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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But they support Russia so they must be dirty left wingers!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't you know? Nazis were socialists because it was in the party name! And can you imagine someone like Nazis lying?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The more adjectives in a countries' official name, the less likely those names are to be accurate.

Republic of..... ok

The People's Democratic Republic of..... yeah ok buddy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The United... nope. No we're not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Smer and Hlas are definitely not right wing. They are extreme left wing. Quite close to communism. But yes, if you compare extreme left wing and extreme right wing, it’s quite similar.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

They won’t. Trust me. It’s far more effective for them to get money from the EU

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

“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?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but they're talking about the border between Slovakia and Hungary, both of which are in the Schengen zone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still think it answers the question. Namely, the way you control your borders as an EU member state is by abandoning the Schengen agreement.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Lmao in the literal sense, yes, that would be how to do it. I was referring to the practicality of that, particularly as they've shown no sign nor mention of negotiating an exit from Schengen or even Article 50 (even less likely). Frankly, I think this is hollow political pandering, at least for now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

A lot of countries in the EU are starting on border controls. It's not something that's a given, you can restore those.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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