Slovak career diplomat Ambassador Marcel Peško assumed his duties as Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, on 1 November 2025. “I look forward to working in partnership with the Government of Serbia and all local stakeholders as we fulfil the OSCE...
(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) 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...
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the inaugural European Union – New Zealand Business Summit, Decent Cybersecurity represented Europe's growing strength in digital and defence technologies. The company's Founder and CEO,...
(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has raised concerns that European Union policies could push citizens back to burning wood for heating, likening the potential scenario to life in the 1930s. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Fico...
(MENAFN) A 72-year-old man was sentenced to 21 years in prison by a Slovakian court on Tuesday for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico in May 2024. The court found Juraj Cintula guilty of committing a terrorist attack, as reported...
This article was first published by The Slovak Spectator on March 14, 2005. It has been updated to be relevant today. I am completely lost. Sitting across from me a young Slovak woman has been telling me earnestly about her friend. She speaks very...
The alleged instigator of the assassination of a Slovak investigative journalist and his fiancée will be retried next year, the lawyer for the victim's family said on Wednesday. Businessman Marian Kocner is accused of ordering the killing of Jan...
BELGRADE - Slovak career diplomat Ambassador Marcel Pesko assumed his duties as Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia on November 1, 2025, the Mission announced on Wednesday. "I look forward to working in partnership with the Government of Serbia and...
Archpriest Matthew-Peter Butrie is a native of Lansford, Pennsylvania. Both sides of his family immigrated to the United States from Austria-Hungary. All four of his maternal great-grandparents were Slovak immigrants from the Kingdom of Hungary,...
The populist, centrist ANO party of billionaire Andrej Babis won the most votes in Czechia's parliamentary election in early October and is teaming up with two far-right partners to form a government. Earlier this week, Andrej Babis, a former —...
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,...
1h 2025 at 18:56 My roots were Slovak, but my life was American — until I chose to change that. Running a café in Bratislava, I’ve found community and a place that feels like home. Rob Chopik and his wife, Cory, in their café in Bratislava....
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...
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...
The populist, centrist ANO party of billionaire Andrej Babis won the most votes in Czechia's parliamentary election in early October and is teaming up with two far-right partners to form a government. Earlier this week, the former — and likely...
