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FM: Fico shooting is “shocking and appalling”
The Slovak prime minister was shot in the town of Handlova (Nyitrabánya), some 150 kilometres northeast of Bratislava. He was taken to hospital and a suspect has been detained.
The Slovak prime minister was shot in the town of Handlova (Nyitrabánya), some 150 kilometres northeast of Bratislava. He was taken to hospital and a suspect has been detained.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told a press conference that developments “around Hungary and Slovakia” in the EU were concerning.
The prime minister has welcomed Robert Fico’s return to office, adding that “we have long been waiting for this meeting”.
16 January 2024, Budapest
Minister Szijjártó said the election result gives a chance for a stable government to be formed in Slovakia again and for Slovak-Hungarian relations to develop further.