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Catastrophic events are increasing in our geographic area – floods, sudden rainfall, droughts as well as forest fires are more frequent. We know from the climatologists that the consequences of extreme weather swings will be more costly in the future, says Mária Kamenárová, chairwoman of the Slovak actuaries.
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Slovakia needs to set rules by summer to ensure that renewable sources are introduced quickly and without bureaucracy, but instead it is actively blocking them, state NGOs as well as green energy producers. Electricity from wind and sun is demanded by companies that bring investment and jobs, adds SPP.
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Value for Money Unit will no longer assess all of the Slovakia's strategic investments. The government wants to accelerate highways and railways construction and needs "more flexible procedures" to do so. Benefits and costs of new constructions will now be assessed by respective ministries, which may weaken their control.
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The head of the Environment Ministry, Tomáš Taraba, claimed in March that Slovakia would block the controversial law on nature restoration if necessary, yet today he voted in favour of the law, which, thanks to the minister passed with a narrow majority, is expected to have a "financially positive impact" on Slovakia, even though it will not bring any new money.
