Slowakei: Umbau von Rechtsstaat und Medienlandschaft

In the organizer's words:

In the fall of 2022, left-wing populist Robert Fico once again became prime minister of Slovakia in a three-party alliance. With his left-wing populist, right-wing nationalist government, he has since been systematically restructuring the state - reforms in the areas of criminal law and the media landscape as well as his corrupt personnel policy have led to EU-wide criticism and numerous demonstrations in the country in recent months. In short presentations, Beáta Balogová, editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper SME, Zuzana Petková, head of the Stop Corruption Foundation, sociologist Michal Vašečka and radio journalist Soňa Weissová will share their observations on Fico's approach and the consequences for liberal democracy. This will be followed by a discussion moderated by Kilian Kirchgeßner, journalist and correspondent for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Duration: approx. 2 hours
Language: Slovak with simultaneous translation into German