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SHMU: 2016 Unusually Warm and Wet in Slovakia

SHMU: 2016 Unusually Warm and Wet in Slovakia

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Last year was unusually warm and wet in Slovakia, with a positive temperature deviation of 1.4 degrees Celsius making 2016 the seventh warmest year since 1931, climatologists of the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) said at a press conference on Friday. Meanwhile, 2016 was the warmest

URSO: We're Removing Discrimination in Electricity and Gas Consumption

URSO: We're Removing Discrimination in Electricity and Gas Consumption

Bratislava, January 26 (TASR) – The Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) on Wednesday concluded price proceedings resulting in the removal of discrimination against certain consumers of electricity and natural gas, URSO spokesman Radoslav Igaz announced on Thursday. By introducing a standard ratio of the fixed and variable components

Slovak National Football Team Player Kubik Caught Drink Driving

Slovak National Football Team Player Kubik Caught Drink Driving

Bratislava, January 9 (TASR) – Member of the Slovak national football team Frantisek Kubik was caught by the police driving under the influence of alcohol on Sunday evening, with a judge deciding as early as on Monday on a three-year driving ban and a €15,000 fine for the Slovan Bratislava

Tripartite Agrees with Closing Shops on Public Holidays

Tripartite Agrees with Closing Shops on Public Holidays

Bratislava, January 9 (TASR) – Shops should be closed on public holidays in Slovakia, thereby increasing the annual amount of free days for people working in retail from the current 3.5 to 15.5, according to a proposal presented by MPs Jan Podmanicky and Marian Kery (both Smer-SD) on Monday.

Kazimir: Dijsselbloem Should See Out Term as Eurogroup President

Kazimir: Dijsselbloem Should See Out Term as Eurogroup President

Bratislava, January 9 (TASR) – Jeroen Dijsselbloem is carrying out the job of Eurogroup president in an excellent manner, so his successor will have a tough act to follow, Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kazimir stated on Monday in relation to speculation that Kazimir could replace Dijsselbloem in his post. “I personally

SHMU: Orava Sees Minus 35.3 Degrees Celsius on Sunday Morning

SHMU: Orava Sees Minus 35.3 Degrees Celsius on Sunday Morning

Bratislava/Dudince/Nitra, January 8 (TASR) – Meteorologists in the spa town of Dudince (Nitra region) on Sunday morning measured minus 29.8 degrees Celsius, its lowest temperature since the 1950s, when official records began to be kept, Slovak Hydrometeorolical Institute’s (SHMU) meteorologist Paulina Valova told TASR on Sunday. Historical

Northern Slovakia to See Minus 30 Degrees Celsius Early on Sunday

Northern Slovakia to See Minus 30 Degrees Celsius Early on Sunday

Bratislava, January 7 (TASR) – The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) on Saturday released a low-temperature alert for Sunday morning concerning the entire Slovakia, with six districts in northern Slovakia having the red, most severe degree alert warning against lows falling to minus 30 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, yellow and orange low-temperature alerts