Premier Fico Announces Costa's Visit to Slovakia, Outlines Government 'Marathon'

Bratislava, 15 August (TASR) - European Council President Antonio Costa will visit Slovakia next week, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has announced on social media, adding that the reason for his visit is the EU budget. The premier also outlined his working programme for the upcoming weeks. According to him, the government's 'marathon' will begin on 26 August, when the cabinet will meet in Bratislava to discuss a plenty of bills. Subsequently, the government is due to hold an away-from-home session in Krivan (Banska Bystrica region) on 27 August, followed by the one in Hlinik nad Hronom (Banska Bystrica region) on 28 August, where they will restart the aluminium production at the Slovalco company. The cabinet members will conclude their visit to the region by attending the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) celebrations in Banska Bystrica. Fico is also scheduled to visit the nuclear power plant (NPP) in Jaslovske Bohunice (Trnava Region) on Monday (17 August). "On Monday, I will pay a working visit to the Jaslovske Bohunice NPP to talk to experts about the resilience of our reactors and the new nuclear unit we are preparing against extreme drought," said Fico. He pointed to measures that are currently being taken in Hungary and Romania to maintain at least minimum output of their NPPs. "Fortunately, our cooling technology is different and we're not dependent on river levels. Electricity comes above everything else. You cannot produce anything without it," stressed Fico. ko