Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates.
On 1 January, Kyiv shut off a pipeline that for decades was used to (...)
Ukraine will no longer allow the transit of Russian gas through the country's territory after the end of this year, Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday after meeting with leaders of the European Union in Brussels.
The ban, he added, will apply (...)
BRATISLAVA — Slovak President Peter Pellegrini met on Thursday with Hassan Al-Huwaizi, President of the Federation of Saudi Chambers, along with a delegation of Saudi investors and representatives from government entities.
The meeting, held in (...)
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Slovakia's capital on the 35th anniversary of the start of the Velvet Revolution that brought an end to decades of communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia to oppose the policies of populist Prime Minister (...)
The UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase draw took place on Thursday at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum, featuring 36 teams instead of the usual 32.
The top eight teams will advance directly to the knockout rounds, while teams finishing in 9th through (...)
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico underwent another operation after being shot in an assassination attempt earlier this week and remains in serious condition, according to the country's Deputy PM and Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák.
Fico, 59, was (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia expressed condemnation and denunciation of the assassination attempt on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico.
In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed the Kingdom's rejection of all forms of violence, and (...)
Authorities have charged a man in connection with the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico who was shot on Wednesday, the country's interior minister said.
"The attempt on Fico's life was politically motivated", Slovakia's Interior (...)
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in a small town northeast of Bratislava.
On Wednesday evening Defense Minister Robert Kalinak said Fico had been in surgery for over three hours and that the (...)
The Slovak government has approved a proposal to abolish the public broadcaster and replace it with a new body, prompting renewed fears for the independence of the media under Robert Fico's populist-nationalist coalition.
The Cabinet backed a (...)
Police in Slovakia say they have arrested a man who had threatened to carry out a massacre similar to Thursday's mass shooting in Prague.
They say a 64-year-old was held in the northern city of Zilina after he called emergency services claiming he (...)
Three weeks after Slovakia's new government canceled snap border controls with Hungary, residents and officials have noted a sharp drop in undocumented migrants crossing into border towns.
Records show around 40,000 undocumented migrants transited (...)
BRATISLAVA — Saudi Arabia and Slovakia have signed an agreement to avoid double taxation.
The agreement was signed by Saudi Arabia's Economy and Planning Minister Faisal Al-Ibrahim, on behalf of Finance Minister Mohamed Al-Jadaan, who also serves as (...)
Slovakia is getting ready to elect its fifth prime minister in just four years, and with Kremlin sympathizer Robert Fico's opposition party leading the polls, it is one being watched with alarm in the West.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last (...)
Ukraine has filed lawsuits to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Slovakia, Poland and Hungary over their bans on food imports from Kyiv.
It said such restrictions were a violation of international obligations by Ukraine's EU neighbors.
They (...)
Poland and the Czech Republic have agreed to protect Slovakia's airspace as the country seeks to retire its 11 Soviet-era fighter planes.
At an air show this weekend, the defense ministers from the three countries signed the agreement which will (...)
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovakia Eduard Heger received here Wednesday the Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim.
During the meeting, they discussed ways to support and develop areas of cooperation between the two (...)
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovakia, Eduard Heger, received here today the Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim.
During the meeting, they discussed ways to support and develop areas of cooperation between the two (...)
A car that can transform into a small aircraft has passed flights tests with flying colors in Slovakia, developers say.
The "AirCar" was awarded an official Certificate of Airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority after completing 70 hours of (...)
Former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was detained on Thursday on suspicion of organising an anti-government rally that had been banned due to lockdown rules.
Fico's leftist Smer-Social Democracy party and police confirmed the detention that took (...)
Pope Francis has arrived in Hungary on Sunday on his first foreign trip since undergoing intestinal surgery in July.
The four-day visit to Central Europe will not only test his health but also provide one of the most awkward moments of his papacy — (...)
Pope Francis urged Hungary on Sunday to "extend its arms towards everyone," as the pontiff opened a four-day visit to Central Europe.
The comments were interpreted by some as a veiled critique of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's anti-migration (...)
Slovakia's Prime Minister has said he is "willing to resign" under certain conditions to resolve the country's ongoing political crisis.
The coalition government of Igor Matovic has been criticized for buying the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine before it (...)
Slovakia's Health Minister Marek Krajci has resigned as part of a deal to defuse a political crisis over the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from Russia.
Two parties in Slovakia's four-party governing coalition had called for Krajci's resignation over (...)
The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand resumed vehicle production on Monday at its Wolfsburg plant with the early shift beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Initially, Golf production will recommence on a one-shift basis — with reduced capacity and longer cycle (...)
