Slovakia

Slovak government loses no-confidence vote

By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet Dec 15 (Reuters) - Slovakia's minority government lost a no-confidence vote on Thursday despite last-ditch efforts to gain support, raising political instability in the country as…

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Slovak ruling party head offers to quit as minister to keep government in place

The head of Slovakia's ruling OLANO party offered to quit as finance minister on Thursday if an opposition party withdrew its no-confidence motion against the government and backed its budget…

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UPDATE – Slovak parliament postpones vote on government’s fate to Thursday

PRAGUE, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Slovakia's parliament agreed on Tuesday to delay a vote on a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Eduard Heger's minority government until Thursday, giving more time for negotiations…

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Slovakia to cap household power prices in 6 bln euro package

Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Slovak government will cap energy prices for households next year at a cost of 6 billion euros ($6.25 billion), through subsidies and a contract with the main…

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Czech border controls blocking migrants’ route to Germany frustrate Slovakia

KUTY, Slovakia (Reuters) - Slovakia this week stepped up pressure on the Czech Republic to ease border controls in place for weeks to combat an increase in the number of…

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Soaring power costs leave Slovakia economy at risk of collapse, PM tells FT

Sept 28 (Reuters) - Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger said that soaring electricity costs had left the country's economy at risk of "collapse", the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Heger…

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Czech government backs plan to help protect Slovakia’s air space

PRAGUE, July 27 (Reuters) - The Czech government has backed allowing its fighter jets to protect neighbouring Slovakia's air space from September, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. Slovakia has…

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Slovakia’s junior coalition party threatens to quit government

A junior partner in Slovakia's ruling coalition, the liberal SaS party, threatened to pull out of the government if finance minister Igor Matovic does not step down by the end…

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Volvo to create 3,300 jobs at $1.25 bln EV plant in Slovakia

OSLO (Reuters) - Volvo Car Group will invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.25 billion) to build an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Slovakia, the Sweden-based automaker said. The site, Slovakia's fifth, will bolster…

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Slovakia says hardest hit by Russia oil sanctions, expects solidarity

PRAGUE, June 3 (Reuters) - Slovakia said on Friday it would be hardest hit by European Union sanctions on Russian oil and it expected solidarity from Brussels to mitigate the impact. The…

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Jill Biden will meet Ukrainian refugees in Romania, Slovakia on Mother’s Day

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United States first lady Jill Biden left Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind tour of Romania and Slovakia to highlight the U.S. commitment to Ukrainian refugees over…

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UPDATED: Slovakia, seeking exemption, wants three-year transition for EU’s Russian oil embargo

May 4 (Reuters) - Slovakia wants a three-year transition period for it to phase in the European Union's proposed oil embargo on Russia, Economy Minister Richard Sulik said on Wednesday. Slovakia, highly…

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EU may offer Hungary, Slovakia exemptions from Russian oil embargo

The European Commission may spare Hungary and Slovakia from an embargo on buying Russian oil, now under preparation, wary of how dependent the two countries are on Russian crude, two EU officials…

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Slovakia sends its air defence system to Ukraine

Slovakia has donated its S-300 air defence system to Ukraine, Prime Minister Eduard Heger revealed, after the United States said more than 30 countries were increasing military aid to Kyiv.…

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Slovakia starts deploying Patriot air defence system

The Patriot air defence system has started arriving in Slovakia from NATO partner countries and the deployment will continue in the coming days, Slovakia's defence minister said on Sunday. The…

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More than 90,000 crossed into Slovakia from Ukraine since invasion

Slovakia has registered 90,329 people crossing its border from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24, police said on Friday. In the previous 24 hours to Friday morning,…

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Czech, Slovak governments increase military aid to Ukraine

PRAGUE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Czech government on Sunday increased military aid to Ukraine as it battles Russian troops, backing an additional package worth 400 million crowns ($18.23 million), while Slovakia…

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Slovakia to lift almost all remaining Covid-19 restrictions

The government of Slovakia has decided on the further easing of Covid-19 restrictions, meaning that almost all measures will be lifted in the country from Saturday. From that day, sporting…

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Slovakia posts record daily rise in COVID cases

PRAGUE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Slovakia on Wednesday reported over 20,000 new COVID-19 infections in one day for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started, hit like others in…

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Slovak government approves defence treaty with United States

PRAGUE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Slovakia's government has approved a defence agreement with the United States, setting the framework for potential use of its air bases by its NATO partner…

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Slovakia’s COVID-19 case record inflated by system glitch

Slovakia reported 15,278 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest number in a single day since the pandemic broke out, but the Health Ministry said a technical issue inflated the…

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Slovakia reports record 15,278 new daily COVID-19 cases

PRAGUE, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Slovakia reported 15,278 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number in a single day since the pandemic broke out, health ministry data showed on Friday. The…

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Slovakia begins two-week lockdown

Slovakia began a two-week lockdown on Thursday as new COVID-19 cases have spiraled out of control Slovakia declared a 90-day state of emergency and a two-week lockdown following a spike…

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Slovakia’s COVID cases rise by record as government prepares lockdown

Slovakia reported its highest daily rise in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, just ahead of a government meeting likely to agree a short-term lockdown to quell the world's fastest surge…

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Czechs, Slovaks target unvaccinated people, talk of full lockdown intensifies

The Czech Republic and Slovakia banned unvaccinated people from hotels, pubs, hairdressers and most public events from Monday after COVID-19 cases filled hospital intensive-care wards, and were mulling harsher steps…

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Czech Republic and Slovakia tighten COVID-19 curbs for unvaccinated

The Czech Republic and Slovakia tightened restrictions on people who have not had COVID-19 shots to try to encourage more to get vaccinated and ease the burden on hospitals. The…

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Slovakia considers new COVID-19 steps as hospital admissions rise

PRAGUE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A rise in the number of COVID-19 patients increased strains on hospitals in Slovakia on Thursday, as parliament debated a law that would allow stricter…

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Czechs, Slovaks report surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitals stretched

The Czech Republic and Slovakia reported fresh surges in coronavirus infections on Wednesday and again had to start limiting non-urgent hospital care to cater for admissions of COVID-19 patients. Slovakia,…

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Croatia, Slovenia, and Slovakia hit highest number of daily COVID-19 infections

Croatia reported on Thursday 6,310 infections of COVID-19 which is the highest daily number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic, the national health authorities said. At the moment…

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Slovak ECB policymaker Kazimir charged with ‘corruption-related crime’

Slovak prosecutors confirmed on Wednesday that ECB policymaker and Slovak central bank Governor Peter Kazimir had been charged with a corruption-related crime. "A prosecutor at the special prosecution office brought…

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Pope Francis wraps up trip to Hungary and Slovakia

Pope Francis wrapped up on Wednesday his trip to Hungary and Slovakia, during which he urged the predominantly Catholic countries not to close up and to avoid using religion for…

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Limit Mass homilies to ten minutes, urges Pope Francis

Addressing the bishops and clergy of Slovakia in the Cathedral of St Martin, in Bratislava, Pope Francis urged priests not to exceed ten minutes during their Sunday homilies. He also…

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Slovakia’s bishops relax vaccine rules around Papal visit

Slovakia has widened registration for public events planned during a visit by Pope Francis that begins on Sunday to allow some people not vaccinated against COVID-19 also to attend. Pope…

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Slovakia court orders businessman’s retrial over journalist murder

Slovakia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a retrial of a businessman acquitted over the 2018 murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, following an appeal from prosecutors. Citing…

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Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic launch Pro-family coalition

The four Central European countries that make up the Visegrad Group – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic – today launched a “pro-family coalition” at an event in Warsaw.…

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Slovakia suspends use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a recipient dies

lovakia's Health Ministry said on Tuesday it was suspending the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people getting their first doses, after experts reviewed the death of a recipient. The…

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Russia calls on Slovakia to return Sputnik V doses after dispute

PRAGUE/MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - Russia called on Slovakia on Thursday to return hundreds of thousands of doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, citing contract violations, in an escalating…

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Slovakia’s COVID-19 death toll passes 10,000

Slovakia said on Sunday the death toll from COVID-19 has passed 10,000 in the central European country of 5.5 million. Slovakia has been hit hard by the latest wave of…

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Photo Story: New Slovak government sworn in

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova (8-R) and members of the new Slovak government leading by Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (8-L) pose for photo during appointment ceremony at the Presidential Palace…

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Slovak Prime Minister Matovic offers to swap places with Finance Minister Heger

Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said on Sunday that he would offer to swap places with Finance Minister Eduard Heger, a party colleague, in an attempt to resolve a crisis…

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Slovak foreign minister resigns as government crumbles

Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok resigned on Wednesday amid a crisis threatening the four-party government led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic, Korcok's party said. Korcok is the sixth minister to…

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Slovak party leader quits to back demands for prime minister to go

The leader of a junior Slovak coalition party said on Monday he was resigning as economy minister to help resolve a political crisis which has shaken Prime Minister Igor Matovic's…

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Slovak PM prepared to step down to resolve coalition crisis but sets conditions

Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said on Sunday he was prepared to step down to resolve a crisis in his four-party coalition, if his coalition partners agreed to conditions including…

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Slovak health minister resigns amid government row and COVID surge

PRAGUE, March 11 (Reuters) - Slovak Health Minister Marek Krajci said on Thursday he would resign, as the government tries to move past a coalition row while it tackling one…

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Slovak PM says lives at stake as he pushes EU to speed up vaccine approvals

PRAGUE, March 9 (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic warned the European Union drug agency that lives were at stake as he pressed it to work round the clock…

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Slovakia to tighten anti-COVID measures

Slovak government will tighten anti-epidemic measures from March 3, including stricter limits on people’s movement, as the country struggles with the resurgent coronavirus. The government of Prime Minister Igor Matovic…

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Three men from Slovakia to be arraigned in Malta charged with the kidnap of a Slovak man

Three men from Slovakia were arrested after allegedly kidnapping a Slovak man and detained him for some against his will. The operation was carried following a joint investigation between the…

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AT&T to cut Slovakia workforce, unions expect 300 jobs to go

AT&T plans to cut its workforce in Slovakia as the COVID-19 pandemic hits customer demand, the company said on Monday, with unions saying that 10% of jobs may be affected.…

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Slovak Supreme Court to review alleged masterminds’ not-guilty verdict for murder of Slovak journalist Kuciak

News Site Transitions reports that the acquittal of Marian Kocner and Alena Zsuzsova in the widely watched murder trial related to the murder Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, Martina Kusnirova…

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No work without COVID test in central Slovakia as hospitals overflow worst-hit region

Slovaks in the country’s central Nitra region would not be allowed to work unless they have tested negative for the coronavirus as the area’s main hospital was inundated with COVID…

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Slovak prime minister Matovic tests positive for COVID-19

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said on Friday he had COVID-19, a week after attending a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron who later tested positive for…

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Slovakia orders schools, most shops to shut from Dec 21 as COVID-19 cases rise

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Slovakia on Wednesday ordered schools and most shops closed for at least three weeks from Dec. 21 as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise. The central…

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Athletics Malta in drive to attract sports tourism as Slovak stars hold training camp in Malta

Two of Slovakia’s rising athletic stars, Martin Kučera and Šimon Bujna, together with their coach, Radoslav Ivan, are currently in Malta for a four-week training camp to finalise their preparations…

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Over 2.5 million Slovaks take part on first day of nationwide COVID-19 testing

Nearly half of Slovakia's entire population took COVID-19 swabs on Saturday, the first day of two-day nationwide testing the government hopes will help reverse a fast rise in infections without…

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Million line up as Slovakia launches unique nationwide COVID-19 test

Over a million Slovaks took a coronavirus swab on Saturday as the country launched a huge logistical operation to test most of its population over the weekend to reverse a…

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Slovakia orders partial lockdown

Slovakia will impose a partial lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus infections, Prime Mister Igor Matovic said on Thursday. The lockdown will be imposed from Oct. 24 until Nov.…

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Slovak far-right leader sentenced to four years jail for spreading hate

Slovakia's far-right leader Marian Kotleba, whose party holds 14 seats in parliament, was sentenced to four years and four months jail on Monday for spreading hatred by holding a charity…

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