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| constituency_MP = [[Slovakia (European Parliament constituency)|Slovakia]]
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| term_start = 2 July 2019
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| term_start = [[2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia|2 July 2019]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/elections-press-kit/0/key-dates-ahead |publisher=European Parliament |accessdate=28 May 2019 |language=en |date=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48365702|publisher=BBC News |accessdate=28 May 2019 |language=en |date=22 May 2017}}</ref>
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| term_end = 15 July 2024
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| birth_date = 24 September 1953
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| birth_place = [[Ľutina]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| birth_place = [[Ľutina]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
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| nationality = Slovakia
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| spouse = Mária Radačovská
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'''Miroslav Radačovský''' (born 24 September 1953 in [[Ľutina]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197764/MIROSLAV_RADACOVSKY/home|title=Home &#124; Miroslav RADAČOVSKÝ &#124; MEPs &#124; European Parliament|website=www.europarl.europa.eu}}</ref> is a Slovak politician, former judge,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obcan.justice.sk/infosud/-/infosud/reg-detail/sudca/sudca_973|title=Občianskoprávne pojednávania - MSSR|website=obcan.justice.sk}}</ref> who was elected as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] in [[2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia|2019]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/novi-europoslanci-ps-a-spolu-maju-styroch-smer-troch-kotlebovci-dvoch.html|title=Noví europoslanci: PS a Spolu majú štyroch, Smer má troch, kotlebovci dvoch|website=trend.sk|date=27 May 2017|language=Slovak}}</ref>
'''Miroslav Radačovský''' (born 24 September 1953 in [[Ľutina]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197764/MIROSLAV_RADACOVSKY/home|title=Home &#124; Miroslav RADAČOVSKÝ &#124; MEPs &#124; European Parliament|website=www.europarl.europa.eu|date=24 September 1953 }}</ref> is a Slovak politician and former judge,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obcan.justice.sk/infosud/-/infosud/reg-detail/sudca/sudca_973|title=Občianskoprávne pojednávania - MSSR|website=obcan.justice.sk}}</ref> who was [[Non-Inscrits|non-attached]] [[Member of the European Parliament]] from 2019 to 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/novi-europoslanci-ps-a-spolu-maju-styroch-smer-troch-kotlebovci-dvoch.html|title=Noví europoslanci: PS a Spolu majú štyroch, Smer má troch, kotlebovci dvoch|website=trend.sk|date=27 May 2017|language=Slovak}}</ref>


Miroslav Radačovský served in the judiciary for 37 years and 214 days. Up until his joining the European Parliament, he worked at the District Court in Poprad.
Miroslav Radačovský served in the judiciary for 37 years and 214 days. Up until his election to the European Parliament, he worked at the District Court in [[Poprad]].
As a judge, he led a land ownership case against former Slovak President Andrej Kiska, which Andrej Kiska lost. Miroslav Radačovský resigned as a judge due to retirement age. He decided to run for the European Parliament and he was successful. Currently he is a Member of the European Parliament, non-attached to any group.
As a judge, he led a land ownership case against former [[President of Slovakia|Slovak President]] [[Andrej Kiska]], which Kiska lost.


In July 1999, Miroslav Radačovský came into the public eye when he was stopped by police officers in [[Košice]] during a routine traffic check. They found 18 packets of cocaine in his possession, as well as an illegally held rifle on the car seat. Radačovský defended himself by claiming he had found the items in his son’s apartment in Košice and, to prevent his son from facing legal trouble, had taken the items with the intention of disposing of them.
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==Slovak PATRIOT==

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In 2020, a group of active young citizens in Slovakia called upon Miroslav Radačovský to become the leader of a new political party. The political party Slovak PATRIOT was established following a signature collection campaign in Slovakia in 2020. In expression of the will of thousands of Slovak citizens, the political party Slovak PATRIOT was born on February 10, 2021. During the 1st assembly of the party on February 20, 2021, Miroslav Radačovský was elected Chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slovenskypatriot.sk/|title=Úvod|website=Slovenský PATRIOT}}</ref>
After twelve years of hearings and appeals, the Regional Court in [[Žilina]] delivered a clear verdict in 2012, declaring Judge Miroslav Radačovský innocent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=a.s |first=SITA Slovenská tlačová agentúra |date=2012-03-01 |title=Popradský sudca obžalovaný za drogy a zbrane, je na slobode |url=https://sita.sk/popradsky-sudca-obzalovany-za-drogy-a-zbrane-je-na-slobode/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=SITA.sk |language=sk}}</ref>

Miroslav Radačovský later retired from his position as judge and [[2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia|successfully ran]] for the [[European Parliament]].

== Political career ==
=== Membership in the European Parliament ===
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On 2 July 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/elections-press-kit/0/key-dates-ahead |publisher=European Parliament |accessdate=28 May 2019 |language=en |date=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48365702|publisher=BBC News |accessdate=28 May 2019 |language=en |date=22 May 2017}}</ref> Radačovský [[2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia|was elected]] as the [[Member of the European Parliament]] for [[Slovakia]], as one of the [[Non-Inscrits|non-attached members]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://bratislava.europarl.europa.eu/sk/meps |title= Poslanci EP {{!}} Kancelária v Bratislave {{!}} Európsky Parlament |language= sk |website= bratislava.europarl.europa.eu |access-date= 2024-04-29}}</ref>

In April 2024, MEP Radačovský, after performing a speech wishing the whole world, the Russians and the Ukrainians peace, produced a live [[dove]] from a bag and released it into the chamber of the Parliament in [[Strasbourg]]. French [[The Ecologists (France)|ecologist]] MEP [[Caroline Roose]] raised a [[point of order]] against the act.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/bird-stunt-european-parliament-slovakian-mep-miroslav-radacovsky-dove |title= ‘Can you catch it as well?’: bird stunt causes flap in European parliament |language= en |website= theguardian.com |publisher= [[The Guardian]] |date= 2024-04-24 |access-date= 2024-04-29}}</ref>

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=== Slovak PATRIOT ===
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In 2020, a group of active young citizens in Slovakia called upon Miroslav Radačovský to become the leader of [[Slovak PATRIOT|a new political party]]. The political party Slovak PATRIOT was established following a signature collection campaign in Slovakia in 2020 and it was officially created on February 10, 2021. During the 1st assembly of the party on February 20, 2021, Miroslav Radačovský was elected chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://slovenskypatriot.sk/ |title= Úvod |website= Slovenský PATRIOT}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:07, 9 November 2024

Miroslav Radačovský
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for Slovakia
In office
2 July 2019 – 15 July 2024
Personal details
Born (1953-09-24) 24 September 1953 (age 71)
Ľutina, Czechoslovakia
NationalitySlovak
Political partySlovak PATRIOT
SpouseMária Radačovská

Miroslav Radačovský (born 24 September 1953 in Ľutina)[1] is a Slovak politician and former judge,[2] who was non-attached Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024.[3]

Miroslav Radačovský served in the judiciary for 37 years and 214 days. Up until his election to the European Parliament, he worked at the District Court in Poprad. As a judge, he led a land ownership case against former Slovak President Andrej Kiska, which Kiska lost.

In July 1999, Miroslav Radačovský came into the public eye when he was stopped by police officers in Košice during a routine traffic check. They found 18 packets of cocaine in his possession, as well as an illegally held rifle on the car seat. Radačovský defended himself by claiming he had found the items in his son’s apartment in Košice and, to prevent his son from facing legal trouble, had taken the items with the intention of disposing of them.

After twelve years of hearings and appeals, the Regional Court in Žilina delivered a clear verdict in 2012, declaring Judge Miroslav Radačovský innocent.[4]

Miroslav Radačovský later retired from his position as judge and successfully ran for the European Parliament.

Political career

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Membership in the European Parliament

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On 2 July 2019,[5][6] Radačovský was elected as the Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia, as one of the non-attached members.[7]

In April 2024, MEP Radačovský, after performing a speech wishing the whole world, the Russians and the Ukrainians peace, produced a live dove from a bag and released it into the chamber of the Parliament in Strasbourg. French ecologist MEP Caroline Roose raised a point of order against the act.[8]

Slovak PATRIOT

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In 2020, a group of active young citizens in Slovakia called upon Miroslav Radačovský to become the leader of a new political party. The political party Slovak PATRIOT was established following a signature collection campaign in Slovakia in 2020 and it was officially created on February 10, 2021. During the 1st assembly of the party on February 20, 2021, Miroslav Radačovský was elected chairman.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Home | Miroslav RADAČOVSKÝ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 24 September 1953.
  2. ^ "Občianskoprávne pojednávania - MSSR". obcan.justice.sk.
  3. ^ "Noví europoslanci: PS a Spolu majú štyroch, Smer má troch, kotlebovci dvoch". trend.sk (in Slovak). 27 May 2017.
  4. ^ a.s, SITA Slovenská tlačová agentúra (1 March 2012). "Popradský sudca obžalovaný za drogy a zbrane, je na slobode". SITA.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Poslanci EP | Kancelária v Bratislave | Európsky Parlament". bratislava.europarl.europa.eu (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  8. ^ "'Can you catch it as well?': bird stunt causes flap in European parliament". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Úvod". Slovenský PATRIOT.


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