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The European Commission has advised Slovakia and 17 other EU countries to harmonise their environmental laws with EU laws to better protect the environment against invasive species as is required by and EU regulation of 2014, the European Green Deal …

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for the establishment of an international tribunal to prosecute representatives of Alexander Lukashenko’s regime in a speech before the Czech Senate on Wednesday. Such a tribunal would investigate the crimes committed by the regime during …

Poland will suspend administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine, reserving remaining doses for people who have already received a first dose from the manufacturer. The decision to stop administering the vaccine to those who have not received their first jab is linked …

Slovakia’s defence ministry has signed an agreement worth $100 million with the US for the purchase of two additional Black Hawk helicopters - one of the many recent deals concluded with countries outside the EU. "By adopting the decision to …

Pope Francis wanted to humiliate Hungary by only visiting the country for three hours and not meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or President János Áder, said András Bencsik, editor-in-chief of the Fidesz-allied Demokrata, Népszava reported. Pope Francis arrives …

Polish Energy Group (PGE), a state-owned public power company and the largest power producing company in Poland, has announced the dates it will be shutting down subsequent blocks of the coal power plant in Belchatow, Europe’s biggest coal-fired power plant. …

A lobbying campaign against a European Parliament resolution exposing alleged conflict of interest and misuse of EU funds involving Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is raising eyebrows among MEPs before a key vote on Wednesday (9 June). Babiš is under pressure …

Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová will appoint Samuel Vlčan as agricultural minister on Tuesday after he was appointed by Prime Minister Eduard Heger. The move comes despite incumbent Ján Mičovský announcing his decision to withdraw his resignation and to continue in …

Slovakia will recognise Hungarian vaccination certificates, including the cards of those who received the Russian or Chinese jabs, national news agency MTI reported, citing the Slovak TASR agency, after the announcement made by Slovak Foreign Secretary Martin Klus. Klus said that …

Coal mining at the Turów coal mine can go ahead, but Poland must pay Czechia compensation of €40 to 50 million and review the permitting processes under which Polish authorities prolonged the license for mining. These are the key points of …

Board Chairman of Russia's state-run natural gas monopoly Gazprom, Alexei Miller, confirmed that Slovakia has a stable position in Gazprom's strategic plans in the meeting at the 24th International Economic Forum (SPIEF) with Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulík and Foreign …

Thousands have protested against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz and its push for building a campus of the Chinese Fudan University in Budapest in the first large anti-government demonstration in Hungary for a long time. The Chinese investment put …

Czech environmental organisations are calling for an immediate halt to the construction of a lookout tower on the top of Králický Sněžník, a mountain located on the border between Czechia and Poland. They say the tower, which has been under …

Polish politician Ryszard Terlecki, a prominent member of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, has told Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to "seek help in Moscow". Terlecki's comments came after Tsikhanouskaya participated in the celebrations of the 32nd anniversary …

A recent survey by political think-tank Globsec showed as many as 55% of Slovaks view Russian President Vladimir Putin positively and for 47% of respondents, Russia is Slovakia’s most important partner. However, the survey showed the Russian Sputnik Vaccine V is still …

The digital version of the Hungarian immunity card will include the type of vaccination and the dates of both vaccinations by 15 June, and so will comply with EU regulations, Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff told journalists on Thursday, …

Polish Education Minister Przemysław Czarnek has been criticised over a visit to a school in Łuków to celebrate its 60th anniversary amid reports that the headmistress suggested that the youngest children, seriously disabled children and those with the lowest grades not …

The Czech Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security has claimed that President Miloš Zeman is incapable of serving in his position and proposed that he be stripped of the post. Parliament’s upper house is set to vote on …

More than 4,000 people have already registered their intention to participate in the protest against the planned Hungarian campus of China’s Fudan University to be held outside parliament on Saturday. Organisers say the protest will take place despite current pandemic restrictions, …

The no-confidence vote against the minority government of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in parliament’s lower house on Thursday is likely fail as the Communist Party reportedly decided that it would not support the motion. The Communist Party, previously a silent …

Irena Biernacka, Maria Tiszkowska and Anna Paniszewa who were detained by Belarus authorities for their involvement in commemorating soldiers of the Polish Independence Underground during and after World War II have been safe in Poland since 25 May due to …

The European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg will look into a complaint filed against Slovakia for failing to compensate businesses that had to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company taking the country to court, the network of premium clothing …

Slovakia has officially opened registration for the Russian Sputnik V vaccine on Tuesday, with the registration website allowing for people to tick a box to confirm their interest in receiving the Russian jab. The website also clearly states that the …

Dalai Lama street and Uygur Martyrs' road - these are just some of the new names the Hungarian capital’s municipality has given the streets that surround the area where the government plans to build a campus of China's Fudan University. …