SUMMARY - Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The most important thing for Slovakia at the upcoming extraordinary European Council summit is to guarantee that military aid to Ukraine is a bilateral matter, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said on Wednesday at a meeting of the parliamentary committee for European affairs, adding that he doesn't expect any surprises at the summit. https://etasr.sk/article/20606090 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The new military hospital in Presov should consist of a newly built complex on the premises of a medical facility and the reconstructed existing buildings of J.A. Reiman Hospital, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) said before Wednesday's meeting of the government that is scheduled to deal with the project. https://etasr.sk/article/20606048 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The government decided on Wednesday that the Alexander Dubcek State Award will be bestowed on Zuzana Macekova, Marta Ziakova and the Slovak Teachers' Choir on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Slovak Republic's accession to the European Union. https://etasr.sk/article/20606153 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The strategic management of the Slovak health-care system needs to be improved, the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) recommends on the basis of audits carried out this year and the two previous years, according to a document acknowledged by the government on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20606224 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - At the beginning of the second day of the 12th parliamentary session, Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) presented an annual report on the Slovak Republic's membership of the European Union in 2023, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20605888 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) is to submit the necessary documents for the intention to merge the state-owned enterprises Water Management Construction (VV) and Slovak Water Management Company (SVP) to the government by the end of June, according to the proposal that will be discussed by the cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20605844 Stropkov, April 17 (TASR) - A large fire struck on Wednesday shacks in Stropkov (Presov region), burning down nine dwellings where 46 people lived, an operational officer of the Presov Regional Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/20605784 Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is due to travel to Brussels on Wednesday to attend an extraordinary meeting of the European Council, TASR was told by the Government Office's press and information department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/20605963 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