SLOVAKIA

New status for Slovakia’s animals

Every animal in Slovakia will soon be defined by law as a living creature and not as a thing. This is based on new...

EPP: Slovak police must immediately stop harassing journalists

EPP Group Chairman Manfred Weber strongly condemns the behaviour of the Slovak police towards Czech investigative journalist Pavla Holcová. "I find it unacceptable that Slovak...

Slain Slovak reporter was targeted, says prosecutor

The slain Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak was targeted. Slovak Prosecutor General Jaromir Ciznar said on May 9 in Bratislava that investigators were almost certain...

MEPs vote for media freedom

To mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the European Parliament approved a non-legislative resolution calling on European Union member states to “create...

GUE/NGL: Internet giants cannot be trusted to monitor online content

‘Fake news’ should not be used to discredit or to criminalise critical voices, MEP Barbara Spinelli (Independent, Italy) warned ahead of the vote today in...

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