Tag: Slovakia

• Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic exempt from joining EU embargo on Russian oil imports

  

  The European Union is set to give some member states heavily dependent on Russian oil – such as Hungary and Slovakia – time until the end of 2024 to comply with the proposed embargo on oil imports from Russia, as the bloc is looking to keep a united front against Putin and his invasion of Ukraine, reported Bloomberg on Friday.

• Thursday, July 1st 2021 - 00:07 UTC

  Flying car lands successfully in Slovakia

  

  A Slovak-designed vehicle that can perform both as a car and an aeroplane completed an 80-kilometre stretch from Nitra to Bratislava and eventually left the airport into the streets of the country's capital.

• Tuesday, June 12th 2018 - 06:58 UTC

  Land Rover moves part of its production from UK to Slovakia

  

  Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it will move production of its Land Rover Discovery SUV from the West Midlands to Slovakia from next year. The Solihull factory, where the Discovery is manufactured, will be used to build a new generation of Range Rover models, the firm said.

• Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Interpol facial recognition nets Slovak most wanted murder in Buenos Aires

  

  Police in Buenos Aires have arrested an internationally wanted murder suspect after his image was identified as a likely match by INTERPOL’s facial recognition unit.