SUMMARY - Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - In a vote on Thursday, MPs dismissed Andrej Majernik and Jan Mazak from the posts of Judicial Council members, TASR learnt on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/20657076 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova (Voice-SD) should face a no-confidence motion in Parliament, as the opposition has handed in signatures to call an extraordinary session to that end, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20656986 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - The election of candidates to the post of Constitutional Court judge has been postponed until the next regular session of Parliament, which is set to start on June 11, TASR learnt on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20657032 Bratislava/Paris, May 2 (TASR) - Growth in the Slovak economy is expected to accelerate from the 1.6 percent recorded last year to 2.1 percent this year and to 2.7 percent in 2025, according to updated forecasts drawn up by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). https://etasr.sk/article/20656855 Lipany, May 2 (TASR) - One person was killed in a fire in two dwellings that occurred in a settlement in the town of Lipany (Presov region) on Thursday morning, TASR was told by an operations officer of the Presov Regional Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ). https://etasr.sk/article/20656740 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - When reorganising the National Crime Agency (NAKA), the aim will be to ensure that it doesn't cause unreasonable prolongations in proceedings and that the same police officers will work on cases even after their reassignment, Police Corps Presidium spokesman Michal Slivka told TASR on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20656911 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - At the beginning of the tenth day of the 12th parliamentary session, MPs continued their debate on an amendment to the Nature and Landscape Protection Act, which is aimed at addressing the situation with bears. https://etasr.sk/article/20656808 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - The state should support investments in the development of electromobility in Trnava and Zilina regions in the next few years with an amount of almost €27 million, with state investment aid to be given to Meta System Slovakia, ZF Slovakia and Wia Slovakia, according to documents scheduled to be discussed by the government on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20656785 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