Huge money, political ties and threats to journalists
Slovak controversial businessman was trying to become an icon of alternative media – with mainstream journalists being one of his main target. Until he was put in jail. blog post by Martin Turček of aktuality.sk Marian Kočner is Slovakia’s notorious ‚‚controversial businessman‘‘ – called that way even by the Slovak media. Since the ‘90s, when mafia […]
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Ex Orban friend is selling all his businesses
A Hungarian oligarch who used to be close friends with prime minister Viktor Orban is selling all his businesses
High-risk garbage
Almost 70 landfills have been on fire in Poland since the beginning of the year. Tons of toxic substances have entered the environment, the impact of which will be felt over the years. All of these because China started to care for the environment and stopped importing waste materials. Poland took over. blog post by […]
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Cryptonym Titanium
These days, Czech republic is eagerly waiting for vote on the government’s confidence. The stakes are high as this is the first Czech government put together by Prime Minister, who is being charged for financial crime.
At Slovak public media, every action causes reaction
On August 1st, 2012, Slovak parliament was electing a new director general of Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) from among two candidates, Jaroslav Rezník and Václav Mika. Mika, who was behind several successful television and radio projects, was chosen. It was a day when a new chapter in the history of Slovak public TV […]
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