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Ocova, May 6 (TASR) - The State Environmental Protection's (SOP) intervention team recorded the presence of brown bear in the village of Ocova (Banska Bystrica region), TASR learnt from SOP's spokesperson Kristina Bockova on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20670309 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - The Transport Ministry has launched a tender worth almost €7.8 million on consultancy services regarding the reconstruction of bridges that are in a state of severe disrepair, it follows from the public procurements journal. https://etasr.sk/article/20670140 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party reported on Monday that it's submitting an objection against a planned tax on sweetened beverages, adding that if more than 500 people sign it, the Finance Ministry will be obliged to deal with it. https://etasr.sk/article/20670057 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico has departed for Azerbaijan, where he's set to meet President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday to discuss deepening bilateral relations, with an emphasis on economic cooperation. https://etasr.sk/article/20669882 Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia party on Monday warned that the government is about to render the environmental police dysfunctional, which, according to the party, will lead to the environment being destroyed without punishment. https://etasr.sk/article/20669774 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