Katarína Batková from the Civic Platform for Democracy warns that while in Hungary the dissolution of an organization had to be decided by a court, in Slovakia the dissolution may happen "without conditions, without the possibility to defend or object".

It is the government which has the final say in the foreign policy, not the President. Even with the pro-Western President, the Slovak PM is not welcome at some meetings, political scientist Radoslav Štefančík reminds EURACTIV Slovensko.

Ukrainian, Belarusian and Georgian journalists explain that they have to persuade their governments not to invite Telegram bloggers to press conferences. Disinformation is spread through anonymous channels, yet the EU does not regulate the platform in any way.

The working group includes representatives from the government, NGOs and the media and aims to help implement international commitments, including the Commission's Rule of Law Reports. Meanwhile, Robert Fico continues attacking journalists.

Europe, regardless of or precisely because of what happens in the United States after the elections, needs stability on its borders. It should not recklessly write blank cheques to the defence industry, but naive pacifism will not help, writes foreign policy journalist ANDREJ MATIŠÁK.