Question
After his re-election in 2023, this country’s prime minister dismissed its top prosecutor, a decision that may have been influenced by criminal charges against him and other Smer party members the previous year. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this country where prime minister Robert Fico (“fit-so”) was forced to resign in 2018 following the assassination of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak, who reported on this country’s ties to the Mafia.
ANSWER: Slovakia [or Slovensko; or Slovak Republic]
[10e] Upon taking office, Fico ended Slovak aid to this country. In February 2024, EU leaders overcame Viktor Orbán’s attempts to block a 50 billion Euro aid package to this country in its war against Russia.
ANSWER: Ukraine
[10m] A 2022 attack in Bratislava killed two people in one of these locations. The neighborhoods of Vinohrady in Prague and Schöneberg in Berlin are two hubs for these spaces in Central Europe.
ANSWER: gay bars [or gay clubs; or gay nightlife; prompt on bars or clubs or nightlife]
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