Peter Kopecký is a Slovak

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 romanist and politician

Politician

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Previously the Slovakian Ambassador to Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 and Moldova

Moldova

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 and Rector of Comenius University in Bratislava

Comenius University in Bratislava

Comenius University in Bratislava is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th century Czech teacher and philosopher.In 2006, Comenius...

, he is now Assistant Director of the Institute of European Studies and International Relations at Comenius.

He is also leader of the Slovak pro-plebiscite movement Priama demokracia - Hnutie domova (PD-HD) and vice president of the pan-European eurosceptic

Euroscepticism

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 network EUDemocrats

EUDemocrats

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. In January 2009, Kopecký announced the foundation of a new party under the name Libertas Slovensko which was supposed to be the Slovak branch of the pan-European eurosceptic alliance Libertas.eu

Libertas.eu

Libertas is a political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the European Parliament election, 2009 in several member states of the European Union.-Preamble:...

 running for the 2009 European Parliament elections

European Parliament election, 2009

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. In spite of public advances the EUDemocrats

EUDemocrats

The EUDemocrats – Alliance for a Europe of Democracies – is a eurorealist alliance of parties and movements from 15 European countries. It operates as a transnational party at a European level , according to Regulation No 2004/2003...

 announced in late March that Kopecký would instead head the electoral list of the small but established Agrarian and Countryside Party

Agrarian and Countryside Party

Agrarian and Countryside Party, or ASV is a political party in Slovakia.In 2009, the party ran for the 2009 European Parliament elections with an electoral list headed by Peter Kopecký., March 20, 2009, Kopecký, vice president of the EUDemocrats had previously unsuccessfully tried to found his...

. In the election

European Parliament election, 2009 (Slovakia)

The European Parliament election of 2009 in Slovakia was the election of the delegation from Slovakia to the European Parliament in 2009.The turnout, although increased compared to the previous election, was 19.63%, the lowest of any nation involved in the election.-Division of Seats:The system of...

, he could capture no more than 0.45% of the votes.

Peter Kopecky holds a PhD in History and Romanic Languages and is decorated with the "National Merit Order, Large Cross Rank" of Romania.