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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (c) and European Parliament's President Roberta Metsola (r) applaud during an EU summit at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on February 9, 2023.

Ukraine is Europe, Europe is Ukraine. We belong together

The European Parliament wants to start planning for liberation day.

A Shell filling station in Bratislava.

Diesel hike warnings after EU oil ban

Embargo on Russian products went into force on February 5.

A section of the D1 motorway in Slovakia.

How much do motorway vignettes cost in central Europe and the Balkans?

Plus, good tips on how to save money on vignettes.

Eurobarometer: Less than half of Slovaks see EU membership as good

The negative perception of the EU a long-term trend.

A biomethane station in Jelšava in the Banská Bystrica Region.

Energy firms face windfall tax

Plants and suppliers slapped with 90 per cent levy.

Investment Minister Veronika Remišová of the Za Ľudí party.

Investment minister: Approved €13 billion from EU last chance to get off ground

The Commission has also approved a climate-neutrality transition plan for three Slovak regions.

People attend a Mahsa Amini protest outside the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on September 25, 2022.

Iranians in Slovakia join global protests over Mahsa Amini killing

Hopes of change at home after mass demonstrations.

Honey made in Bardejov has earned an EC trademark.

Slovak honey given EU protected status

Bardejov product has three different flavours.

Prime Minister Eduard Heger.

EU measures unhelpful, PM Heger warns of nationalising electricity

Nationalising energies produced in Slovakia will be the last resort, government says.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures as she speaks on Ukraine at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, September 14, 2022.

Slovakia approves of Von der Leyen's agenda set in her address

Proposed EU solutions on how to tackle the energy crisis welcomed by Slovak politicians and experts.

Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok.

Slovakia plans no ban on all Russians from entering the country

The country would most likely support an EU-wide ban.

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EU consumers will be able to use a single charger for all their portable electronics devices from autumn 2024.

Europeans to use a single charger for their small devices

New rules set to curb electronic waste and help consumers in the EU.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at Globsec conference in Bratislava.

EC president: Moral duty to help Ukraine join EU

Ukrainian President calls for further sanctions.

The Námestie Slobody square in Bratislava.

Less of a brother, more of a threat, Slovaks say of Russia

More than half of Slovaks also feel that their values and identity are threatened by liberal democracy and migrants, a Globsec report finds.

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Slovakia braces for regulation of online content

Various ministries claim jurisdiction over online regulation.

Maypole in Žilina

This May, Slovakia has much to celebrate

Fico has decided to hijack the first of May, because too much is at stake for him.

The first European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi.
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European Chief Prosecutor: Police need to feel support

Laura Codruța Kövesi helped charge MPs.

EC President Ursula von der Leyen and Slovak PM Eduard Heger at the Government’s Office.

Slovaks lack trust in the EU, but are happy to be members (graphs)

Appreciation of the EU increased after the war broke out, surveys find.

A false report circulated in Czechia and Slovakia that the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the EU had entered into a pandemic treaty that gives the WHO the power to enforce mandatory vaccination and mandatory quarantines in the event of a pandemic. In the Czech Republic, 13 percent of the population was affected by this information, and 24 percent in Slovakia.

Creating digital vulnerabilities in times of danger

In spite of many governments, politicians and NGOs calling on digital platforms to quickly remove harmful content, their legislative activity seems to go in a different direction.

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