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Elite Law Firm Fires Partner for 'Disturbing' X Posts: 'On Your Knees'
Newsweek
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August 1, 2025
A recently hired partner at an elite law firm lost his coveted role over a series of crude and degrading comments posted on social media just months earlier. David Paul Kreisler, 58, joined Mayer Brown in mid-May as a partner in the firm's global...
Subsidies for Heating Network Upgrades Allocated
Radio Slovakia International
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The Environment Ministry will allocate €55 million to heat producers for upgrading outdated heating pipelines in 17 Slovak towns and city districts. Minister Tomáš Taraba emphasized that the modernization will improve energy efficiency and reduce...
Slovakian gas company wants complete Russian supply
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Slovakia’s main natural gas provider, Slovensky plynarensky priemysel (SPP), is preparing to rely entirely on Russian gas for its energy needs next year, according to a Bloomberg report. The decision comes as EU member states prepare for...
Why Geothermal Energy Is Garnering So Much Attention
Oil Price
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July 26, 2025
Geothermal energy holds massive potential to disrupt global energy markets and provide nearly limitless and constant clean energy. Unlike solar and wind energy, which rely on climatic factors outside of human control, the heat from the Earth’s...
Slovak students win at RoboCup 2025
Radio Slovakia International
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Slovak high school students have triumphed at the international RoboCup 2025 competition held in Salvador, Brazil. The team from the Secondary School of Electrical Engineering in Prešov took first place overall, also securing victory in the...
Slovakia's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 7.4% last year
Radio Slovakia International
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Greenhouse gas emissions in Slovakia decreased by 7.4% in 2024 compared to the previous year, totaling 33,419 gigagrams of carbon dioxide, according to a preliminary report from the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ). After accounting for...
PRODUCTION: Jonáš Karásek Shoots Slovak/Czech Sports Comedy Dream Team
The Film New Europe
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BRATISLAVA: The acclaimed Slovak director Jonáš Karásek is finishing production on his new sports comedy Dream Team. The film is inspired by a true story from the Paralympics in Sydney 2000. Dream Team tells the story of coach Marek (Martin...
Slovakia natural gas company to completely source gas from Russia
MENAFN
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July 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Slovakia’s leading natural gas company is preparing to source 100% of its gas from Russia next year, citing cost advantages amid the European Union’s efforts to restrict Russian energy imports, according to reports. The EU’s RePowerEU...
Slovakia Could Continue Importing Russian Gas Post-2027
Energy Intelligence
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July 22, 2025
Slovakia’s natural gas importer SPP could continue importing Russian gas after the EU’s end-2027 phaseout deadline — under certain conditions — as a result of an agreement reached by Bratislava and Brussels on the political level, an SPP spokesman...
News digest: Slovak anti-disinfo group narrowly escapes bomb plot in Kyiv
The Slovak Spectator
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July 25, 2025
Good evening. Here is the Friday, July 25 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes. Slovaks narrowly avoid Kyiv bombing Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video...
Slovakia tears down Soviet nuclear past, clears 7,400 tons of radioactive waste
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 22, 2025
Two Soviet era VVER‑440 pressurised‑water reactors at the Bohunice nuclear power plant in western Slovakia have been completely removed and dismantled, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has confirmed. The operation, which...
Slovakia weighs targeted energy aid, but long-term concerns persist
Radio Slovakia International
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Slovakia’s Economy Minister Denisa Saková (Hlas-SD) has yet to decide how the ministry will subsidise high energy prices next year. She admitted on Sunday that unspent EU funds—potentially up to €1 billion—could be used for targeted support for...
Slovakia: Fico uses anti-EU rhetoric as diversionary tactic
Deutsche Welle
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July 22, 2025
Slovakia's veto of the EU's package of sanctions against Russia is not something entirely new. After all, the bloc is already well familiar with such maneuvering from the prime minister of neighboring Hungary: Viktor Orban has in the past blocked...
Slovakia Eyes Full Russian Gas Supply as Self-Destructive EU Ban Looms
Sputnik News
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July 22, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250722/slovakia-eyes-full-russian-gas-supply-as-self-destructive-eu-ban-looms-1122472077.html Slovakia Eyes Full Russian Gas Supply as Self-Destructive EU Ban Looms Slovakia Eyes Full Russian Gas Supply as...
“Unthinkable Delays” as Fukushima’s 880 Ton Nuclear Debris Cleanup Is Pushed Back Another 15 Years in Blow to Global Safety Efforts
Sustainability Times
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August 1, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🌊 Fukushima Daiichi disaster cleanup faces delays, potentially extending the removal of nuclear fuel debris until 2037 or later. ⚛️ Advanced technology, such as a massive robot, is being employed by TEPCO to aid in the...
Slovakia to Tap Up to 100% Russian Gas Under EU Exemption
Oil Price
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July 21, 2025
Slovakia’s government is planning to increase its intake of Russian pipeline gas under a temporary EU exemption, reversing earlier commitments to phase out Russian energy supplies in a controversial move amid a growing bloc-wide crackdown on...
Flat prices soar across Slovakia – but rents tell a different story
The Slovak Spectator
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July 25, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Slovakia’s property market is showing diverging trends, with significant increases in the sale prices of older two-room flats, while rental costs have declined...
Slovakia Looks to Tap More Russian Gas Under EU Exemption
Financial Post
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July 21, 2025
The Slovak government has been pushing back against EU plans to cut off Russian energy, warning of steep costs for the country’s industry-heavy economy. The nation of 5.4 million, which borders Ukraine, would be forced to import all gas supplies...
Outplacement services in Slovakia: survey insights and trends
The Slovak Spectator
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July 25, 2025
Sandra Mažárová is Partner & Managing director at the Vantage. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement As workforce transitions become a critical component of sustainable HR management, Slovak...
Budapest turns into a fashion capital again: Budapest Fashion Week returns with designers from 7 countries!
Daily News Hungary
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August 1, 2025
Budapest Fashion Week starts for the 16th time on 1 September, featuring almost 100 designers from seven central European countries, the Hungarian Fashion and Design Agency (MDDU) said on Friday. Designs from Czechia, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia,...