Another day, another amendment of the Penal Code (Zeitgeist 6.)
Not so long ago, July and August in Slovakia were known as the "cucumber season". The reason for this title was simple. The most exciting thing happening in public space was a harvest of cucumbers. Since the Fico IV administration has been in power, we had to skip the...
Verbal attacks on judges continue (Zeitgeist 5.)
Another month, another series of legislative and political actions in Slovakia raising concerns over democratic principles and judicial independence. The parliament's condemnation of an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico started a series of proposals...
Post-assassination Slovakia raises gloomy predictions (Zeitgeist 4.)
For a few days, there was hope that the horrible assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico might have led to a reconciliation of the polarized Slovak society. Although all political parties and civil society denounced violence, the reconciliation appeared to...