Hold your hats, summer is over (Zeitgeist 19.)
Summer is supposed to be the slow season. And it was, until PM Fico spent six weeks on vacation. However, the PM is back, and the roulette of bad draft laws is spinning again. Table of Contents: 1. Rule of Law report is out, and the government does not like it 2. The...
It is spring and the government’s allergy to democracy hit hard (Zeitgeist 18.)
Spring has hit the Slovak democracy quite strongly across nearly every front. especially the electoral system. The ruling coalition has been pushing to abolish postal voting for citizens abroad and to extend parliamentary and municipal terms, while the public...
Olympics did not slow PM Fico down from dismantling the rule of law (Zeitgeist 17.)
One might think, that the politicians cheering and waving flags for their teams in Olympics would take a break from systemic dismantle of the rule of law, but one would be wrong. In the previous month happened a lot, Prime Minister Fico traveled to meet President...
Constitutional Court to the Rescue (Zeitgeist 16.)
The end of 2025 has been dramatic in the Slovak story of democratic backsliding. The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against Slovakia over constitutional amendments that threaten the primacy of EU law and could undermine fundamental rights,...
Slovakia is looking for its national identity (Zeitgeist 15.)
Slovakia finds itself at a critical juncture, as recent government actions raise serious concerns about its commitment to the European Union and the rule of law. A controversial constitutional amendment prioritizing national identity over European and international...
Snap elections in the air … everywhere I look around (Zeitgeist 14.)
Although the snap elections have not been called yet, in the streets of Slovakia and on the TV screens, the electoral campaign is already happening. Recent months have seen increased scrutiny of Slovakia's government and its adherence to democratic principles, and the...