SUMMARY - Tuesday, December 7, 2021 - 9.20 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - Non-parliamentary Voice-SD demands the state to pay €200 to every senior citizen to help them weather a serious social crisis to be caused by the price hikes in food and energy, regardless of whether they're vaccinated or not, party spokesperson Patricia Medved Macikova said on Tuesday. BRUSSELS/BRATISLAVA - Representatives of civic society have raised concerns over a lack of inclusivity and diversity in the Conference of the Future of Europe (CoFoE), claiming that the conference is at risk of failure if member states do not follow citizens’ proposals, Euroactiv news website reported on Monday. BRATISLAVA - The Episcopal Conference of Slovakia (KBS) and its President, Archibishop of Bratislava Stanislav Zvolensky met with Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) on Tuesday to discuss options of making church services available to public again, albeit under necessary restrictions, TASR learnt from KBS on the same day. BRATISLAVA - Police arrested four individuals on Tuesday over the pandemic aid that the state had sent via a Pezinok labour office to dubious letterbox companies, interim police chief Stefan Hamran told TV JOJ on the same day. BRATISLAVA - Opinions on potential mandatory vaccination for high-risk age groups differ in the governing coalition, with OLANO and 'For the People' parties open to discussion, the SaS party harbouring more views than one and the 'We Are Family' party opposing the notion. BRATISLAVA - President Zuzana Caputova received Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) on Tuesday to discuss the meeting of goals, targets and planned activities of the ministry. BRATISLAVA - The reduction in the number of Supreme Court judges is unfortunate because it's necessary to stabilise the court in terms of personnel, Supreme Court chair Jan Sikuta told President Zuzana Caputova at their meeting on Tuesday, TASR learnt from court spokesperson Alexandra Vazanova on the same day. mf