SUMMARY - Monday, April 22, 2024 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) - Progressive Slovakia (PS) pointed to fundamental shortcomings in the legislation on strategic investments, environmental impact assessment and public procurement, MP Ivan Stefunko (PS) declared on Monday. Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) - Foreign and European Affairs Ministry state secretary Marek Estok has set off on a working visit to China (April 23-25) in order to prepare the upcoming official visit by the Prime Minister Robert Fico to China, aimed at intensifying mutual ties between Bratislava and Beijing with an emphasis on economic cooperation, investments, education and cultural exchange, TASR learnt from the ministry press department on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20623919 Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) - Coalition lawmaker Rudolf Huliak (SNS) announced on Monday that the Slovak National Party will propose ex-justice minister Stefan Harabin as a candidate for the post of a Judicial Council member. https://etasr.sk/article/20623839 Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) - President-elect Peter Pellegrini (Voice-SD) will cooperate with experts and always seek a balanced position on environmental issues to encourage rather than discourage the people from protecting the environment. https://etasr.sk/article/20623836 Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) - It's now officially confirmed that Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky has been misleading the public and his entire 'consolidation' of public finances hinges on an accounting trick, Progressive Slovakia (PS) commented on the latest economic data released by the Statistics Office on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20623688 Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) - Slovakia managed its economy more responsibly than most EU countries on average in 2020-23, 'Slovakia' party chair and former premier [2020-21] Igor Matovic declared on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20623687 Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) - The preliminary stats on Slovakia's economy released by the Statistics Office on Monday are good news, the Finance Ministry commented later in the day. https://etasr.sk/article/20623604 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. mf