Slovakia’s rule of law may suffer further setbacks

Significance Following the attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico’s life in May, his administration quickly capitalised on public shock and sympathy to fast-track a series of controversial reforms that had been in the legislative pipeline, many of which have led to greater vigilance in Brussels. Impacts The government may seek to edge out supreme court judges. Fico may bide his time in the hope that his allies will secure power in Austria and Czechia, widening his circle of friends in the EU. Animosity in the ruling coalition between Hlas-SD and the Slovak National Party may grow.