EU Slaps Tougher Sanctions on Russia After Slovakia Drops Veto TEC News / AFP July 18, 2025 Brussels agrees to lower oil price cap, blacklist tankers, and target Russian allies as part of 18th sanctions package.
Fico Rejects Queen Ursula’s Russian Gas Deal and Upholds Sanctions Veto Tamás Orbán July 16, 2025 Slovakia’s government says EU promises fall far short of real energy guarantees.
EU Nears Deal on Russia Sanctions, Oil Price Cap Cut TEC News / AFP July 15, 2025 Slovakia and Malta had blocked the package over energy concerns, but talks appear to be unblocking the deal.
Sanctions? No Big Deal, Says Russian Middle-Class Couple TEC News / AFP July 6, 2025 Sergei Duzhikov and Maria Tyabut say daily life continues unchanged, thanks to local substitutes and imports.
Importing Conflict into the European Union Not the Way to Peace, Hungarian PM’s Political Director Says TEC News June 27, 2025 Hungary has rejected Ukraine’s accession to the EU because “enlargement is not a matter of political sympathy, but a strategic responsibility.”
EU Leaders Agree on Extending Russia Sanctions, Fail To Approve New Ones TEC News / AFP June 27, 2025 Slovakian PM Robert Fico could not convince EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to grant his country concessions on Russian energy imports.
Hungary and Slovakia Veto 18th Sanctions Package Against Russia Tamás Orbán June 23, 2025 The two landlocked countries seek to use their veto as leverage to gain opt-outs from the separate Russian energy ban.
Hungary, Slovakia Defy EU’s Russian Energy Ban Plan TEC News June 23, 2025 Both governments say Brussels’ energy plan would harm their economies and override national decisions.
Europe Tries To Stay Relevant at Underwhelming Defence Conference Michael Curzon June 12, 2025 Italy poured cold water on the suggestion it must immediately increase spending levels.
Fico Vows To Defend Slovakia From EU’s Energy Sanctions Ildikó Bíró June 12, 2025 Slovakian PM Robert Fico has vowed not to sign measures that harm his country’s interests.
