SUMMARY - Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Retail revenues maintained growth in March of this year, going up by 0.5 percent in fixed prices year-on-year (y-o-y), the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20673719 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Bomb alerts were reported at schools in Bratislava, Trnava, Zilina, Trencin and Nitra regions on Tuesday morning, the police, who are examining the reports, have posted on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/20673196 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - The police are also responding to bomb alerts at schools in Presov, Kosice and Banska Bystrica regions, the police reported on a social network on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20673603 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Claiming that bombs have been placed in schools is perverse, even if it's a joke, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) posted on a social network on Tuesday in response to bomb alerts at several schools in Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/20673269 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Branches of VUB bank across Slovakia were checked due to a bomb alert on Tuesday morning, VUB PR manager Dominik Misa told TASR on Tuesday, adding that some of the bank's offices remain closed. https://etasr.sk/article/20673429 Baku, May 7 (TASR-correspondent) - Energy, imports of mineral raw materials, the defence industry and information and communications technologies are the main areas in which Slovak and Azerbaijani companies can cooperate, stated Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) on Tuesday at the opening of a business forum in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20673505 Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) - Lawmakers returned to Parliament on Tuesday morning following the weekend break and started the session with a motion from MP Veronika Remisova ('Slovakia', 'For the People', 'KU' caucus) condemning "the scandalous behaviour of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), who in an extremely inappropriate and aggressive manner humiliated civil servants and degraded the level of public debate". https://etasr.sk/article/20673321 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