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Premier Discusses with EC President Impact of REPowerEU Legislation on Slovakia

Premier Discusses with EC President Impact of REPowerEU Legislation on Slovakia

Brussels, 26 June (TASR-correspondent) - The main topic of Thursday's talks with European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen was the REPowerEU legislative package, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stressed during the ongoing EU summit in Brussels, confirming that he met with the EC chief ahead of the

Premier: Slovakia Won't Agree to Halting Energy Supplies from Russia

Premier: Slovakia Won't Agree to Halting Energy Supplies from Russia

Slovakia won't agree with a proposal to completely halt energy supplies from Russia to the European Union (EU), the wording of which should be presented by the European Commission later on Tuesday, said Premier Robert Fico following his meeting with Economy Minister Denisa Sakova on Tuesday.

Premier: Slovakia Will Ask for Postponement of Vote on Anti-Russian Sanctions

Premier: Slovakia Will Ask for Postponement of Vote on Anti-Russian Sanctions

Bratislava, 15 June (TASR) - Slovakia will ask the European Union (EU) foreign ministers to postpone the vote on the next package of anti-Russian sanctions, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated at a press conference on Sunday, adding that the issue of a complete ban on Russian gas imports after

Taraba: Podpolanie Villages Support Construction of Malinec Hydro-power Plant

Taraba: Podpolanie Villages Support Construction of Malinec Hydro-power Plant

The mayors of Malinec, Latky and 15 other villages in the Podpolanie area have supported the construction of the Malinec hydro-power plant, and the Environment Ministry has signed an agreement with them, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba told a news conference on Thursday.

NewCleo and JAVYS Sign Contract on Setting Up Joint Venture

NewCleo and JAVYS Sign Contract on Setting Up Joint Venture

Rome, 3 June (TASR-correspondent) - Representatives of an innovative European company called NewCleo and the state-owned Nuclear and Decommissioning Company (JAVYS) have signed a shareholders' agreement on setting up a joint venture called 'Centre for Developing Spent Nuclear Fuel Use'. This represents a further step towards constructing

Premier: Consolidation Remains Special Priority for Current Government

Premier: Consolidation Remains Special Priority for Current Government

Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) - Consolidation remains a top priority of the current government, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a gathering of delegates of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SOPK) on Thursday. "One of my priorities is to hand over public finances in a normal

President: Europe Needs to Become Leader in Implementing Technologies

President: Europe Needs to Become Leader in Implementing Technologies

Europe today faces the challenge not only of maintaining its position in research, but, above all, of gaining new leadership in implementing technologies, said President Peter Pellegrini in his address at the LIFTT Italian-Slovak start-up conference in Turin on Monday.