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Javorský, Juraj
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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
EU answer to Slovakian gas dependency
Over the last few days Slovakia has registered a gradual reduction in gas supplies from Russia. The liberal daily Sme draws parallels with the shortages of three years ago and complains that not enough is being done to reduce dependency on Russian energy: "We're in a similar situation to the one we saw three years ago - similar right down to the conflicting information. While our local supplier SPP claims less gas is coming through the pipelines, Gazprom says that on the contrary, gas exports have risen. And we still don't know what the Ukrainians have in store for us. ... We are too unprepared for such situations. We are still completely dependent on Russian gas, but also on oil and nuclear fuel. Two measures are indispensable: We must do something to counteract our dependency. And we must have a clear, pro-European foreign policy. As far as Moscow is concerned we're nothing but a Russian satellite or an insignificant scrap of land. Such a scrap of land needs a good lawyer in Brussels."
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More from the press review on the subject » Energy, » Slovakia, » Russia, » Europe
Europe's politicians are like fake Rolexes
Europe's politicians are making it too easy for themselves when they attack the rating agencies after Moody's downgrading of Portugal's creditworthiness, the liberal daily Sme writes indignantly: "It's not the ratings agencies' job to save a country. So when Europe's politicians hold Moody's responsible for Portugal's plight they are as false as fake Chinese Rolex watches. President of the EU Commission José Manuel Barroso should be expressing his deep regrets not about the agency's decision but rather about the fact that a country of which he was once prime minister is in such dire straits that private investors were refusing to advance any more money even before Moody's existed. One may dispute the value of rating agencies, but the world simply doesn't have anything better right now."
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More from the press review on the subject » Fiscal Policy, » Financial Markets, » Portugal, » Europe
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