Vladimir Putin is set to host heads of states for festivities marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in ...

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said he plans to visit Ukraine in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, a massive Russian ...

Robert Fico is not alone in voicing his discontent. Hungary, the other member state with close ties to Moscow, also hit out ...

Slovakia’s populist leader has rejected a European Union plan to halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to ...

The disruption comes days before Russia's Victory Day parade on May 9, one of the country's largest public events and a key ...

Slovakia rejects European Commission plans to phase out Russian gas and other energy imports, Prime Minister Robert Fico said ...

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Europe should return to the idea of restoring gas transit through Ukraine as its competitiveness depends on it, RIA Novosti reports As Mr. Fico noted, it is ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s parliament ... and approved by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has frequently attacked NGOs. The organizers of a protest ...

The European Commission criticized the initial draft bill — which intended to label NGOs as foreign agents — in its 2024 Rule of Law report, warning that it would take legal action if the Slovak ...

In the sharply polarised Slovak society, Fico blamed civic organisations for planning to escalate peaceful public protests against his government's policies, a charge they denied. "Non ...