What others write about Slovakia – 28 October 2026

In brief

• The President of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, is suspending the nomination of Filip Kuffa as Minister of the Environment and plans to refer the matter to the Constitutional Court.
• The Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia unveiled a sculpture symbolizing Czech-Slovak friendship in Prague.
• Another joint meeting of the governments of the Czech Republic and Slovakia is scheduled for November 10, where progress on the implementation of the cooperation memorandum will be discussed.

Czech Press

Czech iROZHLAS reports that the President of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, is suspending the nomination of Filip Kuffa as Minister of the Environment. Pellegrini intends to refer the matter to the Constitutional Court for an interpretation of the regulations regarding his powers in this case, after Prime Minister Robert Fico refused to reconsider Kuffa's nomination. (‚Nemám být jen pošťák s razítkem.‛ Pellegrini nechce jmenovat Kuffu ministrem životního prostředí – iROZHLAS)

Czech iROZHLAS reports that the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Andrej Babiš and Robert Fico, unveiled a sculpture by Vladimír Durbák in the garden of the Straka Academy in Prague, symbolizing Czech-Slovak friendship. During the ceremony, Babiš announced that the next joint meeting of the governments of the Czech Republic and Slovakia will take place on November 10, where progress on the implementation of the intergovernmental cooperation memorandum and further steps will be discussed. (Babiš s Ficem odhalili sochu k česko-slovenskému přátelství. Předcházel tomu pískot při Kaťuše – iROZHLAS)

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