Slovakia

64 articles with this tag

Slovakia Introduces Diesel Rationing: Limits and Higher Prices Economy

Slovakia Introduces Diesel Rationing: Limits and Higher Prices

Robert Fico's government has restricted diesel sales from March 20th for 30 days, with a maximum purchase of €400 per vehicle and separate pricing for...

Redakcia
Duslo Šaľa Curtails Ammonia Production Due to Record Gas Prices Economy

Duslo Šaľa Curtails Ammonia Production Due to Record Gas Prices

Slovak fertilizer producer Duslo Šaľa has reduced ammonia production to a technical minimum due to record natural gas prices, which have soared follow...

Redakcia
EU Summit: Fico Heads to Brussels with Oil Ultimatum Economy

EU Summit: Fico Heads to Brussels with Oil Ultimatum

European leaders will meet in Brussels on March 19-20 to address three intertwined crises: a damaged Druzhba oil pipeline, a blocked €90 billion EU lo...

Redakcia
Oil Crisis: Slovakia and Hungary to Build New Product Pipeline Economy

Oil Crisis: Slovakia and Hungary to Build New Product Pipeline

Slovakia and Hungary have signed an agreement to construct a 127-kilometer pipeline between the Slovnaft refinery in Bratislava and the Hungarian MOL....

Redakcia
Fico Conditions Ukraine's EU Accession on Druzhba Pipeline Restart Economy

Fico Conditions Ukraine's EU Accession on Druzhba Pipeline Restart

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to block Ukraine's path to EU membership unless Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline is resto...

Redakcia
Slovak Government Rejects WHO Regulations Revision, Citing Sovereignty Concerns Health

Slovak Government Rejects WHO Regulations Revision, Citing Sovereignty Concerns

On March 12, 2026, the Slovak government approved the rejection of the 2024 revision of the WHO's International Health Regulations, citing constitutio...

Redakcia
EU Extends Sanctions Against Russia: Fridman and Usmanov Remain Listed Economy

EU Extends Sanctions Against Russia: Fridman and Usmanov Remain Listed

On March 14th, ambassadors from all 27 EU member states agreed to extend individual sanctions against Russia for another six months, despite oppositio...

Redakcia
Slovakia and Hungary Seek to Remove Oligarchs from Sanctions List Economy

Slovakia and Hungary Seek to Remove Oligarchs from Sanctions List

Bratislava and Budapest are conditioning their approval for the extension of EU sanctions against Russia on the removal of Mikhail Fridman and Alisher...

Redakcia
Duslo Šaľa Halts Ammonia Production as Gas Prices Soar Economy

Duslo Šaľa Halts Ammonia Production as Gas Prices Soar

Duslo Šaľa, Slovakia's largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers, has curtailed ammonia production to a technical minimum following a sharp rise in nat...

Redakcia
Druzhba Pipeline Blocked: Slovakia Faces Most Serious Oil Crisis Economy

Druzhba Pipeline Blocked: Slovakia Faces Most Serious Oil Crisis

The Druzhba pipeline, a key source of Russian oil, has been blocked via Ukraine since January 27, 2026, causing daily economic losses for Slovakia and...

Redakcia
Slovakia Becomes Third EU Country Hit by Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak Health

Slovakia Becomes Third EU Country Hit by Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak

In March 2025, Slovakia became the third European Union country to be affected by an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The serotype O virus, related...

Redakcia
EU Sidesteps Fico: Kyiv to Receive €30 Billion Bilaterally Economy

EU Sidesteps Fico: Kyiv to Receive €30 Billion Bilaterally

Nordic and Baltic EU countries have agreed on bilateral loans for Ukraine totaling €30 billion, bypassing the veto of Slovakia and Hungary on a joint...

Redakcia