With press freedom already being actively suppressed in Slovakia, the incoming populist government in Czechia could open up a further battleground for media independence ....
Hungary and Slovakia will initiate the annulment of the REPowerEU ... As he said, the ban would make it impossible for Hungary and Slovakia to secure their energy supply and lead to sharp price increases.
"At that moment, I chose to step out of the car, not out of fear but out of clarity. When someone reveals open discrimination, there is no reason to remain in that space," Mattova explained ....