Slovakia

A long-running arbitration over the Višňové tunnel ended with the state winning 35 million euros from a consortium of builders. The D1 highway project has spent years as a local monument to litigation; the government will now see if cash can finish what the contractors could not.

The administration has reportedly surveyed the public on the Prime Minister's recent visit to Moscow, though the results have not been published. Reports suggest the findings were likely not favorable to the leader, as the state continues to gauge sentiment on foreign policy shifts.

Economic reports suggest every seventh citizen cannot afford meat every other day, making the country one of the lowest consumers in the EU. Elsewhere, a religious community in the Turiec region faces allegations of spying and sexual abuse, and the noise from Antonov transport planes is keeping Bratislava residents awake at night.