SUMMARY - Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - There are no indications at the moment that the European Commission wants to suspend the drawing of EU funds and funding for the recovery plan for Slovakia, Vice-premier for EU Funds and the Recovery Plan Peter Kmec claimed on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20607644 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The Transport Ministry's draft bill on strategic investment is flawed and it excessively interferes with property rights, the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party said on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20607591 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) on Wednesday reported that the number of auxiliary jobs at schools should increase by 4,000 from the next academic year. https://etasr.sk/article/20607527 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) has lambasted contracts for the purchase of military equipment that were concluded by the previous leadership of the Defence Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/20607387 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - Slovakia is preparing an official visit to China under the leadership of Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in June, TASR has learnt from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/20607164 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The opposition 'Slovakia' party criticised the Health Ministry over the decision to scrap insurance dental benefits, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20607158 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The decision to scrap insurance benefits wasn't made by the Health Ministry, Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova (Voice-SD) declared on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20607110 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The case of the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova won't be jeopardised by the announced departure of supervising prosecutors Matus Harkabus and Daniel Mikulas from the Prosecutor-General's Office, Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) assured the public on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20606987 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. zel