites, saying they sneer at ordinary people and their ...

Fico has led Slovakia three times since 2006 and is known for his pro-Russian stances, anti-liberal rhetoric, and attacks on independent media. He returned to power in October 2023. Fico responded ...

And like Trump he has long resented independent and critical journalists. He blames us for his failures and mistakes. He attacks us. He berates or ignores us. In his thirteen years in power, he ...

The ruling coalition has been critical of Slovakia’s media since taking power, and is currently transforming the country’s public service RTVS broadcaster into a state institution under greater ...

Slovakia's newly appointed Prime Minister Robert Fico attends the new cabinet's inauguration, at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, October 25, 2023.

On Tuesday, Fico took to social media to announce that he had sent a letter to political parties and broadcasters urging them to shift the programmes to weekdays. Sunday debate shows have a deep ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico chaired a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, his first return to work since he survived an assassination attempt nearly two months ago. Fico, 59, has been convalescing ...