SUMMARY - Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Public-service broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) is to be renamed Slovak Television and Radio (STVR), according to the draft law on STVR approved by the government on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20628850 Dolna Krupa, April 24 (TASR) - Parliament should approve the draft law on Slovak Television and Radio (STVR) before the summer, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following the government's away-from-home session in Dolna Krupa (Trnava region) on Wednesday, adding that the House won't discuss the bill via a fast-tracked legislative procedure. https://etasr.sk/article/20629039 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - NGOs are set to approach European institutions in response to the draft law on public-broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS), TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20628818 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Procedures for felling woody plants are to be simplified, as the Environment Ministry considers this to be an important preventive measure for reducing dangerous encounters between people and bears as well as damage caused by animals to agricultural crops and orchards, according to an amendment to the Nature and Landscape Protection Act, which was approved by the government at its session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20628983 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Another away-from-home session of the government, which is set to take place in the village of Dolna Krupa near Trnava on Wednesday, is scheduled to deal mainly with the situation faced by Slovak farmers, the Government Office's press department has told TASR, adding that the venue of the cabinet meeting will be the premises of the Agricultural Cooperative in Dolna Krupa. https://etasr.sk/article/20628658 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - The preparation of projects designated by the state as strategic investments, including those belonging to the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), will be accelerated in line with a law on extraordinary measures for strategic investments and for constructing the TEN-T, which was finally approved by Parliament on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20628868 Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - I consider it to be essential for dialogue, the application of equal standards and peace to return to the vocabulary of diplomacy, stated Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) on the occasion of Wednesday's International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, adding that Slovakia supports multilateralism and diplomacy for peace. https://etasr.sk/article/20628723 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