Slovak Nafta eyes Ukrainian gas
The company has showed interest in joining the Yuzgas firm Compiled by Spectator staff ,25. Aug 2017, at 0:53
Russian propaganda spreads hoax about European sanctions against US
“Alternative media” produced a variety of hoaxes last week. Compiled by Spectator staff ,7. Aug 2017, at 8:17
Kiska voices support for Ukraine as visa-free travel launchedPhoto
Slovak President Andrej Kiska offered encouragement to Ukraine on the June 11 introduction of visa-free travel between the EU and Ukraine. Compiled by Spectator staff ,12. Jun 2017, at 13:47
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UPDATED: Slovak OSCE mission member is an extremist
The organisation has distanced itself from his statements, while the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry has cancelled its permission for him to serve in the mission. Compiled by Spectator staff ,8. Feb 2017, at 13:39
Wizz Air launches Bratislava-Kiev route
A direct air connection between Bratislava and Kiev has been resumed after three years of absence. Compiled by Spectator staff ,20. Dec 2016, at 0:07
European fears of Russian trolls are overblownPlus
It is a myth that Russia needs the EU to be divided, says Artem Malgin, vice rector of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), a school that trains most Russian diplomats and security… Matúš Krčmárik ,8. Sep 2016, at 14:22
Orbán: Hungary is a fortress protecting European culture
"We feel the threat to our identity, culture and religion,” said also Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the economic forum in Krynica, Poland. Matúš Krčmárik ,7. Sep 2016, at 15:47
V4 Supports Ukraine’s EU integration ambitions
The Visegrad Group (V4: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) support Ukraine’s European integration ambitions, prime ministers of the V4 agreed on September 6. Compiled by Spectator staff ,7. Sep 2016, at 13:40
PM reportedly called for abolishing sanctions against Russia
SANCTIONS against Russia for annexing Crimea are nonsense, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in an interview with the Bloomberg newswire, as reported by the Sme daily. Compiled by Spectator staff ,24. Feb 2016, at 6:54
NATO approved headquarters in Slovakia
NATO gave the green light to the creation of two logistics centres on the eastern EU border, one in Slovakia and one in Hungary, during its October 8 meeting in Brussels, the Sme daily reported. Compiled by Spectator staff ,8. Oct 2015, at 23:15
President Kiska meets Ukrainian Prime Minister
SLOVAK President Andrej Kiska held talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on September 10, the TASR newswire reported. Compiled by Spectator staff ,11. Sep 2015, at 0:18
President Kiska and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg discuss security risks
PRESIDENT Andrej Kiska received NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Bratislava September 10 to discuss the world's worsening security situation and the risks that citizens and states are facing, the TASR… Compiled by Spectator staff ,11. Sep 2015, at 0:17
Prime Minister Fico on Nord Stream: “They’re making fools of us.”
THE ANNOUNCED expansion of the transport capacity of the Nord Stream gas pipeline is an anti-Ukrainian and anti-European project, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said after talks with his Slovak… Compiled by Spectator staff ,11. Sep 2015, at 0:15
Kiska spoke with Ukraine’s President about gas supplies
SLOVAK President Andrej Kiska talked to his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on the phone on September 3 and congratulated him on Ukraine's recent Independence Day which is celebrated annually on August 24,… Compiled by Spectator staff ,3. Sep 2015, at 22:37
Analysts: Slovakia ill prepared to face Russian propaganda
RUSSIA has been developing ways how to spread lies and disinformation for years an Slovak civil society groups look to be doing more to combat it than the government, say analysts approached by The Slovak Spectator.… Roman Cuprik ,16. Jul 2015, at 13:38
Intelligence service head presented the annual report
CORRUPTION, shell companies, Ukraine and the Islamic State were among the topics head of the Slovak Information Service (SIS) intelligence agency Ján Valko discussed with MPs on July 3. Compiled by Spectator staff ,7. Jul 2015, at 13:45
Foreign Ministry: Three Slovaks expelled from Ukraine
THE FOREIGN Ministry is aware of Slovaks who have been deported from Ukraine, with the situation being monitored by Slovakia’s consulate-general in Uzhgorod on June 24. Compiled by Spectator staff ,24. Jun 2015, at 23:06
Slovak fighters in Ukraine prompt legal change
TWO days after news website Aktuality.sk published an interview with a Slovak fighting for rebels in Ukraine the government announced on June 10 that it will introduce a new law making it illegal to do so. Roman Cuprik ,17. Jun 2015, at 12:17
John McCain to visit Slovakia’s 2015 GLOBSEC Security Forum
SET to take place between June 19-21, the 2015 GLOBSEC international security forum, which will be held for the 10th time, will discuss the Ukrainian crisis, the threat posed by Islamic State and preparations for… Compiled by Spectator staff ,12. Jun 2015, at 7:34
A Czech-Slovak troop created within the separatist army
THE SEPARATE troop of Czech and Slovak volunteers has been formed inside of an international brigade of self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic separatists in eastern Ukraine. Compiled by Spectator staff ,9. Jun 2015, at 13:40
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- 3. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 4. Slovaks drink less and less
- 5. Bratislava bus station is moving into Bottova Centrum Photo
- 6. Foreign rocket engines for North Korea: Why?
- 7. More than 200 foreigners sit in Slovak prisons
- 8. Standard of living in Belarus is better than in Slovakia is a hoax
- 9. Austria launches random checks close to Slovakia’s borders
- 10. Námestie Slobody gets facelift Photo
- 1. Slovaks top EU ranking in preferring partners with the same education
- 2. Austria launches random checks close to Slovakia’s borders
- 3. Shop in Bratislava's Old Town sold fake clothes and accessories
- 4. Slovaks drink less and less
- 5. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 6. Ryanair cancels some flights from and to Bratislava
- 7. Bratislava bus station is moving into Bottova Centrum Photo
- 8. More than 200 foreigners sit in Slovak prisons
- 9. Kiska: Even Europe has its aggressive neighbour
- 10. Cloud computing becomes a standard
- 1. Slovaks top EU ranking in preferring partners with the same education
- 2. Ryanair cancels some flights from and to Bratislava
- 3. Shop in Bratislava's Old Town sold fake clothes and accessories
- 4. Kiska: Even Europe has its aggressive neighbour
- 5. Austria launches random checks close to Slovakia’s borders
- 6. Several cities, including Bratislava, offering free mass transport for a week
- 7. NY Times: Tolerant spa town feels the chill of Slovak populism
- 8. Slovaks drink less and less
- 9. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 10. Cloud computing becomes a standard