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This paper compares the use of renewable energy sources (RESs) in the EU, focusing on their application in the transport, cooling and heating sectors and electricity production. It examines the current situation in the EU and assesses to what extent their laws and policies have contributed to the transition to renewable energy sources. This study focuses on several forms of renewable energy, including solar, wind, hydro energy, and biomass energy. The analysis is based on several variables, including production, consumption, and environmental impact. The findings of the analysis highlight the contrasts and similarities between the two nations and illuminate the best strategies for advancing sustainable energy development. This study also analyzes the main renewable energy strategies and policies to understand which factors support or hinder the transition to sustainable and clean energy. The analysis underscores the importance of optimizing energy efficiency and achieving long-term savings using RESs. Additionally, this study emphasises the role of RESs in enhancing energy security and promoting economic growth through technological innovation. This study also highlights the potential of RESs to reduce emissions in industry, transport, and agriculture, thereby contributing to environmental sustainability. The results show that the use of renewable energy sources (RESs) in the European Union has increased in the analyzed period. The results of this study can be useful to government agencies, businesses, academia, and the public interested in supporting the development of sustainable energy in the EU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines sustainability in tourism, with a particular focus on enhancing destination management through comprehensive visitor monitoring. Precise data on visitor volumes constitute an essential prerequisite for the sustainable planning and management of tourism-related services and infrastructure. This research investigates the correlation between destination attendance and the utilization of visitor centers, employing regression analysis and the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test to quantify these relationships. The study specifically addresses the distribution of domestic and international visitors in the city of Prague and their engagement with municipal information centers, enabling the identification of key visitor behavior patterns. The results offer a robust foundation for forecasting future trends in international visitor flows, which is critical for strategic planning and the sustainable development of tourism destinations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The problem of energy poverty (EP), when energy becomes unaffordable for some population groups, is not only a problem for developing countries, but this phenomenon is appearing more and more often in European countries. In Europe, it is estimated that 50 to 125 million people are living in energy poverty. We hear more and more about energy poverty in connection with the current energy crisis and rising energy prices, but also because of insufficient renewable use. Due to increasing energy prices, we are increasingly hearing about the deepening energy poverty in Slovakia. This study aims to evaluate the development of energy poverty in Slovakia compared to other EU countries. The situation is studied from the view of the number of heating and cooling days, the percentage of the population that cannot maintain adequate heat at home, the percentage of the population that lacks heat, and the percentage of residents without enough heat. During the research, we used distribution analysis, trend analysis, analysis of variance, and one-way analysis. The main results show that the heating degree days (HDD) index recorded a decrease, the cooling degree days (CDD) index recorded an increase, and energy poverty is most obvious in a low-income group of inhabitants, having shortage of heat, when renewable energy sources (RES) use contributes to the mitigation of energy poverty. Solving the unfavorable situation of energy poverty is possible by increasing the share of renewables used in the gross final energy consumption for heating and cooling, primarily in residential buildings. The results provide information for policymakers regarding the triple bottom line approach (people, planet, and profit). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The circular economy and efficient use of resources gained importance in the context of sustainable development. The paper aims to evaluate the development of landfilling in Slovakia. The next goal is to assess the trend in compared with the EU's situation. The presented research presents a continuation of previous research in the area of waste recycling in Slovakia, pointing to the waste and landfilling, which is deserving of analysis from a long-term perspective. The research is carried out via data collection at the EU level by recording continuously published values. The paper's results are processed in statistical software. Considering regional development, landfilling in Slovakia is followed up according to the geographical units of the entire country. The results shown here show that a higher recycling capacity is required and Slovakia should decrease its level of landfill. Such results can be used in the waste treatment area, protection of the living environment and sustainable development of regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, due to the worldwide crisis, there is a necessity to predict and make a prognosis for the future development of the companies from the view of their financial health. Mainly mining organizations in Slovakia face a problem with creditworthiness when a number of companies declared bankruptcy. The paper has the ambition to predict development in chosen Slovakian mining organization through the most used bankruptcy and bonity models, which brings results, serving for comparing with companies in time and sector. The results were evaluated according to the individual areas of financial position that influenced the development the most. Such results are profitable for the sustainable development of mining organizations together with providing the energetic independence of the countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The constant growth in resource consumption is putting pressure on the environment. Most resources are non-renewable and, therefore, need to be managed sustainably. For this reason, increased attention is also being paid to their efficient use within the European Union. The European Union is addressing these aspects to maintain longterm competitiveness and ensure sustainable development in line with all the associated environmental impacts. One of the paths currently on offer is a gradual transition from a linear to a circular economy. A CE monitoring system based on a group of indicators has been introduced within the EU. In this paper, we analyse one of the key areas of the circular economy, material recovery of waste, focusing on municipal waste and its position in the EU and Slovak economy. Measure of circular waste reuse, Measure of municipal waste recycling, CW production per inhabitant, Measure of waste landfilling. By analysing the development of the indicators over the last 10 years, we have tried to realistically assess the achievability of the EU recycling and landfilling targets. The situation in Europe in this area is not optimistic since some EU countries will have a problem fulfilling the EU goals in waste management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the thesis was to analyze the customer processes in the company. With the help of PEST analysis we found out in which external environment the given company operates. We then analyzed the sales activities of our customers. The main outcome of this work was the elaboration of a SWOT analysis, which showed us the strengths and weaknesses of the company and also the opportunities and threats that come from its external environment. The result of the analyzes was a proposal in the form of a review of its status and recommendations for its further development in the sector under review, which could be adapted to its changes.

The paper deals with the results of research on the influence of material and operating parameters on the performance characteristics and efficiency of photovoltaic panels. The disadvantage of PV panels is that their performance depends on a number of factors such as the intensity of the sun's radiation, the outside air temperature, the surface temperature of the photovoltaic panel, its pollution, shielding, etc. In the paper is analyzed the model photovoltaic power plant, from which data were obtained during the monitored period and subsequently the progress of individually measured parameters was evaluated.

The paper deals with methods of decision process in the frame of firm´s financial management. We applied chosen methods in concrete firm as one of the way of achieving other perspective and prosperity.

The whole world's economy lies in the heavy industry, which is not very saving to the living environment or the people. European Union wants to become an ecologic continent that demands concrete measurements for the single states. In this connection also, climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible, at least during the present time frame, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. Human-induced climate change is already affecting many weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe. So that, people of the European Union and the world are facing a challenge because there must be a change in each and every one of us. One of the most important measures is to reduce emissions and the amount of waste we produce as humankind, to protect biodiversity and to allow a wide variety of organisms to develop and thrive. The main goal is to find out what the European Union's goals have been in relation to climate change, and at the same time to find out what goals the European Union has set itself in the coming years and how it wants to meet those goals. The main approach of the research was the analysis of the statistical data of greenhouse gas emissions, increasing renewable energy use and better energy efficiency. The analysis of individual Member States is another important part of the work because, thanks to the analysis, we can find out how these countries have met their set goals or, conversely, have not. We can also see how countries are moving closer to achieving long-term goals. According to the results, we concluded that the EU as a whole was able to meet the plan much earlier. We also found which country of the Visegrád Group, for now on V4 fulfilled the plan and which did not. The contribution results could thus contribute to the energy strategy in the EU and chosen states. The results could contribute to the "Earth sanation" from the view of energetic industry sanation, through agriculture, to individual industries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Due to globalization, all industrial sectors are mutually connected, which means that the sectors are part of the global economy, influenced by a similar trend. Mining relates to various industrial sectors. The base of mineral raw materials provides in the certain regions the value that is possible to evaluate with optimal use complexly, and by this way profit for the owner, state and mining company, as well as single region is created. The goal of the presented contribution is to search for a posi using in industries and its trend from the view of growth rate, in connection to the growth of other industries with the aim to provide long-term prosperity and contribution of industries to the national economy. Research had been done through growth rate of sales and revenues and one-way analysis of sales trend in analyzed period 2009-2018. The research is supported by initial decline analysis, orientated to the evaluation of positive and negatives of raw material using generally. According to the internal analysis, there are selected sectors directly connected to the mining industry. results show there is the stable or improving character of the mining industry, which is very similar to industrial production, having influence with other industrial sectors. There is a recorded trend in the growth of individual industries, which vari results of the contribution are useful in providing long prosperity and contribution of industries to the national economy, providing sustainable economic growth. The contribution is limited to the evaluation of industries growth from the view of sales and revenues, and future research can be extended to the evaluation from the view of market share, etc. Future research can also be extended to other macro-economic indicators, influencing the competitiveness of the mining industry and its sustainable tendency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is dealing with the issue of limestone in V4 countries, in the countries, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. The limestone is intensely mined because it has a multilateral use: it serves as gravel, building stone, peculiarly coloured varieties are used as a decorative stone; the largest quantity is consumed in the production of cement and lime. In the metallurgy, limestone (high percentile) is an important slag-forming additive; in confectionery is the source of necessary CO2. At the beginning of the article, are analysed the general properties, formation and composition of limestone. It is followed by mining and preparation and processing of limestone. In the part of the article dealing with production, are parts focused on the production of V4 countries, but also part dealing with the production of concrete products and their use in the industrial sectors. Data collected about export and import of the limestone led to the acquisition of business analyses and the creation of maps for better visualisation of acquired knowledge. In the article are processed data of limestone, its production in V4 countries and export and import, which were statistically processed and evaluated by the test Wilcoxon /Kruskal-Walis. As can be seen from the collected data and its processing, the business has a local character. The biggest producer is Poland, followed by the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Biggest exporter of the limestone is Poland; the biggest importer is the Czech Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mining operations are spread all over the world. In Slovakia, it lasts many centuries, and it is still developing. The mining industry is in constant development on every continent. The reason is increasing demand for raw materials. The acquisition of mineral raw materials is the most important part of the mining industry, which produces raw materials worth hundreds of millions of euros per year in Slovakia alone. It, directly and indirectly, acts on many indicators of the states as well as the regions. It promotes employment, has an impact on wages and increases the value of the gross domestic product. Despite many positive aspects, there is widespread concern from the general public or parliamentarians about the negative effects of mining activities in. The contribution is oriented on the analysis of the influence of mining industry in Slovakia considering socio-economic indexes. The analysis shows a complex view about the development of mining in Slovakia, made by the correlation and regression analysis, which helped to find out dependence between regions in Slovakia. With the help of these analyses, we concluded the influence of mining operations in Slovakia and the regions. The goal of the contribution is to evaluate the influence of mining activity on the development of socio-economic indexes of individual regions in Slovakia. Due to the comparing of the dependence of individual indexes at the level of Slovakia and the countries we will use correlation analysis. The results at the level of Slovakia will show us the highest dependence between GDP, average wage, employment and wages in mining. Results of the analysis could open new tasks and areas of searching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of tourism in Slovakia in recent years is chaotic, uncoordinated, fragmented and without strategic direction. This is the main reason for unstable performance in terms of statistical indicators on an economical level, at the regional level stagnation and uncertainty about the business environment. Lack of strategy, undeveloped marketing efforts are not always successful privatisation, and poor quality of services is mainly influenced by the current state of tourism. Košice region in the evaluation of the regions of Slovakia among the worst rated area in terms of revenue from tourism. At the same time, there is a large potential for geothermal energy is suitable for recreational purposes and Spa in this region. One of the ways to raise the level of the region and the whole of Slovakia, is the support and development activities focused on the potential use just mentioned. However, as we point out, it is an innovative idea. In the past (period before 1948), there were thermal and mineral, respectively climatic, spa in almost every town in eastern Slovakia. In this paper, we compare two neighbouring regions with similar potential, geothermal energy, but with the different success of its use in tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Problems of the temporary structures are generally dealt with by the use of modular buildings. These actually meet the terms of low costs, as appose to the terms of convenience of use, or energy efficiency in operation. Using the latest technologies in the production of the modular buildings has improved the operation sufficiently; it is now possible to use them entirely for purposes associated with the use of the buildings. Office buildings, warehouses, and conference rooms have become common standard. In Slovakia, we can already see it as a normal part of cities and municipalities: social housing, schools, and kindergartens, which were all built using this technology. During the assessment phase of these buildings, energy efficiency is always the priority. This article is aimed at establishing the economic potential of modular buildings in the field of use of renewable energy sources. For the formulation of the problem and the definition of borders of studied parameters, we proposed a four-dimensional competency decision-making space. This determines the examination process that should identify areas in which it is appropriate to consider and assess the use of renewable energy sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]