Slovakia’s energy policy in 2017: the bumpy road to a green economy
Slovakia’s energy policy in 2017: the bumpy road to a green economy

Author(s): Pavol Szalai
Subject(s): Politics, Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, International relations/trade
Published by: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA)
Keywords: Slovakia; foreign policy; energy policy; 2017; green economy;
Summary/Abstract: The civic initiative “We are forest” (My sme les) is one of Slovakia’s most successful environmental campaigns. According to its communication director, Juraj Rizman, the call for protecting Slovakia’s forests was supported by 56,000 people in November 2017, which made it the country’s biggest environmental online petition. In the same month, one of the campaign’s leaders, Erik Baláž, was awarded the White Crow for his long-term activities, a prize awarded by non-governmental organizations for civic courage. His current campaign goal is to put an end to logging in protected forest areas.

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