SUMMARY - Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) wants to address the issue of the official residences for top three constitutional officials and plans to discuss it with the Parliament's Office, the President's Office and the Government Office, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20725790 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on Wednesday refused to support a new tax on sweetened soft drinks that was approved by the government on the same day despite the fact that the Finance Ministry exempted protein and yoghurt drinks, for instance, as the party previously requested, from the tax. https://etasr.sk/article/20725865 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - Slovak National Party (SNS) head Andrej Danko will deliver a speech in Saint Wenceslas Square in Prague on Thursday (May 23) to support a rally organised by head of Czech Republic's Direct Democracy (SPD) party Tomio Okamura, TASR learnt from SNS spokesperson Zuzana Skopcova on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/20725891 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava processed a total of 118,656 travellers in April, an increase of 2 percent in yearly terms, airport spokeswoman Veronika Tothova has reported. https://etasr.sk/article/20726061 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) has issued first and second-degree storm alerts for eastern Slovakia for Wednesday night. https://etasr.sk/article/20726217 Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) - Head of the Association of Slovak Hospitals (ANS) Marian Petko was re-elected to his post in a secret ballot on Wednesday, obtaining support from all the 65 ANS members present. https://etasr.sk/article/20726258 Rimavska Sobota, May 22 (TASR) - The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) is analysing the possible occurrence of a tornado near the village of Kruzno in eastern Slovakia on Wednesday afternoon, the institute itself has reported on Facebook https://etasr.sk/article/20726363 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. zel