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Over 1.5 Million Sign on to Europe’s Right to Water Initiative
13 May 2013 - 09:26 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Europe’s first citizens’ initiative, “Water Is a Human Right,” has collected more than 1.5 million signatures across the continent, with eight nations surpassing minimum number of signatures requ
WMO, GWP Launch Integrated Drought Management Program
15 Mar 2013 - 09:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Geneva, switzerland — The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Global Water Partnership (GWP) teamed up this week to launch an Integrated Drought Management Program that will focus on monitoring and preventing
Danube River Contaminated With Oil
23 Oct 2012 - 09:22 by Local Press Report
BRATISLAVA (The Slovak Spectator) — A three-kilometre long oil spill was discovered on the Danube River in Slovakia on Monday, October 22, the TASR newswire learnt on the same day. Around two dozen fire fighters were despatche
Slovak President Signs Farmer Relief Bill
8 Aug 2012 - 08:37 by Local Press Report
BRATISLAVA (The Slovak Spectator) — Farmers are reeling from this year's dry spell will receive state aid – albeit returnable – after President Ivan Gašparovič on Tuesday, August 7, signed into law a bill that introduces such assis
Poland’s Silesia Region Plans to Privatize Water Utility
25 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s southwestern Silesia region plans to privatize GPW, one of the country’s largest water utilities.
Ukrainian Utility Faces Legal Penalties Over Polluted Danube Tributary
21 May 2012 - 19:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, MUKACHEVO — The water supply and wastewater company in Mukachevo, a city located in the valley of the Latorica River in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia province, has caused a sewage leak into the river, The Ukrainian
European Commission Presents New Guidelines on Soil Sealing
18 May 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Commission last week presented guidelines on ways to restrict soil sealing, the main cause of so
Slovakia, Hungary Not to Resume Dam Talks
9 May 2012 - 10:10 by Local Press Report
BRATISLAVA (Budapest Times (Hungary)) — Full Story - A new round of talks about the stalled Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros dam project on the Danu
European Environment Agency Highlights Tertiary Wastewater Treatment
5 Apr 2012 - 10:05 by OOSKAnews Contributor
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The European Environment Agency’s new report on efficient use of water highlights the potential for tertiary wastewater treatment in Eastern Europe, as well as underlining some of the region’s bi
Slovakia Faces Driest March in 130 Years
5 Apr 2012 - 09:37 by Local Press Report
BRATISLAVA (Xinhua (China)) — Slovakia probably suffered the driest March since 1880 this month, climatologist from the Slovak Hydro-meteorological Institute (SHMU) Pavol Fasko said at a press conference on March 23.
Slovak Utility Gets $19 Million USD Subsidy This Year
1 Feb 2012 - 10:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA — The state-owned Slovak Water Company, which is responsible for all of the country’s watercourses as well as flood prevention, will receive a subsidy of $19 million USD this year, the government a
Researchers Say EU Needs to Update List of Chemicals to Be Monitored
26 Oct 2011 - 09:06 by Local Press Report
LEIPZIG (Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers) — A new study finds that pesticides are a bigger environmental problem than previously thought in European waterways.
Slovakia Needs to Spend $1.2 Billion USD to Meet EU Water Requirements
13 Jul 2011 - 09:50 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic — The Slovak Republic will need to spend some $1.2 billion USD by the end of 2012.
Polish Prosecutors Investigate Source of E. Coli Contamination
29 Jun 2011 - 09:43 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — The Prosecutor’s Office in Nowy-Targ municipality has launched an investigation into the pollution of drinking water supply network in Czarny-Dunajec village.
SVS Raises Water Rates
15 Jun 2011 - 17:20 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Water company Severoceská vodárenská spolecnost (SVS), which operates in the North Bohemia region of the Czech Republic, in 2011 raised its rates to $4.46 USD per cubic meter, which is a ye
Hand-Held Sensor Detects Threats to Water Supplies
9 Jun 2011 - 18:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Bacteria, parasites and viruses found in water kill or sicken millions of people every year, and security officials have long feared that reservoirs are effortless targets for a biological attack
Hand-Held Sensor Detects Threats to Water Supplies
7 Jun 2011 - 10:22 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Bacteria, parasites and viruses found in water kill or sicken millions of people every year, and security officials have long feared that reservoirs are effortless targets for a biological attack
Hand-Held Sensor Detects Threats to Water Supplies
6 Jun 2011 - 14:51 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Bacteria, parasites and viruses found in water kill or sicken millions of people every year, and security officials have long feared that reservoirs are effortless targets for a biological attack
Tisza River Basin Countries Sign MoU on Cooperation
27 Apr 2011 - 09:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — The five Tisza River basin countries -- the Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia -- on April 11 signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in water management and protection o
Europe Considers Shift to “Greener” Farm Subsidies
6 Apr 2011 - 13:37 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Belgium — European leaders working on a roadmap for improving resource and energy conservation in the next decade face another challenge in the next two years: how to make agriculture greener.
Utility Prices Increase Across Ukraine
9 Feb 2011 - 10:34 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — On February 1 residents of Odessa, a city on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine, began paying 15 percent more for fresh and wastewater services.
Slovakia Monitoring Water in Danube River Following Sludge Spill
20 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA — The SlovakianEnvironmental Inspectorate (SEI) has launched an intensive monitoring program of the water quality in the Danube River.
The Danube River forms the natural border
Poland Receives Additional Funding for Water Projects
30 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of Regional Development will distribute additional funding received from the European Union for environmental projects.
Poland has received roughly $800 million
EC Asks 10 Countries to Comply With Environmental Legislation
30 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BRUSSELS, Belgium (eGov Monitor) — The European Commission Is requesting that 10 member states — Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Portugal, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Malta and Slovakia — comply with European Union environmental leg
EU Danube Strategy Should Oppose GabcikovoNagymaros Barrage: Hies
26 May 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST (Politics.hu (Hungary)) — The European Union's new Danube Strategy, currently being drafted, should take a stand opposing the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros water barrage between Hungary and Slovakia, according to Hungary's incoming en
Bratislava's Drinking Water Threatened by Austria's Danube Cleaning
4 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA — T he quality of drinking water supplied to 800,000 inhabitants of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is under serious threat.
The reason is rather ironic — the Danube River flowing to Slovakia
Slovakia to Carry Out $4.2 Billion USD in Water, Wastewater Projects
10 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA — A CO ccording to the National Strategy for Water and Wastewater anagement, by 2010, Slovakia's water and wastewater systems have to meet European Union standards.
Hungary, Slovakia Urge Protection of Ipel River
29 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST (MTI (Hungary)) — Hungary and Slovakia are jointly applying for additional European Union funding to protect the Ipel River ecosystem, according to Laszlo Papanek, the project manager of the Central Danube environmen
River Protection Agreement Signed
1 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST (Caboodle.hu (Hungary)) — Water management officials from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine on March 25 signed a framework agreement on cooperating on protecting rivers in the Nyiregyhaza region in northeastern Hungary.
Global Minerals Completes Water Discharge Study for Strieborna Mine
4 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
VANCOUVER, BC, SLOVAKIA (Global Minerals Ltd.) — Canadian-based Global Minerals Ltd. has completed a water-discharge study for its Strieborna Silver-Copper Project near Roznava, Slovakia.
Environmental Groups Call for End to Cyanide Mining Technologies
6 Aug 2008 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST — Forty-five NGOs from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Ukraine, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Austria have signed a petition calling for a ban on use of cyanide-based mining technologies in the Carp
Slovakia: Water and Water Management Showcased at Zaragoza 2008
5 May 2008 - 23:41 by Local Press Report
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA (TASR-SLOVAKIA) — - Slovakia will showcase its mineral and thermal water products and its water management abilities at EXPO Zaragoza 2008 in Spain next month, according to Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek.
Czech Republic: Linde Group Eyes Eastern Europe Markets
29 Apr 2008 - 06:52 by Local Press Report
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (Gas Wo rid) — — Water treatment provider the Linde Group is eying opportunities in the new EU markets in Eastern Europe, including the Baltic states, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary
Slovakia: Expo to Highlight Slovak Water Management
29 Apr 2008 - 06:52 by Local Press Report
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA (TASR-SLOVAKIA) — - Slovakia plans to present showcase its mineral and thermal waters and its water management this summer during the EXPO Zaragoza 2008, the Economy Ministry announced last week.
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