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Slovakia hints it won't block 18th sanctions package following EU assurances
The Kyiv Independent
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July 14, 2025
Slovakia is likely to approve the EU's 18th sanctions package against Russia following assurances provided by the bloc to Bratislava, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico hinted on July 14. "I only just received the draft guarantees, and tomorrow we...
Slovak PM sets condition for unlocking EU's 18th sanctions package
Ukrainska Pravda
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July 15, 2025
Robert Fico. Stock photo: Getty Images Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has demanded that the European Commission allow Slovakia to purchase Russian gas until 2034, threatening to continue blocking the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia...
Slovakia’s Fico snaps at Czech PM after call to to lift blockade of sanctions against Russia
European Pravda
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Slovakia has ignored Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala's call to Robert Fico to unblock the adoption of the 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia. The party leadership has stated that it will not change its position. According to IDNES, in his...
Shipping sanctions in the balance as EU mulls price cap and Trump touts Russia bill
Lloyd's List
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THE EU is slowly edging closer to a compromise agreement on its latest package of Russian sanctions that may — or may not — see a lowered, or potentially floating, oil price cap emerge. But the internal and external opposition that could yet...
Hungary and Slovakia Look Ready to End the Danube Dam Dispute: Why Now?
Balkan Insight
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July 21, 2025
Why the Hungarian government has decided to try to solve this complex problem nine months out from crucial parliamentary elections, and who is doing whom a favour, is unclear. Hungary’s Ministry of Energy did not reply to BIRN’s questions....
EU inflation rises to 2.3% as energy prices soften impact
Fibre 2 Fashion
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The euro area annual inflation rate increased to 2 per cent in June 2025, slightly up from 1.9 per cent in May, according to Eurostat, marking a decrease from the 2.5 per cent rate recorded a year earlier. Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) annual...
EU approves eighteenth sanctions package on Russia after Slovakia’s Fico drops his objections
BNE Intellinews
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The EU has approved the eighteenth sanctions package after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico agreed to drop his veto, saying that he had run out of negotiating options on July 18. The latest package against Russia was described by EU foreign...
Slovakia’s Fico eyes deal Tuesday on EU’s Russian gas ban and sanctions package
Politico Europe
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July 12, 2025
News Energy and Climate Slovakia has blocked the EU sanctions package over concerns that a proposal to end Russian gas imports could damage Bratislava’s economic interests. Slovakia could back a new EU sanctions package against Russia on Tuesday,...
Inflation creeps up to 3.7%
Kathimerini
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Inflation in Greece has risen for a third consecutive month, with its rate dangerously approaching the 4% level, according to Eurostat’s flash estimates for the consumer price index in July. This development came at a time when inflation in the...
Slovakia’s top IT employer to cut 150 jobs
The Slovak Spectator
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July 12, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia, the country’s largest information technology employer, has confirmed plans to lay off around 150 staff, citing...
Orbán Warns of New Migratory Threat, Predicts a ‘Big Win’ in 2026
Hungarian Conservative
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August 2, 2025
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made a surprise appearance on the closing day of the 5th MCC Feszt in Esztergom, Hungary, on Saturday. Greeted with thunderous applause, Orbán participated in a one-on-one conversation with former...
CAP in hand: Disgruntled farmers denounce agriculture cuts in EU budget proposal
ANSA
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July 19, 2025
Will the EU's plans for its farming hand-outs in its next budget bring forth the "end of agriculture" or a much needed-reform? One thing is sure - ahead lie two years of hard negotiations. Blueprint. With its provisions in the next Multiannual...
Tariffs can be damaging to Hollywood’s film industry
Gulf Today
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July 19, 2025
Alexis Alexanian, Tribune News Service When a country like Armenia sends a film out into the world, it’s not just art. It’s a way to preserve memory, to reach a scattered diaspora. Each film offers the world stories that might otherwise be...
German chancellor admits Slovak gas concerns over Russian sanctions are legitimate
The Slovak Spectator
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July 19, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has acknowledged that the European Union’s planned move to phase out Russian gas poses a “genuine problem” for Slovakia,...
EU, UK impose new sanctions on Russia’s energy and spies
The Shillong Times
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July 18, 2025
EU and UK ramp up pressure on Moscow with toughest sanctions yet, targeting energy, intelligence, and shadow oil fleet Brussels, July 18: The European Union and the United Kingdom, on Friday, announced a new wave of sanctions targeting Russia’s...
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Slovak industry deepens its decline to 4% y/y in May
BNE Intellinews
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Industrial output in Slovakia deepened its decline to 4% year on year and by 2.8%, as output in most of the monitored sectors fell, including in the robust car industry. “The lower performance was mainly due to a weaker manufacture of metals,...
"The AI engineer must be on vacation" — Fans react to Kanye West delaying "Bully" release till September
Sportskeeda
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July 19, 2025
Kanye West's long-awaited album, Bully, which was announced to drop next week, on Friday, July 25, has been delayed once again. According to HotNewHipHop, Ye has pushed his album two months ahead, with the new release date for Bully being...
EU hits Russia with new round of sanctions targeting energy
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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BRUSSELS — The European Union adopted a fresh round of sanctions against Russia on Friday, forging ahead without the United States to pressure Moscow by targeting its energy and banking industries. The sanctions, the bloc’s 18th package designed...
EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions; Moscow's energy revenue and spies targeted
Japan Today
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July 18, 2025
The European Union and Britain on Friday ramped up pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow's energy sector, shadow fleet of aging oil tankers and military intelligence service with new sanctions. “The message is clear: Europe...
Ukraine war latest: EU agrees on 'one of its strongest' Russia sanctions packages after Slovakia lifts veto
The Kyiv Independent
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July 18, 2025
Key developments on July 18: EU agrees on 'one of its strongest' Russia sanctions packages after Slovakia lifts veto UK sanctions Russian intelligence units involved in cyberattacks Ukrainian drones reportedly attack Moscow for second night in a...