SUMMARY - Friday, May 31, 2024 - 6 p.m.

Prague/Bratislava, May 31 (TASR-correspondent) - Slovakia will agree with the proposal by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to have the allies commit to provide Ukraine with at least €40 billion annually, on the condition that the money can be used also for non-lethal systems, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar said after the end of the informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers held in Prague on Friday. Bratislava/Prague, May 31 (TASR-correspondent) - It will take several months of recuperation for Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to return back to his work in the wake of the attempt on his life, chief of Slovak diplomacy Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/20755761 Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - The Slovak Environmental Inspectorate will look into the flyover of a helicopter over a protected zone, which subsequently crashed in the High Tatras mountain range, TASR learnt on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/20755394 Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - Kunsthalle Bratislava, which officially merged with the Slovak National Gallery (SNG) in April, continues to operate under crisis conditions, its acting crisis manager Nina Vidovencova and acting programme manager Erik Vilim told a news conference on Friday dedicated to presenting the planned steps in 2024. https://etasr.sk/article/20755360 Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - The Foreign Affairs Ministry has launched a so-called 'flying consuls' project in order to accelerate an influx of employees to meet the needs of Slovakia's labour market, the ministry's communications department has informed TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/20755259 Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) - The Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ) in May decreased its estimate of the general government deficit for this year to 5.7 percent of GDP. https://etasr.sk/article/20755127 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. mf