Square in Bratislava, Košice, Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Trnava, Žilina, Poprad IV some foreign cities filled on Friday tens of thousands of people on Friday. The aim of the Assembly entitled Slovakia is Europe was to draw attention to concerns related to the foreign policy orientation of the country and the attitudes of its current leadership.
Slovak actor Robert Roth and students spoke on stage in Bratislava. Among them was Simon Omaník, who refused to shake hands to President Petr Pellegrini. Other speakers were Czech songwriter Vladimír Merta, journalist Marek Vagovič and expert on hybrid threats David Púchovský.
The event in the capital was organized by the civic association Mier Ukraine. Before Friday’s protest, the association on social networks was published several video invitations in which actors also perform. Anna Šišková also invited to the assembly.
“My daughter, Tereza Nvotová, made a documentary about Meciar, where the grandmother of the Democrats and I saw their Meciar gatherings and what the grandmothers said there. I am also a grandmother, but I do not belong to this sort of democratic grandmothers, but I still defend democracy, real. So I will be in the squares, I will support it and fight for the freedom of Slovakia and democracy, because Slovakia belongs to Europe, “the well -known artist said in the video.