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The Association of Towns and Municipalities of Slovakia Calls for Tougher Laws on Petty Theft
Public Broadcaster
Radio Slovakia International
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The Association of Towns and Municipalities of Slovakia — ZMOS — says people are feeling increasingly unsafe and wants to reopen discussions about tightening the Criminal Code. At a conference on Monday, local leaders pointed to rising street...
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Man Who Shot Slovak PM Fico Sentenced to 21 Years for Terrorist Attack
Public Broadcaster
Radio Slovakia International
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A Slovak court has sentenced 72-year-old Juraj Cintula to 21 years in prison for committing a terrorist attack. The Specialized Criminal Court in Banská Bystrica ruled that Cintula deliberately targeted Prime Minister Robert Fico (SMER-SD) as a...
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EU Ministers Back Plan to End Russian Gas Imports by 2028
Public Broadcaster
Radio Slovakia International
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EU energy ministers have endorsed a proposal to gradually phase out Russian gas imports, with a full ban set for January 1, 2028. The plan, seen as a strong signal to Moscow, now moves to trilogue negotiations between the European Commission,...
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PM Discusses Stronger Ties with UAE President
Public Broadcaster
Radio Slovakia International
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Prime Minister Robert Fico (SMER-SD) met United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation. Talks focused on trade, renewable energy, innovation, future technologies, and...
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Gunman-poet who shot Slovakia’s Fico handed 21 years in prison
Fico survived the attack after emergency surgery. In a message after the shooting, he publicly forgave the attacker and blamed the Slovak opposition for fueling the political climate that led to the attack. Cintula reportedly told police he didn’t...
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Slovakia court sentences man behind the attempted assassination of PM to 21 years
Juraj Cintula, (center), is escorted to the Specialized Criminal Court in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia on July 8, 2025, for a trial over last year's attempted assassination of Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. (AP) BRATISLAVA, Slovakia,...
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Slovakia sentences PM Fico’s attacker to 21 years for terrorism
A Slovak court has convicted Juraj Cintula, aged 72 for seriously injuring and shooting Prime Minister Robert Fico in May 2024 while he was greeting people in the central Slovak town of Handlova. He was found guilty on the charges of terrorism...
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Slovak PM Fico's attacker sentenced to 21 years in prison
A man who shot and seriously injured the Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in an attack last year has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after being found guilty of terrorism. Juraj Cintula, a 72-year-old pensioner, fired five shots at the...
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Man who shot Slovak PM jailed for 21 years
Center-left
Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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A pensioner who shot and wounded the prime minister of Slovakia last year has been sentenced to 21 years in a maximum-security prison. Juraj Cintula, a 72-year-old writer and poet, shot Robert Fico five times at close range as he walked among...
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Man (72) who shot Slovakian PM Robert Fico convicted of terrorism and jailed for 21 years
Center-left
The Irish Times
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A Slovakian court ruled on Tuesday that a man who shot and wounded prime minister Robert Fico last year was guilty of terrorism charges and handed him a 21-year jail sentence. Juraj Cintula (72) shot at Mr Fico five times from just over a...
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Slovak court delivers 21-year jail term to man who shot PM
Center-left
Le Monde
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Juraj Cintula, a 72-year-old who shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, stands in the courtroom in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, on October 21, 2025, for the verdict and sentencing in his trial. JOE KLAMAR / AFP A Slovak court on Tuesday,...
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Slovak Foreign Minister Blanár reiterates support for Ukraine’s EU bid
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BNE Intellinews
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Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs Juraj Blanár of the ruling Smer party reiterated the country’s support for Ukraine’s EU bid on October 20. “We think that Ukraine is ready in a way, but there are objections of some other countries, and we have...
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Slovak court gives 21-year jail term to man who shot PM Fico
A Slovak court on Tuesday sentenced a gunman who shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last year to 21 years in prison. Juraj Cintula, a 72-year-old poet, shot the nationalist and Kremlin-friendly Fico four times at close range on May 15, 2024,...
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Would-be assassin given 21-year sentence for shooting Slovak PM Robert Fico
Published on 21/10/2025 - 13:02 GMT+2 •Updated 14:38 A court in Slovakia sentenced on Tuesday the man who shot and injured Prime Minister Robert Fico in May 2024 to 21 years in prison on terrorism charges. Juraj Cintula, 72, targeted the populist...
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Pensioner who shot prime minister sentenced to 21 years for terrorist attack
21. October 2025 at 13:48 The decision follows an eight-day trial, after earlier court rulings cast doubt on whether the shooting met Slovakia’s definition of terrorism. Juraj Cintula, who shot Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) in Handlová last...
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Slovak court gives 21-year jail term to man who shot PM
72-year-old Juraj Cintula stands in the court room in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, on October 21, 2025. Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP Banska Bystrica, Slovakia: A Slovak court on Tuesday sentenced a gunman who shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert...
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Gunman who shot Slovak PM Fico sentenced to 21 years in jail
A man who shot and badly wounded Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been given a 21-year jail sentence after being found guilty of terrorism charges. Juraj Cintula, 72, opened fire on Mr Fico in May 2024, hitting him five times from little more...
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A court in Slovakia sentences a man to 21 years over the attempted assassination of prime minister
Neutral
Newsday - New York
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PRAGUE — A court in Slovakia on Tuesday convicted a man of a terror attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison over last year’s attempted assassination of the country's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The shooting and the trial have...
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Slovakia PM's attacker found guilty of terrorism, sentenced to 21 years
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia - A Slovak court ruled on Tuesday that a man who shot and wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico last year was guilty of terrorism charges and handed him a 21-year jail sentence. Juraj Cintula, 72, shot at Fico five times...
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EU Energy Ministers Want To Finish Ditching Russian Gas In Two Years
Right-wing
Zero Hedge
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European Union energy ministers think they'll be able to phase out the import of Russian gas by 2028, and have backed a proposal that would begin the process by phasing out the contracts themselves for both pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas...
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