Both environmental activists from Greenpeace Slovakia and sportsmen, with prominent ice hockey players among them, gathered in front of the Government Office on Wednesday to protest and express their opinions concerning their respective fields.
While the green activists demanded that the Government should draw up a recovery plan that will improve Slovakia's resilience and prepare it for the climate change crisis, the sportsmen came to point out that sports clubs in the country have been deep in the red since the end of March and that they oppose the anti-virus measures that were presented by the central crisis management team on Monday.
"The climate change crisis is among the greatest existential threats of the present time. So far, we haven't had the feeling that the Government is doing enough to protect people's lives," said Greenpeace's climate campaign coordinator Pavol Fabry, explaining that Greenpeace wants the Government to spend EU money on carrying out a green transformation of the country.
"All sports have had zero income since March, and it's impossible to go on like this," stated HC Slovan Bratislava ice hockey player Michal Sersen. He noted that clubs are willing to play without spectators, but there must be some sort of compensation from the state to make up for the lack of income generated from match tickets.
Source: TASR
