The arts fund directorship, EU sanctions and the September session

Slovakia's culture minister removed two members of the arts fund council days before it was to elect a director, and then asked for the whole call to be scrapped. We also track Slovakia's position on extending the EU sanctions list and the September parliamentary session.

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O čom píše Slovensko: Šimkovičová odvolala členov rady fondu päť dní pred voľbou jeho šéfa. Večer žiadala zrušiť aj celú výzvu

Ministerka odvolala dvoch vlastných nominantov z Rady Fondu na podporu umenia päť dní pred voľbou riaditeľa a večer žiadala zrušiť celú výzvu.

4.9.2026

What we are still watching

The culture ministry or the minister gave concrete reasons for removing Peter Grutka and Adriána Tomičová from the arts fund council.
Juraj Blanár appeared before parliament's European affairs committee and explained Slovakia's approach to the sanctions.
Tomáš Taraba left the environment ministry by 15 September, or the Slovak National Party went ahead with the obstruction it announced.
The prosecutor general's office specified what exactly prosecutor Peter Kysel is suspected of, after taking the Pčolinský case away from him.

What has happened

The arts fund council decided whether to scrap the directorship call as the minister recommended, or elected a director under the original call on 8 September. Rada FPU 8.9.2026 výzvu na post riaditeľa zrušila podľa odporúčania ministerky Šimkovičovej a vyhlási novú. Voľbu predsedu rady zároveň presunula na 16. septembra, nominant Milan Sedláček neprešiel (5 za, 6 sa zdržalo). → O čom píše Slovensko: Fico vyzval Žilinku, aby odstúpil. Sám pripustil, že odvolať ho nemá ako 8.9.2026
The Council of the EU agreed by 15 September on extending the sanctions list, and it is known whether Slovakia secured the removal of any names. Rada EÚ sa do 15.9. nedohodla — Brusel schvaľovanie protiruských sankcií odložil, sporná je slovenská (a po novom aj francúzska) žiadosť o vyradenie Alishera Usmanova zo zoznamu. https://sita.sk/brusel-odlozil-schvalovanie-protiruskych-sankcii-pre-podporu-pariza-na-vyradenie-usamova-zo-sankcneho-zoznamu/ 20.9.2026

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