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Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - Investment Minister Richard Rasi and Education Minister Tomas Drucker (both Voice-SD) have fallen for media games of those who need to fuel nothing but conflicts in society, SNS chair Andrej Danko stated at a press conference on Wednesday. Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - The coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) welcomes the decision by Smer-SD MP Dusan Munko to join the SNS parliamentary caucus, SNS chair Andrej Danko declared at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21376612 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - 'Slovakia' party sees no reason for having the state anthem changed and finds any move by the Culture Ministry to that effect absurd, TASR learnt from 'Slovakia' spokesperson Matus Bystriansky on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21376611 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - The Culture Ministry is preparing changes to the state anthem in collaboration with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, aimed at giving the anthem a new form, even though neither the original lyrics nor melody will change, TASR learnt from head of the ministry's press department Petra Bacinska on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21376610 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - Opposition KDH called on the government to re-embrace the national hospital project and build the new hospital in Bratislava's Razsochy area as originally planned, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21376609 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - Education Ministry plans a new national project to support desegregation in the education of children from marginalised Roma communities, with a total budget of €6.9 million, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) announced at a press conference on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21376390 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) plans to meet with representatives of the Doctor Labour Union (LOZ) by the end of the week and is prepared to negotiate specific solutions aimed to improve the health sector, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21376389 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini received letters of credential from new French Ambassador to Slovakia Nicolas Suran and Canadian Ambassador to Slovakia Karen Elizabeth Mollica at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21376388 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - Opposition's Progressive Slovakia (PS) voiced concern over the new national hospital project in Bratislava, with MP Oskar Dvorak asking the Government whether Slovakia should ever expect the hospital to be built, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21376196 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) lends full support to Government Proxy for Investigation into COVID-19 Pandemic Management Peter Kotlar in his work and the cabinet will deliberate on his report, TASR learnt from the Government Office's press department on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21375981 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - Opposition's 'Slovakia' party lambasted coalition parties Smer-SD and Voice-SD on Wednesday over the outcome of the new national hospital project in Bratislava Ruzinov. https://etasr.sk/article/21375974 Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - Opposition SaS wants to convene an extraordinary session of the House Defence and Security Committee over a settlement reached between the Interior Ministry and former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis, to which Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) and Nation's Memory Institute (UPN) chair Jergus Sivos should be invited as well, TASR learnt on Wednesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21375973 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