PS, KDH and 'Slovakia' Parties Collecting Signatures to Oust Dolinkova

Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS), Christian Democrats (KDH) and 'Slovakia' parties are jointly collecting signatures to file a no-confidence motion in Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova (Voice-SD) from her post, party representatives told a press conference on Monday, adding that the signatures could be handed in within a week. They see several reasons for the minister's ouster, in particular the threat to EU funds and the "non-transparent" decision in connection with the construction of a university hospital in the Razsochy area in Bratislava. "Now they are promising us that a new university hospital will be built in Bratislava in 14 years in a totally inappropriate location," stressed MP Marek Krajci ('Slovakia', KU, For the People caucus), commenting on the decision that the university hospital should eventually be built in the Bratislava borough of Ruzinov. He pointed out that in the new location they will have to address issues such as expert opinions and land settlement anew, while in Razsochy several issues have already been completed. Together with Peter Stachura (KDH) and Oskar Dvorak (PS), they pointed out that the project in Ruzinov lacks complexity, an education centre and a science park. They think that such a hospital should also be a place for medical education and research. In addition, they mentioned the threat to the funding from the recovery plan. "During the tenure of Minister Dolinkova at the helm of the Health Ministry, we have seen several unprofessional decisions, blatant favouring of private Agel Cardio Centre and Bory Hospital in their moving to a higher category, and the well-known amendment to the contract for the hospital in Spisska Nova Ves [Kosice region]," stated Stachura. Minister Dolinkova stated at the end of last week that she wants to present the entire project of a university hospital in Bratislava to the public after it is approved by the government, rejecting the distortion of facts by the opposition. am/mcs