SUMMARY-Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 10 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - The coalition For the People party stated on Tuesday that it expects the state of emergency to end before Parliament even manages to approve its recent extension. BRUSSELS - It's important to take into account the circumstances and possibilities of a country when it comes to climate goals, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) stated on Tuesday following his meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels. BRATISLAVA - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka is set to file a motion for disciplinary proceedings against prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor's Office Peter Kysel for breach of duty, TASR learnt on Tuesday from PG"s Office spokesman Dalibor Skladan. BRUSSELS - When it comes to the distribution of vaccines among EU-member states, the EU should take into consideration the rates of vaccination in individual countries as well as the amount of vaccines they have at their disposal at a given moment, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) stated on Tuesday following his meeting with European Commission chair Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels. BRUSSELS - Slovakia is intensively preparing for the introduction of a digital green certificate, a so-called COVID passport, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) stated on Tuesday after the talks with heads of the European Commission and the European Council Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel. BRATISLAVA - Russia will take 600 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine from Slovakia on Thursday (April 29) for its own inspection, TASR was told by the Health Ministry on Tuesday. BRUSSELS - Membership of the North Atlantic Alliance is the main pillar of defence and security for Slovakia, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) stated on Tuesday evening following his talk with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels. BRATISLAVA - Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) has not yet decided on his nomination for the post of Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) director, TASR learnt from a statement provided by the Government Office's press and information department on Tuesday. BRATISLAVA - It's no surprise that people are critical of the perception of democracy and demand that it be improved, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) said in response to a survey conducted by the INEKO institute, in which almost half of the respondents expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of democracy in Slovakia, TASR was told by the Government Office's press and information department on Tuesday. BRATISLAVA - Germany is our strategic partner, the most important business partner and one of the largest investors, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok (a Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) nominee said during his working visit to Berlin on Tuesday, TASR learnt from the ministry's press department on the same day. BRATISLAVA - The Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region) decided on Tuesday that former Bratislava III District Court vice-chairman David L. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] will remain in custody, TASR learnt on the same day. BRATISLAVA - President Zuzana Caputova had a phone call with her German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, thanking him for admitting Slovak patients with a severe course of COVID-19 to German hospitals, as well as for the support in the additional redistribution of vaccines for those EU countries that had few, including Slovakia, the head of state posted on a social network. BRATISLAVA - Entrepreneur Zoroslav K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], arrested in the autumn on suspicion of illicit interference with court rulings, will remain in custody for more months, the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region) decided on Tuesday, TASR learnt from his lawyer on the same day. am