Moscow sees no reason to exclude Hungary, Slovakia from list of unfriendly nations

MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/. Moscow sees no reason to exclude Hungary and Slovakia from the list of unfriendly countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry told the Izvestia daily. "Despite these countries’ determination to preserve a number of …

Hungary, Slovakia Block EU Sanctions Against Georgian Leaders

Environmentalists are warning of a potential disaster posed by two Russian oil tankers that ran aground in the ecologically sensitive waters off Ukraine's Moscow-annexed Crimean coastline as local media reported thousands of tons of low-grade fuel has …

AOB for the Environment Council: On-line marketplaces' non-compliance with EPR obligations ‒ Czechia, Denmark, France ...

Slovakia’s leaders have started trading insults, revealing a country ‘falling apart’

“The president will now have the opportunity to show the nature of his mandate,” Ivan Korčok told POLITICO. | Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images According to Vašečka, he owes his success to Fico. In turn, Fico expects Pellegrini to be loyal. Fico is “an …

Slovakia submits request for fifth payment from recovery plan

Slovakia has submitted its request for the fifth payment from the EU recovery plan, which was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to improve living standards. The country met 20 out of 21 conditions required for the nearly 600 million euro payment …

EU sues Slovakia over wastewater treatment failures

The European Commission (EC) has filed a lawsuit against Slovakia at the EU Court of Justice for not meeting the wastewater treatment standards set by a 1991 directive. The directive requires municipalities to collect and treat wastewater before releasing …

Michael Roth: This is not the first time that the governments of Slovakia and Hungary have sought favor with ...

Michael Roth, Chairman of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee, responds to the reports of Hungary's and Slovakia's opposition to imposing EU-level sanctions against representatives of "Georgian Dream": "This is not the …

Eastern Slovakia proves an increasingly attractive destination for investment

Strategically located on the eastern border of the European Union, eastern Slovakia is currently undergoing something of an economic transformation. A series of factors, not least its potential role in the post-war reconstruction of neighbouring Ukraine, …

Slovakia leads fight to keep Russian gas flowing via Ukraine [Global Gas Perspectives]

Summary Slovakia, as the country that will be hardest hit by an end to transit, is the most active player in trying to avoid this outcome, though success is still far from certain. by: NGW Ukraine will may stop transiting Russian natural gas to Europe in …

Hungary and Slovakia block EU sanctions on Georgian Dream

Representatives from Hungary and Slovakia blocked proposed sanctions against Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream (GD), following a discussion between EU foreign ministers on the ongoing political crisis in the Caucasus country on December 16.  Tbilisi …