Israel's prime minister is meeting with his Slovakian counterpart in a first set of sit-downs with Eastern European leaders after a high-profile summit was cancelled over a rift with Poland.
Israel says on Monday that it would host bilateral meetings with the Czech, Slovak and Hungarian leaders this week after Poland withdrew from a planned five-way summit in Jerusalem in protest at Holocaust rhetoric.
Petra Vlhova won Slovakia’s first world title after finishing 0.14 seconds ahead of Viktoria Rebensburg in a giant slalom.Shiffrin won the bronze medal, 0.38 seconds back.
Slovakia's lawmakers on Thursday failed to pick any candidates for seats on the constitutional court, rendering the country's top judicial institution largely unworkable when the majority of current members steps down on Saturday.
Slovakian Petra Vlhova claimed victory in the women's giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships as American favorite Mikaela Shiffrin settled for bronze on Thursday.
The head of Slovakia's main ruling party gave up a bid to lead the country's top court on Tuesday and warned a coalition partner against voting with the opposition on appointing judges.
Slovakia's ruling Smer party chief Robert Fico gave up a bid to lead the country's top court on Tuesday and warned a coalition partner the government could be in peril if it voted later with the opposition on appointing other judges.
When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Hungary, Slovakia and Poland this week he wants to make up for a lack of U.S. engagement that opened the door to more Chinese and Russian influence in central Europe, administration officials say.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will voice concerns about the growing presence of China's Huawei Technologies in central Europe when he visits Hungary, Slovakia and Poland next week, a senior U.S. official said on Friday as Washington tries to bolster ties with a region it acknowledges it has neglected.
Slovakia declined to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state on Wednesday, joining Italy in breaking the coordinated action of European Union nations and the United States.
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