bne IntelliNews – Slovakia blocks latest round of EU sanctions against Russia
Slovak diplomats have reportedly vetoed the latest 18th round of EU sanctions against Russia as the country seeks…
bne IntelliNews – World Bank celebrates 75th year in Turkey
On July 7, 1950, the World Bank approved its first loan to Turkey, namely a $3.9mn facility for…
bne IntelliNews – EC slams Hungary over rule-of-law backsliding in latest report
Hungary has made no progress on key rule-of-law concerns flagged in previous years, according to the European Commission’s…
bne IntelliNews – Poland reintroduces border checks with Germany and Lithuania
Poland reintroduced border checks with Germany and Lithuania at midnight of July 8 in a temporary move aimed…
bne IntelliNews – Ex-wife of Hungary’s Peter Magyar testifies in court in high-profile corruption case
Former Hungarian justice minister Judit Varga appeared in court on July 3 as a witness in a high-profile…
bne IntelliNews – Putin congratulates Belarusian President Lukashenko on Independence Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Belarus’s Independence Day on July 3, highlighting…
bne IntelliNews – Poland ends the last of Russian oil imports
Poland’s largest energy company, the state-owned Orlen, has ended its last contract for Russian crude oil and halted…
bne IntelliNews – EU eyes new Asian trade alliances to offset US trade war risks
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is pushing for closer ties with Asia as part of a…
bne IntelliNews – Estonia already spending more than 5% on Nato defences as it prepares for possible war with Russia
Nato members are gathering in the Hague for the annual security conference on June 25 where the US…
bne IntelliNews – Slovak President Pellegrini backs postponement of new Nato spending target to 2035
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has backed the postponement of the new Nato defence spending target of 5% of…
bne IntelliNews – Fico says Slovakia won’t spend 5% GDP on Nato defence
Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Slovakia would not increase defence spending to 5% of GDP as demanded…
bne IntelliNews – Slovak unemployment stays at 3.71% in May
Unemployment in Slovakia stayed at 3.71% in May, the same as in the previous month (chart). The April level was…