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Persecution measures aimed at the Roma population in the Slovak State had different forms. Initially, the regime did not discriminate openly the Roma population. The main goal was to restrict the nomadism. Persecution measures against the Roma began with the adoption of the Constitutional Act on Citizenship. On 18 June 1940, the Ministry of the Interior issued a decree specifying who should have been considered a Gypsy. An important role in the drafting of regulations against the nomadism of the Roma was the Draft...

After the end of the military operations and the German occupation of Poland, the border areas around ?adca in Kysuce Region and Spiš region were joined to Slovakia. The population enthusiastically received reconnection of the territories to Slovakia. After the calming of the situation on the border, the formation of new public administration structures began. The situation at the borders was finally stabilized after the signing of the Slovak-German Border Treaty, on 21 November 1939 in Berlin, which temporarily d...

The status of the Roma population in Slovakia remained very difficult in the 2nd half of the 20th century. They lacked job opportunities and high proportion of the Roma was still living in very poor conditions in shacks in the Roma settlements. They lived without basic hygienic conditions and without access to education, often illiterate. For this reason, in the 1950s, the social integration of the Roma population and raising their cultural level became the most important tasks. It had to be decided whether the Ro...

After the military defeat of Poland, the course of the border with Slovakia changed. Germany and Slovakia signed in autumn 1939 in Berlin the Treaty, on the basis of which Slovakia regained the Northern parts of Spiš, Orava and Kysuce region, which had been joined to Poland between 1920 and 1938. One of the most significant problems was the determination of the definitive course of the new border. The border was determined by negotiations between the Slovak and the German side until 1940. On each section of the Sl...

France is a traditional European democracy. Its political system was relatively stable since late 1950s with two political blocs. Right – usually connected with the ideas of Charles de Gaulle and left – represented by Socialist party. The situation seems to be different in 2017. As François Hollande became extremely unpopular he decided not to candidate in 2017 anymore. Socialist party chose Benoît Hamon to be candidate but his result 6, 36 % in the first round was poor and more – the worst in the history of Socia...

The nature of the threats the residents in the Slovak Republic are facing at present has changed after joining the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance. The cooperation and coordination of all these institutions has to work. The financial support of security and rescue forces has to be taken into consideration not only in the case of emergency but also during the problem solving preparatory period. Thanks to adequate financial support it was possible to create a good quality information system between se...

Economic and social issues were together with migration crisis in Europe top issues of parliamentary election campaign in the Slovak Republic in 2015/2016. Relevant political parties performed their proposals for future social and economic orientation of the country. Ruling social democrats (DIRECTION-SD) called for fixing their social program and present new initiative in that area (in sense of deepening of current social program). On the other hand, small right (opposition) political parties emphasized the neces...

European integration is probably the most successful example of integration in the world. After World War II six of European countries – France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands decided to cooperate more closely - mainly in the field of the economic cooperation (only later in political one). And it worked. The process of integration deepened slowly but effectively and more countries decided to join, the United Kingdom as well. The United Kingdom became the member of the European Communities i...

Improvement of social situation of Roma citizens in Slovakia has been task for Slovak political elites for decades. It seems like no government or municipality is able to prepare real solution with long term effect. The problem also existed during totalitarian era in former Czechoslovakia. The most visible and the most intensive attempts to solve the issue were those from the late 60s and early 70s of the last century. The goal was to identify the main areas that were the cause of the exclusion of the Roma citizen...

Position of the Roma ethnicity in Slovakia is unsolved problem. Even the communist regime was forced to admit that the Roma problem really existed. It admitted that solving the Roma issue was inadequate. And more Roma population themselves were not interested in solving their specific problems. The existence of specific Roma organization seemed to be beneficial. Such organization would have knowledge of their environment, language, traditions and mental characteristics. Its aim was to engage Roma population in sol...

The evolution of political party systems in the Slovak and Czech Republic is very specific during last 25 years. It is really questionable if it is stabilized right now or if some other changes can be expected as still new parties emerge. The article deals with current position, influence and strength of relevant political parties in the Slovak and Czech republic within the context of the election to the European parliament in May in 2014 and compares the results with the last parliamentary election in both countr...