SUMMARY - Friday, February 3, 2023 - 9 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - The Economy Ministry has decided to completely remove measures administering the storing of gas in the country from an amendment the Energy Act that has been submitted to Parliament, doing so following a meeting with the parliamentary economic committee, TASR learnt on Friday. POVAZSKA BYSTRICA - The town of Povazska Bystrica in Trencin region declared a state of calamity on Friday afternoon due to strong winds accompanied by a heavy snowfall. BRATISLAVA - The Visegrad Four (V4 - Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland) countries should continue to provide military, humanitarian and political aid to Ukraine, V4 parliamentary chairs concurred during their meeting held in the premises of Bratislava Castle on Friday. BRATISLAVA - An anonymous caller reported the presence of a bomb in OLaNO leader Igor Matovic's home in Trnava on Friday. PRAGUE - The attitude of the Czechs towards Slovakia is very friendly, although we have diverging opinions on some matters, Czech president-elect Petr Pavel has told a TASR correspondent in Prague on Friday. ZILINA - The city of Zilina was another Slovak town on Friday to declare a state of emergency due to a heavy snowfall. zel