SUMMARY - Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Former deputy director of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) Boris Bena has been detained in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, weekly Plus 7 dni and television channel Joj reported on Tuesday, with Bena's lawyer Peter Kubina confirming the information to TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/20609401 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Globsec chief economist Vladimir Vano reported a press conference on Thursday that according to data from the Institute for Strategies and Analyses of the Government Office and the Value for Money Unit of the Finance Ministry, investment debt in Slovakia has climbed to at least €40 billion, which is equivalent to 37 percent of the country's GDP in 2022. https://etasr.sk/article/20609549 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Former deputy director of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) Boris Bena has been detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo on suspicion of espionage, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) told a news conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20609617 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party wants to demonstrate in the upcoming European Parliament elections that Slovakia belongs to the West, while at the same time it wants the election in Slovakia to be won by a pro-European party instead of anti-European and pro-Russian ones, PS leader Michal Simecka and the party's top candidate in the election Ludovit Odor said on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20609705 Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - The Interior Ministry's Inspection Service Office (UIS) has undergone reorganisation and many personnel changes have been made since its new head assumed his post, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) told a news conference on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20609858 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