SUMMARY - Friday, May 13, 2022 - 9 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) received outgoing US Ambassador to Slovakia Bridget Brink on Friday, TASR has learnt from the Government Office. PRESOV - Free debt counselling centres are due to be opened in the coming days in the towns of Kezmarok and Humenne, and in July in Stara Lubovna and Stropkov (all Presov region), TASR learnt on Friday. BRATISLAVA - President Zuzana Caputova okayed changes in the building legislation, signing on Friday the law on area planning, the construction law and an amendment to the act on the organisation of government activities and organisation of the central state administration, however, despite the signature, she doesn't consider the amendment to the building regulations to be complete and closed. BRATISLAVA - A prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor's Office (USP) released entrepreneur Tomas R. (name abbreviated for legal reasons) from custody on Thursday (May 12) because the reasons for custody had passed as he confessed to the crime, spokeswoman for the General Prosecutor's Office Jana Tokolyova confirmed to TASR on Friday. BRATISLAVA - Neither the city nor city-owned enterprise Marianum rent the Slavin military monument for political rallies, Bratislava mayor Matus Vallo posted on a social network in response to rumours that the city allows or forbids political rallies at Slavin and prevents anyone from honouring the fallen. BRATISLAVA - State-owned company Slovensko IT presented a prototype of the modernised My Slovakia website at an informal meeting with a community of experts and volunteers, TASR learnt on Friday. BRATISLAVA - Five members of the allied armed forces were injured in a traffic accident at the Lest military training centre on Friday, including two soldiers with more serious injuries who had to be taken to hospital, however they are out of danger to life, TASR was told by Defence Ministry spokeswoman Martina Koval Kakascikova. am