Premier: Government Will Help Towns and Villages Affected by Severe Weather

Bratislava, 22 August (TASR) - The government will assist towns and villages affected by the severe weather, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated at a press conference on Saturday, adding that he's monitoring the situation alongside the relevant authorities. "We'll once again step in to help these towns and villages if they approach the government, and we'll provide some form of compensation," said the premier, adding that he considers climate change to be evident. "It seems that this is now our future, one to which we'll have to get used to and which we'll have to fight against," he said. The prime minister also announced that, ahead of the opening of the Agrokomplex exhibition, which is due to take place between 2-6 September, they intend to convene a thematic cabinet session in Nitra in the morning. Fico added that he had asked Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD), and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) to work with other ministries to put forward all possible proposals concerning measures to combat climate change in Slovakia. am