SUMMARY - Saturday, June 26, 2021 - 9.30 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - Unionists want to regain back for the people the certainties, which have been taken away by the incumbent Government, KOVO Labour Unions Council head Emil Machyna stated at a public protest held in Bratislava on Saturday. BRATISLAVA - Non-parliamentary Progressive Slovakia (PS) will bolster the representation of women in its structures and use gender-neutral language in its communication with the public and all its documents, according to the decision its delegates took at a congress held on Saturday, TASR learnt from PS press department director Radovan Choleva. BRATISLAVA - Non-parliamentary Most-Hid party is ready to join an inchoate joint project of ethnic-Hungarian parties called Alliance and passed basic documents necessary for the new party's formal creation at its Presidium session held on Saturday, Most-Hid chair Laszlo Solymos stated at a press conference on the same day. BRATISLAVA - Following the verdict of the Constitutional Court, former special prosecutor Dusan K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] should be immediately released by the Specialised Criminal Court from custody, Smer-SD chair Robert Fico stated at a press conference on Saturday. KOSICE/BRATISLAVA - The Constitutional Court annulled the decision of the Supreme Court that reaffirmed custody for former Special Prosecutor Dusan K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] in November 2020, Dusan K's lawyer Erik Magal confirmed to TASR on Saturday. BRATISLAVA - The UN Charter is a timeless document that forms the foundation of the organisation, chief of Slovak diplomacy Ivan Korcok (SaS nominee) declared on Saturday to mark the 76th anniversary of the UN Charter's signing. NITRA - Non-parliamentary Voice-SD party harbours an aspiration to become the main challenger to the current governing coalition, whether in early or regular parliamentary election, party leader Peter Pellegrini declared in his speech to about 380 delegates at a congress held in Nitra on Saturday. BRATISLAVA - Schools might stay open if the epidemiological situation will remain favourable in September, but not in regions with low rates of vaccination, which is why the people should make use of the vaccination while there's still time and help not only their own health, but also schools, Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport Branislav Grohling (SaS) stated on Saturday. BRATISLAVA - Slovakia's coronavirus update for Friday, June 25, according to the National Health Information Centre's (NCZI) special website covid-19.nczisk.sk and the Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation Ministry's website korona.gov.sk: NEW POSITIVE PCR TESTS: 41 Positive PCR tests in total: 391,531 NITRA - Modern, healthy, socially fair, secure and green Slovakia are the five fundamental goals of Voice-SD party's programme, approved by delegates at its congress in Nitra on Saturday, TASR learnt from party leader Peter Pellegrini. NITRA - Zuzana Dolinkova became new vice-chair of non-parliamentary Voice-SD party following a vote of delegates at a party congress held in Nitra on Saturday, TASR learnt from party leader Peter Pellegrini on the same day. mf