Eastern European economies face bankruptcy
The economies of central and eastern Europe are being rocked by the crisis of world capitalism, compounded by the corrupt and pro-big business policies of their local elites.
View ArticleDeepening economic crisis in eastern Europe
Recent reports indicate that the economies of many central and eastern European states are headed for new shocks.
View ArticleThousands of Slovenian students protest attacks on their conditions
Thousands of Slovenian students took to the streets of Ljubljana Wednesday to protest the introduction of a bill in parliament that both limits their ability to work during their studies and places a...
View ArticleSlovakia: new right-wing government announces austerity program
The new government of Slovakia has announced a savage austerity program that amounts to a declaration of war on the population.
View ArticleRoma family gunned down in Slovakia
The recent shooting of a Roma family in Slovakia is a product of the racial prejudice sanctioned by the Slovak state.
View ArticleSlovak government collapses
Last week Slovakia was the last of the 17 euro-zone countries to vote on the expansion of the European rescue fund (EFSF).
View ArticleSlovakia: Mass poverty, corruption on the eve of parliamentary elections
The current election campaign is dominated by a huge corruption scandal in which virtually all of the government and opposition parties are involved.
View ArticleRuling parties routed in Slovakian elections
The social democratic Smer-SD has emerged as the clear winner in the Slovak parliamentary elections held last Saturday.
View ArticleSlovak premier prepares austerity agenda
Social Democratic Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a sharp reduction in Slovakia’s budget deficit the central goal of his new government.
View ArticleNeo-fascist wins regional election in Slovakia
A neo-fascist has exploited widespread contempt for the political establishment to win the presidency of a central Slovakian region.
View ArticleSlovakian presidential election won by non-aligned millionaire
The bankruptcy of all the established parties has provided fertile ground for the rapid political rise of the millionaire Andrej Kiska.
View ArticleSlovakian parliamentary elections marked by rightward shift
The social democratic Smer-SD sought to draw attention away from the social crisis by waging a sustained propaganda campaign against refugees and Muslims.
View ArticleSlovakia: Fico forms unstable right-wing government
The prime minister placed the refugee question centre stage, seeking to divert attention from the country’s social crisis.
View ArticleEuropean Council president backs demands for EU military buildup
Donald Tusk warned that the British exit from the European Union had unleashed a historic crisis of the EU threatening the survival of democracy in Europe.
View ArticleOver 8,000 VW autoworkers launch unlimited strike in Slovakia
The autoworkers are engaged in the first strike since VW began operations in the Eastern European country in 1991.
View ArticleSupport the strike by VW workers in Slovakia!
The 8,000 striking Volkswagen workers in Slovakia deserve the support of VW and all autoworkers throughout Germany and the world.
View ArticleThe importance of the VW Strike in Slovakia
Auto workers at the Volkswagen plant in Bratislava, Slovakia resumed work at the beginning of this week. Eight thousand of the 12,300 workers at the plant had struck for six days and paralyzed production.
View ArticleMurder of Slovakian journalist Ján Kuciak reveals close ties between...
The reintroduction of capitalism did not bring democracy, freedom, and prosperity, but the opposite.
View ArticleChanges in the car industry threaten Slovakian workers
The small central European country, the world’s largest auto producer on a per-capita basis, is particularly vulnerable to automation and the world manufacturing slump.
View ArticleJan Kuciak murder case: Slovakian court acquits alleged masterminds
The court based the acquittal of millionaire Marián Kočner and co-defendant Alena Zsuzsová on a lack of evidence, despite a key witness providing incriminating testimony.
View ArticleRecord growth of COVID-19 infections in Eastern Europe
The numbers of new COVID-19 infections in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary are breaking previous records.
View ArticlePartial lockdown in Slovakia and Czech Republic following record COVID-19...
After a partial lockdown had already been imposed in Austria, stricter measures and contact restrictions were also imposed in Slovakia and the Czech Republic last week.
View ArticleEx-Prime Minister Robert Fico wins parliamentary election in Slovakia
Fico’s election victory is due to widespread opposition to the war in Ukraine.
View ArticleRight-wing social democrat Pellegrini wins presidential election in Slovakia
Pellegrini’s election success is a distorted expression of the widespread rejection of the war against Russia, which the leading EU powers continue to escalate.
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