Minorities | Robert Fico | Oxford Union

Robert Fico answers a student's question on the treatment on minorities in Slovakia. SUBSCRIBE for more speakers ► http://is.gd/OxfordUnion FULL ADDRESS @    • Robert Fico | Slovakian Prime Minister | O...   Facebook @ http://fb.me/theoxfordunion Twitter @   / oxfordunion   Oxford Union Website @ http://www.oxford-union.org/ Robert Fico says he isn't aware of any application submitted to the European Courts of human rights or the constitutional court of Slovakia from a citizen of Slovakia who is a member of the national minority. He says that maybe the difficult position of Slovakian minorities in the past was due to uneasy relations between Slovakia and Hungary, however now relations between the two countries are in better health. Filmed on Thursday 25th April 2013 ABOUT ROBERT FICO: First elected to parliament when Czechoslovakia was one country, Robert Fico is the current Prime Minister of Slovakia. Seen as a pragmatist and euro-realist, Fico first led the centre-left to victory in 2006. He is known for his tense relations with journalists, accusing them of being biased, and admits to a passion for cars and football. Fico's 'Smer' party was re-elected in 2012 after the governing coalition collapsed following a corruption scandal. He became the first person ever to lead a party to an absolute parliamentary majority in modern Slovakia. ABOUT THE OXFORD UNION SOCIETY: The Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. It has been established for 189 years, aiming to promote debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe.