All news on the topic: Robert Fico

Slovakia’s government confirmed this week that it would disband a police agency investigating associates of ruling party politicians, while the justice minister freed a former prosecutor who was jailed after accepting bribes from a crime boss.

Robert Fico was shot multiple times while speaking in Handlova, Slovakia, on Wednesday, as suspect Juraj Cintula appears in court accused of premeditated attempted murder

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot several times in Handlova, in what has been described as an assassination attempt - and a 71-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder

Speaking during a news conference the Slovak interior minister said the attempt on Robert Fico's life was 'politically motivated' - it has been confirmed a 'lone wolf' has been charged in the shooting

Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in a 'very serious but stable' condition in hospital after a public assassination attempt saw him shot in broad daylight - here's how the event unfolded

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico "is expected to survive" after a shocking public assassination attempt this afternoon, his Deputy Prime Minister has said

The populist Prime Minister was in the town of Handlova - 112 miles north of Bratislava - and had left a Government meeting when he was shot at least four times outside the House of Culture

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and injured as he greeted crowds in front of a cultural community centre in Handlova, where a government meeting was held

Concerned European leaders have condemned the shocking shooting of the Slovakian politician who was reportedly hit in the stomach after four shots were fired in the town of Handlova, 150km from the capital

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia since October 2023, was subject to a "brutal and ruthless" attack described as an assassination bid, sources have said today