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Is UNESCO to blame for overtourism in this tiny European village?

Some residents believe they would be better off if the village was removed from the prestigious list.

Slovakia

Slovak adviser who quit over Epstein texts ‘feels like a fool'

Miroslav Lajčák, an ally of Slovak PM Robert Fico, messaged Jeffrey Epstein about women and diplomacy in 2018 while he was foreign minister.

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This Slovak city just became a new European Capital of Culture

Expect music festivals, art exhibitions and more in Trenčín throughout 2026.

Europe News

Slovakia's Fico to meet Trump in Florida with nuclear deal in focus

Slovakia's Prime Minister will meet with US President Trump in Mar-a-Lago on Saturday with plans for a nuclear energy deal in focus. Fico is politically aligned with the MAGA agenda from Ukraine to migration.

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Europe News

The EU wants to end the era of national vetoes – but it's complicated

Brussels has put forward numerous veto-proof legislative proposals to overcome repeated opposition from Hungary and Slovakia. Experts say the strategy is politically and legally risky. But has it become inevitable?

The Road To Green

Making polluters pay: how can we stop environmental criminals?

In partnership with The European Commission

If a hazardous substance is leaking into your tap, you may be an indirect victim of an environmental crime. In this episode of The Road to Green, we meet people in Slovakia and Romania who are working to bring criminals to justice.

The Road To Green

European enforcers ramp up the fight against environmental criminals

In partnership with The European Commission

One year after the adoption of the updated European Directive on Environmental Crime, Euronews takes stock with Lieutenant Colonel Ondrej Koporec, Slovakian environmental investigator and Chair of the European EnviCrimeNet network.

World News

Czechs and Slovaks rally against leaders on Velvet Revolution day

The Velvet Revolution in 1989 brought an end to decades of Soviet-dominated communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, which peacefully split into two nations in 1993.

Slovakia

Slovak health minister: 13 remain in hospital after train collision

Prime Minister Robert Fico has rejected the transport minister's resignation after a second similar incident in less than a month.

World News

Rule of law declined in over two thirds of EU countries in 2025

In 2025, Slovakia and Hungary saw the sharpest declines, according to the Rule of law index published by the World Justice Project.

Slovakia

Would-be assassin given 21 years in prison for shooting Slovak PM Fico

Juraj Cintula, 72, was found guilty of terrorism by a court on Tuesday over the attack he carried out on 15 May 2024.

Europe News

EU pushes Slovak PM Fico to lift veto on new Russia sanctions package

The latest conclusions from the upcoming EU summit add more detailed references to energy prices and the automotive sector, the two issues that Slovak PM Robert Fico had raised as condition for lifting his veto.

Europe News

European socialists expel Slovakian PM's party for values breach

The move was widely expected as Smer was suspended in October 2023 after its leader Robert Fico formed a coalition government with anti-Ukrainian and eurosceptic overtones.

Europe News

Fico vetoes EU sanctions on Russia again and asks for new concessions

Slovakia and Austria have emerged as the remaining obstacles blocking a deal on a new round of EU sanctions against Russia.

World News

Orban and Fico lambast EU over plans to phase out Russian oil and gas

Hungary and Slovakia remain among the only countries in Europe to continue purchasing Russian oil and natural gas following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Slovakia

Slovakia changes constitution to recognise only two sexes

The new amendment also makes it almost impossible for anyone other than married couples to adopt children.

Europe News

EU to propose tariffs on Russian oil amid pressure from Trump

Putting tariffs on Russian oil will make it increasingly expensive for Hungary and Slovakia to maintain their energy ties with Moscow.

Europe News

Hungary and Slovakia under pressure as US and EU target Russian energy

Hungary and Slovakia will be squeezed by the US and the EU to drop Russian fossil fuels, a sector expert claims. As pressure from Washington grows, Hungary has signed a long-term gas contract with Shell to complement its Russian supplies.

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Hungary and Slovakia demand EU action after Ukraine bombs oil pipeline

Ukraine attacked the Druzhba pipeline for the third time, halting oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary. The European Commission has not reacted so far, but US President Donald Trump said he was very angry.

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Slovakia demands exemption to drop veto on EU Russia sanctions

Prime Minister Robert Fico says the reassurances provided by Ursula von der Leyen are "insufficient" to satisfy Slovakia's concerns and lift his veto.