Slovakia will not allow supporters of Ukraine in the EU to punish Hungary for defending its national interests, Prime Minister Robert Fico said during a visit to Budapest on Tuesday, where he met his counterpart, Viktor Orban. The pledge of support came ahead of an extraordinary EU summit on February …
Read More »Slovakia agrees to pay for Russian gas in rubles
Slovakia will pay for Russian natural gas in rubles if that’s what it takes to keep the commodity flowing, Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik has said on national television. “If there is a condition to pay in rubles, then we will pay in rubles,” Sulik said. He stressed that Russian …
Read More »Slovakia boots dozens of Russian diplomats – reports
The Slovakian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday ordered Russia to remove 35 staff from its embassy in Bratislava, Reuters reported. Countries across Europe are making similar moves to cut Russia’s presence in their capitals. The latest news comes two days after Russia removed three Slovakian diplomats from Moscow, a tit-for-tat response …
Read More »Slovakia suspends use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for first doses after blood clot-linked death of recipient
The death of a 47-year-old woman was likely connected to her receiving the Anglo-Swedish vaccine, due to a medical predisposition she had for blood clotting disorders, the country’s regulator, the State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) said last week. “Currently, people who are waiting for the second dose … are …
Read More »‘I’m not a killer’: Slovakia’s PM says he won’t give up on ‘quality’ Sputnik V vaccine only because it’s made in Russia
“Sputnik is not going back to Russia,” Matovic wrote in a post on Facebook, in capital letters. The PM recalled how he was branded “Putin’s sidekick” who deserve a place in the “hall of shame” after the first batch of Sputnik V arrived in the country earlier this week, while …
Read More »10 years in jail for stealing sweets? Thanks to Covid-19, it’s a possibility in Slovakia, and people are puzzled
The disturbing story of the man from northwestern Slovakia was reported this week by local media. His sister said she wrote to President Zuzana Caputova asking her to intervene on her brother’s behalf. “A ten-year sentence for a couple of chocolates is unconceivable. The situation today is so difficult and …
Read More »In Slovakia have arrested a woman who is 16 years of daily listening to one Opera
The woman was included in the morning four-minute Aria from Verdi’s Opera and listened to it on repeat till evening.In Slovakia have arrested a woman who for 16 years was daily listening to the same Aria from the Opera. Addressed to militiamen its neighbors. Woman accused of intimidation and harassment. …
Read More »On the border with Slovakia caught a group of illegal migrants
Migrants were detained in Transcarpathia in the framework of the joint special border operations Abroad-2018.Border guards detained a group of 12 illegal immigrants on the border with Slovakia. On Saturday, July 21, reported the press-service of state frontier service. It is noted that the migrants were detained in Transcarpathia in …
Read More »In Slovakia in the accident hit the bus with the Ukrainians: Renault overturned
Injured seven people. In the suburbs of Kosice in Slovakia in the accident hit a minibus with Ukrainians in the accident injured seven people. It is reported by the Slovak newspaper Nový Čas. The accident occurred on Saturday, December 23, collided with a Renault Master minibus that drove into the …
Read More »In Slovakia, the bus with Ukrainians got in an accident
Citizens of Ukraine returned home.Saturday in Slovakia had an accident a minibus with Ukrainians. ON Sunday,December 24.In particular, in the suburbs of Kosice collided with a Renault Master minibus and a car Suzuki Ignis. “In the van (Polish registration) was 9 passengers, citizens of Ukraine who was returning home. Participants …
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