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Author: Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator

Perspectives 

The day after Britain said no

June 24, 2016June 27, 2016 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Brexit

Nobody can tell exactly what Europe will look like after Brexit – the abstract little word that the media and

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Europe 

Slovakia: Reverse gas flow deal still unsigned

April 17, 2014April 17, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator energy, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine

The Slovak government says it is ready to help Ukraine with natural gas supplies, but an agreement between the two

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Europe 

Slovakia: Smer ponders post–election direction

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Heads may roll in Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico’s cabinet in the wake of his presidential election loss to philanthropist

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Perspectives 

Fico’s presidential Waterloo

March 30, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico will have to swallow a bitter political pill in the next few days after he

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Europe 

Slovakia’s presidential elections: Run-off campaign heats up

March 27, 2014May 10, 2024 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Campaign fever is spreading as Prime Minister Robert Fico faces philanthropist Andrej Kiska in the presidential election second round run-off

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Europe 

Slovak presidential race tightens; Fico has a closer rival

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Though billboards that have been imposing images of presidential candidates on the population for several months suggest otherwise, the official

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Business 

Slovakia: State’s telecom stake for sale

February 25, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

The state already has a plan to sell its 49 per cent stake in a major telecoms operator, Slovak Telekom

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Europe 

Poll: Presidential run-off in Slovakia would be close

February 13, 2014February 14, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

One of the last polls to be published before the March 15 2014 presidential race in Slovakia has confirmed a

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Europe 

Slovakian presidential election candidate drops out

February 3, 2014 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Three recent polls were enough to convince one presidential candidate to drop out of the race, but have not clarified

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