The Latest Breaking News from Slovakia

First Lady Jill Biden is departing on a trip to Eastern Europe to visit Ukrainian refugees, as well as U.S. personnel in the region. It's her most high-profile endeavor since her husband took office.

United States first lady Jill Biden plans to leave Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind tour of Romania and Slovakia to highlight the U.S. commitment to Ukrainian refugees over Mother's Day weekend.

Pivot by Germany bolsters support for phased-in import ban as Charles Michel says goal is to ‘break Russian war machine’

Slovakia and Hungary say they will not support sanctions against Russian energy that the European Union is preparing over the war in Ukraine

Slovakia is also seeking an exemption against approving a ban on Russian oil

Slovakia will seek an exemption from any embargo of Russian oil agreed by the European Union in its next set of sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, Slovakia's Economy Ministry said on Tuesday.

Magna International Inc (NYSE:MGA) has started the production of its mild hybrid transmission for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (OTC:BMWYY). Magna's new 7-speed, mild hybrid dual-clutch transmission is the latest to be featured exclusively on BMW Group's compact class, accelerating its electric mobility transformation. The contract will also include the production of mild hybrid transmissions for…

European Union energy ministers will meet Monday to discuss Russia’s decision to cut gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, and debate planned new sanctions over Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The 27 nation-bloc has imposed five rounds of sanctions on Russian officials, oligarchs, banks, companies and other organizations since Russian troops…

The European Commission may spare Hungary and Slovakia from an embargo on buying Russian oil, now under preparation, wary of how dependent the two countries are on Russian crude, two EU officials said on Monday.