US EditionSlovakia’s Fico to Meet Trump in Bid to Strengthen US Ties
Slovakia plans to diversify energy sources with a $15 billion US reactor project at Jaslovske Bohunice, aiming to reduce reliance on Russian designs, officials said.
- On Friday, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet US President Donald Trump at 3:30 pm local time at Mar‑a‑Lago, Florida.
- The visit centres on an agreement on cooperation in the field of civil nuclear energy, described as fundamental for a new source at Jaslovske Bohunice, Slovakia, while Slovakia plans to move away from Russian‑designed reactors and diversify partners.
- Officials and media estimate the project will cost 15 billion euros, with a new unit operational by 2040 at up to 1,200 megawatts; Slovakia currently runs five reactors at two plants.
- Fico will also meet US Energy Secretary Chris Wright in Washington and attend a signing ceremony, while a construction contract with Westinghouse, US company, could be signed in 2027.
- Politically, the visit comes as Robert Fico remains one of the few EU leaders maintaining ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while critics highlight the Slovak cabinet decision to skip a public tender and question the project's necessity.
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Head of State Johann Mikl-Leitner warns against a new reactor directly on the blue-yellow border. Because the Slovak miler landscape in Bohunice is to be expanded with US assistance. While US President Donald Trump enjoys the sun of Florida in his luxury residence Mar-a-Lago, there is alarm in Lower Austria: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico wanted to agree an agreement with the USA on Saturday, which envisages the construction of a new nuclear …
Slovak Prime Minister Meets With Trump in Florida for Nuclear Plant Deal
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-lago in Florida on Saturday where the pair discussed a deal for building a new nuclear reactor. The first meeting between the two leaders since Trump took office last year was meant to strengthen ties between the countries as well as further discussions on the energy deal. The new plant is projected to cost $17.4 billion, making it one of Slovakia’s largest energy in…
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet with US President Donald Trump in Florida today
A new reactor block will strengthen electricity supply in Slovakia and make the EU country more independent from Russia. US company Westinghouse will take over the project.
Slovak Prime Minister Fico to Meet Trump on U.S. Nuclear Plant Deal
Slovak prime minister Robert Fico will meet U.S. president Donald Trump on Saturday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida to sign an agreement advancing the construction of a new nuclear reactor in Slovakia. The meeting will mark the first time the two leaders have met since Trump returned to office last year. The planned reactor, to be built at the Jaslovske Bohunice plant about 70 kilometres northeast of Bratislava, will be Slovakia’s fir…
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