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Disinfo: The polls before Slovak elections were prefabricated and paid for…

Summary

The polls before Slovak elections were prefabricated and paid for by rich political parties. Slovak president Kiska won’t do anything without instructions from the US embassy in Bratislava, and he aims to create a pro-Brussels caretaker government.

Disproof

No evidence for any of these claims given.

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aeronet.cz
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  • Reported in: Issue 19
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 06/03/2016
  • Language/target audience: Czech, Georgian
  • Country: Slovakia, US
  • Keywords: European Union, Andrej Kiska

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The Baltic states are transforming into police-dictatorial states, where representatives…

The Baltic states are transforming into police-dictatorial states, where representatives of ethnic communities who express different views and opinions are mistreated.

March 05, 2016
Disproof

One of the criteria the European Council set out for EU membership at the Copenhagen Summit in 1993 was "that the candidate country has achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and the respect for and protection of minorities". Before joining the EU the Baltic States were subjected to intensive scrutiny by the EU institutions aiming to ensure the rights of the Russian minority. See bit.ly/1SKeBvX, .