SUMMARY - Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Peter Pellegrini (Voice-SD) is not a perfect presidential candidate, but he'll stand for Slovakia and not against it on fundamental issues, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said in a video on a social network on Tuesday, describing his rival in the presidential race Ivan Korcok as a political amateur who would "sell Slovakia for a pittance". https://etasr.sk/article/20558238 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - The Health Ministry is scrapping the Standard Procedure for the Diagnosis and Comprehensive Management of Health Care for Adults with Transsexualism, with the changes coming into effect as of Wednesday (April 3), TASR was told by the ministry's press department on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20558345 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - The impacts of autism on those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families are significant, and our society should be more forthcoming towards the needs of people with autism, stated President Zuzana Caputova on Tuesday to mark World Autism Awareness Day. https://etasr.sk/article/20557981 Banska Bystrica, April 2 (TASR) - On the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day, a candle march through "blue" Banska Bystrica took place on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20558408 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - Every person with autism is unique and requires individual treatment, Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova (Voice-SD) declared on Tuesday to mark World Autism Awareness Day. https://etasr.sk/article/20558054 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - The total volume of issued decisions on direct payments for farmers for the 2023 campaign, including advances, has now exceeded €266 million, said Agricultural Payments Agency (PPA) head Marek Cepko on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20558214 Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - The Finance Ministry strongly objects to the claims made at a press conference on Tuesday by the opposition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, and it also rejects the idea that politicians should misuse the ministry's name for their own political purposes a few days before a presidential election. https://etasr.sk/article/20558124 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