(MENAFN) The European Commission is weighing potential legal action against several member states that continue to defy the bloc’s trade pact with Ukraine, media reported on Friday. Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary have upheld unilateral bans on...
(MENAFN) Moscow could interpret it as a form of praise that Brussels now brands anyone in the EU who thinks rationally as a “Kremlin agent,” according to Konstantin Kosachev, the vice speaker of Russia’s upper parliamentary chamber. Addressing the...
(MENAFN) Slovakia has declared it will not contribute financially to Ukraine’s military, following the EU’s collapse of a proposed plan to fund Kiev using frozen Russian assets. Prime Minister Robert Fico stated on Wednesday, “I will not sign any...
(MENAFN) Slovakia has declared that it will not provide any financial support for Ukraine’s military, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Wednesday, after the European Union failed to reach an agreement on a proposed “reparation loan” using...
(MENAFN) The European Commission on Friday demanded Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia terminate their unilateral prohibitions on Ukrainian agricultural imports, cautioning that such measures breach EU trade regulations. Speaking at the Commission's...
(MENAFN) Moscow has reacted to the European Union’s labeling of some conservative politicians as “Kremlin agents,” with Konstantin Kosachev, vice speaker of Russia’s upper parliament chamber, calling it a compliment. Speaking at the ‘Peoples of...
UNICOPS – Europe’s United Response to Strengthen Resilience Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive Threats in Higher Education LODZ, POLAND, November 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The European Union has taken a major...
(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has declared that Slovakia will not participate in any European Union initiatives designed to fund military assistance for Ukraine. This reinforces his government's position of non-support for Kyiv’s...
(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticized EU policies, claiming they will push citizens to burn wood for heating and take the country “back to the 1930s.” At a Sunday press conference, Fico targeted the Emissions Trading System for...
(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico declared that his country will abstain from any EU efforts to fund military support for Ukraine, reiterating his administration’s stance against aiding Kyiv’s defense initiatives. During a Sunday press...
Bratislava, 5 November (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini signed the 2026 state budget law on Wednesday, with the public finance deficit expected to reach 4.1 percent of GDP next year, amounting to just under €6 billion - a decrease from this...
Economy Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has welcomed Poland's offer to serve as an alternative for gas imports to Slovakia in the future, as Polish President Karol Nawrocki has suggested that Poland could become a hub for gas supplies from the...
On Tuesday, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini met with the head of the Czech ANO party Andrej Babiš, who was tasked by President Petr Pavel with forming a new government after winning the Czech general election in October. Pellegrini congratulated...
In the latest Digital Competitiveness Ranking by the Swiss Institute for Management Development (IMD), Slovakia fell by five places to 57th out of 69 assessed countries, with the top spots taken by Switzerland, the United States and Singapore,...
This year's approximately 11-metre-tall Caucasian fir Christmas tree was erected on Bratislava's Main Square (Hlavne namestie) on Tuesday and will be officially lit up on November 28, when Bratislava's Christmas market is scheduled to open,...
ROME, NOV 5 - While social acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people has increased across the EU in the last five years, the rights of sexual minorities are under pressure in the EU. The latest move by Slovakia to restrict the rights of same-sex couples stands...
Citizens expect the best possible relations between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and the role of politicians is to create the best possible conditions for this, said Czech President Petr Pavel in a speech after welcoming his Slovak counterpart...
On Thursday, Oct. 30, Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen had her day in court. Again. Räsänen, a former interior minister, and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola, are being adjudicated for alleged hate speech after Räsänen tweeted a Bible verse...
The plan to build wind parks near Hlohovec (Trnava region) and in Michalovce district (Kosice region), which was submitted in October by the Slovak Nuclear Energy Company (JESS) for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, is opposed by...
