Slovakia

Europe has €56bn shortfall to meet Nato 2% of GDP spending pledge

bne IntelliNews March 18, 2024

European nations within Nato are facing a €56bn shortfall in meeting the alliance's defence spending pledge of 2% of GDP this year, the Financial Times reported on March 16.

Slovak inflation eases to 3.4% in February

Albin Sybera March 18, 2024

It is the lowest inflation level in over two years and was down by 0.5 percentage points on the January level.

Opposition attacks Slovak government plan to reconstruct public broadcasters

Albin Sybera March 13, 2024

A new Slovak television and radio broadcaster is to be set up in place of RTVS, with a board appointed partly by the government and partly by parliament.

Ukraine becomes world's 4th largest arms importer, European imports soar

bne IntelliNews March 12, 2024

European arms imports were up by 94% in 2019-23, as Ukraine's allies send military aid while also arming themselves, says new SIPRI report.

Record Czech poll support for ANO as its leader adopts Kremlin-appeasing narrative

Albin Sybera March 12, 2024

Leaked emails reveals how former premier wanted to target foreign minister's family.

Slovak industrial production grew by 3.6% y/y in January

Albin Sybera March 11, 2024

The strongest negative influence came from a 6.2% decrease in the country’s decisive sector, the manufacture of transport equipment.

Closing gender gap in workforce could double global growth rate says World Bank

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow March 8, 2024

Countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia have a lower gender gap than the global average but only Latvian women have equal legal standing with men.

Central Europe's top security conference moves to Prague amid pressure from Slovak cabinet

Albin Sybera March 6, 2024

Robert Fico's government is targeting Slovakia's strong roster of think-tanks, which he argues is part of the opposition campaign against him.

Hungarian government paid for regional online advertisement push in support of political allies

Albin Sybera March 5, 2024

Hungary’s advertisement campaign featured the headline “Hungary protects the EU from illegal migration”.

Slovak TV Markiza said to be scaling down politics in news

Albin Sybera March 4, 2024

The reported editorial changes allegedly follow pressure from the new left-right government of Robert Fico, who has labelled the station an "enemy media".

Slovak foreign minister slammed by opposition and president for meeting Russia's Lavrov

Albin Sybera March 3, 2024

Prime Minister Robert Fico praised the meeting as an example of a “balanced and sovereign Slovak foreign policy”.

Slovak Constitutional Court suspends part of Fico’s judicial overhaul

Albin Sybera February 29, 2024

Court rushes to suspend several key paragraphs in the government's controversial legislative reform

Liberty Steel's financial crisis is just the latest blow for CEE's steel industry

Robert Anderson in Prague February 28, 2024

The woes of Liberty Steel's mills also reflect the struggle of former Communist Central and Eastern Europe’s once mighty steel sector to remain competitive.

Despite differences over Ukraine, V4 leaders stress the platform is not dead

Albin Sybera, Robert Anderson in Prague February 28, 2024

Split over Ukraine has led analysts and journalists to describe the group as the V2+V2 rather than the V4, and to speculate whether it had a function anymore.

Macron says sending Nato ground troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out

bne IntelliNews February 27, 2024

French president says Russia now presents a greater danger and nothing should be excluded.

Commercial real estate investment dropped by 55% in Central Europe in 2023, says Cushman & Wakefield

bne IntelliNews February 26, 2024

The highest proportion of the capital went into the office sector, although its share dropped from 41% in 2022 to 32% in 2023 because of the increasing trend towards remote work.

Romania’s president pitches to be CEE's candidate for Nato top seat

bne IntelliNews February 23, 2024

The alliance's CEE countries had hoped to be strong contenders to helm the alliance this time around, but the Netherlands' Mark Rutte appears to have it in the bag already.

VISEGRAD BLOG: Poland will be a test case of how to reconquer the state and rebuild a liberal democracy

Robert Anderson in Prague February 22, 2024

Liberals are fundamentally misunderstanding the nature of the PiS system if they believe Donald Tusk should tread water.

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