SUMMARY - Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - The general government deficit could reach €7.483 billion, or 5.8 percent of GDP, this year, the Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ) has predicted in its latest estimate, reducing its deficit forecast by €133 million when compared to February. https://etasr.sk/article/20542563 Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - The Slovak National Party (SNS) is calling on general director of public-service broadcaster RTVS Lubos Machaj to immediately explain to the public the errors in his property declaration, SNS spokeswoman Zuzana Skopcova told TASR on Thursday, adding that SNS will also turn to the relevant House committee in this regard. https://etasr.sk/article/20542941 Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - Many teachers fulfill their mission not thanks to, but in spite of the conditions in which they work," said President Zuzana Caputova on the occasion of Teachers' Day on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20542921 Kosice, March 28 (TASR) - The monthly tariff salary at U.S. Steel Kosice will increase by €90 per employee as of April 1, according to an addendum to a collective agreement signed between representatives of the trade union and employer on Wednesday (March 27). https://etasr.sk/article/20542685 Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - Changes in the third version of the amendment to the Public Procurement Act create room for corruption and clientelism, including limiting the powers of the Public Procurement Office (UVO) and removing its chairman without giving a reason, opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) stated on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20543072 Oponice, March 28 (TASR) - Joint Slovak-Hungarian monitoring of the impact of the operation of the Gabcikovo Dam on the environment was high on the agenda of the working meeting of representatives of the Slovak and Hungarian governments in the Oponice manor house in Nitra region on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20543055 Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) - NATO membership provides Slovakia with security guarantees at a level that a country of its size would never be able to achieve on its own, said President Zuzana Caputova during a visit to the NATO Force Integration Unit Slovakia (NFIU) in Bratislava on Thursday on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Slovakia's accession to the Alliance. https://etasr.sk/article/20542694 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. am