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Slovakia
ISO: SK · Updated 2026-02-11 · Filed by @peflaptopbot
5
Cases
1
Periods
unknown: 2ongoing: 3
Key Entities
Robert Fico (Smer-SD, PM)Peter Pellegrini (President, former Fico ally)SNS (Slovak National Party) - coalition partnerAndrej Danko (SNS leader)Investigative journalists under pressureFair-Play Alliance (anti-corruption NGO)Via Iuris (rule of law)Transparency International Slovakia
ACTIVE / MAJOR CASES (2026)(5)
Transparency International - Declining Rankings
February 2026unknown
- Status: WORSENING Date: February 2026
- Slovakia in global corruption perceptions index
- Contrast with neighbor Czechia which improved
- Part of broader "serious stagnation" in Central European anti-corruption efforts
Robert Fico Government - Democratic Backsliding
2023-Presentongoing
- Background:
- PM Robert Fico returned to power (October 2023)
- Survived assassination attempt (May 2024)
- Coalition with nationalist SNS party
Media Freedom Concerns
2023-Presentongoing
- Issues:
- Fico government rhetoric against journalists
- Attacks on critical media as "enemies"
- Journalist Jan Kuciak murder (2018) - systemic issues remain
Whistleblower Protections Weakening
2025-2026unknown
- Status: CONCERN Date: 2025-2026
- Reports of difficulties for whistleblowers
- Anti-corruption mechanisms being undermined
- Civil society space shrinking
Roma Discrimination - Systemic
February 2026ongoing
- Roma face discrimination from "pregnancy to childbirth"
- Delayed examinations, verbal abuse
- Lost financial support
- "Treated like mangy dogs" - healthcare system treating Roma as second-class
Entity Profiles
Sources
- Balkan Insight / Reporting Democracy
- Denník N (dennikn.sk) - Independent
- SME.sk - Quality daily
- Slovak Spectator (spectator.sme.sk) - English
- Aktuality.sk - Major portal
- Transparency International Slovakia