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The town of Jelšava and the surrounding villages have long been plagued by polluted air, especially during the winter months. This was supposed to be changed by subsidies from the Envirofond for the replacement of boilers and a new fuel line, yet Minister Tomáš Taraba stopped the project shortly before it was due to start.
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If Europe wants to compete globally in 2025, it needs to bring down the price of energy, harness both cheap batteries and artificial intelligence to further boost renewables. Liquefied natural gas will be the order of the day this year, and the German elections could crack the nuclear financing code.
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According to EUI, the most likely risks include the rise of a pro-Russian government in Georgia or an attack on the EU's critical infrastructure. Among the most dangerous, but least likely, it ranked NATO's military conflict with Russia and the Kremlin's use of nuclear weapons.
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Efforts to end nearly three years of aggression against Ukraine remain one of the main geopolitical challenges of the coming year. This will have to be accompanied by measures to strengthen Europe against Russia's increasingly aggressive behaviour, including a more resolute response to hybrid warfare or an increase in alliance defence spending.
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The assumption that Donald Trump is an isolationist is wrong. He has always wanted to be involved in the world in some way and he sees that America is supposed to be the superpower that will make the rules. He will very likely still threaten to leave NATO, but the EU is a bigger thorn in his side, JAN HORNÁT, an expert on the United States, tells EURACTIV Slovakia.
