SUMMARY - Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - Sweetened bottled water, flavoured carbonated drinks, ice teas, juices and alcohol-free beer and wine with an alcohol content of up to 0.5 percent will be subject to a new tax as of the beginning of next year, according to a bill on tax on sweetened soft drinks due to be discussed at the Cabinet session chaired by Vice-premier and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD). https://etasr.sk/article/20724674 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - President Zuzana Caputova and president-elect Peter Pellegrini will meet representatives of churches and religious communities at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, the president's spokesman Martin Strizinec has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/20724775 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - Parliament on Wednesday resumed a special session on a bill dealing with changes in public-service broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS). https://etasr.sk/article/20724818 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - The District Prosecutor's Office in Banska Bystrica has launched a criminal investigation into the leaking and publishing of information from Premier Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) medical files following last week's assassination attempt on him, Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka has posted on a social network. https://etasr.sk/article/20724870 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - The condition of Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is stable, but still serious, corresponding to the extent and seriousness of the injuries that he suffered, said Vice-premier and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) following the Security Council session on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20724991 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - A bill aimed at bolstering the protection of constitutional officials and the state will be submitted in the near future, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) announced after a session of the State Security Council on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20725112 Novaky, May 22 (TASR) - The police have dropped a criminal investigation into an incident in which nine miners were injured in a coal mine in the town of Novaky (Trencin region), as it came to the conclusion that no crime was committed, Trencin regional police spokesperson Katarina Kuzmova informed TASR on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20725137 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