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Moedas: €2 billion to Be Spent by EU on Energy Innovation

Moedas: €2 billion to Be Spent by EU on Energy Innovation

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – As much as €2 billion will be spent by the EU on energy innovation, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas announced at an international conference entitled ‘SET Plan-Central European Energy Conference’ (CEEC) in Bratislava on Thursday. Moedas was outlining the European Strategic Energy

Plavcan Awards Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Plavcan Awards Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan at the University of Economics in Bratislava on Thursday presented commemorative coins to athletes who represented Slovakia at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in August and September, respectively. “I admire in these young people mainly

Drucker: Health Care Needs More Money in 2017

Drucker: Health Care Needs More Money in 2017

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – A €50-million budget reserve for health care next year won’t be enough, Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) told TASR on Thursday. “It’s necessary to have enough money to prevent the system from collapsing. I’m afraid that the amount of money currently

Ziga: EU Members Need to Be Allowed to Set Their Own Energy Mix

Ziga: EU Members Need to Be Allowed to Set Their Own Energy Mix

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – EU-member states need to be able to define their own energy mix in line with their national conditions, said Economy Minister Peter Ziga (Smer-SD) at the international SET Plan-Central European Energy Conference (CEEC) in Bratislava on Thursday. Ziga was referring to the so-called winter energy package,

Fico: Dubcek's Bust to Be Unveiled in European Parliament

Fico: Dubcek's Bust to Be Unveiled in European Parliament

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – Slovak politician Alexander Dubcek, who was at the helm of a reformist Czechoslovak communist movement in 1968 known as the Prague Spring, will get a bust in European Parliament on December 13, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced Tuesday at Bratislava Castle at a ceremony commemorating the

Defence to Get Almost €1 billion in 2017

Defence to Get Almost €1 billion in 2017

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – The Defence Ministry will see its budget increased by €109 million to almost €990 million in 2017, according to the state budget approved by Parliament on Tuesday. Overall defence spending will increase to €998 million, which makes up 1.19 percent of GDP. The figure for

Fico: Education Becomes Winner of Contest for 2017 Budget

Fico: Education Becomes Winner of Contest for 2017 Budget

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – The education sector has become the winner of a contest for money from the 2017 state budget, with spending in this area being up by €300 million compared to 2016, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday. Moreover, teachers’ salaries will go up by 6 percent