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Slovak interior minister defends shooting at people smugglers

May 12, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Europe migrant crisis, Slovakia

The actions of customs officials who were shooting at cars carrying migrants on May 9 near Veľký Meder (Trnava Region),

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Doctors expect Slovak PM Fico to undergo bypass surgery

April 21, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico who has been hospitalised in the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Bratislava since April

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Europe 

Slovak PM Fico to stay in hospital until end of week

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico will stay hospitalised in the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NÚSCH) until the end of

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Slovak PM Fico hospitalised with heart problems

April 15, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was hospitalised at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NÚSCH ) on April 14. The

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Europe 

Slovakia: Fico rules on – with three partners

March 18, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

The unexpected election results in Slovakia produced a ruling coalition that seemed highly unlikely even some days after the elections. Smer,

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Europe 

Slovak president Kiska will authorise Fico to form government

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovak president Andrej Kiska will authorise the outgoing Prime Minister – and chairman of the winning Smer party – Robert Fico

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Europe 

Slovaks decide on new parliament

March 5, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Together 5992 polling stations opened across Slovakia at 7am on March 5 for the one-day vote. Polls will close at

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Slovak personalities protest against a wire curtain

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Austria, Europe migrant crisis, Slovakia

“The abolition of the iron curtain, the accession to the European Union and the Schengen Area meant a real return

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Europe 

Slovakia’s accommodation project for refugees still alive

December 17, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s Interior Ministry wants to place Iraqi refugees in houses of volunteers despite protests from villagers and mayors, making their integration

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