Tens of thousands of protesters thronged a central square in the Slovak capital on Friday, waving banners opposing Prime Minister Robert Fico's policy shift closer to Russia, after tensions between the government and the opposition rose.

A series of protests under the slogan Slovakia is Europe have taken place in nearly 30 cities across the country, with about 100,000 people gathered throughout Slovakia. Source: European Pravda with reference to Aktuality,

There will be more and more of us. Those who want to live in our little Slovakia, but in a civilized Europe,” said Eva Kulová, 84, who helped topple Communism.