SUMMARY-Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 10 p.m.

KOSICE - The Constitutional Court has rejected a motion to suspend the force of an amendment to the Prosecutor's Office Act, which lays down new rules for electing the prosecutor-general and special prosecutor, court spokeswoman Martina Ferencova said on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - If the number of people infected with COVID-19 reaches a critical threshold, testing will no longer help and a lockdown will be the only recourse left, House Chair Boris Kollar declared at a press conference held on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - Airport companies should be provided with partial compensation in connection with the coronavirus crisis, TASR learnt on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - An investigator of the National Criminal Agency (NAKA) has charged three individuals with bribery as part of police operations codenamed Terra and Lord of the Manor, with all cases concerning land restitutions by Slovak Land Fund (SPF), Police Corps Presidium spokesperson Michal Slivka confirmed to TASR on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - A separate insurance fund for 'kurzarbeit' (short-time work) should be launched as of 2022 as proposed by the Labour Ministry, as stated in a Concept for the Introduction of the Kurzarbeit Tool, which was submitted to and approved by the Government on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - MP Ludovit Goga (We Are Family) will have to pay a fine worth six monthly salaries for violating the law, the House conflicts of interest committee decided at its session on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has been elected as parliamentary vice-chair, replacing Peter Pellegrini (Independent) in the post, TASR learnt on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - A new office under the remit of the Justice Ministry will be established to supervise the confiscation of property, as Parliament approved a bill to that effect on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - In order to adopt measures and subsequent legal regulations, it's first necessary to have information from the Government's pandemic commission and the central crisis management team, Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People) stated on Wednesday in connection with possible ordering mandatory isolation in the event of failure to undergo the nationwide testing and also a possible lockdown. BRATISLAVA - A number of state secretaries haven't asked for nor received security clearance to gain access to classified information, TASR learnt from House Committee for Supervision of National Security Office (NBU) Activities chair Martin Belusky (LSNS) on Wednesday. am