Slovakia

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Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz: Slovakia Braces for Higher Fuel Prices Economy

Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz: Slovakia Braces for Higher Fuel Prices

The military conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran has effectively halted oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude has jumped to near...

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Zelenskyy Invites Fico to Kyiv Amid Druzhba Pipeline Dispute Economy

Zelenskyy Invites Fico to Kyiv Amid Druzhba Pipeline Dispute

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Kyiv, proposing March 6th or 9th as potential dates. Di...

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US and Israeli Strike on Iran: Energy Shock for Slovakia Economy

US and Israeli Strike on Iran: Energy Shock for Slovakia

In the night of February 27-28, 2026, American and Israeli forces attacked Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Slovakia, already grappling with...

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Cashless Payments: Slovakia Pushes Back Mandate to May Economy

Cashless Payments: Slovakia Pushes Back Mandate to May

The obligation for businesses to accept cashless payments for transactions over €1 has been postponed from March 1st to May 1st, 2026. Small businesse...

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Fico and Orbán Demand Druzhba Pipeline Inspection, Kyiv Refuses Economy

Fico and Orbán Demand Druzhba Pipeline Inspection, Kyiv Refuses

Slovakia and Hungary have formed a joint investigative commission for the Druzhba oil pipeline and are urging Kyiv to allow an inspection of the damag...

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Druzhba Pipeline Disruption Paralyzes Industry: Exporters Sound the Alarm Economy

Druzhba Pipeline Disruption Paralyzes Industry: Exporters Sound the Alarm

The Slovak Exporters' Council warns of serious damage to Slovak industry and exports due to the disruption of oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline si...

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Druzhba Pipeline: Fico Confirms Earliest Resumption Date of March 3rd Economy

Druzhba Pipeline: Fico Confirms Earliest Resumption Date of March 3rd

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has confirmed that the resumption of Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline will be delayed until at least Ma...

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Druzhba Pipeline at a Dead End: Oil Still Not Flowing Economy

Druzhba Pipeline at a Dead End: Oil Still Not Flowing

The resumption of Russian oil supplies to Slovakia and Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline has been delayed again – this time until February 26th. Slovak...

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Druzhba Pipeline at a Standstill: Oil Flow Remains Halted Economy

Druzhba Pipeline at a Standstill: Oil Flow Remains Halted

The resumption of Russian oil supplies to Slovakia and Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline has been delayed again, this time until February 26th. Slovaki...

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EU in Kyiv: Four Years of War and a €90 Billion Loan Culture

EU in Kyiv: Four Years of War and a €90 Billion Loan

Four years after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von d...

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Fico Cuts Off Electricity to Ukraine as Druzhba Pipeline Dispute Escalates Economy

Fico Cuts Off Electricity to Ukraine as Druzhba Pipeline Dispute Escalates

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico definitively halted emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine on February 23 in retaliation for the disruption of Ru...

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Czech Documentary Achieves Historic Success at Berlinale Culture

Czech Documentary Achieves Historic Success at Berlinale

The Czech-Slovak documentary film "If Pigeons Turned to Gold" by Pepa Lubojacký won both the Caligari Film Award and the Berlinale Documentary Award a...

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