After holding out for weeks, Slovak PM Robert Fico dropped his veto on new EU sanctions against Russia. There's likely to be ...

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. Credit: AP ...

Slovakia will stop blocking the approval of the 18th package of European Union sanctions against Russia on Friday, Prime ...

Slovakia reserves right to decide pace of defence spending rise, PM Fico says By Reuters June 23, 20258:08 AM PDTUpdated June 23, 2025 ...

All negotiating options have been exhausted for now, and continuing our blocking position would now endanger our interests," Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said.

Slovakia, a NATO member since 2004, currently spends 2%. Pellegrini and most Slovakian politicians, from the government and the opposition, dismissed Fico’s suggestion to become neutral.

A man has gone on trial for last year’s attempted assassination of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The trial began Tuesday in Banská Bystrica, where 72-year-old Juraj Cintula ...