17 January, 2024 Illustrative photo of the first F-16 Block 70 of the Slovak Air Force. Photo from social media
Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev, Bulgarian Ambassador Georgi Panayotov, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Emil Eftimov v…
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico declared his support for Hungary and his counterpart Viktor Orban after bilateral talks on Jan. 16 and said Slovakia would fight potential measures to restrict Hungary’s EU rights. Elected in September on a populist, U…
After meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he supported blocking €50 billion of aid for Ukraine.
Source: European Pravda
Details: Regarding Hungary’s stance against the EU budget being r…
Poland is conducting negotiations with Kyiv to introduce import licences, which could be a solution for Polish farmers who fear excessive imports from Ukraine.
Source: Polish radio station RMF FM; European Pravda
Details: Poland is negotiating with Ukr…
The Ministry of Agriculture of Romania and representatives of major agricultural organisations have reached an agreement on 15 January, addressing several demands of farmers protesting for six days and blocking the border with Ukraine.
Source: European…
Ministers of Agriculture of Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary have requested the implementation of import tax on Ukrainian grain in a joint letter to the European Commission allegedly due to an unfair advantage.
Source: Ministry of Agricu…
Myroslav Kastran, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Slovakia, responded to an article by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in which he proposes security guarantees to Russia and criticises the West’s strategy regarding the war in Ukraine.
Source: Fico on Faceboo…
11 January, 2024 A two-seater version of the F-16 Block 70 fighter jet with the tail number “1101” of the Slovak Air Force. Photo credits: Lockheed Martin
The Slovak Air Force received the first two newest Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 fighter jets….
Robert Fico, Slovakia’s Prime Minister, has criticised the West’s strategy for Russia’s war against Ukraine, saying that the aggressor country itself needs security guarantees and that Ukraine is incapable of a full-fledged counter-offensive.
Source: F…
Janusz Wojciechowski, the European Commissioner for Agriculture, has warned of a new crisis that could be triggered by excessive agricultural imports from Ukraine to the EU, saying he may not support a new European Commission (EC) regulation on the ext…