Economy

Economy

Czech Republic Offers Slovakia Emergency Oil Supplies via Druzhba Pipeline

Industry Minister Karel Havlíček has offered Slovakia emergency oil supplies via the Czech branch of the Druzhba pipeline after Ukraine halted Russian...

Redakcia 20. February 2026 6

Economy

FCAS: Macron Resists Berlin's Hesitations

The French president is defending the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program in the face of doubts from Chancellor Merz, who is...

Redakcia 20. February 2026 6

Economy

Russia's Hybrid War Strikes at Europe's Infrastructure

Russia is escalating hybrid operations across Europe — railway sabotage, drone incursions, and cyberattacks are systematically testing NATO's resilien...

Redakcia 20. February 2026 6

Economy

Yoon Suk Yeol Gets Life Sentence for Martial Law Attempt

South Korea's ousted former president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison on February 19, 2026, after being convicted of insurrection for hi...

Redakcia 20. February 2026 7

Economy

Slovakia has declared a state of oil emergency for Slovnaft

The Slovak government has declared a state of oil emergency and released up to 250,000 tonnes of oil from state reserves for the Slovnaft refinery fol...

Redakcia 19. February 2026 13

Economy

Ukraine Peace Talks Split: Military Progress, Political Stall

Three-way US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Geneva yielded technical military progress on ceasefire monitoring but ended without a political breakthrough, as...

Redakcia 19. February 2026 13

Economy

US Ends 12-Year Military Presence in Syria

The United States is withdrawing all 1,000 remaining troops from Syria, ending a military engagement that began in 2014. Ordered by President Trump, t...

Redakcia 19. February 2026 13

Economy

The 'AI Scare Trade' Upends Global Markets

A wave of AI-driven panic selling is pushing investors out of wealth management, real estate, and financial services, as fears grow that autonomous AI...

Redakcia 19. February 2026 10

Economy

Europe must rearm, warn army chiefs

The chiefs of the German and British armed forces have issued a joint statement calling on Europe to massively increase defence spending. Slovakia is...

Redakcia 18. February 2026 8

Economy

Bratislava on the high-speed train route: VRT V4 for 3 billion

Slovak Railways has completed a feasibility study for the V4 high-speed rail line. Trains will travel at speeds of up to 320 km/h, with the journey fr...

Redakcia 18. February 2026 9

Economy

Geneva talks end without breakthrough, Slovakia waits for oil

The third round of peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US in Geneva ended without any significant progress. For Slovakia, the key issue is the...

Redakcia 18. February 2026 8

Economy

Trump: Tariffs on chips and medicines 25% and above, EU has a ceiling of 15%

US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals of 25 per cent and above. The European Union has an agreement wi...

Redakcia 18. February 2026 7