Event: How the nationalist agenda is shaping Slovakia’s future

Online event on 12 September 2024 at 3:00 PM CET / 9:00 AM ET

6 September 2024

As Slovakia commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising, the country finds itself at a crossroads, where the legacy of its past is being increasingly manipulated to serve contemporary political agendas.

Join us on 12 September for an online discussion on the future of Slovakia under nationalist rule! How is the legacy of the Slovak National Uprising being reshaped by Fico? What role does Fico’s rhetoric play in his political strategy? How are the changes in the Slovak media and judiciary impacting CEE nations?

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This event is for subscribers only: click here to view membership options. The discussion will last 60 minutes. This session will begin with on-the-record presentations by speakers, and the second part is an off-the-record Q&A.

Speakers:

  • Aliaksei Kazharski – Visegrad Insight Fellow. Lecturer at the Department of Security Studies of Charles University in Prague. Previously he was a researcher at the Institute of European Studies and International Relations of the Comenius University in Bratislava. 
  • Eva Mihočková – Marcin Król Fellow 2024 at Visegrad Insight. She is an Editor in Chief of Foreign Policy SFPA, a media website operated by the Slovak Foreign Policy Association. She is also a member of Team Europe Direct and works as an investigative journalist for Stop the Corruption Foundation.

Albin Sybera, editor at Visegrad Insight, will be moderating the discussion.

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