Slovakia's Fico Calls EU's Refusal of Russian Fuel 'Economic Suicide'

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday that the European Union’s desire to completely abandon Russian energy resources was economic suicide. Sputnik News South Africa Today – World News

Slovakia and Hungary reject EU plan to phase out Russian gas by end-2027

FILE PHOTO: Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (not pictured), in Bratislava, Slovakia, April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa Slovakia and Hungary on Wednesday condemned …

Slovakia Retail Sales Fall 2.5%

Slovakia's retail sales declined for the second straight month in March, figures from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia showed on Wednesday. Retail sales fell 2.5 percent year-on-year in March, following a 2.6 percent decrease in …

Slovakia rejects EU plan to phase out Russian gas by end-2027

(Reuters) – Slovakia rejects European Commission plans to phase out Russian gas and other energy imports, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday, adding the measures were “in this form unacceptable” to the Slovak government and would impact EU energy …

Wayside shrines of Slovakia

This postcard from the 1920s is a reproduction of a painting by Václav Malý, a Czech artist. The picture depicts a romantic panorama of the High Tatras, with a cross in the foreground. In the Middle Ages, roads and squares were "graced" with …

Slovakia's leader rejects an EU plan to halt Russian natural gas imports by the end of 2027

BRATISLAVA – Slovakia’s populist leader on Wednesday blasted a European Union plan to halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to deprive President Vladimir Putin of revenue that helps fuel the war in Ukraine. The European Commission, the …

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Has Hit Slovakia, but Disinformation May Be the Bigger Threat

In Slovakia, the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has become more than just an agricultural emergency – it’s a political battleground. As PM Fico grapples with the virus, disinformation from within his own party is threatening to unravel the government’s …

Slovakia’s leader rejects an EU plan to halt Russian natural gas imports by the end of 2027

Slovakia not to support EU plan to end Russian energy imports: economy ministry

BRATISLAVA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission's plan to stop the supply of gas, oil and nuclear fuel from Russia is not in Slovakia's interest, nor in that of other European Union (EU) member states, the Slovak Ministry of Economy said on …

Expert: Azerbaijan could become Slovakia’s second-largest gas supplier – INTERVIEW

Baku, May 6, AZERTAC In early March, the first meeting of the Working Group, established by the European Commission in cooperation with Slovakia to discuss the country's gas supply issues, was held in Brussels. The negotiations were attended by an …