SUMMARY - Sunday, September 24, 2023 - 10.30 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - After the September 30 parliamentary election, the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) would like to start the process of integrating the centre-right part of the political spectrum, KDH vice-chair Tomas Merasicky told TASR on Sunday. BRATISLAVA - The Penta investment group has never been silent about the fact that the only way to bring more money into Slovakia's health sector is to increase payments on behalf of state policyholders, and this is also a consensus of the entire health sector, Lenka Vargova of Penta group told TASR on Sunday. BRATISLAVA - Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chair Richard Sulik refused to comment on his alleged chats with Penta group financier Jaroslav Hascak, released by OLANO leader Igor Matovic, and pointed out that SaS has no corruption scandals. BRATISLAVA - OLANO leader Igor Matovic released an excerpt of chats between Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chair Richard Sulik and Penta group financier Jaroslav Hascak, dated from the autumn 2020, in which Hascak supposedly furnished Sulik with instructions on what kinds of arguments to use when dealing with the financing of health insurance companies, TASR learnt on Sunday. BRATISLAVA - The latest statement from Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chair Richard Sulik, in which Sulik called on other parties who don't fare so well in the polls to withdraw from the election, is quite audacious if not downright arrogant, Laszlo Solymos of 'Blues, Most-Hid' party declared on Sunday. BRATISLAVA - The passing of a climate legislation, the continuation of national parks reform, expansion of the housing restoration programme as well as amending the pernicious construction laws are the key priorities of 'Democrats' in the environmental sphere, 'Democrats' environmental expert Michal Kica announced at a press conference on Saturday. mf