The European Commission has given a positive assessment of the intergovernmental agreement draft between Slovakia and the United States on cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced in a video posted on social media on Sunday.
The Prime Minister pointed out that such an agreement with a non-EU country must be reviewed by EU institutions. He announced that this agreement will form the basis for the signing of another intergovernmental agreement concerning the construction of a new nuclear power plant block in Jaslovské Bohunice — to be built by the American company Westinghouse. He underlined that the new nuclear block will be 100 percent state-owned.
Fico further announced that at the cabinet meeting on 20 August, the government is expected to approve initial proposals related to next year's budget.
Source: TASR
