SUMMARY - Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - The government on Wednesday rejected proposals for candidates for judges of the General Court of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for the Slovak Republic. https://etasr.sk/article/20629147 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Public-service broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) is to be renamed Slovak Television and Radio (STVR), according to the draft law on STVR approved by the government on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20629183 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - The government will also meet on May 1, even though it is a public holiday, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after the government away-from-home session in Dolna Krupa (Trnava region) on Wednesday, adding that the cabinet is also due to discuss Slovakia's membership of the European Union. https://etasr.sk/article/20629238 Dolna Krupa, April 24 (TASR) - The new law on Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) creates a new public broadcasting institution, said Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) following the government session on Wednesday, at which the draft tabled by the Culture Ministry was approved. https://etasr.sk/article/20629346 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Farmers can obtain an interest-free loan of up to €100,000 to bridge the period until they receive delayed direct payments, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following the cabinet meeting in Dolna Krupa (Trnava region) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20629393 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - The approval of the Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) Act is a purposeful change driven by the desire to control the public media, the opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) said in response to the government's approval of a draft law bringing changes to public-service broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS). https://etasr.sk/article/20629512 Kosice, April 24 (TASR) - The Constitutional Court will examine the constitutionality of the law on this year's state budget. https://etasr.sk/article/20629584 Kosice, April 24 (TASR) - The Constitutional Court will examine a part of last year's amendment to the law on the environmental impact assessment (EIA). https://etasr.sk/article/20629659 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Public-service broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) isn't a long-term sustainable model, said Parliamentary Vice-chair and coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko after the government approved the law on Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20629740 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. ko