Slovakia has voiced strong opposition to a new European Commission proposal aimed at ending the European Union’s reliance on Russian gas, oil, and nuclear fuel by 2027, warning that the plan would harm both national and regional interests. The Slovak Ministry of Economy issued a statement rejecting the Commission’s REPowerEU Roadmap, which outlined a phased…
Thousands of people in Slovakia took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the government led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, with the largest demonstration taking place in Bratislava. Opposition media reported that between 17,000 and 18,000 people participated in the rally in the capital. The protests, organised by two liberal and one conservative…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico on Monday agreed to establish an Eastern European energy hub, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. “It will strengthen the energy security of both our states and the entire European region,’’ Shmyhal said after a meeting with Fico near Ukraine’s western city of Uzhhorod. Shmyhal…
