SUMMARY - Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - The thirteenth pension will no longer be a social benefit and will become a new pension benefit paid out by social insurance company Socialna poistovna, similarly to other pensions, according to an amendment to the law on social insurance definitively approved by the parliament on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20610006 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Old-age pensioners, as well as recipients of other kinds of pensions will get a thirteenth pension amounting to €606.30 this year, Labour Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) told a news conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20610163 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee) said on Thursday that he agrees with the OECD's assessment of the environmental performance of Slovakia, opining that the report is critical and fair. https://etasr.sk/article/20609880 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - President Zuzana Caputova supported on Thursday the 28th year of the Daffodil Day fundraiser, pointing out on a social network that yellow daffodils today give hope and help to all those who bravely fight cancer. https://etasr.sk/article/20610444 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - President Zuzana Caputova on Thursday appointed and promoted several generals of the Slovak Armed Forces, stressing in her address that the promoted officers personify the contribution of Slovakia and its army to NATO. https://etasr.sk/article/20609978 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - The decision of the Prosecutor-General's Office in the Gorilla case proved that the now-nonexistent Special Prosecutor's Office (USP) has failed to look fairly into the complaints against charges faced by financier Jaroslav H. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] for a year and half and such an approach is unlawful, TASR was told by Jaroslav H.'s defence attorney Martin Skubla on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20610114 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Former interior minister and MP Roman Mikulec ('Slovakia', 'For the People', KU) denies that the Interior Ministry's Inspection Service Office (UIS) didn't carry out any activities last year, claiming that the UIS is currently continuing reforms introduced by the former leadership, including reorganisation, TASR learnt on Thursday from Mikulec himself who was reacting to the statements made by incumbent Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) and UIS head Branislav Zurian. https://etasr.sk/article/20610289 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - The Foreign Affairs Ministry has advised those who want to currently travel to Colombia and Ecuador to consider the necessity of the visit, while at the same time it recommends refraining from travelling to Venezuela. https://etasr.sk/article/20610309 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - The decision of the Prosecutor-General's Office in the Gorilla case proved that the now-nonexistent Special Prosecutor's Office (USP) has failed to look fairly into the complaints against charges faced by financier Jaroslav H. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] for a year and half and such an approach is unlawful, TASR was told by Jaroslav H.'s defence attorney Martin Skubla on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20610329 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. am