Slovakia aims to reach an agreement with the European Commission and EU partners by Tuesday on guarantees it will not suffer from the end of Russian gas supplies and on a new sanctions package against Russia,

Fico says Slovakia will not block EU sanctions if it receives credible guarantees to ease the impact of phasing out Russian energy.

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Former Belgian PM Sophie Wilmés lays out “troubling” issues in Bratislava under Robert Fico’s leadership. European lawmakers said Tuesday they worry Slovakia is threatening to become the EU’s new enfant terrible.

MEPs raise alarm over media intimidation, political retaliation, and democratic backsliding, drawing parallels with Hungary’s trajectory.

The European Union assured Slovakia that it would take measures to soften the impact of a bloc-wide ban on Russian gas supplies from 2028 after Prime Minister Robert Fico demanded safeguards. Fico sought guarantees from the bloc as he withholds support ...

A foreign resident recently posted in the Foreigners in Bratislava Facebook group asking whether a suspicious letter found in their mailbox could be a scam. The letter, which looks quite official, demands payment for something called a “Digital Infrastructure Fee (PDI)” – and it has been turning up in postboxes around the country.

Kanye West’s antisemitic rhetoric has caused more ruckus overseas as the plug was pulled on a music festival he was set to headline in Slovakia.