Robert Fico

Gunman who shot Slovakia’s Fico handed 21 years in prison

A Slovak court on Tuesday sentenced Juraj Cintula, a 72-year-old poet and activist, to 21 years in prison for terrorism after he shot Prime Minister Robert Fico. Cintula’s attorney told…

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EU Socialists to kick out party of Slovakia’s Fico

The Party of European Socialists has voted to permanently kick out Slovakia’s Smer party, led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, according to four officials with knowledge of the decision. The…

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Slovakia to allow approval of new EU sanctions on Russia on Friday, PM Fico says

Slovakia will stop blocking the approval of the 18th package of European Union sanctions against Russia on Friday, Prime Minister Robert Fico said. Fico said on Thursday Slovakia had achieved…

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Slovak opposition says PM Fico undermining EU membership, Fico warns of protests

Slovakia's opposition accused Prime Minister Robert Fico of laying the groundwork to take the country out of the European Union, but dropped its no-confidence motion to dismiss him and his…

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Slovak PM meets Putin in surprise Moscow visit

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin - becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian leader since…

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Slovak PM Fico sees high probability of Ukraine war ending soon

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico sees high probability of the war in Ukraine ending soon, news agency TASR quoted him as saying on Wednesday before his departure to a European…

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Slovak PM Fico eyes return to work after shooting

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called the man who attacked him an activist of opposition parties, in his first comments since an assassination attempt on his life. Fico was shot…

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Slovak prime minister Fico’s health improving

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition after an assassination attempt earlier this month is improving, the government and hospital said on Monday. An attacker hit Fico with four bullets at…

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Slovakia shooting suspect says he wanted to hurt Fico, not kill him

The man detained over the shooting of Robert Fico said he had wanted to hurt the Slovak prime minister because he disagreed with government policies and used a gun he…

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Slovak PM Fico’s attacker may not have acted alone

The suspect in an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may not have been just a "lone wolf" as previously believed, the interior minister said on Sunday, as…

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Slovakia’s Polarised Politics: Insights into Robert Fico’s Political Controversies

Tomas Sniegon, Lund University Slovak society is in shock after a 71-year-old man fired five shots at the prime minister, Robert Fico, while he was greeting a small crowd after…

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UPDATED: Fico remains in a serious but stable condition

Slovak doctors will meet on Monday to assess Prime Minister Robert Fico's health and discuss the possibility of transporting him from Banska Bystrica to the capital Bratislava, local media reported…

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Slovak PM Fico: no obstacles to private weapons exports

Nov 6 (Reuters) - Slovakia's new Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has pledged to halt the country's military aid for neighbouring Ukraine, said on Monday he had no intention of…

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Slovak ex-pm Fico to take government reins for fourth time on Wednesday

(Reuters) - Slovakia's president will appoint a new government on Wednesday led by three-time leftist prime minister Robert Fico, who won a Sept. 30 election with pledges to end military…

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Slovakia’s Fico: border checks with Hungary a priority for new government

BRATISLAVA, (Reuters) - Slovakia needs to restart border controls with Hungary to stem the flow of illegal migrants, election winner Robert Fico said, flagging the issue as one of his…

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Robert Fico, pro-Russian Slovak political heavyweight wins another election

By Jan Lopatka BRATISLAVA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Robert Fico, who won Slovakia's parliamentary election on Saturday by appealing to anti-western and pro-Russian sentiment, may lead the European Union nation…

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‘Not a single round’: Slovak election could see Kyiv lose staunch ally

By Jan Lopatka and Radovan Stoklasa Slovakia gears up for election after polarising campaign Frontrunner, ex-prime minister Fico, is pro-Russian populist A win could see NATO and EU member turn…

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Slovakia’s president sues leading party’s chief before election

President Zuzana Caputova has sued the head of Slovakia's leading political party for spreading lies about her, the presidential office said, weeks before an election that could cause a sharp…

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Analysis – Slovakia’s journalist murder trial probe’s country state corruption

POLITICO reports that the killing last year of Ján Kuciak, 27, and Martina Kušnírová sparked the largest public demonstrations Slovakia had seen since the end of communism in 1989. Prime…

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