Slovakia and Ukraine have agreed to deepen cooperation in energy, transport, education and humanitarian assistance at the fourth joint meeting of their two governments, held in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Thursday, Slovakia's public broadcaster STVR reported on Friday, citing the TASR news agency. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said the meeting would result in a special government resolution setting out specific tasks and deadlines for individual ministries.

Source: STVR / TASR, Nov 6

Fico led a Slovak delegation to Lviv for talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi. It was the fourth intergovernmental meeting between the two countries since 2024 and the second held on Ukrainian territory, according to The Slovak Spectator, and the two prime ministers signed a joint statement on cooperation outlining existing agreements and planned projects as a clear action plan for both sides' working groups, Ukrinform reported.

Source: The Slovak Spectator / Ukrinform, via EuropeSays, Nov 6

Winter energy help, locomotives and mine-clearing machines

As winter approaches, Slovakia is providing further humanitarian and energy assistance: Ukraine will receive 500,000 euros to purchase generators, helping maintain electricity supplies particularly in regions close to the front line, STVR reported. Slovakia also pledged 200,000 euros in medical aid and 300,000 euros for schools in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions as part of its support for the return and reintegration of Ukrainian children, and Fico announced plans to deliver mine-clearing equipment and other technical assistance in the first quarter of next year — 40 excavators designed for mine clearance, expected in January or the first quarter of 2027, according to TASR reporting carried by The Slovak Spectator. Koretskyi thanked Slovakia for the energy support package and for joining the International Coalition for the return of Ukrainian children.

Source: STVR / TASR, Nov 6; Slovak Spectator via EuropeSays, Nov 6

On transport and energy links, Slovakia will provide three locomotives to help ensure iron ore deliveries to the steelworks in Kosice — Ukrainian Railways expects them in service before the end of 2026 — and both sides discussed expanding border crossings, modernising border infrastructure and restoring emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine through Slovak territory, as Kyiv relies on emergency power via Slovakia amid Russian attacks on its energy grid.

Source: STVR, Nov 6; Slovak Spectator via EuropeSays, Nov 6

Bilingual schools, the EU path and a Visegrad Four plus Ukraine meeting

The countries signed an agreement to establish bilingual secondary schools: a Ukrainian-English grammar school in Bratislava and a Slovak-English school in the Ukrainian city of Irpin. The Bratislava school is expected to open in September 2027, initially with one class of up to 30 pupils, and Slovakia will provide professional support and help train teachers in Ukraine. Both prime ministers reaffirmed their commitment to Ukraine's European future, with Slovakia offering to share its EU accession experience and support further membership talks, and they agreed to hold a meeting in the Visegrad Four plus Ukraine format.

Source: STVR / TASR, Nov 6

'We fully respect your ambitions towards Europe. Any country wishing to become a member of the EU has the right to apply, meet the criteria, and join the union,' Fico told Koretskyi, adding that Slovakia is ready to share its accession experience, according to The Slovak Spectator. Under Fico, Slovakia has not supplied lethal weapons to Ukraine but has remained open to humanitarian aid.

Source: The Slovak Spectator, via EuropeSays, Nov 6

Peace talks: ready to facilitate, too small for a summit

Fico reaffirmed Slovakia's readiness to help Ukraine achieve a just and lasting peace and said Slovakia was prepared to facilitate discussions whenever needed, while criticising the European Union and the United Nations for failing to put forward a relevant peace plan, STVR reported. In the Kyiv Independent's account, Fico said on 5 November that Slovakia is always ready to help host technical-level peace talks between Ukraine and Russia but that 'the right conditions and the right atmosphere' are needed: 'We are ready, but unfortunately, Slovakia is too small a player on the international scene to organize a meeting that would achieve relevant results,' he said beside Koretskyi in Lviv. He defended maintaining dialogue with Russia, and Slovakia has separately moved to resume talks with Russia on 25 November through a joint economic commission suspended since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, the Kyiv Independent reported.

Source: STVR, Nov 6; Kyiv Independent via EuropeSays, Nov 6