The European Commission will continue negotiations with Ukraine on gas supplies to Europe, including Hungary and Slovakia, according to an EU diplomat's statement obtained by Reuters on Jan. 27. Ukraine ended Russian gas supplies to Europe on Jan.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has sought the resumption of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, will discuss the issue with European Commission officials on Thursday, his office said on Tuesday.

Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister has raised the prospect of his country leaving the European Union and Nato, arguing that world events could consign them to the “history books”.

Tibor Gašpar, a close associate of Prime Minister Robert Fico, suggested that Slovakia might leave the EU and NATO. His words prompted an immediate reaction from Slovak President Peter Pellegrini. Tibor Gašpar,

BRATISLAVA - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected protesters' calls for his resignation on Jan 25 after tens of thousands demonstrated against his government's policy shift closer to Russia.

Slovakia’s right-wing government is spearheading a push to strengthen EU rules on unfair trading practices, saying the current reforms don’t go far enough.

BRATISLAVA - Slovak political scientists have warned of a dangerous shift in public discourse after Smer MP Tibor Gašpar hinted at the possibility of Slovakia leaving the EU and received support from fellow party member and Prime Minister Robert Fico.

The European Commission will continue talks with Ukraine on natural gas supplies to Europe and will include Hungary and Slovakia in these talks, according to a statement shared by an EU diplomat and seen by Reuters on Monday.

The discussion about Slovakia's possible withdrawal from the European Union (Slovexit) is gaining momentum after the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Tibor Gašpar (Smer-SD) admitted the possibility of Slovakia's withdrawal from the EU and NATO.

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to begin lifting sanctions on Syria, but insist that the measures should be reimposed if they see any abuses by the country’s new rulers.

The European Union has agreed to prolong for 6 months a raft of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia of funds to finance its war against Ukraine.

After Prime Minister Robert Fico alleged there were plans to escalate anti-government protests into an attempted coup, Slovaks took the streets in over 20 cities to peacefully protest the government's pro-Russia policy.