Prime Minister Fico takes temporary control of environment ministry
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Robert Fico has formally assumed the environment portfolio, a role assigned to him by the president. Legal experts suggest that the Prime Minister could potentially renominate Tomáš Taraba for the post, though the temporary shift in leadership comes as the coalition navigates internal stability and the possibility of early elections.
General Daniel Zmeko, the chief of the armed forces, has stated that war is not on the table. He advised against panic but suggested citizens might want to look at a crisis manual, a pairing of sentiments that rarely lowers the heart rate. High gas prices, meanwhile, have left heating plants unable to secure long-term contracts.
The state plans to recalculate several hundred thousand pensions, an exercise usually expected to result in higher payments. In the east, the Košice steelworks have a new owner and a new name: Nippon Steel Slovakia.