Hungary last month called on the EU to force Ukraine to back down over the sanctions, which it claims amount to energy blackmail. The EU, however, declined to engage, indicating there were several options to ensure oil would still flow. Now Gulyás is calling on Kyiv to approve a new plan that would see Lukoil’s … Read more
Road deaths in Spain, France and Italy have stagnated since 2019, according to data from Eurostat, while they have risen in the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Sweden. “The feeling of impunity among some drivers, who believe that speed violations will not be reported in their home countries, has prompted intensive efforts in this area,” Ernesto de … Read more
“You will never find in me a desire to mock and denigrate anyone,” Jolly said. Taraba, who was to have represented his country at the closing event on August 11, posted on Facebook that the organizers of the event had “prepared for the world a disgusting exhibition full of LGBTI ideology and insults to the … Read more
Ján Čurilla and Pavol Ďurko, the detectives charged, have faced attacks from politicians from the ruling coalition Smer and Hlas parties. Both were suspended two days after Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok took office last year following Fico’s victory in the Sept. 30 parliamentary election. In what is now Fico’s fourth term in power, his … Read more
Lawmakers and others were quick to condemn the news on X, with IPAC Executive Director Luke de Pulford tagging China’s foreign ministry and writing: “You don’t get to decide the travel plans of foreign politicians. Please leave us alone. Thanks.” “The CCP [Communist Party of China] believes that it can use pressure and coercion to … Read more
The Slovak government office told Reuters in a statement on Friday that Prime Minister Robert Fico had discussed the issue with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Fico had proposed “a technical solution in which several states including Slovakia would have to participate.” Slovak and Hungarian officials have criticized Ukraine for halting Lukoil’s supplies, saying … Read more
Over two thirds of European Union citizens believe corruption is widespread in their country, according to polling published Wednesday. `The Eurobarometer survey found 68 percent of Europeans said corruption was prevalent, with the highest percentages recorded among residents of Greece (98 percent), Portugal (96 percent), Malta (95 percent) and Slovenia (95 percent). The lowest percentages … Read more
Commission spokesperson Olof Gill told POLITICO that the EU executive was “currently studying the contents of this letter,” while adding that it “stands ready to support the impact of [EU] member states in finding a solution together with Ukraine.” Budapest relies on Moscow for 70 percent of its oil imports — and on Lukoil for … Read more
Szijjártó claimed that Kyiv’s move “clearly violates” the EU’s 2014 association agreement with Ukraine. Hungary and Slovakia — also affected by the ban — have now begun talks with the European Commission, he added, a precursor to legal action. Ukraine argues it is simply trying to throttle a key source of revenue for Russia’s war … Read more
With Moscow making $180 billion from its oil exports last year, “it’s actually absurd to allow them to make this money by transporting this oil through Ukrainian territory, if the money is then being used to kill us,” Sovsun added. But Sovsun also hinted at a secondary aim for the ban: To overturn Hungary’s opposition … Read more
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