Slovakia tries to sell itself as a data-centre hub
Bratislava and Málinec are on the map just as Brussels tightens energy and water rules for AI factories
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V4 is back – and it wants one voice in the EU budget fight
In Bratislava, Visegrad leaders showed where they will start pushing Brussels as talks on the next Multiannual Financial Framework get serious
Slovakia blocks year-long extension of EU sanctions targeting Russian oligarchs
Bratislava seeks shorter renewal period and removal of specific names as EU diplomats race against 15 September deadline
Costa begins EU budget tour with Slovakia’s Fico, one of Brussels’ most difficult partners
The planned EU-wide Competitiveness Fund, which would distribute money without national quotas, risks channelling funds only to the richest western states
Security expert: A quarrelsome Slovakia serves Russia’s interests best
The government’s pro-Russian tone does not protect Slovakia from attacks. Moscow benefits from a fragile and divided country, says Patrik Haburaj
EU Commission pushes to ease mining rules for strategic autonomy in critical raw materials
Central to the initiative is the planned revision of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) - one of the EU’s cornerstone environmental laws since 2000
