SUMMARY - Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Kosice, March 28 (TASR) - Private rail carrier RegioJet launched a new train connection between Prague and the Ukrainian town of Chop via Zilina and Kosice as of Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20542190 Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - Last year, 54,133 people died in Slovakia, down by 9.1 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), the Statistics Office reported on Thursday, adding that the figures came close to those posted in the period before the coronavirus pandemic. https://etasr.sk/article/20542267 Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - Industrial producer prices for the domestic market decreased for the second consecutive month, seeing as much as a double-digit drop of over 15 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in February, mainly owing to a fall in energy costs by one third and a decline in the production of means of transport, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20542328 Kosice, March 28 (TASR) - Slovakia had to earn its right to join NATO and improve its reputation, then president Rudolf Schuster has told TASR on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Slovakia's NATO accession, adding that Slovakia wouldn't even be in the European Union without NATO membership. https://etasr.sk/article/20542520 Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - The extra-parliamentary Slovak Communist Party (KSS) has endorsed candidate Peter Pellegrini in the upcoming second round of the presidential election. https://etasr.sk/article/20542522 Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - A special parliamentary session dedicated to a draft constitutional law on protection against bear attacks won't take place for now, Parliamentary Chair Peter Pellegrini (Voice-SD) announced on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20542561 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. ko