SUMMARY - Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 5 p.m.

Brussels/Bratislava, June 27 (TASR-correspondent) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini plans to promote three provisions in the field of the common market and green economy during the ongoing two-day EU summit in Brussels, TASR learnt from its special correspondent in Brussels on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20849800 Brussels, June 27 (TASR-correspondent) - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini confirmed on Thursday, after arriving at a two-day EU summit in Brussels, that he'll meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the start of the official talks among EU leaders. https://etasr.sk/article/20849754 Bratislava, June 27 (TASAR) - MPs on Thursday passed the so-called Lex Assassination Attempt, which comprises a package of measures to improve the security situation in Slovakia. https://etasr.sk/article/20849450 Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) - The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) will ask President Peter Pellegrini to veto the so-called Lex Assassination Attempt, spokesperson for the party Lenka Kovar told TASR on Thursday, adding that according to KDH, the law poses a threat to the constitutional rights of the people to freedom of expression and the right to assembly. https://etasr.sk/article/20849735 Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will always comment on laws submitted for his signature only after thoroughly studying their final wording, spokeswoman for the head of state Patricia Medved Macikova told TASR on Thursday in connection with questions about signing the approved package of 'Lex Assassination Attempt' laws. https://etasr.sk/article/20849677 Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) - The governing coalition took advantage of the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) for granting him the overprivileged status of receiving a lifelong annuity and security detail from the state, while it restricted the constitutional right of the people to protest, MP Veronika Remisova (For the People) declared on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20849616 Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) - The National Crime Agency (NAKA) on Thursday carried out an operation concerning economic crime in Trnava and Nitra regions, Police Corps Presidium spokesman Roman Hajek confirmed to TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/20849497 Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) - Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) announced on Thursday that he's stopped any efforts to promote and make one ideology dominant at schools, explaining that schools mustn't be arenas for political struggles involving ideology fights. https://etasr.sk/article/20849446 Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) on Thursday declared his intention to find resources for increasing the salaries of police officers. https://etasr.sk/article/20849443 Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) - The state-run Vodohospodarska Vystavba (VV) water management construction company achieved revenues of more than €160 million in the first half of this year, exceeding the revenue plan by 20 percent, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) and VV director Peter Molda told a press conference at the Gabcikovo waterworks on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20849428 Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) - An independent Office of the Vice-Premier for the Recovery Plan and Knowledge Economy will be set up and it is expected to boost the powers of the vice-premier, according to an amendment to the law on the organisation of the government's activities, which Parliament passed on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20849269 Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) - Following worsening in May, confidence in the economy in Slovakia improved slightly again in June, with the overall seasonally adjusted Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) going up by 3.4 points from the previous month to hit its high since May 2022 at 107.1, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday. https://etasr.sk/article/20849234 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