The Slovak government is planning an additional 1.2GW nuclear power unit, Reuters has reported. Prime Minister Robert Fico indicated that a decision could be made at a government meeting on 15 May 2024, which would lay the groundwork for the project’s development. Slovakia has a history of supporting nuclear and hydroenergy. The state has a […]
(Bloomberg) — Russia-friendly Prime Minister Robert Fico, a staunch opponent of military aid to Ukraine, will cement his grip on power after his ally won the presidential election in Slovakia. Most Read from Bloomberg Peter Pellegrini, a former premier and member of Fico’s ruling coalition, secured 53.1% of the vote, beating Ivan Korcok, a pro-European […]
Voters in Slovakia headed to the ballot stations on Saturday to elect a successor to Zuzana Caputova, the country’s first female president and a staunch backer of neighbouring Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Former foreign minister Ivan Korcok won the first round of voting two weeks ago after receiving 42.5% of the votes. […]
Voters in Slovakia were casting ballots on Saturday to decide a tight race for president. Opinion polls indicated a neck-and-neck contest between Peter Pellegrini, who is the current parliamentary speaker, and the former foreign minister and diplomat Ivan Korčok. The incumbent Zuzana Čaputová did not run for a second five-year term despite her continued popularity. […]
PRAGUE (AP) — Four Central European countries remain deeply divided over how to resolve Russia’s war against Ukraine, their foreign ministers said Thursday. The foreign ministers from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia met Thursday and discussed a Czech plan to acquire ammunition that Ukraine badly needs from third countries outside the European Union. […]
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Thousands of people took to the streets of Slovakia’s capital Bratislava on Tuesday to show support for Ukraine and protest against the Slovak government, which critics say has veered too close to Russia. Prime Minister Robert Fico‘s government has raised alarm among critics since taking power last October with its strong criticism […]
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday sharply criticized the Hungarian and Slovak foreign ministers for meeting with their Russian counterpart during a regional forum in Turkey. Tusk said that meeting Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the same day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was buried in Moscow was […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, after meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Berlin on 24 January, has expressed hope that Bratislava, like other allies of Ukraine, will continue to support it amid Russia’s full-scale aggression. Source: European Pravda with reference to dts Details: At a joint press conference, Scholz warned against the idea that […]
Slovakia wants to support the EU’s €50-billion ($54.5-billion) aid programme for Ukraine, which is set to run for several years. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico made a corresponding pledge at a joint meeting in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Telegram on Wednesday. In addition, the Slovakian government […]
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal in Uzhhorod, where they discussed the relations between their countries and signed a joint statement on bilateral relations, Shmyhal reported on Jan. 24. Elected in September on a populist, Ukraine-skeptic platform, Fico halted arms supplies from Slovakia’s military stocks and repeatedly criticized both defense […]
The Slovak government will no longer send any military aid to Ukraine from its armed forces, but will not terminate private military supply contracts, Slovak National Council Speaker Peter Pellegrini said on Jan. 23 during a meeting with the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, HNonline reports. Ammunition for Ukraine is produced by parastatal […]
Slovakia rejects the admission of Ukraine to NATO and is prepared to veto the country’s accession if necessary, Prime Minister Robert Fico told public radio station RTVS on Saturday. Fico said he was set to travel to Ukraine on Wednesday to meet his counterpart Denys Shmyhal for talks in the border city of Uzhhorod. While […]