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EU invests €2.8 billion in 94 transport projects to boost sustainable, connected mobility across Europe
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - BRUSSELS, July 04 (WAM/APP) : The European Commission selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly €2.8 billion in EU grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). By modernising...
Elliot Anderson knocking on the England door is testament to Forest's growth environment
The New York Times
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July 4, 2025
Before he signed for Newcastle United at the age of eight, Elliot Anderson was occasionally coached by Paul Gascoigne at Wallsend Boys Club. Wallsend is a footballing institution in the North East, with Peter Beardsley, Alan Shearer and Michael...
Plans To Assemble Polestar 7 In Slovakia Possible
CleanTechnica
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July 3, 2025
Volvo plans to assemble the Polestar 7 in Slovakia. If all goes well, that is. See the fine print at the end of this story. Historically, Polestar’s manufacturing footprint has been predominantly centered in China after the Geely takeover of...
Europe’s Heatwaves and Drought Are Demanding Urgent Global Climate Action
teleSUR
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July 3, 2025
Extreme heat and worsening drought conditions are gripping large parts of Europe, fueling wildfires and prompting urgent weather alerts across multiple countries. RELATED: Glacier Collapse Buries Swiss Village That Voted Against Climate Change...
Europe new era of drought arises climate change concerns
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Large areas of Europe are currently enduring severe heatwaves and worsening drought conditions, which have sparked wildfires and led to urgent weather warnings across several countries. Experts and international organizations warn that...
Extreme weather affects this year’s harvest
Radio Slovakia International
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This year’s harvest in Slovakia is being heavily affected by extreme drought, high temperatures, and severe storms, Agriculture Minister Richard Takáč (Smer-SD) and President of the Slovak Agriculture and Food Industry Chamber (SPPK) Andrej Gajdoš...
Hiring is easy. Integration is where Slovak firms fall short
The Slovak Spectator
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July 2, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The number of foreign nationals working in Slovakia has reached a new high, with more than 120,000 registered at the end of May 2025. As the country faces...
On Sustainable Population Growth: Human Values
The Good Men Project - California
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July 1, 2025
“Population growth can exacerbate environmental degradation when it increases pressure on natural resources and generates more waste and emissions. Sustainable development requires policies that balance population trends with economic growth,...
Not in My Backyard: Local Opposition to Chinese Green Tech Investments in Slovakia
China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE)
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July 1, 2025
This article is based on the research paper “The Cost of Going Green: Chinese EVs and Their Local Impact in Slovakia” by Dominika Remžová, published by the Association for International Affairs (AMO) in June 2025. As the V4 states continue to...
The Cost of Going Green: Chinese EVs and Their Local Impact in Slovakia
Association for International Affairs
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July 1, 2025
Similarly to other Visegrád Four (V4) states, Slovakia – an automotive monoculture withinan ‘integrated periphery’ (also known as ‘Factory Europe’) of the European auto industry, which has been nicknamed the ‘Detroit of Europe’ – finds itself at a...
Slovakia and Hungary nearing agreement on Gabčíkovo construction
Radio Slovakia International
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Slovakia and Hungary have almost agreed on ending a dispute regarding the construction of the Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros waterworks system that has been dragging on for many years, Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee)...
Slovakia scraps High Tatras zoning plan amid logging controversy
EurActiv
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June 25, 2025
BRATISLAVA – Slovakia has scrapped a controversial zoning plan for its prized High Tatras park after backlash over the government’s push to open protected forests to logging – but with EU funds at stake, the fight is far from over. The Tatra...
Catching up with science in Slovakia: New SAV chair and grant for scientists
The Slovak Spectator
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June 30, 2025
A lot has happened in the past two months in science in Slovakia. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement The new chair of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) was appointed in early June. The Slovak...
Slovak cities launch nationwide network to support refugees and migrants
The Slovak Spectator
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June 24, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Seven Slovak cities have joined forces to form a new network of support centres for refugees and foreign residents, in an effort to improve coordination and...
Slovakia’s place in Europe’s economy is shifting
The Slovak Spectator
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June 24, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Slovakia – once a model of post-communist convergence – is losing ground. After two decades of narrowing the gap in living standards with western Europe, the...
The Slovak getaway that once witnessed a failed terror plot
The Slovak Spectator
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June 30, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement On 22 April 2025, The Irish Sun published a travel piece by Emma Kilcawley Hemani, praising Piešťany – a stunning spa town in Slovakia’s Trnava Region – as an...
The NATO Meeting in The Hague and the Latest Developments in the International Security Environment
Diplomat magazine EU
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June 30, 2025
Conclusions and Lessons for Military and Intelligence Services “Geopolitics does not forgive ignorance and does not reward indecision.” — adapted from Zbigniew Brzezinski By Corneliu Pivariu The NATO meeting held in The Hague on June 24-25, 2025,...
Slovakia cites European Parliament move in calling Kremlin-style bill ‘legitimate’
Politico Europe
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June 23, 2025
“The European Parliament’s decision to establish an investigative body for the funding of NGOs from EU sources only confirms that transparency in the civil sector is not only a timely issue but a fully legitimate concern,” Zacharová said. “This is...
Review: Promise, I’ll Be Fine
Cineuropa
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KARLOVY VARY 2025 Special Screenings by Olivia Popp 11/07/2025 - Katarína Gramatová’s feature debut is a coming-of-age tale filled with hard truths, set in the heart of the Slovak countryside Eva Mores and Michal Záchenský in Promise, I’ll Be Fine...
Review: Action Item
Cineuropa
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11/07/2025 - Paula Ďurinová’s observational-essayistic hybrid documentary reframes mental health problems as a systemic condition, rather than an individual struggle Berlin-based Slovak filmmaker Paula Ďurinová returns to the Proxima competition...