Robert Fico

A golden statue of a nude President Trump appeared inside the European Parliament as part of a two-day exhibition this week

At the same time, some European leaders, such as those in France and Poland, have warned of Russian hybrid attacks

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has not attended the Carpathian Initiative summit, which is taking place in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast on 18-20 September

The experts made the remarks at a seminar titled China-Visegrad 4 Relations: The Paths Forward, held on Aug 21, 2026

India and Slovakia on Monday elevated their relations to a comprehensive partnership and concluded agreements on cooperation in defence, labour mobility, digital technologies and cyber-security as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico held talks on further strengthening ties

Narendra Modi's completion of 4,399 consecutive days as Prime Minister has prompted comparisons with Jawaharlal Nehru

Slovak Ambassador Robert Maxian described PM Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Slovakia as 'historic, strategic and symbolic.' This will be the first-ever in-person meeting between the Prime Ministers of the two nations, building on strengthening ties

The annual ritual that is the Victory Day Parade in Moscow serves a dual purpose

Fico arrived in Moscow for the festivities to mark the ​Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany ​in World War Two

Last month,German Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly remonstrated with Zelenskyy over his insistence Ukraine be admitted quickly as an EU member, dubbing the Ukrainian leader’s proposed swift timeline for accession as unrealistic

The contents of Zelensky’s alleged message to Putin were not made public

Juraj Cintula, 73, opened fire on Fico on May 15, 2024, as the prime minister greeted supporters following a government meeting in the town of Handlová, about 140 kilometers (85 miles) northeast of the capital of Bratislava

This decision came ahead of an informal summit in Cyprus, attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Fico has been one of the bloc’s most vocal dissenters on Ukraine policy — second only to the obstructionist outgoing Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán, whose election defeat last week increased the isolation of the Slovak premier at the European Council table

Hungary and Slovakia were locked in a feud with Ukraine since Russian oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia through the pipeline were halted in January after the pipeline was damaged

Thousands of protesters in Slovakia ’s capital and elsewhere in the country rallied on Tuesday against a controversial plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to scrap mail voting for Slovaks living abroad

Dancing Hungarian politician steals the show after Orban defeat

Orban and Aides Vanish From Sight After Hungarian Election Loss

Scepticism remains in Europe over deeper support for Kyiv and its EU membership bid

Following an historic election result that unceremoniously booted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán out after 16 years in government, the bridge was lit up in green, white and red — the colours of the Hungarian flag

With record turnout reported at nearly 78 percent by late afternoon, early projections suggested challenger Péter Magyar and his Tisza party held a strong lead, raising questions about whether U.S. endorsement could sway the outcome or backfire

Fico later echoed the call, urging the EU to "return to common sense"

Dan "Raizin" Caine during a morning press briefing shown live on Newsmax, Hegseth outlined a strategy rooted in President Donald Trump's "peace through strength" doctrine, emphasizing overwhelming military pressure paired with a clear path to negotiations

Candidates from the opposition Tisza party are showing strong chances of defeating long-serving MPs from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán;s ruling Fidesz party in several key constituencies ahead of Hungary's parliamentary elections on 12 April

Leaders in the European Union have condemned Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after he blocked implementation of a €90 billion loan package for Ukraine, with some accusing him of disloyalty, hostage-taking, and political blackmail

Russia lost more than 1,700 troops this week on Tuesday, suffering its deadliest day of war against Ukraine in a sign that Moscow’s planned offensive has been foiled

Orbán — who has maintained close ties with Russia since it launched its full-scale invasion in Ukraine in 2022 — has made hostility towards Ukraine a key issue ahead of elections on 12 April

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a letter to resume oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline

Fico also condemned what he called "cowboy style" behaviour by international powers in Iran

Orban made war in Ukraine a focal point of his election campaign

A thousand kilometers away in Kyiv, as if picking up the gauntlet, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mocked Orbán’s bluster and conceded the pipeline actually could be fixed within a month and a half

Hungary called it a death threat, as the two countries clash over the Druzhba pipeline shutdown ahead of April elections

Within minutes, explosions were heard in major Ukrainian cities as Russian troops flooded across the border

Within minutes, explosions were heard in major Ukrainian cities as Russian troops flooded across the border

European nation prepared to secure Russian oil for two countries despite sanctions

European nation prepared to secure Russian oil for two countries despite sanctions

Slovakia on Monday escalated a dispute with Ukraine over oil deliveries by halting emergency electricity supplies to the country suffering from daily blackouts caused by Russia’s bombardment of power plants and transmission lines

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday threatened to cut off emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine if Kyiv does not restore oil flows to Slovakia by Monday, escalating a deepening energy dispute in Central Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to deepen cooperation with central Europe ‌on Sunday as he kicked off a trip to Slovakia and Hungary, whose conservative leaders have warm ties with President Donald Trump

Hungary and Orban have maintained ties with Moscow

Hungary and Orban have maintained ties with Moscow

The industries' message is timed to land just before EU leaders gather in a Belgian castle on Thursday for an informal "retreat" to thrash out a plan for how Europe can compete economically with China and the U.S

The Czech Republic and Slovakia have pushed for policies to lower energy prices to support their industry-heavy economies, and have been particularly critical of the cost of allowances that companies receive, or must buy, to cover their carbon output under the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)

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

He is the man usually seen as one of President Trump's loudest cheerleaders in the European Union, but Robert Fico has now reportedly returned from Florida with a chilling warning for the continent