Protest in front of the Government Office: People are at risk of losing their jobs, they are asking for help! Yellow helmets flooded the square – Topky.sk

Slovalco explains its decision by saying that due to the high electricity prices for 2023, the production of aluminum next year is economically unsustainable for the company. According to the aluminum plant, insufficient compensation from the state intended for energy-intensive industry, high prices for emission permits and low aluminum prices are also a problem. Today, they are organizing a simple rally in Bratislava’s Náměstí Slobody in front of the Government Office. Hundreds of yellow helmets were laid out there and Peter Antal, mayor of Žiar, Milan Veselý, general director of Slovalco, as, Branislav Klocok, general director of OFZ, Monika Benedeková, OZ KOVO, Alexej Beljajev, Iniciatíva Podpor slovenský priemysel and Ján Lunter, chairman of Banskobystrické will speak. self-governing region. Photo gallery (10) Slovac protest in front of the Government Office
Source: Topky/Maarty Photo gallery (10) Protest in support of Slovalco aluminum smelter
Source: Topky/Vlado Anjel Photo gallery (10) Sloval protest in front of the Government Office
Source: Topky/Maarty Photo gallery (10) Protest in support of Slovalco aluminum smelter
Source: Topky/Vlado Anjel Photo gallery (10) Sloval protest in front of the Government Office
Source: Topky/Maarty Photo gallery (10) Protest in support of Slovalco aluminum smelter
Source: Topky/Vlado Anjel The gathering is held in support of Slovalco and other industrial enterprises in Slovakia, which have found themselves in existential problems due to the effects of the extreme increase in energy prices and insufficient compensation. “The goal of the protest rally is to express dissatisfaction with the reluctance of the Government of the Slovak Republic to submit a draft amendment to the Act on Trading Emission Quotas, which would make the amount of compensation from the Environmental Fund equal to compensation in other industrialized EU countries. At the same time, adjusting the amount of compensation will increase the chance of restarting aluminum production in Slovalco , as and will also help other industrial enterprises to survive the period of high energy prices,” they state in the note. Photo gallery (10) Protest in support of Slovalco aluminum plant
Source: Topky/Vlado Anjel Protest in front of the Government Office: People are at risk of losing their jobs, they are asking for help! Yellow helmets flooded the square