SUMMARY - Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 5 p.m.

Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - A new Milan Rastislav Stefanik National Hospital is set to be built in Bratislava's borough of Vajnory on Defence Ministry land, with €200 million from the recovery plan allocated for the project, which is expected to begin construction this year, according to Voice-SD leader and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok and Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD), who will present the proposal at Wednesday's (April 30) off-site government meeting in Mala Lehota (Banska Bystrica region). https://etasr.sk/article/21999038 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - The Slovak Hospitals Association (ANS) on Monday (April 28) agreed on temporary framework contracts with health insurance companies, association representatives told TASR on Tuesday, stressing, however, that hospital funding still needs to be increased. https://etasr.sk/article/21999023 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party welcomes the location where the new national hospital should be built, with SaS MP Tomas Szalay stating that the Bratislava borough of Vajnory has good transport links to the motorway. https://etasr.sk/article/21999229 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - The battery plant in Surany (Nitra region) will have the latest filtration equipment. It's unthinkable that any plant in our territory would spew substances that haven't undergone the approval procedure by the relevant authorities, GIB Energy X, the investor in the battery plant has told TASR. https://etasr.sk/article/21999022 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) is organising assemblies on May 8 in Bratislava and other Slovak cities to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and Europe Day, with representatives from other opposition parties, including Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), Christian Democrats (KDH), and the non-parliamentary Democrats, also speaking at the events. https://etasr.sk/article/21998973 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - 'Slovakia' party has called on the leaders of other opposition parties to travel together to Kyiv on May 9 to show solidarity with the victims of war, with leader Igor Matovic stating at Tuesday's press conference that they should go while Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) visits Moscow, which he called an international disgrace. https://etasr.sk/article/21998957 Bratislava/Trnava, April 29 (TASR) - The police are dealing with the case of extra-parliamentary Democrats party vice-chair Juraj Seliga within the pre-trial proceedings, Trnava region police spokesperson Zlatica Antalova has confirmed for TASR, refusing to comment on the media reports about charges of incitement being pressed against Seliga. https://etasr.sk/article/21998917 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is, together with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, undermining EU unity, according to MP Juraj Krupa (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS), who also criticises Fico for having no regard for national interests. https://etasr.sk/article/21998849 Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) - Confidence in the Slovak economy remained almost unchanged from the previous month in April, with the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) growing by a mere 0.1 points to 99.7, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/21998770 Cadca, April 29 (TASR) - A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the memorial plaque to the victims of WWII in front of the Town Hall building in Cadca (Zilina region) on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the town's liberation. https://etasr.sk/article/21999152 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