Press Releases

EU Calls on Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to Lift Ukraine Import Bans

(MENAFN) The European Commission on Friday demanded Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia terminate their unilateral prohibitions on Ukrainian agricultural imports, cautioning that such measures breach EU trade regulations. Speaking at the Commission's...

Slovakia refuses to fund Ukraine’s military

(MENAFN) Slovakia has declared it will not contribute financially to Ukraine’s military, following the EU’s collapse of a proposed plan to fund Kiev using frozen Russian assets. Prime Minister Robert Fico stated on Wednesday, “I will not sign any...

Slovakia not to allocate any money toward army aid for Ukraine

(MENAFN) Slovakia has declared that it will not provide any financial support for Ukraine’s military, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Wednesday, after the European Union failed to reach an agreement on a proposed “reparation loan” using...

Slovak PM says EU’s policies to force people to burn wood for heating

(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has criticized EU policies, claiming they will push citizens to burn wood for heating and take the country “back to the 1930s.” At a Sunday press conference, Fico targeted the Emissions Trading System for...

Slovakia Warns EU’s Policies Will Push Country Back to 1930s

(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has strongly criticized the European Union’s policies, calling them "nonsense" and warning that they will force people in Slovakia to return to burning wood for heating. He claimed that these measures...

Slovak Premier Refuses EU Support for Ukraine

(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has declared that Slovakia will not participate in any European Union initiatives designed to fund military assistance for Ukraine. This reinforces his government's position of non-support for Kyiv’s...

Slovak refuses to participate in EU army aid for Ukraine

(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico declared that his country will abstain from any EU efforts to fund military support for Ukraine, reiterating his administration’s stance against aiding Kyiv’s defense initiatives. During a Sunday press...

Decent Cybersecurity Highlights Slovakia's Tech Leadership at the EU–NZ Business Summit

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the inaugural European Union – New Zealand Business Summit, Decent Cybersecurity represented Europe's growing strength in digital and defence technologies. The company's Founder and CEO,...

PM of Slovakia calls EU’s policies ‘nonsense’

(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has raised concerns that European Union policies could push citizens back to burning wood for heating, likening the potential scenario to life in the 1930s. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Fico...

GEVORKYAN Force Defense (G-FD) – a significant milestone for the development of the defense industry

GEVORKYAN Force Defense (G-FD) Building on many years of cooperation in the development and production of components for the arms industry, GEVORKYAN, a.s. has established a subsidiary, GEVORKYAN Force Defense (G-FD), under the full management of...

GEVORKYAN stock analysis: Target price +53% up to 330 CZK

"Applying standard valuation multiples to the annualized H1 2025 results, the fair value of the share is estimated to range between 310 CZK and 330 CZK, indicating that the current market price does not fully reflect the company’s intrinsic...

Slovakian Court Sentences Man to 21 Years

(MENAFN) A 72-year-old man was sentenced to 21 years in prison by a Slovakian court on Tuesday for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico in May 2024. The court found Juraj Cintula guilty of committing a terrorist attack, as reported...

Slovak Premier Addresses Boris Johnson’s Motives Behind Ukraine War

(MENAFN) Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was allegedly financially motivated to prolong the war in Ukraine, according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Speaking in the Slovak parliament on Thursday, Fico referred to recent articles...

EU Weighs Legal Action on Member States Over Ukraine Trade Bans

(MENAFN) The European Commission is weighing potential legal action against several member states that continue to defy the bloc’s trade pact with Ukraine, media reported on Friday. Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary have upheld unilateral bans on...

Anti-Ukraine bloc might get formed within EU

(MENAFN) Slovakia could back Hungary’s proposal to form a coalition within the EU skeptical of Ukraine, according to Lubos Blaha, deputy leader of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Smer Party. Earlier this week, a senior adviser to Hungarian...

mBank and PGGM enter into PLN 3.8 billion credit risk sharing transaction backed by financing to the renewable energy sector

WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- mBank and PGGM have entered into a credit risk sharing transaction referencing a PLN 3.8 billion portfolio of corporate loans in Poland. Approximately 75% of the portfolio is backed by financing of...

Novatek Warns EU Gas Ban Risks Triggering “Unprecedented Price Hike”

(MENAFN) The European Union risks triggering a historic surge in gas prices if it follows through with plans to phase out Russian imports, Leonid Mikhelson, chairman of energy giant Novatek, warned on Friday. Speaking at the Eurasian Economic...

Raw materials for the arms industry – the beginning of vertical integration

Press Release Vlkanová, Slovakia, 17. October 2025 Raw materials for the arms industry – the beginning of vertical integration Ammunition for Poland GEVORKYAN, a.s. has successfully completed a major project for the Polish defense industry. The...

Slovak PM says EU is destroying its self by giving up Russian energy

(MENAFN) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticized the European Union’s efforts to eliminate Russian energy from its market, calling the policy both dangerous and counterproductive during the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) in Bratislava...

Hungarian FM says nation cannot meet its energy needs without Russian

(MENAFN) Hungary cannot fulfill its energy requirements without Russian oil and gas and has no plans to stop imports, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said at the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow. He emphasized that the country’s energy...