AS PART of efforts to generate more renewable energy there are plans to build hundreds of small hydropower plants in Slovakia. While the idea of green energy is perceived positively by citizens, many of the projects themselves are drawing opposition -- including one on the Malý Dunaj (Small Danube) river near Eliášovce.
JULY statistics data relating to industrial and construction production were a positive surprise when the industrial production accelerated to a two-digit year-on-year growth and the construction sector grew for the seventh consecutive month.
WHILE in the world, a total of about a million people commit suicide annually, in Slovakia the number was 567 in 2014, a drop of 61 from the previous year.
IN THE compound of the Fire and Rescue Corps in the town of Malacky, about 600 tents have been erected in the course of a week. The Slovak Interior Ministry insists they are just part of an exercise.
THE HEAD OF THE EUROPEAN Commission Jean-Claude Juncker made his first “State of the European Union” address, touching on the hot issue of the refugee crisis and their re-distribution among member states.
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WHILE the Slovakia’s carmaking industry manufactures about 6,000 electric and hybrid cars annually, less than 300 such cars are currently on the country's roads. The cabinet sees developing electric vehicles as a chance for Slovakia as an impetus research and development and the Strategy for Support of Electromobility on September 9.
SOAP, shampoo, tents, blankets, shoes, baby strollers, and clothing for migrants were sent from Bratislava to the Hungary-Serbia border on September 9 as part of the material aid collected by the non-profit organisation People in Peril.
LARGE-SCALE troop movements will occur on Slovak soil in the coming days as part of a military exercise called Slovak Shield.
A POPULAR project involving live streaming (using specially mounted cameras) from stork's nests in the Liptov area has come to an end for this year, due to the gradual departure of the storks for Africa
AFTER one decade, the Viva Musica festival of classical music saw an enormous change – instead of one week or ten days, it has been divided over two months lasting for the whole summer in the Slovak capital.
One of the main ideas behind Crossfit is not to be the best in every ability but good enough to beat an average person in any of them.
