SUMMARY - Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 6 p.m.

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - The actions of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) are displays of intimidation against the judicial power, which he threatens, opposition MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia'-For the People-KU) declared at a press conference held on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20633577 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - The Justice Ministry asked the Supreme Court only for access to records on how court cases have been distributed from the docket via the information system and it hasn't asked for access to the full database or specific files, Justice Minister Boris Susko (Smer-SD) declared on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20633268 Beijing, April 25 (TASR) - Foreign Affairs Ministry State Secretary Marek Estok spent several days of consultations in China as part of the preparations for the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to the Asian country in June, TASR was told by the ministry's communication department. https://etasr.sk/article/20633103 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - The government is preparing to mobilise all the resources at Slovakia's disposal and wants to find out what the possibilities are for resources from the state budget and the European Union (EU), said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Thursday following an inspection day at the Investments, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry, stressing that resources from EU funds are irreplaceable for Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/20633062 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - Defence Ministry State Secretary Igor Melicher welcomed a delegation of the United States of America led by Lisa Sawyer, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for European and NATO Policy, to Bratislava on Tuesday (April 23), TASR was told by the ministry's communications department on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20632952 Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - Growth in the Slovak economy should accelerate to 1.9 percent this year from the 1.1 percent recorded last year, according to the latest forecasts by analysts from selected banks that are published every month by Slovakia's central bank (NBS), a slight improvement on their estimate in March when they expected economic growth to reach 1.8 percent. https://etasr.sk/article/20632860 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