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China meeting: Putin calls on Slovakia to cut off Ukraine energy supplies
RTL Today
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September 2, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Slovakia's Moscow-friendly prime minister on Tuesday for following an "independent" foreign policy, as the pair met in China. Slovak leader Robert Fico opposed EU sanctions on Russia over the 2022 full...
Slovak PM and Zelenskyy to discuss energy infrastructure in Ukraine's Uzhhorod
Ukrainska Pravda
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Energy infrastructure will be one of the main issues on the agenda of a meeting between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the city of Uzhhorod in Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine's west....
Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack stalls production into October
Industrial News
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September 8, 2025
Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest car manufacturer, remains paralysed more than a week after suffering a major cyber-attack. The company has halted production at its plants in Halewood, Solihull and Wolverhampton and extended the shutdown to...
Which countries in Europe still rely on Russian energy?
Hellenic Shipping News
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September 7, 2025
Amid last month’s diplomatic efforts to pressure Russia into peace negotiations, new data showed that the European Union had imported Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth around €4.48 billion ($5.23 billion) in the first half of 2025. This...
Slovakia must respond – and so must Hungary and Poland
Strategic Culture
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September 5, 2025
Countries targeted by Ukrainian aggression must retaliate to prevent further provocations. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The escalation of tensions between Ukraine and its Eastern European neighbors...
Vietnam’s National Day celebrated in Slovakia
VietnamPlus
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September 8, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia held a ceremony in Bratislava on September 6 to celebrate Vietnam’s 80th National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025) and the 75th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations (1950 – 2025). The event...
OPEC+ members boost oil production in bid to regain market share
The Sun Daily
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September 8, 2025
LONDON: Eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance have agreed to increase oil production in a strategy analysts view as a bid to gain a larger market share of crude sales. Oil ministers in the V8 grouping comprising Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the...
Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates: Moscow hits Kiev cabinet building, Ukraine strikes back at Russian energy facilities
Organiser Weekly
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Russia and Ukraine have further escalated decisive fighting and massive retaliatory attacks, thus picturizing the truce and peace efforts as more difficult than imagined by the US President Donald Trump. Russia on September 7, in a wave of...
Slovak PM to discuss energy infrastructure with Ukrainian President
APA
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September 4, 2025
Energy infrastructure will be one of the main topics of discussion between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko at a meeting on Friday, TASR news agency quoted the Slovak government...
‘Softer Prices’ for Russia – Key OPEC+ Members Boost Oil Production
Kyiv Post
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September 8, 2025
Eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance said Sunday they have agreed to again boost oil production, in a strategy analysts saw as a bid to gain a bigger market share of crude sales. Oil ministers in the V8 grouping – comprising Saudi Arabia,...
Morning Roundup: French government faces confidence vote, Red Lions lose to Slovakia, and blood moon rises above Luxembourg
RTL Today
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September 8, 2025
The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Monday, 8 September. Luxembourg BIL SCAM – Dozens of victims of a major scam targeting BIL clients gathered in Mersch yesterday to coordinate their response. Frustrated by the bank’s...
Slovakia edges towards China on raw materials, clashing with EU goals
EurActiv
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September 4, 2025
Slovakia moved closer to China on raw materials on Thursday as Prime Minister Robert Fico announced Beijing would grant licences for rare earth exports, clashing with the EU’s push to reduce dependence on China. After meeting Chinese President Xi...
Jaguar Land Rover halts Slovak production after cyberattack
The Slovak Spectator
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September 7, 2025
7. September 2025 at 22:38 Carmaker forced to shut down IT systems as Nitra plant employing 5,000 workers remains idle for days. Font size: A - | A + Jaguar Land Rover has suspended production at its Slovak plant in Nitra after a cyberattack...
Slovakia’s gas chief resigns after two years marked by pro-Russian stance
The Slovak Spectator
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September 4, 2025
4. September 2025 at 20:52 Vojtech Ferencz warns on Russian television that Slovakia’s gas utility could go bankrupt. Font size: A - | A + The head of Slovakia’s state-owned gas utility SPP has resigned unexpectedly after two years in charge,...
Slovak PM to travel to Ukraine to meet with Zelenskyy
Ukrainska Pravda
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Photo: Getty Images Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday 5 September in the city of Uzhhorod in Zakarpattia Oblast (Transcarpathia) in Ukraine's west....
Kuwait, other key OPEC+ members hike oil production
Kuwait Times
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September 7, 2025
LONDON: Eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance said Sunday they have agreed to again boost oil production, in a strategy analysts saw as a bid to gain a bigger market share of crude sales. Oil ministers in the V8 grouping — comprising Saudi...
Bratislava housing completions hit 22-year low
The Slovak Spectator
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September 4, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Housing construction in Slovakia remained depressed in the second quarter of 2025. The number of completed flats was the lowest for any second quarter in the...
Slovakia's PM Fico says he wants standard relations with Russia following his meeting with Putin
BNE Intellinews
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Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said he wants standard relations with Russia following his meeting with Russian Vladimir Putin in Beijing, where China is hosting commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in Asia. “I...
Mysterious Slovakia - Pt. 8
Radio Slovakia International
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This September, we continue our journey through Mysterious Slovakia with Part 8, exploring the Tribeč Mountain range. Known for its dense forests and eerie legends of mysterious disappearances, Tribeč is also rich in history and archaeological...
Oil prices could fall even further as key OPEC+ members agree on production hike to gain more market share
Fortune
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Eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance said Sunday they have agreed to again boost oil production, in a strategy analysts saw as a bid to gain a bigger market share of crude sales. Oil ministers in the V8 grouping — comprising Saudi Arabia,...