SUMMARY - Monday, March 4, 2024 - 9 p.m.

Brussels/Bratislava, March 4 (TASR-correspondent) - Energy security and stability of gas supplies are issues of paramount important for Slovakia, Economy Ministry state secretary Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) stated after a session of the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council on Monday, TASR learnt from its special correspondent in Brussels on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/20457406 Brussels/Bratislava, March 4 (TASR-correspondent) - The main issues discussed at Monday's session of the EU's Home Affairs Council in Brussels were developments in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the running of the Schengen zone in the context of illegal migration, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) declared after the talks ended. https://etasr.sk/article/20457346 Brussels/Bratislava, March 4 (TASR-correspondent) - The European Commission has allocated €125 million for the construction of the D1 highway stretch Hubova-Ivachnova in Slovakia as part of the EU cohesion policy, a special correspondent in Brussels reported on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20457093 Nicosia/Bratislava, March 4 (TASR-correspondent) - House Chair Peter Pellegrini met with his Cypriot counterpart Annita Demetriou, who thanked Slovakia during Pellegrini's visit to Cyprus for the presence of Slovak soldiers in the UNFICYP peacekeeping mission, TASR learnt from its special correspondent on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20457038 Nicosia/Bratislava, March 4 (TASR-correspondent) - House Chair Peter Pellegrini met with his Cypriot counterpart Annita Demetriou, who thanked Slovakia during Pellegrini's visit to Cyprus for the presence of Slovak soldiers in the UNFICYP peacekeeping mission, TASR learnt from its special correspondent on Monday. https://etasr.sk/article/20457014 Bratislava, March 4 (TASR) - The Interior Ministry has proposed to use €13 million, which the previous government allocated to the procurement of rescue service helicopters in 2022 but which has been left undrawn, on Ukrainian refugees-related expenditure, according to a material submitted for comments by the ministry. https://etasr.sk/article/20456891 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. mf