How will a pro-Russia party winning Slovakia vote affect the Ukraine war?
How will a pro-Russia party winning Slovakia vote affect the Ukraine war?
Ex-PM Robert Fico is set to replace a technocrat government that has been backing Kyiv against the Russian invasion.
These media outlets really need to get Slovaks to write these articles.. leftist and left leaning loooool.. Smer and Hlas are the most ultra right fascist adjacent parties with the exception of the real fascist parties.
Let’s see if they are going to leave the EU and NATO if they are truly pro-Russia and anti-liberal. This is just going to be a new Hungary situation. Shit talk about the EU while they will pocket EU subsidies.
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“One of the first decisions of the government must be an order renewing border controls with Hungary,” Fico told a news conference. “It will not be a pretty picture,” he said, adding force would be needed on the 655km (407 miles) border.
Given that both countries are in the EU, how on earth does he expect to control the border?
EU countries are not automatically part of the Schengen agreement. Also, you can be part of Schengen without being in the EU.
This image shows which is which. Purple is Schengen + EU, blue is non-EU Schengen, yellow is EU but not Schengen.
Travelling from Romania to Hungary, for example, can be done with just an ID card, you don't need a passport, but there are still border guards and ID checks on anyone crossing that border.
A lot of countries in the EU are starting on border controls. It's not something that's a given, you can restore those.
And for what purpose?
We are a transit country for most of migrants. If Czech/ german / polish borders are closed they can't pass through our country so it makes sense to close down borders as well. Both parties would do it. I hate Fico just fyi