SUMMARY - Monday, April 29, 2024 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) has launched a petition to save the second (capitalisation) pillar of the pension system, SaS leader Branislav Groehling told a news conference on Monday, citing worries that the government might interfere with it again as the reason behind the move. https://etasr.sk/article/20647099 Prague, April 29 (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia will contribute towards addressing the problem of illegal migration in terms of personnel, finances and technology, said parliamentary defence and security committee chair Tibor Gaspar following the end of a first round of talks between V4 (Visegrad Four - Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland) parliamentary security and defence committees held in Prague on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20647316 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - The planned tram line in front of the new building of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) on Pribinova Street in Bratislava could start to be built in 2027-2029, stated the capital city, which considers this variant of the line to be the best. https://etasr.sk/article/20647497 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - Unless the government takes additional measures to consolidate public finances, the general government deficit could reach €7.587 billion, or 5.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year, according to the April fiscal prognosis released by the Budgetary Responsibility Council on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20647234 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - The trial in the corruption case in which ex-director of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) Vladimir P. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] is facing charges is scheduled to begin on May 30 at the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica, TASR was told by court spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20647409 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